Risk management of emergency service vehicle crashes in the United States fire service: process, outputs, and recommendations
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Risk management of emergency service vehicle crashes in the United States fire service: process, outputs, and recommendations
BACKGROUND Emergency service vehicle crashes (ESVCs) are a leading cause of death in the United States fire service. Risk management (RM) is a proactive process for identifying occupational risks and reducing hazards and unwanted events through an iterative process of scoping hazards, risk assessment, and implementing controls. We describe the process, outputs, and lessons learned from the appl...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4894-3