Overview

These firefighter’s guidance notes help fire service workers understand potential health and safety issues in their workplace. The notes also help employers identify hazards that are unique to fire services and determine how to prevent injury and illness to their workers.

Firefighter’s cancer prevention checklist

Section 1 – Apparatus and equipment

Section 2 – Communications

Section 3 – Environment

Section 4 – Personal protective equipment

Section 5 – Personal accountability

Section 6 – Procedures

Section 7 - Training

This resource does not replace the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and its regulations, and should not be used as or considered legal advice. Health and safety inspectors apply the law based on the facts in the workplace.

Guidance notes out for comment

Visit the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs website to view and comment on guidance notes under development.

Fire section 21 committee

We would like to acknowledge the employer and worker members appointed to the Ontario Fire Service Health and Safety Advisory Committee, formed under section 21 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Their contributions and cooperation were instrumental in the development of these guidance notes.