NFPA 1521-2020 Standard for Fire Department Safety Of cer Professional Qualif cations

NFPA 1521-2020 Standard for Fire Department Safety Of cer Professional Qualif cations.
5.1 General. Δ 5.1.1 The fre department incident safety offcer (ISO) shall meet the requirements of Fire Offcer Level I specifed in NFPA 1021, and the job performance requirements (JPRs) defned in Sections 5.2 through 5.7. 5.1.2* A fre department ISO shall recuse himself/herself from any investigatory process where a confict of interest exists. 5.2 General Requirements 5.2.1 Perform the role of ISO within an incident command system (ICS) at an incident or planned event, given an incident or planned event, an ICS structure, a command post, a briefng from an incident commander (IC) or outgoing ISO, SOP rela‐ ted to health and safety, an incident action plan (IAP), applica‐ ble protective clothing and protective equipment, and communications and information recording equipment, so that the assignment is received and understood; situational information about the incident or planned event is received; incident priorities, goals, and objectives are transferred; action is taken to mitigate any immediate life safety threats; and appli‐ cable communication means are employed. (A) Requisite Knowledge. Understand accepted safety and health principles, including issues such as the hierarchy of controls, specifc technical or regulatory areas pertinent to the response, and the accepted management principles needed to promote safety in the response environment. [1026:5.2.1 (A)] (B) Requisite Skills. Prioritizing tasks, making decisions in an environment with a large number of unknowns, evaluating resource needs, recognizing the need for supplemental techni‐ cal knowledge, and taking action in a proactive manner to ensure responder safety and health. [1026:5.2.1(B)]
5.2.2* Monitor the IAP, conditions, activities, and operations, given an incident or planned event, an IAP, and risk manage‐ ment assessment criteria, so that activities and operations that involve an unacceptable level of risk can be altered, termina‐ ted, or suspended to protect members’ health and safety. (A) Requisite Knowledge. Comprehensive knowledge of inci‐ dent hazards, applicable legislation, regulations, codes, and standards, the incident management system (IMS), recognized safety practices, risk management criteria, including what constitutes unacceptable level of risk; and fre department operations, training materials, and SOP/Gs. (B) Requisite Skills. Ability to apply knowledge of fre behav‐ ior and fre dynamics, building construction, department SOP/Gs, training materials, and applicable safety practices in a risk management assessment to determine the most appropri‐ ate actions to minimize health and safety risks. 5.2.3 Manage the transfer of ISO duties, given an incident or planned event, an established command structure and ISO, an IAP, an incident safety plan, a current situation status, incident resources, a command post, incident documentation, and communications equipment, so that incident information is exchanged, reports and plans for the subsequent operational period are completed, continuity of authority and situational awareness are maintained, changes in incident or planned event complexity are accounted for, the new ISO is briefed on the incident or planned event, and the new ISO is identifed.NFPA 1521 pdf download.