Developing Health and Safety for Fire Fighters

Developing Health and Safety for Fire FightersCHAPTER 6DISCUSSIONThis chapter contains the report and evaluation of the prevailings presented in the preceding section. This chapter provide us with evaluation and epitome based on the hypotheses, objectives, or research question. This chapter relates to the published causes defined and assessed in the review of literature chapter.6.1. Demographic profileDuring the whole review and during the analysis of data collection within the Mauritius Fire and Rescue services, it was as plastereded that internal performers were dominant compared to external factors when indentifying the impact on the wellness and prophylactic of bam fighters. While analysing the demographic profile section within the questionnaire, it was free-base that most of the respondents were mingled with 20 and 30 socio-economic classs indicating a relatively young working force within this sector. 71 respondents had Higher groom Certificate as highest education level and more than one year working experience.6.2. Awareness of hazards and years of service.The results showed that each(prenominal) the respondents are of the hazards pertaining to their jobThe results smooth shows that there was a weak signifi sternt association between the devil variables (phi=0.353, p=0.006.3. Types of suffering sustained during careerQ 4 Which type of injury energize you sustained during your career?The types of occupational injuries sustained by call forth fighters are as suchMinor injuries, for example, minor cuts and bruisesMajor injuries, for example, major cuts, bruises, sprains, illness or injury resulting in less(prenominal) than 3 geezerhood lost work daysOver 3 days injuries, for example, head injuries, internal bleeding, middle injuries, spinal injuries, fractures, dislocation and any illness or injury resulting in 3 days or more lost workdays.Figure 7 above illust place the types of injuries sustained by fir treee fighters at the workpl ace. 117 plunder fighters have sustained minor injuries, 70 of them have sustained major injuries and the be 58 have sustained over 3 days injuries which is less compared to minor injuries. It was found that the mass of the farm fighters experience minor injuriesFurthermore, mannikin 6 represents the degree to which suggest fighters are exposed to chevvy. 73 kick upstairs fighters were exposed to hazards to a large extent and 128 of them were exposed to hazards to a certain extent. To a lesser extent 32 fire fighters were exposed to hazards and the stay 12 fire fighters were not exposed to hazards at all.Objective 3 To examine the type of injuries sustained by the fire fighters and the degree of flick to hazards in fire fighting.Fire fighters have great injury rates as a result of their occupations consequential demands and exposure to hazards conditions (anon, 2013).The data collected in the survey that appropriate training and attention is provided to the sanctuary and health of the fire fighters. The perception of the fire fighters on types of injuries and degree of exposure to hazards is that they sustain that appropriate training is given to them but the counsel system should be meliorated, new features should be taken into consideration. However, there is still room for advance to reduce the other types of injuries that is major injuries and over 3 days injuries. The factor on injury encounter potentially provides insight on how to tooshie injury prevention attempts for the fire departments.6.4. Assessing whether endangerment opinion carried out.A risk assessment is a process to identify potential hazards in a workplace and to analyze what could be the consequences if a hazard occurs. (HSE, anon). either employer has the province to effect a risk assessment within 30 days of the start of any operation (OSHA, 2005).The data collected have shown that the majority of fire fighters hold that risk assessment is carried out in MFRS. Every employer has a legal obligation to effect a risk assessment within 30 days of the start of any operation (OSHA, 2005). The results showed that 183 respondents crackd that risk assessment was carried out on the fire ground and 62 respondents disagreed. We mass therefore descend that the views of the respondents were satisfactory as the majority of them agree that risk assessment in carried out and this confirms that the management was abiding to the law.Moreover, a one sample t-test was carried out to determine the relationship between sense of risk assessment and fire fighters opinion whether risk assessment can detach or mitigate risks. The one sample test, statistics programs produce an auspicate mean (1.27), with population mean . The mean variable of the variable fir this particular sample of awareness of risk assessment is 1.27, which is statistically and importantly different from the test value 0.4. We can therefore conclude that fire fighters opinion on whether risk as sessment can eliminate or mitigate risk has a significantly higher mean on awareness of risk assessment than 40%.The perception of the fire fighters in the fire departments is that they agree that risk assessment can help eliminate or mitigate risks. Yet theres room for benefit in the MFRS. Improvement on risk management plan can be also made by making surveys on the hazards and risk that cause health problems and injuries.6.5. Assessing management care and fire fighters superpower to propoundOne of the objectives of this study was to assess whether management care about the pencil eraser and health of fire fighters and fire fighters ability to communicate with management.The management has the commerce to put the best of effort in providing safeguard, health and wel out-of-the-way(prenominal)e of all the employees. However, it is a legal obligation for the management to provide as far as is reasonably practicable a safe place of work to all the employees (OSHA, 2005).A correl ation test was carried out to determine whether there is a relationship between whether management care about the base hit and health of fire fighters and fire fighters ability to communicate with the management a correlation test was carried out. For the correlation test the statistic program produced an estimate r (0.134). The Pearsons r value 0.134 is positive at 1% federal agency interval. Thus, the correlation test between management care and fire fighters ability to communicate with management shows that there is a weak relationship between management care about health and precaution of fire fighters and fire fighters ability to communicate with management.The views of the respondents on the management was not satisfactory as the management was not abiding to the law and even the fire fighters swerve or are in capable to communicate with the management. Therefore, we can deduce that there is a poor management system at the MFRS.6.6. Providing tip for improving safety and health of fire fightersTo provide suggestions for improving safety and health in the fire department is one of the objectives of this study.The minority of the fire fighters who are aware of the procedures in the fire department found that the management has the priority to give safety training to all of them concerning safety procedures, safety policy, rules and regulations and awareness on their rights to provide suggestions to improve their safety and health.Thus to improve the health and safety of fire fighters in fire departments certain standards of safety which include risk awareness by the fire fighters, fire fighters fellowship in risk assessment , the fire fighters should be given motivational benefits to increase safety culture and safety behaviours at the workplace and the fire fighters should be well trained and given appropriate personal custodial equipment for the task they are assigned. The management should carry out investigation and find ways how to remedy a dan gerous situation. Also the management should attempt the perception of fire fighters about the risks and hazards. . The management can also devour health programs which will include regular check up of the fire fighters and a continuous report of the health of the fire fighters should be enter