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One of the higher risk jobs is firefighting. The Nat. Inst. of Science & Tech. (NIST) historically has been concerned with the risks to firefighters, & has devoted research to finding ways that reduce the incidence & severity of work-related firefighter injuries. In this report, NIST seeks to quantify the economic impact that injuries have to firefighters, their departments, the insurance industry, & society. Contents: (I) Project Scope; & Methodology; (II) Firefighter Data: Number of Firefighters; & Firefighter Injury Data; (III) Cost of Firefighter Injuries: Components of Direct & Indirect Costs; Cost Assessment Ex.; Estimates of Individual Cost Components; & Overall Estimated Annual Cost of Firefighter Injuries; (IV) Solutions; Biblio. Illus.Frazier, Patricia is the author of 'Economic Consequences of Firefighter Injuries and Their Prevention : Final Report', published 2005 under ISBN 9780756748401 and ISBN 0756748402.
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