Use of reflective vests on roadside emergencies

Running head : REDUCING FIREFIGHTER ROADSIDE INJURIES AND FATALITIES ON EMERGENCY SCENES THROUGH THE USE OF REFLECTIVE VESTS

Name

Institution

Instructor

Course code

Reducing Firefighter Roadside Injuries and Fatalities on Emergency Scenes Through The Use Of Reflective Vests

Success of any organization is determined by many factors . The management must seek to ensure good relationship with all stakeholders to the organization . Employees to the organization greatly determine organization 's success . Thus , employees should be treated in way that they will feel that an organization greatly values them . Ensuring their

br safety is very important and greatly affects their performance . In fire fighting organization , fire fighters are exposed to many risks as the services they offer are involved in fire fighting . Fire fighting company should institute programs that will ensure safety to the employees . Use of reflective vests by fighters is a program that will greatly reduce firefighter roadside injuries and fatalities on emergency scenes

Why such a program

According Jerome (2008 , there has been a number of firefighters injuries and deaths which result from personnel being struck by moving vehicles . The study also showed that firefighters are exposed to hazards of moving traffic . Cases of firefighter 's injuries have of late been increasing at an alarming rate . Around 79 ,700 fire fighters injuries occurred in the line of duty in 2008 where nearly half of these injuries occurred during the fireground operations . Similarly , in 2008 and 2007 103 on-duty firefighter deaths occurred in US . The largest number (39 of death occurred while...