Health, Safety & Wellbeing
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Occupational health, safety, wellbeing and medical standards.
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IARC: Occupational exposure as a Firefighter is carcinogenic (Group 1)
IARC press release No. 317 announcing the classification of Firefighting as carcinogenic to humans.
The WHO cancer agency moved Firefighting to Group 1, carcinogenic to humans. It found sufficient evidence for mesothelioma and bladder cancer and limited evidence for five more cancers, and points to exposures such as smoke, diesel exhaust, asbestos and PFAS foams.
Medical standards for recruitment to the retained fire service
Medical information and standards for people applying to be retained Firefighters.
Entry standards for retained recruits: over 18, handgrip and leg and back strength tests, and aptitude tests for ladders, confined spaces and hose drills. Covers the medical checks on fitness, lung function, hearing, eyesight and colour vision, and conditions that can rule an applicant out.
