Florida HB 309: Fire Safety

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HB 309 2018

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to fire safety; amending s. 633.408, 2
F.S.; requiring the Division of State Fire Marshal to 3
establish specified courses as a part of firefighter 4
and volunteer firefighter training and certification; 5
amending s. 633.412, F.S.; revising firefighter 6
certification requirements; amending s. 633.508, F.S.; 7
specifying the division's authority to adopt rules for 8
training related to cancer and mental health risks 9
within the fire service; providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (1) of 14
section 633.408, Florida Statutes, to read: 15
633.408 Firefighter and volunteer firefighter training and 16
certification.— 17
(1) The division shall establish by rule: 18
(d) Courses to provide training for career and volunteer 19
firefighters related to cancer and mental health risks within 20
the fire service. Such training must be a requirement for 21
obtaining a Firefighter Certificate of Compliance, Volunteer 22
Firefighter Certificate of Completion, or Special Certificate of 23
Compliance. The training must include cancer and mental health 24
awareness, prevention, mitigation, and treatment. The training 25

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must specifically include lifestyle, environmental, inherited, 26
and occupational risks, and emphasize appropriate behavior, 27
attitude, and cultural changes within the fire service. 28
Certified firefighters shall have such training made available 29
to them. 30
Section 2. Subsection (6) of section 633.412, Florida 31
Statutes, is amended to read: 32
633.412 Firefighters; qualifications for certification.—A 33
person applying for certification as a firefighter must: 34
(6) Be a nonuser of tobacco or tobacco products for at 35
least 1 year immediately preceding application and during his or 36
her career in the fire service, as evidenced by the sworn 37
affidavit of the applicant. 38
Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 633.508, Florida 39
Statutes, is amended to read: 40
633.508 Workplace safety; rulemaking authority; division 41
authority.— 42
(2) The division shall have the authority to adopt rules 43
for the purpose of ensuring safe working conditions for all 44
firefighter employees by authorizing the enforcement of 45
effective standards, by assisting and encouraging firefighter 46
employers to maintain safe working conditions, and by providing 47
for education and training in the field of safety, including 48
training related to cancer and mental health risks within the 49
fire service. Specifically, the division may by rule adopt the 50

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most current edition of all or any part of subparts C through T 51
and subpart Z of 29 C.F.R. s. 1910; the National Fire Protection 52
Association, Inc., Publication 1403, Standard on Live Fire 53
Training Evolutions, as limited by subsection (6); and ANSI A 54
10.4. 55
Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018. 56