New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 100 - SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Subchapter 10 - STANDARDS FOR FIREFIGHTERS
Section 12:100-10.3 - Organization, training and education

1. The basic organizational structure of the fire service;

2. The expected number of members in the fire service; and

3. The functions that the fire service is to perform.

1. The employer shall provide training and education for all fire service members commensurate with those duties and functions that fire service members are expected to perform. Such training and education shall be provided to fire service members before they perform fire service emergency activities. Fire service leaders and training instructors shall be provided with training and education, which is more comprehensive than that provided to the general membership of the fire service.

2. The employer shall assure that training and education is conducted frequently enough to assure that each member of the fire service is able to perform the member's assigned duties and functions satisfactorily and in a safe manner so as not to endanger fire service members or others. All fire service members shall be provided with training at least annually. In addition, fire service members who are expected to perform interior structural fire fighting shall be provided with an education session or training at least quarterly.

3. The quality of the training and education program for fire service members shall be similar to those conducted by such fire training schools as the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute; Iowa Fire Service Extension; West Virginia Fire Service Extension; Georgia Fire Academy; New York State Department, Fire Prevention and Control; Louisiana State University Firemen Training Program, or Washington State's Fire Service Training Commission for Vocational Education. (For example, for the oil refinery industry with its unique hazards, the training and education program for those fire service members shall be similar to those conducted by Texas A & M University, Reno Fire School, or the Delaware State Fire School.)

4. The employer shall inform fire service members about special hazards such as storage and use of flammable liquids and gases, toxic chemicals, radioactive sources and water reactive substances to which they may be exposed during fire and other emergencies. The fire service members shall also be advised of any changes that occur in relation to the special hazards. The employer shall develop and make available for inspection by fire service members written procedures that describe the actions to be taken in situations involving the special hazards and shall include these in the training and education program.

5. The employer shall provide each member of the fire service training in HAZMAT Operations Level I, Bloodborne Pathogens, Incident Management System Training Orientation (I-100), and where applicable, Confined Space Entry Rescue Operations, Trench Rescue Operations and High Angle and Technical Rescue Techniques. All training shall be consistent with the applicable PEOSH Standard.

6. The employer shall comply with the Hazard Communications Standard, N.J.A.C. 12:100-7, and relevant parts of the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Act.