The International Association of Arson Investigators, Inc. developed Fire Investigator Health and Safety Best Practices, the first-of-its-kind, peer, technical, and administratively reviewed best practices paper, to help ensure the health and safety of all who attend fire scenes. Based on the most current research and information available, it identifies the practices that fire investigators and fire investigation companies/agencies/entities should be following when working in and around the post-fire environment.
Fire Investigator Health and Safety Best Practices can also serve as a training guide and policy template for companies/agencies/entities that wish to follow the latest fire investigator health and safety best practice guidelines. Fire investigator health and safety is a dynamic subject area.
- The first edition (2018) represented almost two years of work by the IAAI Health & Safety Committee members, assisted by a panel of subject matter experts.
- The second edition (2020) included new and updated information on this continually evolving subject. It also had technical information provided by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s National Personal Protection Technology 1 Laboratory staff, clinical researchers, and other subject matter experts.
- This third edition (2022) brings readers the latest information on fire investigator best practices based on the newest research from UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute, the University of Miami, and other sources, as noted in the Reference List that builds on the first two editions. Post-fire environment research continues. There will be future editions as we learn more about the health hazards associated with this environment. Please check this page for the newest addition to apply to your practice.
Fire Investigator Health and Safety Best Practices: Third Edition was prepared by the IAAI Health & Safety Committee and its advisory panel of subject matter experts and others as listed in the document. This edition was approved by the IAAI Executive Team for dissemination.
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