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http://dx.doi.org/10.15683/kosdi.2020.3.31.034

A Study for Deducing the Problems and Improvements of Health Safety and Welfare Policy for Korean Firefighters by Delphi  

Park, Chanseok (Department of Fire Protection Administration, Seowon University)
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Journal of the Society of Disaster Information / v.16, no.1, 2020 , pp. 34-43 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: In this study, we will try to find out problems and improvements of the policies in order to verify whether the plans contribute to the health and welfare of the firefighters properly. Method: By the Delphi analysis by experts. Result: There are problems such as absence of Firefighters' hospital, insufficient mental health education program in fire department, lack of on-site risk assessment system, problem on ineffectiveness of mental and physical health care business, lack of substantiality on mental and physical stability program, absence of mental health education, ensuring the confidentiality for users of mental health programs, lack of support for parent firefighters, lack of firefighters' retirement design and insufficient treatment for female firefighters. Conclusion: There are Improvements such as establishing Firefighters' hospital, improving mental health education and training CISD leaders in the fire department, preparing disaster risk assessment system, effectiveness measurement for visiting psychological counseling projects, improving the program through customer satisfaction surveys, establishment of mental health education system, ensuring confidentiality by improving personnel systems, encourage childcare leave and introduce childcare facilities at fire stations, revitalizing retirement Firefighters and policy development for female firefighters.
Keywords
Firefighters' health safety policy; Firefighters' welfare policy; Delphi analysis;
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