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JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH
Volume 75, Issue -, Pages 189-195Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2020.09.010
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Burnout; Firefighter; Health protection; Safety behavior; Total worker health
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- United States Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Fire Prevention and Safety Research and Development Grant [EMW11-FP-00582]
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Introduction: Firefighting is stressful work, which can result in burnout. Burnout is a safety concern as it can negatively impact safety outcomes. These impacts are not fully understood within the fire service. Further, the fire service needs support that safety strategies are needed to protect and promote the health and wellbeing of firefighters. Methods: Structural equation modeling was completed to examine a hypothesized model that linked stress and burnout to diminished safety behavior outcomes among a sample of career firefighters. Results: Findings support a full mediation model. Firefighter stress perceptions were positively associated with burnout and burnout was negatively associated with safety compliance behavior, personal protective equipment behavior, safe work practices, and safety citizenship behavior. Conclusions: These results illustrate the negative impact of health impairment on firefighter safety behaviors. Practical Applications: These outcomes suggest that interventions aimed at protecting and promotion firefighter health are needed. Total Worker Health (R) (TWH) approaches may provide the framework for these interventions. (C) 2020 National Safety Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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