Protecting the Protectors: How Medical Surveillance Keeps Police and Firefighters Safe

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Risk & Insurance - Sep 08, 2020

The Department of Labor classifies occupations into five buckets depending on the physical demands involved — sedentary, low, medium, heavy and very heavy. The roles of police officers and firefighters fall into the “very heavy” category. These first responders must be prepared to spring into actio...

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