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Working Time Effectiveness of Hydraulic Rescue Equipment for Firefighters

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Marcinek M.
Internal Security
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2013
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vol. 5(2)
221-234
EN
The article is dedicated to selected issues in the field of road safety along with the construction and operation of machinery hence its content is related both to the area of social science (the science of safety) as well as technical science (construction and operation of machinery). The study explains the rescue and auxiliary equipment used for releasing the injured from the hard-to-reach areas or places, where to access them would otherwise prove to be impossible. In the example of the fire and rescue units operating in the Integrated Rescue System of the Slovak Republic, the specificity and doctrine (in outline) of the usage of the specialized technical resources in road rescue is given. The article focuses mainly on the hydraulic equipment used during various types of construction or railway disasters, or in the event of road accidents. The above-mentioned equipment is used to make emergency cuts in concrete, steel, wood (e.g. drilling in spaces full of debris, making cuts in the bodies of vehicles, making holes in the roofs of buildings).The author introduces the reader to the results of his research focused on the effective utilization of the hydraulic rescue equipment which are at the disposal of the professional fire brigades in the Slovak Republic. The parameters of the technical measures currently used, as well as the applicable European standards implemented in Slovak law, have been shown in the text.
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Impact of Work on the Well-Being of Police Officers and Firefighters

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Basińska B., Wiciak I.
Internal Security
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2013
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vol. 5(1)
247-258
EN
Work is one of the most important spheres of human functioning and has a significant impact on individual overall well-being. The purpose of this study is to assess the positive and negative impact of the work of police officers and firefighters on their well-being in different spheres of life. In particular, the study examines the relationship between the type of occupation and the elements that generate a feeling of well-being, issues relating to a positive influence of work on different spheres of life, as well as the relationship between the length of service and the influence of work on health. A hedonistic model of the quality of life has been assumed. The study encompassed 499 Polish officers serving in operational positions, including 195 police officers and 304 firefighters. A modified scale of satisfaction with various aspects of life, and a calculated work-related positivity indicator in the field of life, were used for the assessment of subjective well-being in relation to work. The results showed that the impact of work on well-being in the social, economic, and health spheres, and in relation to self-esteem, was determined by the nature of the work. Compared to police officers, firefighters were more positive in their assessment of the impact of work on their private life and overall well-being. Among the police officers, work was considered to have a negative impact on health, leisure and economic well-being. The results obtained from the group of firefighters are explained in accordance with the “top-down” model, and those from the group of police officers on the lines of the “bottom-up” model, in Czapiński’s onion theory of happiness. Practical implications for health and leisure are discussed.
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Fatigue and Professional Burnout in Police Officers and Firefighters

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Basińska B., Wiciak I.
Internal Security
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2012
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vol. 4(2)
265-274
EN
Excessive demands, work overload and the working time arrangements are an important cause of burnout and fatigue in employees. Specific working time arrangements are characteristic of the internal security services, such as police officers and firefighters. This applies to both the ordering of day and night shifts and the length of shifts. Depletion of personal resources is a common component for acute fatigue and burnout. However, fatigue has a short-term effect, whereas burnout has a chronic effect. The aim of the study presented here is to assess the relationship between fatigue and burnout in two professional groups with high psychosocial risks. The group examined consisted of 174 people, 89 police officers (11women) and 85 firefighters. Correlational design was used. The Fatigue Scale was applied to measure fatigue at work, and The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory was used to measure exhaustion and disengagement. The results of our study showed that in comparison with firefigthers, police officers were more fatigued, more exhausted and more disengaged. Fatigue was related to exhaustion and disengagement. The effective size of the relationship between fatigue and exhaustion and between fatigue and disengagement was similar and moderate in both groups. In conclusion, the differences between police officers and firefighters in fatigue and burnout may be explained by different demands and working time arrangements. Depletion of energy resources is visible in exhaustion and disengagement. The practices of limiting the negative and direct results of work, such as fatigue, may help to prevent the escalation of chronic conditions such as burnout.
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