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Sprawność fizyczna strażaków – przykłady działań i rozwiązań wspomagających jej utrzymanie
Physical fitness of firefighters – examples of activities helping its maintenance

Author(s): Anna Marszałek
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law
Published by: Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Keywords: firefighters: physical fitness: physical training

Summary/Abstract: Care for good health and high physical fitness of firefighters reduces the likelihood of them being injured during rescue and firefighting operations.The article presents issues related to the maintenance of physical fitness by firefighters, regarding the requirements and possibilities of their implementation, both at home and abroad. Recommended forms of training leading to better professional preparation of firefighters were presented.Attention was drawn to the fact that there are no legal regulations in Poland regarding the method of conducting training by Fire Brigade officers that they should perform in order to maintain high physical fitness. Instead, the principle of annual checking of firefighters' fitness applies, and it depends on them whether and how they care about their physical form.

  • Issue Year: 577/2019
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 6-10
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Polish
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