1099 - Employee Wellness and Fitness

Question 1

Who shall be responsible for:

1. Striving to ensure that employees are physically capable of performing the duties assigned to them
2. Making efforts to secure adequate resources to support employee wellness and fitness
3. Ensuring that TFD officers and firefighters participate in the department’s Firefighter Wellness/Fitness program
4. Participating in the Firefighter Wellness/Fitness program

Answer 1

The Fire Chief or his/her designee

Question 2

Who shall be responsible for:

1. Coordinating firefighter examinations and evaluations and/or data collection for the Firefighter Wellness/Fitness program as required by a granting agency
2. Ensuring that officers, peer trainers and facility managers have timely information and adequate resources at their facilities to support employee participation in wellness/fitness activities, as funding allows
3. Participating in the Firefighter Wellness/Fitness program
4. Monitoring availability and applying for grant funding to support wellness/fitness activities, as appropriate
5. Managing all contracts for grant funding to sustain wellness/fitness activities
6. Maintaining this document

Answer 2

The Deputy Chief of Support Services or his/her designee

Question 3

Who shall be responsible for:

1. Acquiring and replacing station/facility exercise equipment, as funding allows
2. Arranging for routine periodic maintenance and/or emergency repairs of station/facility exercise equipment

Answer 3

The Deputy Chief of Prevention and Preparedness or his/her designee

Question 4

Who shall be responsible for:

1. Ensuring uniform personnel under their supervision participate in the Firefighter Wellness/Fitness program
2. Supporting civilian personnel under their supervision who wish to participate in wellness/fitness activities
3. Ensuring the exercise equipment area in their facility is properly set up and maintained
4. Contacting the Deputy Chief of Prevention and Preparedness for emergency repairs to exercise equipment as needed
5. Participating in the Firefighter Wellness/Fitness program
6. Functioning as Peer Fitness Trainers as needed to ensure shift coverage
7. Documenting firefighter participation in wellness/fitness activities in the Training Tracker program

Answer 4

TFD Officers, Supervisors and Facility Managers

Question 5

Who shall be responsible for:

1. Serving as a resource for those who assistance with their workout programs
2. Assisting with basic safety and injury prevention

Answer 5

Peer Fitness Trainers

Question 6

Who shall be responsible for:

1. Participating in the Firefighter Wellness/Fitness program to maintain physical capability to meet job requirements
2. Practicing basic exercise safety and injury prevention techniques

Answer 6

TFD uniform personnel

Question 7

General Guidelines

1. The TFD Firefighter Wellness/Fitness Program has been developed and adopted by mutual agreement __________
2. ______________ will be required to participate fully in the Firefighter Wellness/Fitness program.
3. ____________________ will have cardiovascular, stretching and strength training equipment (e.g.; treadmill, stationary bike, free weights, gym set, therapy ball) selected by a majority vote of the firefighters assigned to that station/facility.
4. Time spent engaged in wellness/fitness activities shall not relieve an individual of
5. TFD employees shall receive _____________in advance for the time and location of all wellness/fitness activities.
6. __________will be disciplined or discharged for failure to meet fitness standards that may be established within the Firefighter Wellness/Fitness program.
7. There is no participation fee for individual firefighters involved in the Firefighter Wellness/Fitness program, except for ____________who may incur membership fees/dues if they choose to use a pre- authorized public fitness facility during work hours.

Answer 7

1. of the Fire Chief and IAFF Local 31.
2. All firefighters and officers, including probationary firefighters,
3. Each TFD station, Fire Communications Center and Fire Prevention Bureau
4. other job responsibilities or assignments.
5. from his/her supervisor approval
6. No firefighter or officer
7. 40-hour uniform personnel

Question 8

Safety Guidelines

Answer 8

1. TFD employees, uniform and civilian, shall not engage in lifting free weights within a TFD station/facility without an assistant present, as necessary.
2. The assistant shall be positioned as a spotter to help steady barbells/weights and assist if necessary, during weight lifting activities.

Question 9

Additional Guidelines for Uniform Personnel Assigned to 40 Hour Shifts and/or Civilian Personnel

1. Employees may use up to __________to engage in wellness/fitness activities.
2. Employees may __________ to extend wellness/fitness time.
3. Time may be used in _____________________ sessions per week with not more than one session per day.
4. Employees are encouraged to use the wellness/fitness equipment _________________
5. Employee residences or other residences are ___________ locations for wellness/fitness activities during working hours.
6. A public fitness facility may be used instead of a fire department facility under the following conditions:
   a. __________
   b. __________
7. Employees shall treat wellness/fitness activity as a business meeting; _________________
8. Violation of these guidelines may result in ____________

Answer 9

1. three hours weekly, including travel time,
2. add lunchtime
3. three (3) one hour, two (2) 90 minute or four (4) 45 minute
4. currently available at fire department facilities.
5. not authorized
6. a. The Bureau Chief shall authorize the public facility choice prior to employee use of that facility
   b. The employee will be responsible for any cost associated with use of the authorized public facility
7. arriving, exercising, cleaning up and departing in a timely, business-like (non-social) manner.
8. loss of privilege to engage in wellness/fitness activities at a public fitness facility.