ASTM_F_2047_-_00_2019.pdf

Designation:F204700(Reapproved 2019)Standard Practice forWorkers Compensation Coverage of Emergency ServicesVolunteers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2047;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This practice defines the application of insurance ben-efits for emergency services volunteers and units in the mannerand extent as provided for under the workers compensationstatutes of the state in which the volunteer or unit providesservices.1.2 This practice identifies the basic types of emergencyservice volunteer,and the types of activities that should becovered by workers compensation insurance.1.3 This practice includes both emergency service units whooperate as organized resources to a public authority legallyresponsible for the provision of search and rescue and otheremergency services,as well as those volunteers who respond toa general request to the public for their services.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Terminology2.1 activity periodThe period during which the emer-gency services volunteer,unit,or auxiliary is exercising theskills for which it has been requested.2.1.1 DiscussionThis activity period may include a widevariety of functions,including but not limited to:a search andrescue team member searching or climbing a cliff,a dog teamhandler following a scent;a firefighter engaged in suppressinga fire or rescuing a person from a burning building;anambulance driver or medic providing medical assistance;atracker leading a tracking team;a disaster worker in a collapsedbuilding;a pilot engaged in an air search flight;or emergencycommunications personnel providing communications during atime of need.2.2 auxiliary unit(AU)an individual,or a collection ofindividuals,forming a unit called to respond by a legalauthority responsible for an emergency response function,which otherwise has no standing as a formal division orresource of that authority.For the purposes of this practice,theauxiliary status of an ESU means it has no legal responsibilityfor the services itself within the jurisdiction of the agency,andno authority to provide them without acting under that of theagency.2.2.1 DiscussionThe auxiliary unit is typically organizedas a division of an agency(as defined in 2.12),or as anon-profit corporation as defined in IRS Section 501(c)3,andwhich has a command structure that enables it to fit within theincident command system of a requesting agency.Such a unitis expected to adopt a training program sufficient to maintain askill level equal to or greater than recognized national stan-dards or as acceptable to the agency requesting their services,and will typically engage in community education programs.Some examples of an AU are volunteer search and rescueresources,air search squads,emergency managers,search dogspecialists,ambulance squads,fire fighters,disaster serviceworkers,and communication specialists who are asked torespond to assist another state,county,or national park toprovide their services to augment those available to theauthorized requesting agency in that other state or jurisdiction.2.3 call-outthe notice and request to activate an ESU orESV by an agency for the purpose of providing emergencyservices on behalf of the requesting agency.2.3.1 DiscussionIf members are requested to responddirectly,through radio paging,for example,then each memberis considered to be called-out and responding as of that time.2.4 check-inthe process by which one party notifies asecond of being in-service or responding to a request forservices,and the second party acknowledges,typically byvoice and entry in a formal log.2.4.1 DiscussionCheck-in occurs when an individual ESVcontacts the responding ESU,or when the ESU or ESV1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F32 on Search andRescue and is the direct responsibility of F32.02 on Management and Operations.Current edition approved April 1,2019.Published April 2019.Originallyapproved in 2000.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as F2047 00(2012).DOI:10.1520/F2047-00R19.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international s