1. (a) An Incident Safety Officer is defined as a member of the command staff responsible for monitoring and assessing safety hazards or unsafe situations and for developing measures for ensuring personnel safety at an incident.
2. (b) All individuals holding an Incident Safety Officer certification shall be required to comply with the continuing education requirements in Chapter 441 of this title (relating to Continuing Education).
3. (c) All Safety Officer certifications issued by the commission and referenced in this chapter are voluntary.

Source Note:The provisions of this §457.1 adopted to be effective August 20, 2012, 37 TexReg 6316.