Occupational Safety for Predictable Psychological Hazards
The American Board of First Responder Behavioral Healthcare (FRBH) is an independent national institution that advances Occupational Psychological Hazard Protection.
FRBH fulfills its public-interest mission by establishing the FRBH National Standard, providing general technical assistance, and offering a pathway for voluntary independent accreditation.
By implementing the FRBH National Standard, public safety organizations strengthen their ability to protect their workforce from occupational psychological hazard exposure.
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Organizational Benefits of the National Standard
The FRBH National Standard helps public safety organizations strengthen their ability to protect their workforce from occupational psychological hazard exposure through nationally consistent organizational expectations.
Organizations strengthen their ability to:
🛡️ Protect the Workforce
Establish governance-embedded workforce protection systems that anticipate, activate, and coordinate protection for predictable Occupational Psychological Hazard Exposure.
⚙️ Strengthen Organizational Readiness
Build enduring organizational capability to protect the workforce before, during, and after predictable occupational psychological hazard exposure.
👥 Support Workforce Sustainability
Coordinate existing workforce protection resources while preserving workforce autonomy and organizational flexibility.
📈 Demonstrate Organizational Conformity
Voluntarily demonstrate conformity with the FRBH National Standard through independent accreditation.
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Why National Standards Matter
Occupational Psychological Hazard Exposure (OPHE) is an inherent and foreseeable occupational hazard across trauma-exposed professions.
The FRBH National Standard establishes nationally consistent organizational expectations for Occupational Psychological Hazard Protection (OPHP).
Rather than prescribing clinical services or behavioral health programs, the National Standard applies occupational safety principles to predictable psychological hazards through governance, exposure-informed activation, and organizational accountability.
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Who the National Standard Serves
The FRBH National Standard establishes profession-neutral organizational expectations for Occupational Psychological Hazard Protection (OPHP), while preserving organizational flexibility in implementation.
Applicable Professions
🚒 Fire Service
🚑 Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
🚔 Law Enforcement
📞 Public Safety Communications / Dispatch
🔒 Corrections
🌲 Wildland Fire
🌪️ Emergency Management
🏛️ Federal Public Safety Organizations
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National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC)
The National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC) is the implementation support function of FRBH.
NTAC provides general technical assistance, implementation guidance, educational resources, AI-assisted implementation support, organizational learning, and implementation tools that help organizations implement the National Standard.
As part of FRBH's public-interest mission, these resources promote nationally consistent implementation while preserving organizational flexibility and the structural independence of accreditation.
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SCOPE NOTICE: The American Board of First Responder Behavioral Healthcare (FRBH) advances Occupational Psychological Hazard Protection through the FRBH National Standard, general technical assistance, and voluntary independent accreditation. FRBH establishes nationally consistent organizational expectations, supports implementation in the public interest, and independently evaluates organizational conformity. FRBH does not provide clinical care, treatment guidance, healthcare provider accreditation, professional licensure, mental health regulation, organization-specific accreditation consulting, or oversight of individual clinical practice.