In keeping with legislation passed this spring that extends workers' compensation to first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder, regulators will hold a workshop next month to help determine what types of shocking scenes may trigger the stress.

Florida law Section 112.1815, approved by the Legislature in March, dictates that an emergency worker may qualify for benefits if diagnosed by a physician after the worker has witnessed or treated victims of injuries that cause "grievous bodily harm of a nature that shocks the conscience."

The division last month proposed rules that stipulate what types of injuries are shocking, and they include amputations, asphyxiation, burns, electric shock, poisoning, crushing, infection, puncture, radiation and freezing. 

The rule development workshop will be held at 9 a.m. Aug. 2 at 2012 Capital Circle SE, Room 102 of the Hartman Building in Tallahassee. More information is available from Brittany O’Neil, policy coordinator, at 850-413-1927 or brittany.oneil@myfloridacfo.com.