5-09 FDNY Near Miss Reporting System

Question 1

The Department has established an FDNY Near-Miss Reporting System modeled after the National Near-Miss System. A near-miss event could be described as?

Answer 1

1.1

A near-miss event could be described as an unintentional unsafe occurrence.

Question 2

After a submission of a near-miss the chief of safety will contact the member prior to final approval.
True or False

Answer 2

1.6
The submission of a near-miss is anonymous and will not be traced back to the member. A committee of members of all ranks from Safety Command reviews the submissions from the field. The final approval for posting is made by the Chief of Safety.

Question 3

Rather than submitting this form through the webpage, members can download the form from the FDNY Intranet and send it through the bag, via the chain of command?
True or False

Answer 3

1.8

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