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Ch. 2: Safety Concepts Flashcards

1
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To become an ISO that can make a difference, what must fire officers build?

A

A foundation of understanding (Theory)

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ISOs must also be well grounded in recognized safety concepts (theory), which gives them what?

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Uncommon sense

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What is defined as the ability of the ISO to ask two questions: What is the worst that can happen here? What is the probability of it happening?

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Uncommon sense

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What are the components that the ISO needs to look at that makes up the operational environment to get a handle on safety concepts?

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Procedures, equipment, and personnel [PEP]

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What are the items that all play a role in defining safety in operations?

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Personnel, equipment, and procedures [PEP]

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What are strict processes with little or no flexibility?

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Procedures

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What are adaptable templates that give wide application flexibility?

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Guidelines

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8
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What can increase the overall safety of a department?

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Both formal and informal processes

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What is the first obvious step in the development of a formal SOP/SOG?

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Establishing an administrative process to create, edit, alter, or delete established processes.

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10
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What makes a good SOP?

A

Firefighters follow it!

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11
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What does a well applied SOP improve?

A

Departmental safety

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12
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What must the ISO do if there is a failure to follow a SOP presents a potential or imminent danger?

A

Intervene to prevent an injury

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13
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What helps, but it is arguably the least important factor in the operational triad of procedure, equipment, and personnel?

A

Equipment

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14
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What relative value is the insulative quality of structural gear given known as?

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Thermal protective performance (TPP)

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15
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What are the three factors that contribute to a person’s ability to act safely?

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Health, attitude and training [HAT]

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16
Q

What does a successful safety program usually work in tandem with?

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A successful training program

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17
Q

What continues to lead in causes of firefighter duty-deaths and is a significant contributor in injuries?

A

Stress or overexertion

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18
Q

The safety and well-being of firefighters increase with their ________?

A

health

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19
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The recent attention to what topic did fire departments become more concerned with the mental health of firefighters?

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Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

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20
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What is the hardest to address of all the people factors affecting safety?

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Attitude

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21
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The department’s ________ _________ is made up of the ideas, skills, and customs that are passed from one “generation” to another.

A

safety culture

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22
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What changes are slow and often emotional, and they require lots of buy-in?

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Attitude

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23
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What is the chance of damage, injury, or loss?

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Risk

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What is the process of minimizing the chance, degree, or probability of damage, loss, or injury?

A

Risk management

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25
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What is the five-step process that most risk managers use called?

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Classic risk management

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26
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What are the five-steps of risk management model that is used by risk managers worldwide?

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[IEPCM]

  1. Identify hazards
  2. Evaluate hazards
  3. Prioritize hazards
  4. Control hazards
  5. Monitor hazards
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27
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What is the primary function of an incident safety officer?

A

Hazard identification

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28
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What step is a value established for a hazard in terms of frequency?

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Hazard evaluation

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29
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What is known as the probability that an injurious event can happen, and it can best be described as low, moderate, or high based on the number of times that a particular hazard is present or the number of times an injury results from the hazard?

A

Frequency

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30
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What term can be viewed as harmful consequence or cost associated with injury or damage from a given hazard?

A

Severity

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31
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What classic division of fireground strategies is a good example of hazard prioritization?

A

Offensive and defensive

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32
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What are included as hazard control methods?

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Avoidance, hazard transfer, and hazard adaptation

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33
Q

What is the control method most often employed on an incident scene?

A

Hazard adaptation

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34
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All adaptation methods are designed to make the hazard less severe for the exposed firefighter. This is called ________.

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mitigation

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35
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What is the ability for the ISO to revisit hazards and continually weigh the operations and the environment to see if a hazard is truly being mitigated?

A

Cyclic thinking

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36
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What the ISO doing when they are always monitoring hazard, even after hazard countermeasures are implemented?

A

Cyclic thinking

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37
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Just as fire is dynamic, so must ISOs be _________ in their evaluation of risk.

A

cyclic

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38
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What is known as the process for addressing hazards?

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The five-step risk management model

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39
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What is the hallmark of a good ISO - and any decision maker for that matter?

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The ability to continually reassess risk versus benefit

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40
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To be effective, the ISO must have a solid foundation in general safety concepts and ______ ________.

A

risk management

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41
Q

Which organization will often outline the equipment required for a given process to be accomplished?

A

OSHA

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42
Q

Which is NOT something that is considered to be part of

the operational environment

A

Regulations

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43
Q

Which have more flexibility in their application?

A

guidelines

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44
Q

What is made up of the department’s ideas, skills and

customs that are passed from one “generation” to the next?

A

culture

45
Q

What can be looked at the determine if the department

lacks needed equipment?

A

scope of offered services

46
Q

Which is the greatest benefit of a well applied SOP?

A

improved departmental safety

47
Q

Which type of event does the thermal protective

performance rating measure against?

A

flash fire

48
Q

What is the ability to answer the questions, “What is the

worst that can happen here? of it happening?

A

uncommon sense

49
Q

Which hazard control method is most often employed on the incident scene?

A

adaptation

50
Q

Which training subject does the firefighter only need a

proficient degree of understanding?

A

ICS

51
Q

What is NOT a quality in a good SOP?

A

complex language

52
Q

What must a good ISO be able to continually reassess?

A

risk versus benefit

53
Q

Which is given a high priority when writing SOP’s using

external influences?

A

PPE

54
Q

Which part of risk management is the primary function of

the ISO?

A

hazard identification

55
Q

What should the ISO do if there is an imminent threat when the SOPs are not being following during an incident?

A

intervene immediately

56
Q

What is the probability that an injurious event can happen

and is described in terms of low, moderate or high?

A

frequency

57
Q

Which is considered to be a piece of station equipment?

A

exhaust removal system

58
Q

Which hazard classification (frequency/severity) is NOT

included in priority category 1?

A

high/low

59
Q

What are always in writing?

A

formal processes

60
Q

Which is NOT considered a way to support the firefighter’s mental health?

A

Excluding family members from departmental events

61
Q

What make up the structure for all activity at an

incident?

A

procedures

62
Q

What is the first step in the development of a formal SOP?

A

establishing administrative process

63
Q

What does a successful safety program usually work in

tandem with?

A

Successful training program

64
Q

What is NOT a characteristic of the apparatus?

A

Open cab

65
Q

Which is considered the least important factor in the

operational environment?

A

equipment

66
Q

Which does NOT describe a specific quality of an effective training program?

A

Identification of leadership structure

67
Q

How often should all firefighters and line officers have a

health screening?

A

annually

68
Q

What does a good SOP start with?

A

good writing

69
Q

What makes a good SOP?

A

Firefighters follow it

70
Q

How many hazard classes are generally used when

prioritizing hazards?

A

3 - high, moderate, low

71
Q

Which of the people factors affecting firefighter safety

is the most difficult to deal with and address?

A

attitude

72
Q

Which is given a high priority when writing SOPs using external influences

A

personal protective equipment

73
Q

What is NOT considered part of effective personal protective equipment for the firefighter?

A

two-way radios for everyone

74
Q

Which is considered the least important factor in the operational environment?

A

equipment

75
Q

Which is NOT a characteristic of the apparatus?

A

open cab

76
Q

What is the third step in risk management?

A

prioritize hazards

77
Q

Which hazard classification (frequency/severity) is NOT included in priority category 1?

A

High/Low

78
Q

Which part of risk management is the primary function of the ISO?

A

hazard identification

79
Q

Which is the greatest benefit of a well applied SOP?

A

improved departmental safety

80
Q

What make up the structure for all activity at an incident?

A

procedures

81
Q

Which hazard control method is most often used on the incident scene?

A

adaptation

82
Q

What is the probability that an injurious event can happen and is described in terms of low, moderate, or high?

A

frequency

83
Q

Which type of event does the thermal protective performance rating measure against?

A

flash fire

84
Q

Which is NOT a quality in a good SOP?

A

complex language

85
Q

What is the fourth step in risk management?

A

control hazards

86
Q

Which of the following classic countermeasures is NOT correctly stated?

A

accelerate the creation of the hazard

87
Q

Which of the following are always in writing?

A

formal processes

88
Q

What is the first step in risk management?

A

identify hazards

89
Q

What can be looked at to determine if the department lacks needed equipment?

A

scope of offered services

90
Q

What should the ISO if there is an imminent threat when the SOPs are not being followed during an incident?

A

intervene immediately

91
Q

What does a successful safety program usually work in tandem with?

A

successful training program

92
Q

Which have more flexibility in their application?

A

guidelines

93
Q

What makes a good SOP?

A

firefighters follow it

94
Q

What is the first step in the development of a formal SOP?

A

establishing administrative process

95
Q

What does a good SOP start with?

A

good writing

96
Q

Which does NOT describe a specific quality of an effective training program?

A

identification of leadership structure

97
Q

How many hazard classes are generally used when prioritizing hazards?

A

3

98
Q

Which organization will often outline the equipment required for a given process to be accomplished?

A

OSHA

99
Q

Which training subject does the firefighter only need a proficient degree of understanding?

A

ICS

100
Q

What is the ability to answer the questions, “what is the worst that can happen here? or of it happening?”

A

uncommon sense

101
Q

What must a good ISO be able to continually reassess?

A

risk versus benefit

102
Q

What is the fifth step in risk management?

A

monitor hazards

103
Q

Which is NOT something that is considered to be part of the operational environment?

A

regulations

104
Q

Which adjective is used to describe an ISO knowledge objective?

A

list

105
Q

Which is considered to be a piece of station equipment?

A

exhaust removal system

106
Q

Which is NOT considered a way to support the firefighters mental health?

A

excluding family members from departmental events

107
Q

What is the second step in risk management?

A

evaluate hazards

108
Q

How often should all firefighters and line officers have a health screening?

A

annually

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