Chapter 1 - The Evolution of the Fire Department Safety Officer, pg 3-12 Flashcards by Travis Morrissey

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Occupational Safety and Health Act bio?

A

1970
Furnish each employee a place of employment free from recognized hazards that would cause or likely cause death or serious physical harm
Comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under PL 91+596

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Title 29 CFR 1910.134?

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Respiratory protection requirements

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Title 29 CFR 1910.120?

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Hazardous waste operations and emergency response requirements

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Title 29 CFR 1910 mandates these 7 different aspects of the fire service?

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hazmat mitigation
confined space entry
increased respiratory protection
incident management
occupational safety and health
health and safety officer
infection control, identification, and notification

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The safety officer has two distinct and vital roles

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department health and safety officer

- incident safety officer

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True or False:

Missouri is an OSHA state.

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False

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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

Monitoring fireground conditions

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Incident

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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

Evaluating hazards and risks at scenes?

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Incident

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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

Ensuring the establishment and deployment of rapid intervention crews

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Incident

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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

Keeping the IC aware of potential dangers

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Incident

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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

Ensuring the establishment of rehabilitation units

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Incident

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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

Accountablility system management

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Incident

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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

Post incident analysis

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Incident

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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

Facility safety

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Health & safety

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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

training and education

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health and safety

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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

infection control

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health and safety

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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

development of an occupational safety and health program

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Health & safety

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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

health maintenace and wellness

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health and safety

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Who does the Health and Safety Officer report too?

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The Fire Chief

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Who has the ultimte responsibility for the implementation of an occupatinal safety and health program?

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The fire chief

Q

_____________ establishes goals and objectives to ensure the risks associated with the operations of the department are identified and managed.

A

A risk management plan

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A ___________ is a body of law established either by legislative or administrative agencies with rule-making authority.

A

Code

Q

A __________ is an authoritative rule dealing with details of procedures or a rule or order having the force of law, issued by an executive authority of government.

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Regulation

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A ___________ is any rule, principle, or measure established by authority.

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Standard

A ____________ is an instrument that provides direction or guiding infromation.

Guide

___________ law pertain to civil and criminal matters.

Statutory

__________ law is usually the result of a legal precedent or a judicial decision.

Case

___________ is a member of the command staff responsible for monitoring and assessing safety hazards or unsafe situations for developing measures to ensure personnel safety.

Incident Safety Officer

NFPA _____ is the standard on Emergency Service Incident Management System and Command Safety

1561

An incident response system developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.

National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS)

An incident response system developed by the Department of Homeland Security.

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

hazard M.E.D.I.C stands for

- Monitoring the incident environment and activities - Evaluating current and potential hazards from a risk-versus-gain perspective - Developing preventive measures for forecasted hazards - Intervening when immediate or potential threats exist - Communicating urgent and advisory safety messages.