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

1
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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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5
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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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7
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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

Monitoring fireground conditions

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Incident

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8
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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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13
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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

Post incident analysis

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Incident

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14
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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

Facility safety

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Health & safety

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15
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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

training and education

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health and safety

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16
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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

infection control

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health and safety

17
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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

development of an occupational safety and health program

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Health & safety

18
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Health & safety or Incident Safety?

health maintenace and wellness

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health and safety

19
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Who does the Health and Safety Officer report too?

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The Fire Chief

20
Q

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

A

The fire chief

21
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_____________ establishes goals and objectives to ensure the risks associated with the operations of the department are identified and managed.

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A risk management plan

22
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A ___________ is a body of law established either by legislative or administrative agencies with rule-making authority.

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Code

23
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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

24
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A ___________ is any rule, principle, or measure established by authority.

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Standard

25
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A ____________ is an instrument that provides direction or guiding infromation.

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Guide

26
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___________ law pertain to civil and criminal matters.

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Statutory

27
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__________ law is usually the result of a legal precedent or a judicial decision.

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Case

28
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___________ is a member of the command staff responsible for monitoring and assessing safety hazards or unsafe situations for developing measures to ensure personnel safety.

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Incident Safety Officer

29
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NFPA _____ is the standard on Emergency Service Incident Management System and Command Safety

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1561

30
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An incident response system developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.

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National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS)

31
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An incident response system developed by the Department of Homeland Security.

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National Incident Management System (NIMS)

32
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hazard M.E.D.I.C stands for

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  • 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.

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