Chapter 11 - The Safety Officer Role Flashcards
Health and Safety Officer (HSO)
The individual assigned and authorized by the fire chief as the manager of the health and safety program
Incident Safety Officer (ISO)
A member of the command staff responsible for monitoring and assessing safety hazards or unsafe situations and for developing measures to ensure personnel safety
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
An incident response system developed by the department of homeland security
National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS)
An incident response system developed by the national wildfire coordinating group
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
A mental health disorder that can develop in individuals who have experienced a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of harm
NFPA 1521 Concept
Mid 1990’s a group was assigned to update 1521 standard to reflect the HSO/ISO division and provided definitions for their roles
Concept
The HSO role is primarily and administrative one, and the ISO is an incident command staff position
Concept
The title Safety Officer is most often associated with a fire officer who reports to the incident commander and is delegated the safety officer task at incidents
Williams-Steiger Act of 1970
Established OSHA and solidified the responsibility of employers to create safe working conditions
Safety Concept
NIOSH has made reoccurring recommendations that fire departments ensure that a separate ISO independent from the IC be appointed at each structure fire to prevent LODD’s
Concept
The IC is ultimately responsible for the safety of all responders working an incident. Nonetheless, all fire service members operating at an incident should have the responsibility to be aware of their immediate environment and communicate observations of hazards that can injure unsuspecting teammates
