Chapter 17 Fire Officer II

Question 1

What is the first priority when dealing with any injury, job-related illness, or exposure?

Answer 1

Providing medical assistance

Question 2

Absentmindedness, excitability, and inconsideration are examples of which type of human factor that contributes to accidents?

Answer 2

An improper attitude

Question 3

An accident report analysis must be:

Answer 3

Objective and impartial

Question 4

The process of measuring risks in terms of frequency and severity is known as:

Answer 4

Risk evaluation

Question 5

Which of the following BEST describes what a company officer should do once the report analysis is complete and any problems have been identified?

Answer 5

Identify a solution

Question 6

A company officer is BEST described as being responsible for the safety of:

Answer 6

All personnel assigned to the unit

Question 7

Which of the following BEST describes an opportunity that health and safety reports will provide an organization?

Answer 7

Prevent future accidents, injuries, illnesses, and exposures

Question 8

According to NFPA 1500, accident investigations should not be limited only to accidents, but should also include:

Answer 8

Illnesses

Question 9

The company officer compiles a list of all organizational emergency and nonemergency operations and duties during the process of:

Answer 9

Risk identification

Question 10

Which of the following BEST describes what should be included in an organizations accident investigation policy and procedure

Answer 10

The definition of an accident

Question 11

The primary difference between an accident report analysis and an injury, illness, and exposure report analysis is:

Answer 11

The length of time between the accident and the investigation

Question 12

When should an HSO apply concepts of risk management?

Answer 12

In each task

Question 13

A condition, substance, or device that can directly cause injury or loss the source of a risk is?

Answer 13

Hazard

Question 14

Likelihood of suffering harm from a hazard, estimated effect that a hazard would have on people, property or community?

Answer 14

Risk

Question 15

Which of the following BEST describes a potential source of information for identifying risk in personal risk analysis?

Answer 15

National averages

Question 16

The point of analyzing accident reports is to glean useful information from the report in order to:

Answer 16

Determine the root cause

Question 17

The analysis of an accident report is MOST likely to indicate the need for:

Answer 17

More training

Question 18

According to NFPA 1500, the fire and emergency services organization should adopt:

Answer 18

A risk management plan

Question 19

Risk avoidance, risk transfer, and control measures are all examples of:

Answer 19

Risk control techniques

Question 20

When revising a risk management plan, officers should focus on:

Answer 20

Only risks that require revisions

Question 21

If an accident report analysis determines that circumstances at an emergency incident were beyond those anticipated in the SOP’s those procedures:

Answer 21

May prove inadequate

Question 22

The _____ of a risk management plan involves comparing desired results to actual results

Answer 22

Evaluation

Question 23

An accident investigation will MOST likely have to start several years after an incident involving:

Answer 23

Hazardous chemicals

Question 24

Which of the following BEST describes the concept of severity in risk evaluation?

Answer 24

Seriousness of the incident

Question 25

Which of the following BEST describes basic information that the company officer should collect during an accident investigation?

Answer 25

Employee characteristics

Question 26

Which of the following is MOST likely to be the result of unsafe acts and/or conditions in the workplace?

Answer 26

Workplace accidents

Question 27

Failure to recognize potential hazards is an example of:

Answer 27

A lack of knowledge or skill

Question 28

Which of the following BEST describes when it might be appropriate to enroll an employee in a medical surveillance program?

Answer 28

When it is likely that an exposure will not produce symptoms

Question 29

What type of reports are company officers responsible for reviewing and analyzing in health and safety investigations?

Answer 29

Injury reports

Question 30

Company officers should not hesitate to recommend a wellness program as a solution when:

Answer 30

Stress is the root cause

Question 31

When conducting a workplace accident investigation, the company officer should interview which of the following?

Answer 31

All participants and witnesses

Question 32

Safety research has shown that accidents:

Answer 32

Are not uniformly distributed throughout the workforce

Question 33

At a minimum, a risk management plan should include risk:

Answer 33

Prioritization

Question 34

Unplanned and uncontrolled - but usually avoidable - events resulting from unsafe acts and/or occupational conditions are known as:

Answer 34

Accidents