Chapter 2

Question 1

_____ are strict directives that must be followed with little or no flexibility

Answer 1

Procedures

Question 2

_____ are adaptable templates that will allow flexibility in application

Answer 2

Guidelines

Question 3

_____ is a process or operation that is part of the departments routine but is not written

Answer 3

Informal process

Question 4

_____ can be viewed as a harmful consequence or cost associated with injury or property damage from a given hazard

Answer 4

Severity

Question 5

A process or operation that is part of a departments routine but that is not written. Because such processes are not written, they are typically learned through new member training, on-the-job training, and day-to-day routine.

Answer 5

Informal process

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Safety Culture

Question 7

The best quality of a well written procedure or guideline is that _____

Answer 7

Everyone adheres to it

Question 8

Mitigation hierarchy

Answer 8

the preferred order used for mitigation:

Elimination
Reduction
Adaptation
Transfer
Avoidance

Question 9

Operational safety triad

Answer 9

includes three elements that need to be addressed:

1-Procedures
2-Equipment,
3-Personnel