Chapter 2 - Safety Concepts

Question 1

The operational safety triad consists of three components:

Answer 1

Procedures, equipment and personnel

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Question 2

A process defined in writing. It can take on many forms: standard operating procedures, standard operating guidelines, departmental directives, temporary memorandums and the like.

Answer 2

Formal process

Question 3

A strict directive that must be followed with little or no flexibility.

Answer 3

Procedure

Question 4

An adaptable template that offers wide flexibility in application.

Answer 4

Guideline

Question 5

A process or operation that is part of a department’s routine but 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

This helps but is arguably the least important factor in the operational triad?

Answer 6

Equipment

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Question 7

OSHA regulations that often outline the equipment required to accomplish a given process.

Answer 7

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Question 8

The vast majority of fire service equipment is tailored to meet or exceed?

Answer 8

NFPA Standards

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Question 9

A value given to protective (insulative) quality of structural firefighting PPE and equipment.

Answer 9

Thermal protective performance (TPP)

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Question 10

There are three factors that must be addressed as part of the personnel leg of the safety triad:

Answer 10

Training, health and attitude

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Question 11

The process of learning and applying knowledge and skills.

Answer 11

Training

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Question 12

The process of developing one’s analytical ability using principles, concepts and values.

Answer 12

Education

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Question 13

This deals with how to do something?

Answer 13

Training

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Question 14

This is the understanding of why you do something?

Answer 14

Education

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Question 15

The chance of damage, injury or loss.

Answer 15

Risk

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Question 16

The process of minimizing the chance, degree, or probability of damage, loss, or injury.

Answer 16

Risk management

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Question 17

Five-Step Risk Management 
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2.
3.
4.
5.

Answer 17

1. Hazard Identification
2. Hazard Evaluation
3. Hazard Prioritization
4. Hazard Control
5. Hazard Monitoring

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Question 18

In this step, a value is established for a hazard in terms of frequency and severity?

Answer 18

Hazard Evaluation

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Question 19

The overall strategy of hazard control is ?

Answer 19

Mitigation

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Question 20

A preferred order of hazard control strategies: elimination, reduction, adaptation, transfer and avoidance.

Answer 20

Mitigation hierarchy

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Question 21

An action used to effect hazard mitigation.

Answer 21

Countermeasure

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Question 22

A member of the fire department appointed by the incident commander to assist the ISO in the performance of the ISO functions at an incident scene.

Answer 22

Assistant safety officer (ASO)

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