Chapter 7 Flashcards
To prevent accidents, avoid illnesses, and minimize the exposure to risk for their crew, officers should create a culture of
Safety
To promote a safe work environment for its members, each department should establish a ____ oriented culture
Safety
An organizations safety policies and procedures may reference NFPA codes and
Local guidelines
Handbooks
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134
Company officers should ensure personnel qualifications are appropriate and current for each individuals____
Rank
Duty assignments
Daily routine
Duty assignment
For responders, the workplace is not a single location and includes multiple locations connected by routes of transportation. The organization and officer have _____ over the majority of these locations
Control
No control
Somewhat Control
No control
Only the organizations facilities, stations and apparatus can be ____ and made as safe as possible
Directly controlled
Half controlled
Uncontrolled
Directly controlled
The workplace can be generally divided up into (emergency scene) (en route to and from scene) and (______)
Facilities
Company officers should address safety issues with their personnel
During each shift
Monthly
Weekly
When problems arise
During each shift
______ consists of activities that ensure a safe work environment and protect employees from job related injuries, illnesses, and exposures to hazmat
Osha
Workplace safety
Rehabilitation
Workplace safety
Who holds the ultimate responsibility of providing a safe workplace which includes ensuring personal accountability
Everyone
The organizations management
Mayors office
Osha
The organizations management
The _____ goal is attained through good leadership, training, policies, procedures, and maintenance of facilities and equipment
Workplace safety
Osha standard
Company safety
Workplace safety
Who is responsible for implementing policies and procedures and reporting the need for any maintenance or the replacement of unsafe equipment
The company officer
Fire and ems personnel ____ incur injuries while providing emergency services
Frequently
Infrequently
Frequently
The leading injuries among first responders are
Sprains and strains
The most common cause of incident fatalities
Cardiac arrest
Emergency scene injuries or fatalities can be prevented or reduced by developing accurate _______ skills and utilizing sound risk management practices to devise the overall operational strategy
Risk management
Scene size up
Safety training
Scene size up
Company officers must address both ______ and unsafe conditions to ensure scene safety
Safety awareness
Unsafe acts
Safety concerns
SOGs
Unsafe acts
_____ are internal factors that the company officer or a crew member performs
Unsafe acts
Unsafe behaviors
Safety concerns
Unsafe acts
____ are externally controlled and should be recognized and addressed appropriately
Unsafe acts
Unsafe conditions
Unsafe scenes
Unsafe conditions
Company officers should reference ___,_____,____ statistical data in order to stay current in trends within the fire and emergency services
Scene, apparatus, and training
Cause, injury, and fatality
Prior, current, and future
Cause, injury, and fatality
Scene safety should be taught ___ company officers are ever allowed to respond to an emergency
Before
The best way to ensure that responders do not perform unsafe acts during an incident is
Reading
Training
PowerPoints
Lectures
Training
If an unsafe act occurs during on scene operations, the company officer should address the situation
Immediately
An emergency scene is an unsafe condition, therefor the company officer must follow the incident priorities of (life safety, incident stabalization, and _____
Exposures
Property conservation
Decontamination
property conservation
The company officer should pay special attention to the training and education of which drivers
POV’s
During times that personnel are traveling to and from a scene, the company officer should address any unsafe act
Immediately
Unsafe acts regarding vehicles may include
Tire pressure set correctly
Having a blowout en route
Lack of vehicle maintenance
Losing air pressure unexpectedly
Lack of vehicle maintenance
One of the best methods for providing a safe workplace is
Proper maintenance
Good attitudes
Paying attention
Getting enough sleep
Proper maintenance
Safety related inspections are intended to ensure the integrity of _____,_____, and ____
Public firefighters and families
Equipment vehicles and facilities
You, your company, and the dept
Equipment vehicles and facilities
Company officers may be asked to conduct safety inspections of equipment vehicles or facilities
Weekly
Monthly
At any time
Periodically
At any time
__________remains the the leading cause of firefighter fatalities
Cardiovascular disease
COPD
Lung cancer
Cardiovascular disease
This program reduces accidents, injuries, illnesses, and exposures
Comprehensive safety, health, and wellness programs
Occupational safety and health program
Life safety awareness program
Comprehensive safety, health, and wellness programs
The organizations safety health and wellness program should include (information on emergency and non emergency safety practices) (overall wellness and fitness) and
Life safety tactics
Inspections and accident investigations
Priority reforms
Inspections, and accident investigations
_____ ____ and ____ programs should apply to all areas of the workplace and provide info and methods for ensuring that a safe work culture is developed
Universal health and wellness
Osha safety practices
Safety health and wellness
Safety health and wellness
____ _______ is the process of identifying and analyzing the exposure to hazards, selecting appropriate techniques to handle exposures, implementing chosen techniques, and monitoring results of those techniques
Exposure analysis
Safety sheet
Risk management
Risk management
The maximization of health and safety in the fire and emergency services is directly related to developing a ________ supported by policies and procedures designed to reduce risk
Set of good habits
Safety culture
Procedure base
Safety culture
The overall risk management plan should have three distinct sections
Community risk management
Organizational risk management and
Operational risk management
Personal risk management
Company risk management
Operational risk management
This risk management category provides the company officer with known risks in the community to which responders may be exposed
Operational risk management
Organizational risk management
Community risk management
Community risk management
This risk management evaluates risks and hazards that can affect the organization and provides control measures to reduce the frequency, severity, and probability of a negative event
Organizational risk management
Community risk management
Operational management
Organizational risk management
This risk management assesses risks and hazards emergency responders face while performing operations including how to evaluate risk in the scene of incidents
Organizational risk management
Operational risk management
Community risk management
Operational risk management
Risk reduction through ______ is the most common method used to manage risks
Tactical points
Control measures
Critical analysis
Control measures
The traditional approach that safety professionals use for hazard control has been the three Es safety model and includes
Enlighten elaborate enforce
Engineering education enforcement
Entrain engage enlighten
Engineering Education and Enforcement
Three Es safety model - ____ eliminates or reduces the hazard through design or modification of an item or process.
Engineering
Education
Enforcement
Engineering
Three Es safety model - NFPA standards were created to provide testing and design criteria to reduce fire hazard. ____ applies to building construction, fire apparatus design, and PPE design and testing
Engineering
Education
Enforcement
Engineering
Three Es safety model - firefighters learn how to apply proper safety procedures when working in hazardous environment
Engineering
Education
Enforcement
Education
Three Es safety model - firefighters teach citizens fire prevention and emergency care that results in fewer emergency responses by the organization
Engineering
Education
Enforcement
Education
Three Es safety model - management, supervisors, and employees are responsible for advocating safety policies and procedures
Engineering
Education
Enforcement
Enforcement
Three Es safety model - strong safety programs result from high levels of participation from all fire dept divisions and levels of rank
Engineering
Education
Enforcement
Enforcement
Three Es safety model - management, in cooperation with labor, develops and maintains a safety program and safety culture for the organization
Engineering
Education
Enforcement
Enforcement
Three Es safety mode - management and labor must work cooperatively to involve employers to gain their acceptance of programs
Engineering
Education
Enforcement
Enforcement
Three Es safety model - the final result must be programs that provide a foundation for, and encourage development of, safety i cultures within organizations
Engineering
Education
Enforcement
Enforcement
The organizational risk management plan requires a _____ approach
Technical
Systematic
Tactical
Systematic
The five distinct components of the organizational risk management plan are (risk identification, _______, establishment of priorities for action, risk control techniques, and risk-management monitoring)
Risk evaluation
The five distinct components of the organizational risk management plan are (________, risk evaluation, establishment of priorities for action, risk control techniques, and risk-management monitoring)
Risk identification
The five distinct components of the organizational risk management plan are (risk identification, risk evaluation, ________________, risk control techniques, and risk-management monitoring)
Establishment of priorities for action
The five distinct components of the organizational risk management plan are (risk identification, risk evaluation, establishment of priorities for action, ____ _______ _________, and risk-management monitoring)
Risk control techniques
The five distinct components of the organizational risk management plan are (risk identification, risk evaluation, establishment of priorities for action, risk control techniques, and ____-________ ________)
Risk-management monitoring
First component of Organizational risk management plan-
Conducted in the community, within the organization, and within the operational setting at emergency and no emergency incidents
Risk management monitoring
Risk identification
Risk control techniques
Establishment of priorities for action
Risk evaluation
Risk identification
Second component of Organizational risk management plan- evaluated on their probability and potential for negative consequences including the anticipated severity and frequency of occurrence
Risk management monitoring
Risk identification
Risk control techniques
Establishment of priorities for action
Risk evaluation
Risk evaluation
Third component of Organizational risk management plan- determined by ranking the identified risks in the degree of severity and frequency
Risk management monitoring
Risk identification
Risk control techniques
Establishment of priorities for action
Risk evaluation
Establishment of priorities for action
Fourth component of Organizational risk management plan- identified control measures for each significant risk
Risk management monitoring
Risk identification
Risk control techniques
Establishment of priorities for action
Risk evaluation
Risk control techniques
fifth component of Organizational risk management plan- ongoing process to monitor the risk control measures
Risk management monitoring
Risk identification
Risk control techniques
Establishment of priorities for action
Risk evaluation
Risk management monitoring
The five step process of operational risk management are ( ______ ______, hazard assessment, hazard control, decision point, and evaluate)
Situational awareness
The five step process of operational risk management are ( situational awareness, ______ ______ , hazard control, decision point, and evaluate)
Hazard assessment
The five step process of operational risk management are ( situational awareness, hazard assessment, _____ _____, decision point, and evaluate)
Hazard control
The five step process of operational risk management are ( situational awareness, hazard assessment, hazard control, ______ _____, and evaluate)
Decision point
The five step process of operational risk management are ( situational awareness, hazard assessment, hazard control, decision point, and ______)
Evaluate
First operational risk management process step - consider communications plan, weather factors, and previous incident behavior
decision point
Situational awareness
hazard assessment
Evaluate
Hazard control
Situational awareness
Second operational risk management process step - identify hazard, consider severity, and future impact
decision point
Situational awareness
hazard assessment
Evaluate
Hazard control
Hazard assessment
Third operational risk management process step - contain, isolate, and eliminate
decision point
Situational awareness
hazard assessment
Evaluate
Hazard control
Hazard control
Fourth operational risk management process step - determine if appropriate resources are available, if assignment have been made and understood, and if tactics are appropriate
decision point
Situational awareness
hazard assessment
Evaluate
Hazard control
Decision point
Fifth operational risk management process step - determine if the risk management plan is working, what is changing, and if personnel are able to complete assignments
decision point
Situational awareness
hazard assessment
Evaluate
Hazard control
Evaluate
The roles and responsibilities of a health and safety officer or any incident safety officer are stipulated in NFPA
1500
Accident I/Rs (investigation/review) should be _____, ____, and directed toward fact-finding rather than fault finding
Subjective, partial
Objective, impartial
Subjective, impartial
Objective, partial
Objective, impartial
Regarding the three E safety model -
The goal behind _____ is to create a barrier between the individual and the hazards
Engineering
Education
Enforcement
Engineering
