Chapter 7 Flashcards
Order to achieve a safety culture within the organizations company officers must be familiar with
Industry standards
Best practices
Organization, safety, health, and wellness practices
Promote safe work environment for members. Each department should establish a safety or oriented culture throughout the organization by implementing safety policies and procedures.
Specific to its department
Organization, safety, policies, and procedures may reference following standards or regulations
NFPA, 1515 21, 15,61, 1581, 1582, 15,84, 1852, OSHA 29, CFR 1910.134 
Each shift company officers should address
Safety issues with their personnel
Emergency seen injuries with fatalities can be prevented or reduced by developing
Accuracy, size of skills and utilizing sound risk management practices 
One of the best methods for providing a safe workplace is
Proper maintenance 
Anytime company officers may be asked to conduct safety inspections on the following
Equipment
Vehicles
Facilities
Comprehensive safety, health and wellness programs reduce
Accidents
Injuries
Illnesses
Exposures
A Risk management plan should have three distinct sections
Community risk management
Organizational risk management
Operational risk management
Three Es of safety
Engineering
Education
Enforcement
The five components of an organizational risk management plan
Risk identification
Risk evaluation
Establishment of priorities for action
Risk control techniques
Risk management monitoring
The 5 Step Loop for operational, risk management
Situational awareness
Hazard assessment
Hazard control
Decision point
Evaluate
An infection control program should include the following components
Education and training requirements
Vaccination requirements
Documentation and recordkeeping requirements
Cleaning, decontamination and disinfection of personnel and equipment
Infection, control, and reporting protocols
Skin absorption rates increase 400% for every
5° rise in temperature
An investigation should provide the following information
General information
Employee characteristics (participant)
Environmental information
Apparatus/equipment information