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Chapter 8- Safety and Risk Management Flashcards

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What is Risk Management? (p. 224)

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the process of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the resources and activities of an organization in order to minimize detrimental effects on that organization.

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What does performing risk management include? (5) (p. 224)

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  1. identifying and analyzing risk exposures
  2. formulating risk management solutions
  3. selecting risk management solutions
  4. implementing risk management solutions
  5. monitoring sirk management solutions
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Where does a fire officer’s role in risk management encompass? (3) (p.224)

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  1. in the community
  2. within the FD
  3. during emergency operations operations
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What are the types of methods of of managing risks? (3) (p. 225)

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  1. administrative
  2. engineering
  3. personnel protection
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What are examples of types of methods of administrative controls of risk management? (p.225)

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  • guidelines, policies and procedures to limit losses. (ex. maintaining brush control ordinance)
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What are examples of types of methods of engineering controls of risk management? (p.225)

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  • using built-in systems that remove/ limit hazards (ex. sprinkler systems)
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What are examples of types of methods of personnel protection controls of risk management? (p.225)

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  • equipment, clothing, devices to protect occupant (smoke hood)
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What are Fire Principal Risk Mangement Steps? (5) (p. 225)

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  1. Step 1- Identify Risk Exposure (ex. NFPA FF death/ injury report, OHSA for comparison)
  2. Step 2- Evaluate Risk Exposure-
  3. Step 3- Rank and Prioritize Risks (focus on high frequency events)
  4. Step 4- Determine and Implement Risk Management Control Actions- (administrative, engineering, personnel protection)
  5. Step 5- Evaluate and revise Risk Control Actions
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What is Everyone Goes Home? (p.226)

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program developed by NFFF to prevent line-of-duty deaths and injuries

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What is goal of NFFF? (3) (p.227)

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  1. raise awareness of life safety issues
  2. improve safety practices
  3. allow everyone to return home at end of shift
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What is National Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System? (p.227)

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web- based system to report near misses, developed by IAFC in 2005

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What is goal of FF Near Miss Repoting System? (p..227)

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provides means for FF to identigy trends and share information with other FF in confidential and nonpunitive way.

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What accounts for largest share of on-duty FF deaths?

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sudden cadiac deaths

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What NFPA standard provides structure and resources to help the fire officer develop a health- related fitness program? (p.227)

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NFPA 1583, Standard on Health- Related Fitness Programs for FD Members

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What are recommendations of NFFF that support FF health maintenance? (3) (p. 228)

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  1. regular medical check-ups
  2. regular exercise
  3. eat healthy
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What is considered the leading cause of death among FF? (pp. 229)

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cancer

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What are steps that can be taken to reduce FF cancer? (11) (p. 229)

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  1. full PPE, SCBA during salvage and overhaul
  2. 2nd hood for all personnel
  3. gross deconamination with soap, water, brush started immediately after exit of IDLH
  4. wipes used ot clean head, neck, jaw, throat, underarms and hands
  5. change and wash clothes ASAP
  6. “shower within the Hour”
  7. prohibit PPE from living quarters
  8. clean SCBA, interior cab area of apparatus regularly
  9. annual physical necessary
  10. ban tobacco products
  11. exposure reports
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What is the primary noncardiac cause of death during suppression operations? (p.230)

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internal trauma/ crushing followed by asphyxia and burns.

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WHat are ways to reduce deaths from fire suppression operations? (3) (p.230)

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  1. maintain crew integrity (FF acountability, physical, verbal contact)
  2. air management (size of SCBA cylinder, low air warnings)
  3. teams and tools (min.2 FF work team, radio, PPE, SCBA, PASS, TIC
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What is NFPA standard 1521? (p.233)

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Standard for FD Safety Officer Professional Qualifications

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What does a SO do? (p.233)

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designated individual at emergency scene who performs NFPA 1521 duties, part of IC saff, directly reports to IC.

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What is primary responsibility of ISO? (p.233)

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  1. identify hazardous situations and dangerous conditions

2. recommend appropriate safety measures

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WHat are typical SO tasks? ( (p.234)

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  1. ensure safety zones established and communicated
  2. RIT / PAR available
  3. evaluate traffic concerns, apparatus placement
  4. mointor radio comms. for clarity, completeness
  5. immediately report injuries to IC; medical care is provided
  6. rehab and CISM is available
  7. ensure safety briefing available
  8. need for assistant ISO becasue of size, complexity of incident
  9. monitor fire conditions, entry/ egress of FF interior ops
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What are tasks of Infection Control Program, NFPA1581? (6) (p.238)

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  1. written policy of identifying and limiting exposures
  2. written risk mangement plan to identify risks and control measures
  3. annual training and education in infection control
  4. designated infoection control officer
  5. access to immunizations for employees
  6. instructions for handling exposure incidents
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What is minimum information required for documenting an infectious disease exposure?(5) (p.239)

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  1. description of how exposure occurred
  2. mode of transmission
  3. entry point
  4. use of PPE
  5. medical follow-up and treatment
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What are the phases of an accident investigation? (3) ( p.239)

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  1. identification and collection of physical evidence
  2. interviews with witnesses
  3. written documentation (at end of investigation)

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