FMF 102 Safety Fundamentals

Question 1

Discuss the term RM

Answer 1

A decision making tool used by people at all levels to increase our ability to make informed decisions and minimize risks to acceptable levels.

Question 2

RM enhances readiness by:

Answer 2

-Enhancing tasks or mission accomplishment.

-Minimizing risk to acceptable levels.

-Enhancing decision-making skills on a systemic, reasoned, and repeatable process.

-Providing a systemic structure to perform risk assessments.

-Providing improved confidence for individuals to make informs risk decisions.

-Preserving personnel and material by avoiding unnecessary risk.

-Providing an adaptive process for the continuous feedback through planning, prep, and execution phases of any evolution.

-Identifying feasible and effective control measures, particularly where specific standards do not exist.

Question 3

RM does not…

Answer 3

-Inhibit flexibility, initiative, or accountability.

-Remove risk altogether.

-Remove the need for practice, drill, rehearsals, tactics, techniques, and procedures.

-Sanctions or justify violating orders or the law.

Question 4

Four principles of RM

Answer 4

Accept risk when benefits outweigh the cost.

Accept no unnecessary risk.

Anticipate and manage risk by planning.

Make risk decisions at the right level.

Question 5

3 Levels of RM

Answer 5

In-depth: time for planning is not an issue

Deliberate: Ample time to apply the RM process.

Time Critical: Little or no time to make a plan

Question 6

5 step process of RM

Answer 6

1. Identifying hazards
2. Assessing hazards
3. Making risk decisions
4. Implementing controls
5. Supervising

Question 7

PPE: Head

Answer 7

P.I.E.: Penetration, Impact, Electric shock

Question 8

Hearing PPE

Answer 8

Noise levels greater than 84 dBA (8 hour TWA) sound level, 140 dB peak.

Double protection when noise level exceeds 104 dBA (8 hour TWA).

Question 9

Hazardous Material

Answer 9

Any material that, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical or chemical characteristics, may pose a substantial hazard to human health or the enviornment when incorrectly used, purposefully released, or accidentally spilled.

Question 10

Hazardous Waste

Answer 10

Any discarded material (Liquid, solid, gas) which meets the definition of HM and or is designated as a hazardous waste by the EPA or State authority.

Question 11

MSDSs’

Answer 11

Technical bulletins containing information about materials.