Health/Fitness/Wellness Flashcards
Health/Fitness/Wellness - Overview
What guideline does the fire department follow?
NFPA guidelines to provide a safe and productive environment to become a fire fighter
Health/Fitness/Wellness - Reporting Health Conditions
List the examples of physical or mental health conditions that may affect the employees ability to complete any aspect of his/her job duty.
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— Becoming ill while on duty
— using prescription medication
— Communicable disease exposure
Health/Fitness/Wellness - Accident and Injury Reporting and Investigation
When will a return to work drug test be initiated?
When an employee has not worked in more than 30 consecutive calendar days
Health/Fitness/Wellness - Accident and Injury Reporting and Investigation - MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
Who will employees comply with?
- MCESD6
- Texas workers compensation
Health/Fitness/Wellness - Accident and Injury Reporting and Investigation - MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
When will an injured employee notify their supervisor?
Immediately
Health/Fitness/Wellness - Accident and Injury Reporting and Investigation - MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
Who will assist the injured employee in completing the first report of injury and contacting human resources and completion of station injury packet?
The members supervisor
Health/Fitness/Wellness - Accident and Injury Reporting and Investigation -
MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
What will the INJURY REPORT FORM contain?
6 things
- Date
- Time
- Location
- Nature of Injury
- Description of how the injury occurred
- Any witness statements
Health/Fitness/Wellness - Accident and Injury Reporting and Investigation -
MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
What is the departments Worker’s Compensation Insurance Company and the Policy Number?
Texas Mutual
0002068311
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MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
Who notifies the command staff of an injured member being transported?
The on duty BC
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MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
Immediately upon return to the station/office, the injured employees supervisor will prepare a?
Report in the record management software and type in notes with copy sent to the assistant fire chief.
Health/Fitness/Wellness - Accident and Injury Reporting and Investigation -
MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
What will the INJURY REPORT PACKAGE contain?
5 things
— Cover memo from the supervisor
— Memos from all witnesses to the accident
— Memo from the injured employee
— Any other documents, diagrams, or photographs documenting the occurrence
— Accident report form, if applicable
Health/Fitness/Wellness - Accident and Injury Reporting and Investigation - MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
Who will document the nature of the incident and were?
The BC in the electronic BC Pass-on
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MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
In the event of an employee death or serious injury who gets notified?
on duty battalion chief
assistant fire chief
Fire chief
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MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
In addition regarding employee death or serious injury who else should be notified?
 On duty police supervisor and fire marshal to investigate and document the accident. Consider request a PIO to respond
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MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
In the event of an accident resulting in an injury occurring out of town during a department event who should be notified in a timely manner
On duty BC
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MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
When are employee is released to full duty what form is provided and to who?
TWC- Form DWC073
Human Resources
Health/Fitness/Wellness - Accident and Injury Reporting and Investigation -
MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
When human resources received a return to duty form who will human resources notify?
The AFC and appropriate supervisors
Health/Fitness/Wellness - Accident and Injury Reporting and Investigation -
MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
Who holds the discretion and grants transitional duty assignments?
The AFC
Health/Fitness/Wellness - Accident and Injury Reporting and Investigation -
MCESD6 Personnel Injuries
What is the timeframe that a re-orientation program will be initiated?
180 days or longer
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Injury to a NON-Employee or Damage to Non-District Owned Property
In the event of an injury or accident to a citizen involving fire district equipment, property, which personnel responds to the scene?
The on-duty battalion chief will respond the scene immediately
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Injury to a NON-Employee or Damage to Non-District Owned Property
What dictates the assistant fire chief being notified?
If the civilian or property incurs an injury or damage that is not classified as a minor, superficial incident
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Injury to a NON-Employee or Damage to Non-District Owned Property
How long does a battalion chief have to provide a written report to the assistant fire chief
24 hrs