HPM 10.6: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY Flashcards

1
Q

The Department is ___ and ___ responsible for the safety of its employees

A

legally and morally

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2
Q

Safe work ___ and safe work ___ are essential to the efficient functioning of the CHP

A

conditions /procedures

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3
Q

The ___ provides a framework for establishing and maintaining safe work practices and healthy conditions in the workplace

A

Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)

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4
Q

Defensive ___ ___ will be provided to departmental employees who are required to drive routinely on official business

A

driver training

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5
Q

Managers have the ___ and ___ to oversee the work efforts of supervisors to ensure attainment of the command’s safety goals and compliance with healthy and safe work practices

A

authority/responsibility

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6
Q

Managers are responsible for ensuring that all personnel under their supervision receive ___ and ___ training on health and safety issues pertaining to their jobs.

A

general/specific

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7
Q

___ are responsible for ensuring their subordinates receive appropriate health and safety training, monitoring employee job performance, and ensuring employees follow healthy and safe work practices

A

Supervisors

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8
Q

Commanders or their designees are responsible for ___ the incidence of employee accidents, injuries, exposures, and loss or damage to departmental property under their command as part of their management responsibilities.

A

minimizing

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9
Q

The ___ is the departmental arbitrator in interpreting rules, standards, policies, procedures, and definitions, relative to departmental safety programs.

A

DOSB

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10
Q

The DOSB may consider ___ ___ ___ to the safety of personnel or the protection of departmental assets from accidental loss.

A

any matter relevant

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11
Q

The DOSB should/shall make recommendations to the Office of the Commissioner on safety issues requiring departmental policy, intervention, or action and should/may recommend safety activities for implementation at the Division, Area, or section level, when such activities would normally be initiated at that level.

A

shall/may

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12
Q

The ___ is the occupational safety committee of Division operations and assists the Division chief in administering occupational safety responsibilities.

A

DOSC

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13
Q

The ___ shall monitor the safety activities of commands to ensure adequate review of accidents, injuries, illnesses, and exposures, and proper application of safety principles and motivational factors

A

DOSC

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14
Q

___ and supervisors are the primary safety instructors for this Department.

A

Managers

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15
Q

The ___ ___ of their respective units shall be an element in the annual performance appraisal of managers and supervisors

A

safety performance

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16
Q

While the goal of the Department’s occupational safety program is ___ preventable deaths, injuries, illnesses, and vehicle crashes, Occupational Safety Goal (Goal) numbers have been developed to provide Divisions/Executive Offices with a realistic projection based upon previous trends.

A

zero

17
Q

When a crash, injury, illness, or hazardous exposure is determined to have been preventable, the ___shall personally conduct an interview with the employee to ensure an understanding of the causative factors

A

commander

18
Q

___ ___ shall be taken when an employee does not follow safe or healthy work practices

A

Corrective action

19
Q

___ are responsible for ensuring departmental facilities and equipment are free from hazards and unsafe conditions

A

Commanders

20
Q

Legally, each manager/supervisor is held ___ for ensuring that employees receive instruction on the proper use of safety equipment.

A

accountable

21
Q

The ___ was adopted in order to bring the Department into compliance with legal requirements. As such, the Department’s existing occupational safety policy remains in effect and is simply restated or retitled in the IIPP document

A

IIPP

22
Q

The ___ is neither a manual nor a guide. It is a stand-alone document, similar to the Emergency Action Plan (EAP).

A

IIPP