HPM 10.6 Occupational Safety manual and 10.7 Injury and Illness Case Management manual Flashcards
The purpose of the Occupational Safety Manual is to provide direction to commanders to ensure a ___ and ___ work environment for all employees and to comply with existing safety and health regulatory authority.
Safe and healthy
The ___ Compliance Office is responsible for investigating all complaints alleging unsafe and/or unhealthy conditions in a work environment.
Cal/OSHA Chapter 1-3
Supervisors are responsible for ensuring that reported unsafe or unhealthy conditions are documented on the CHP ___.
113B
What does IIPP stand for?
Injury and illness Prevention Program (IIPP).
Uniformed employees will receive a minimum of ___ hour(s) per year of commentary driver training. The annual behind-the-wheel review of driving will be conducted by a supervisor.
1
Non uniformed employees who frequently drive on official business will receive between ___ minutes and ___ hour of commentary driving from a qualified supervisor.
30, 1
The most current print out from the DMV regarding an employee’s driver license shall be maintained in the employee’s field folder and updated ___
Annually
If the potential exists that PPE may have been damaged, even if no visible damage is sustained, the equipment shall not be reused. Motorcycle helmets and soft body armor shall be forwarded to ___.
Business Services Section
True or false? A Non disabling Injury or Illness is defined as:
a. Injury or illness which requires more than first aid may require more than one-time medical care, and the employee is able to return to work (full or limited duty) following the date of the injury or illness.
True
A CHP 121 shall be completed by the employee’s supervisor within ___ hours of notification of an alleged occupational injury or illness.
24
The employee shall review and sign the field injury file copy of the CHP 121 within ___ hours of reporting an injury or illness.
24
The commander or designee shall review and sign the CHP 121 within ___ days of notification of an injury or illness.
3 days
A ___, is an approval of limited duty assignment form.
CHP 443
CHP 600 (Right to Privacy Instructions relative to occupational injuries/illnesses and vehicle accident reports), and CHP 601 (Coping with your injury) shall be provided to the employee within ___ of notification of an injury or illness.
24 hours
SCIF (State Compensation Insurance Fund) 3301 shall be initiated by the supervisor and provided to the employee within ___ hours of notification of an alleged injury or illness other than record only or first aid.
24 hours
Commanders and ___ are responsible for maintaining ongoing communication with temporarily disabled employees and for arranging a return to full duty as soon as medically appropriate.
Supervisors
The Department is ___ responsible for the safety of its employees.
Legally and morally
Tue or false? To be effective, an occupational safety program needs employee participation to prevent or mitigate injuries, illnesses, and exposures, and reduce or eliminate accidents and loss or damage to departmental property.
True
Occupational Safety committees assist commands in administrating safety responsibilities, achieving compliance with safety requirements, and resolving local health and safety issues. Members of the committees represent all ___, as well as local management, within commands.
Collective bargaining units
___ provide direction to all personnel within commands in their efforts to achieve safe and healthy work environments by eliminating and/or preventing occupational injuries, illnesses, or exposures to hazardous substances.
Safety goals
Investigation and reporting of accidents involving vehicles being used on official state business is required by Highway Patrol Manual ___.
100.86, Risk Management Manual, Chapter 5
True or false? Every command shall implement and maintain a written Injury and illness Prevention Program (IIPP).
True
True or false? Uniformed supervisors are qualified to conduct commentary driver training and are qualified to train non uniformed supervisors to conduct commentary driver training.
True
True or false? An Occupational Illness is defined as: Any abnormal condition or disorder, other than one resulting from an occupational injury, caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment. This includes acute and chronic illnesses or diseases which may be caused by inhalation, absorption, ingestion, cumulative trauma, stress, or direct contact.
True
A Record-only injury or illness is defined as:
Non disabling injury or illness which does not require first aid or medical
A First-Aid Injury or Illness is defined as:
Minor non disabling injury or illness (splinter, scratch, cut, burn, etc.) which
involves one-time medical treatment
A Non disabling Injury or Illness is defined as:
Injury or illness which requires more than first aid and may require more than one-time medical care, and the employee is able to return to work (full or limited duty) following the date of the injury or illness.
True or false? A Disabling injury or illness is defined as: Injury or illness which results in an employee being unable to return to work following the date of the injury or illness.
True
True or false? A Serious injury or illness is defined as: A disabling injury or illness which does not require an overnight hospital care other than for observation, a lengthy disability status, or disability retirement.
False
Requires an overnight hospital care
True or false? Injury and illness claims should not be deemed questionable simply because they are not witnessed or are a result of cumulative trauma.
True
In regards to occupational injuries, supervisors, if practical, ___ accompany employees to their initial medical appointments and discuss work capability with the employee’s medical care providers.
Shall
True or false? Officer Jones reported to his sergeant that he pulled a muscle in his back when exiting a patrol car. He is in pain and can barely walk. Jones’ sergeant takes the officer to the hospital. As Jones goes in to be examined by the doctor, the sergeant follows Jones in and watches the examination. In no event shall supervisors attempt to be present when employees are being examined by medical care providers.
True
Supervisors ___ assist employees in receiving prompt and proper medical care if such care is believed necessary by either management or the employee.
Shall
True or false? If the employee refuses to sign the field injury file copy of the CHP 121, the supervisor shall type or print “refused to sign” in the employee’s signature block and document the refusal in the comments section.
True
Within ___ days of initial notification of, or any status change of, an employee injury, illness, or hazardous exposure, the supervisor shall record or update the incident on the employee’s CHP 442.
3
CHP 600 (Right to Privacy Instructions relative to occupational injuries/illnesses and vehicle accident reports), and CHP 601 (Coping with your injury) shall be provided to the employee within ___ of notification of an injury or illness.
24 hours
SCIF (State Compensation Insurance Fund) 3301 shall be initiated by the supervisor and provided to the employee within ___ hours of notification of an alleged injury or illness other than record only or first aid.
24 hours
Supervisors ___ notify the commander if it appears an employee is not making a good- faith effort toward prescribed medical rehabilitation.
Shall
Supervisors ___ notify the commander of any significant status change of an employee’s injury or illness.
Shall
The duration of the limited duty assignment shall be directed by the nature of the injury or illness and the needs of the Department on a case-by-case basis not to exceed ___ years.
2
If an employee refuses to perform medically approved limited duty, the ___ shall request through channels to the appropriate Commissioner to expeditiously render a departmental decision shall be documented on a memorandum to include pertinent information relevant to the injury or illness case and limited duty options offered.
Commander
Commanders and ___ are responsible for maintaining ongoing communication with temporarily disabled employees and for arranging a return to full duty as soon as medically appropriate.
Supervisors
1.) A Record Only Injury / Illness is ________ and __________ require first aid or medical treatment.
a. Disabling, does
b. Disabling, does not
c. Non-disabling, does
d. Non-disabling, does not
d. Non-disabling, does not
2.) An Aggravation of Injury or Illness has a(n) ______________ new incident of injury or illness.
a. Non identifable
b. identifiable
c. visible
d. industrial
b. identifiable
3.) When a uniformed employee is off duty as a result of a psychological reason all peace officer powers shall be ___________ as well as all __________________.
a. Limited, communications
b. Allowed, rights
c. Revoked, state issued firearms
d. Revoked, uniforms
c. Revoked, state issued firearms
4.) Supervisors shall conduct a _________________ review of the fact surrounding the injury or illness causing incident.
a. Rapid
b. Slow
c. Comprehensive
d. Timely
c. Comprehensive
5.) Employees shall return to full or limited duty ______________________.
a. As soon as medically appropriate.
b. When the employee has used all sick leave.
c. When is tired of staying at home.
d. When the employees spouse is sick of they at home
b. When the employee has used all sick leave.
6.) In the event of a death, serious injury or illness a Comm-Net message shall be made within _______ hours of occurrence to AC and DRU.
a. 24
b. 36
c. 48
d. 72
a. 24
7.) Cal-OSHA numbers are assigned by ________________________ .
a. Year, Month, Day
b. Day, Month, Year
c. Year, Command, incident number
d. Incident number, Command, Year
d. Incident number, Command, Year
8.) A CHP 121 shall be completed by a supervisor within ____ hours of notification of alleged injury / illness.
a. 24
b. 36
c. 48
d. 96
a. 24
9.) A CHP 600 (Right to privacy instructions relative to occupational injuries / illness and vehicle reports) shall be provided to the employee within _____ hours of notification of injury / illness.
a. 8
b. 10
c. 12
d. 24
d. 24
10) All prior predestination forms including the CHP 102 are ___________.
a. Only valid with a Doctor’s note
b. Only valid if sign prior to 2006
c. No longer valid
d. No longer invalid
c. No longer valid
