Safety Officer Flashcards
Creating a safe operational environment is dependent on what 3 components?
Procedures, Equipment and Personnel
How is a formal process defined?
In written form; IE SOP, SOG or Directives
What makes a well written SOP?
If FF follow it
Qualities of a good SOP
Simple language, Clear direction, tested technique, easy interpretatinon, applicability to many scenarios and specificity only in relation to critical points
Training
is the process of learning and applying knowledge and skills. IE how to do something
Education
Process of developing one’s analytical ability using principles, concepts and values. IE why you do something
5 steps of classic risk management
- Hazard ID
- Hazard Evaluation
- Hazard Prioritization
- Hazard Control
- Hazard monitoring
Preferred order of hazard control strategies for fire service:
elimination, reduction, adaptation, transfer and avoidance
Regulation
typically outlines details and procedures that have the force of law issued by an executive government authority. IE OHSA CFR
Code
A work of law established or adopted by a rule making authority. IE Fire code
Standard
Can apply to any set of rules, procedures or professional measurements that are established by an authority. To have the effect of law, a standard must be adopted by an authority with legal responsibility.
Guide
Publication that offers procedures, directions, or standards of care as a reasonable means to address a condition or situation.
Incidents to have automatic ISO response
Structure fire, Wildland-Urban interface fire, Specialty team incidents, Target hazard incidents, Aircraft incidents and weather extremes
Dr Gasaway’s 3 levels of situational awareness
- Capturing current cues and clues
- Comprehending the situation
- Predicting the future
How to tell difference in PV panels vs Solar thermal systems?
Piping connected to them. PV has electrical conduit and Solar has liquid piping
Bright orange conduit in electrical vehicles
Indicate high voltage power
Bright Blue Conduit in electrical vehicles
Indicate medium voltage power
CNG decal
blue diamond with “CNG”
LPG decal
Black diamond with “propane” or “LPG”
What do high, fast moving clouds indicate?
Coming change, especially if clouds are moving in different direction than surface wind
Lenticular clouds
Indicate high winds that may produce strong downslope winds if they surface
Rule of thumb to calculate lightning distance
Divide time between lightning flash and thunder by 5. This is distance in miles
First action or priority when dealing with hazardous energy
Hazard awareness- communicate presence of danger to FF
Second priority when dealing with hazardous energy
Zoning to help achieve hazard avoidance
Work Hardening
Efforts to improve individual’s strength, flexibility, and aerobics to help prevent overexertion at incidents
3 stressors that influence overexertion are related to :
- environment
- human physiology
- quality of rehab efforts
Ergonomic abatement strategies
- Awareness
- Accommodation
- Acclimation
Prevention of thermal stress injuries can be accomplished through:
- Accommodation
- Rotation
- Hydration
How much water should FF drink during a work period?
1 quart of water an hour, best delivered in 4 to 8 oz increments evert 15-20 minutes
5 Components of Rehab
- Rest
- Energy Nutrition
- Hydration
- Accommodation for weather
- BLS observation and care
Most important vital sign to stabilize in Rehab
Core Temp
Break lengths for self-rehab
1st break is 10 minutes, subsequent breaks are 20 minutes
Safety Trigger
The option or approach that an ISO uses to help remind FF to be situationally aware and to perform in a safe and predicable manner.
Types of safety trigger
Being visible, setting an example, soft intervention and firm intervention.
What is the most important portion of monitoring communications?
Evaluating what is said, how it is said and the acknowledgement
First order of business once assigned ISO function
Confirm the IAP with the IC
Information to be given when ISO position is transferred
Monitoring Issues
Evaluations
Developed preventive measures
Interventions
Communications
Principle hazards at a structure fire
Hostile fire events, building geometry, collapse potential, and hazardous energy
Action Model
A template that outlines a mental or physical process that considers inputs that lead to an output or outcomes
Primary hazard in most wildland environments usually is associated with:
- Rapid fire spread
- Physical exertion
- Traffic issues
- Hazardous energy
The assignment of a SO is a requirement for which technical rescue events?
Confined space, trench and hazmat
