Safety officer Flashcards
Definition of a safety officer
Manager or administrator of the fire department OSHA program
Safety officers what years originate and what were they called
Late 1800s to early 1900s
Walls watchers
Health and safety officer duties and how assigned
Manager of the fire departments safety and health program
Signed and authorized by Fire Chief
What is a incident safety officer
Command roll defined by nims
Incident safety officer five steps risk management
Identification Evaluation Prioritization Control Monitor
Primary function of incident safety officer
Hazard identification
Incident safety officer two factors and hazard evaluation
Frequency
Severity
Incident safety officer Prioritization of risk how many hazard matrix classes
Three classes
Incident safety officer three methods of hazard control
Avoidance
Transfer
Adaptation/mitigation
The incident safety officer owes the incident command three things
Read the building smoke firefighters
Incident safety officer three factors that kind affect cell chemistry of firefighters
Thermal stress
Hydration
Fuel replacement
For examples of zones a safety incident officer could use
IDLH
No entry
Collapse
Support
Critical rule in a IDLH zone
Accountability system
Who is allowed in a support zone
Responders
Media with approval
Wildland flame less than 4 feet
Attack directly hand Lions and tools
