Safety Officer State Test Flashcards
When do you notify fire marshal office
24 Hours Hospital
Who is responsible for monitoring and assessing safety hazards and unsafe conditions
ISO Member of the Command Staff
Standard For Safety Officer
NFPA 1521
A key to preventing injuries is to monitor simultaneous activities in the first ________ Min of an incident
20
NFPA 1521 fives the ISO what?
Authority to stop unsafe acts
What is speed that smoke leaves a building
Velocity
What are two things that cause smoke pressure
Heat and Smoke Volume
What refers to smoke thickness
Density
Boiling liquid expanding vapor pressure
Failure of container
What is the phrase when a sudden advancement of woodland fires and increase in fire intensity due to winds, topography and prewarmed fuels
Blow Up
Standard for professional competence for responders to hazmat incidents
NFPA 472
ISO must rely on who to judge the effectiveness of the tech operation
ASO-RT (Air support Operations Rescue Team)
The legal phrase for the effort to act in a reasonable or prudent way given the circumstances
Due Diligence
OSHA 1910.146 permitted confined space operations defined as any space that (Three Things)
Large enough for one body to enter and perform work
Limited restricted means for entry or exit
Is not designed for continuous employee occupancy
OSHA 1910.120
HAZWOPER
Standard for Infection Control Program
NFPA 1581
Standard for Occupational medical program for FD
NFPA 1582
4 Components of risk management
Risk ID, Risk Evaluation, Risk Control, Risk Management Monitoring
Best way to ID risk in terms of safety and health is to review past statistics and ___________
National Stats
What results an helps determine priorities to which risk control measures can be applied
Frequency and Severity
How often should a fire station have a complete inspection in accordance with local and state codes
Annually
Standard on health related fitness programs
1583
The first consideration in response safety is the selection, training, and capabilities of the _____________
Driver operator
What standard requires certain operational issues to be included in mutual aid/auto aid agreements
NFPA 1710
Who should be within the IMS System
Accountability Officers
Who can fill role of accountability officers in smaller incidents
IC or ISO
When do you conduct PARs
30 mins
after primary search
and fire under control
Switch in strategy
collapse
explosion
flashover
missing firefighter
What are included in the procedures for HazMat
Safety and Initial Response
During a technical rescue FDs must operate with what/who in place?
Safety Officer and IMS
When Is it not a good time to criticize a crew
Post incident Analysis
Who must participate in a Post incident analysis
Everyone who participated in incident
PIA can provide a tool for what?
Future Training ( Show a need for changes and equipment )
At a min what should be complete and filed for each PIA
A written form
What do supervisors ensure that team members do
Stay together
Maintain Accountability
Seat Belts are Worn
Proper PPE
NFPA 1521 - _____ has responsibility for dept safety and health program but a _______ is a assigned to manage program.
Fire Chief / HSO
An ISO should
Assess operation from safe point and report to IC
Must be given authority to instantly stop unsafe acts
Relay assignments stop to IC
Internal data collections include what (5 things)
injury reports,
accident reports,
medical history,
drug free work place
LODD and exposure reports.
Not arrest records or credit reports.
If a safety officer doesn’t have tech rescue training, an ___________________who meets requirements can be used as well.
assistant safety officer
When transferring ISO duties use MEDIC:
a. Monitoring issues
b. Evaluations
c. Develop preventive measures
d. Interventions
e. Communications
PUVCE –Stands for what
Percussive Unconfined Vapor Cloud Explosion
Haddon Matrix - Process of analyzing injuries. One of the sub categories includes all except ____________
Voluntary
Ryan Act – Managing infection control programs
Sets forth requirements for employers to designate an infection control officer.
Types of building Construction
a. Type I - Fire Resistive
b. Type II – Noncombustible
c. Type III – Ordinary
d. Type IV – Heavy Timber
e. Type V – Wood Frame
Risk Chain can be identified after?
Analysis
Risk evaluation includes ________________
Severity and Frequency
Currently NIMS does not allow/require ISO to have?
Unilateral Authority to stop unsafe acts?
CFR 1910.146 refers to
permit required confined spaces.
Hand signals, message boards, and tag lines are used for
back up communications.
Ops and Suppression fall under NFPA?
1710
Which one does not pertain to ISO? 1500, 1581, 1582, or 1710?
1710
All of these can be predicted
a. High water
b. Road construction
c. Poor route visibility
Local experience includes historical incident data and data that can help project future risks. Except
Community questionnaires.
Ignition of smoke needs two things
a. Correct temp
b. Correct mixture
Two things that override HAZMAT risk issues are?
Liability and Risk Communication
HAZMAT concerns for the ISO are?
Injury and Exposure information
Equipment and apparatus damage or contamination
follow up contact person
Problems requiring immediate attention.
One issue with electric vehicle components is?
c. High voltage wires
Measure of potential force is measured in
a. Volt
Distraught onlookers can tend to jump in when the incident is changed to
Defensive
Transfer of risk is most similar to
Location
When two accountability systems are used, the ISO should be responsible for
Overall Scene
Answer to a question
ISO deal w strategic accountability
Driver training should include all except
U turn on busy throughoughfare
A senior person or Sup should ensure his crew is ready for the next incident by all except
All ppw completed
When crews are operating in an IDLH the ISO should notify the IC when
There’s no RIT established
If you see someone starting an IV w no gloves you should
Hand them a pair of gloves
The ISO should write a formal report after
Any close call
The ISO has the same authority as the __________ or IC to stop any unsafe acts
AHJ
Smoke is monitored for
Volume, Velocity, Density, and Color
BLEVE occurs when liquid boils and expands increasing pressure and ___________
Ruptures Tanks
A sudden advancement and increase in fire intensity?
Blow Up
The accident chain can best be determined after info is
Analyzed
To determine statistical data compare current frequency to
National Incidents
PAR should include confirmation of the
assignment
location
number of people in each assignment
What is the consideration of the IC during a technical rescue
Resources needed to mitigate
Annual Safety Report should include all except
Report of Each Incident
NIOSHFederal agency responsible for
conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injuries and illnesses
Environmental conditions at a HM incident include: Structural integrity, weather, smoke, _____________, and hazardous energy.
flame spread
ISO should give IC suggestions that could lessen risk factors when incident turns to _____________________
recovery and stabilization modes
During a HM incident the ISO should notify the IC when?
No RIT is established
A category A person should not participate in:
Training or operations
Risk management includes all except
Cost
________________communication preferred over radio
Face to face
ISO –
Overall Safety
Tech Level and reports to ISO, Branch Director, and Tech Specialist
ASO
Two Accountability Systems –
one for hazmat and one for support responders
ISO – should deal with strategic _________________
Accountability (Support)
should deal with tactical accountability
ASO (Tactical)
Simultaneous ignition of all materials
Flashover
NIMS doesn’t allow S.O. to
unilaterally stop unsafe acts.
Safety Officer doesn’t
fill fluid in an apparatus. `
What doesn’t take an apparatus OOS?
Slightly Worn Tires
NFPA recommendation for first step into a cab
18 “
To monitor the effectiveness of tactics being used, the ISO monitors
smoke conditions and building construction.
If conditions don’t improve, a______________ is needed
change in the IAP
Fire stations must have
private fire protection systems.
In the operation response to fires which NFPA isn’t relatable?
NFPA 1981
Safety Officer doesn’t price out
uniforms or equipment
Answer
ISO must be qualified for the incident
Identify egress routes by _________________
conducting walk arounds.
Safety Officer ensures___________________for communication
radio channels have been identified
NIOSH doesn’t assess
costs of deaths and injuries
ISO must have knowledge of
Fire behavior
building construction
tactics
Accident reports must be filled out by injured and ________________
immediate supervisor
Preplans include all but .
mutual aid or ventilation
Investigate injuries not to hone in on
any one individual.
_________________________is how one’s body reacts in response to exertion causing reduced oxygen levels.
Aerobic Exercises
Par Acronym
LUNAR
Where is a safety officer not needed
Extrications
What should a PIA Include
Successes and Lessons learned
Health and Safety Officer studies
Injuries
Severity has to do with all but
Locations
ISO are member of _____________________ and responsible for monitoring and assessing _____________ and _______
Command Staff / safety hazards and unsafe conditions
A sure sign of impeding auto ignition and flashover
Black fire
Wildland fires Type 1
National Large campaign w interstate federal resources
Wildland Fire Type 2
State side fire plans
Wildland fire Type 3
Regional - mutual aid, interface that exceed local resources
Three Time Intervals
Pre Event
event
Post Event
