Unit 2: Risk Analysis Flashcards
Risk Analysis Data
Ten year fire data of line of duty deaths
Provided by US Fire Administration (USFA) and NFPA
Multiple sources of data: USFA, NFPA, CDC, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), IAFF, and National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF)
US Fire Administration (USFA)
Official data repository
One year behind current year
Impacts funding(AFG grant, SAFER) and prevention
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Works with USFA
Death and injury data
Provides analysis of data
Center for Disease Control/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Performs all LODD firefighter fatality investigations
Provides in depth analysis/causes
Recommends corrective actions/ describes safety implications
International Association of Firefighters
Represents add organized labor
International data is included
Advocates/actively participates in fatality reviews/data
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Advocacy for LODD benefits/ families
Training for risk avoidance
Reviews data and collaborates with public safety officers
5 Steps of Risk Management
- Risk identification
- Risk evaluation
- Risk control techniques (Prioritization of risks and threats)
- Risk management monitoring
- Program review and evaluation
Outlined in NFPA 1500
- IDENTIFY potential risks or threats.
- EVALUATION risk or threat and consequenses to the public, property, environment, and responders.
- PRIORITIZATION of the threats and risks
- DEVELOPMENT and IMPLEMENTATION of control measures.
- MONITORING effectiveness of control measures
Risk Management Steps: Risk Identification
What might go wrong?
Primary role of ISO
Ongoing observation
Responsibility of all responders
Risk Management Steps: Risk Evaluation
Frequency: likelihood of occurrence
Severity: How bad is the risk?
Prioritizing Risk
Is there a high probability of risk?
Could there be serious injury or death?
What are other consequences?
ISO makes determination with IC
Risk Management Steps: Risk Control Techniques
Solutions for elimination or mitigation of potential problems
Implantation of best solution
Eliminate or avoid the activity
Reduce or control the risk
Develop, adopt and enforce safety programs and SOPs
Provide training
Risk Management Steps: Monitoring Control Measures
Evaluate to measure effectiveness
Reduce risk to lower frequency
Reduce consequences to lower risk
Risk Management Steps: Program Review and Evaluation
Periodic evaluations should be made to determine the effectiveness of plan and ID modifications that should be made
Hazard
Condition, material or situation that has a potential to harm personnel
Risk
Likelihood that a hazard will cause harm to personnel based or proximity, tactics, or protective measures being employed
Risk-Benefit Analysis
The value of taking action vs taking no action to avoid risk
There’s a basic level of risk which must be measured and controlled
Potential for consequences from a risk strategy implementation
When is there no acceptable level of risk?
When there’s no potential to save lives or property
3 Primary Means of Reducing Risk
- Administrative controls
- Engineering controls
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Means of Reducing Risk: Administrative Controls
Controls that provide avoidance of the hazard or risk during ops involving hazards
(Safety zones, crew rotation, and rehabilitative efforts)
Means of Reducing Risk: Engineering Controls
Controls directly related to removing hazards from operational area
Ex: ventilation, control of energy sources (electricity), lockout ragout procedures
Means of Reducing Risk: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Used to provide protection from hazards that can’t be mitigated during operations
Golden Rule
Risk a lot to save a lot, risk a little to save a little
ICS Form 215A, Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis
Purpose is to aid ISO in completing an operational risk assessment to prioritize hazards, safety and health issues, and to develop appropriate controls
When risk and hazards are involved: mitigation’s or controls should be made to safeguard responders and personnel should be briefed on hazards, mitigation’s and related measures
Closely link to Form 215, Operational Planning Worksheet
When is ICS Form 215A, Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis Typical Prepared
During incident action planning cycle
When Operations Section Chief is prepared for tactics meeting, ISO collabs with OSC to complete form
ICS Form 208, Safety Message/Plan
Optional form that may be included and completed by the Safety Officer for the Incident Action Plan (IAP)
Will be reproduced with IAP and given to all recipients as part of IAP
All completed origins form must be given to documentation unit
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Part of the department of labor and is tasked with creating and enforcement of workplace laws
Created in 1970, by the Williams-Steiger Act
