Unit 2: Risk Analysis

Question 1

Risk Analysis Data

Answer 1

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)

Question 2

US Fire Administration (USFA)

Answer 2

Official data repository

One year behind current year

Impacts funding(AFG grant, SAFER) and prevention

Question 3

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Answer 3

Works with USFA

Death and injury data

Provides analysis of data

Question 4

Center for Disease Control/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Answer 4

Performs all LODD firefighter fatality investigations

Provides in depth analysis/causes

Recommends corrective actions/ describes safety implications

Question 5

International Association of Firefighters

Answer 5

Represents add organized labor

International data is included

Advocates/actively participates in fatality reviews/data

Question 6

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Answer 6

Advocacy for LODD benefits/ families

Training for risk avoidance

Reviews data and collaborates with public safety officers

Question 7

5 Steps of Risk Management

Answer 7

1. Risk identification
2. Risk evaluation
3. Risk control techniques (Prioritization of risks and threats)
4. Risk management monitoring
5. Program review and evaluation

Outlined in NFPA 1500

1. IDENTIFY potential risks or threats.
2. EVALUATION risk or threat and consequenses to the public, property, environment, and responders.
3. PRIORITIZATION of the threats and risks
4. DEVELOPMENT and IMPLEMENTATION of control measures.
5. MONITORING effectiveness of control measures

Question 8

Risk Management Steps: Risk Identification

Answer 8

What might go wrong?

Primary role of ISO

Ongoing observation

Responsibility of all responders

Question 9

Risk Management Steps: Risk Evaluation

Answer 9

Frequency: likelihood of occurrence

Severity: How bad is the risk?

Question 10

Prioritizing Risk

Answer 10

Is there a high probability of risk?

Could there be serious injury or death?

What are other consequences?

ISO makes determination with IC

Question 11

Risk Management Steps: Risk Control Techniques

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Risk Management Steps: Monitoring Control Measures

Answer 12

Evaluate to measure effectiveness

Reduce risk to lower frequency

Reduce consequences to lower risk

Question 13

Risk Management Steps: Program Review and Evaluation

Answer 13

Periodic evaluations should be made to determine the effectiveness of plan and ID modifications that should be made

Question 14

Hazard

Answer 14

Condition, material or situation that has a potential to harm personnel

Question 15

Risk

Answer 15

Likelihood that a hazard will cause harm to personnel based or proximity, tactics, or protective measures being employed

Question 16

Risk-Benefit Analysis

Answer 16

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

Question 17

When is there no acceptable level of risk?

Answer 17

When there’s no potential to save lives or property

Question 18

3 Primary Means of Reducing Risk

Answer 18

1. Administrative controls
2. Engineering controls
3. Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Question 19

Means of Reducing Risk: Administrative Controls

Answer 19

Controls that provide avoidance of the hazard or risk during ops involving hazards

(Safety zones, crew rotation, and rehabilitative efforts)

Question 20

Means of Reducing Risk: Engineering Controls

Answer 20

Controls directly related to removing hazards from operational area

Ex: ventilation, control of energy sources (electricity), lockout ragout procedures

Question 21

Means of Reducing Risk: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Answer 21

Used to provide protection from hazards that can’t be mitigated during operations

Question 22

Golden Rule

Answer 22

Risk a lot to save a lot, risk a little to save a little

Question 23

ICS Form 215A, Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis

Answer 23

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

Question 24

When is ICS Form 215A, Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis Typical Prepared

Answer 24

During incident action planning cycle

When Operations Section Chief is prepared for tactics meeting, ISO collabs with OSC to complete form

Question 25

ICS Form 208, Safety Message/Plan

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Answer 26

Part of the department of labor and is tasked with creating and enforcement of workplace laws

Created in 1970, by the Williams-Steiger Act