Unit 4 - Safety Responsibilities Flashcards
The safety of everyone on the scene of an emergency incident is the ultimate responsibility of who?
The IC
The safety of [whom] is the ultimate responsibility of the Incident Commander (IC).
everyone on the scene of an emergency incident
Who is the first ISO at an incident?
The IC
In what incidents, the IC’s focus is on strategic issues, comprehensive strategic planning, the assignments of objectives, and the maintenance of action plans that span all aspects of incident management
Large or complex
In a large or complex incident, the IC’s focus is on what four things?
- Strategic issues
- Comprehensive strategic planning
- Assignments of objectives
- Maintenance of action plans that span all aspects of incident management
Who has overall responsibility for the safety of responders working at an emergency scene?
The IC
Who assists the IC and acts as the IC’s eyes and ears on matters related to safety?
The ISO
According to what NFPA, every fire department, regardless of size, must have an individual assigned to the duties of HSO?
NFPA 1500
Who is responsible for developing, coordinating, and managing the Occupational Safety and Health Program for the department?
HSO
The HSO is responsible for developing, coordinating, and managing [what] for the department?
the Occupational Safety and Health Program
Who’s work is generally pre-emergency or nonemergency in nature?
HSO
Who’s work is performed at the incident?
ISO
What can be reduced through the use of an effective ICS, the incorporation of risk management, and the use of the HSO and ISO?
public and responder fatalities and injuries
What can reduce public and responder fatalities and injuries as Operations becomes both more effective and more efficient?
- Use of an effective ICS
- Incorporation of risk management
- use of the HSO and ISO
The ISO’s responsibilities are laid out in the ICS and they are also covered by many of the requirements found in what two NFPA’s?
- NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program
- NFPA 1521, Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer
What are the three accepted priorities that the IC evaluates under the National Incident Management System (NIMS)/ICS?
- Saving lives
- Bringing stability to the incident
- Conserving property and the environment
Who has the direct responsibility for life safety?
The ISO
What two NFPA’s define the ISO as an individual who is either appointed to respond to or assigned at an incident scene by the IC to perform the duties and responsibilities specified in these standards?
NFPA 1500 and NFPA 1521
What ICS form guides a Safety Officer to look for areas where there may be hazards, identify and report the risk or hazard by area, and recommend mitigations, such as a change in strategies or tactics or the use of different personal protective equipment (PPE)?
ICS Form 215A
According to what NFPA does every fire department, regardless of size, must have an individual assigned to the duties of HSO?
NFPA 1500
Who is responsible for developing, coordinating, and managing the Occupational Safety and Health Program for the department?
The HSO
Who’s the work is generally pre-emergency or nonemergency in nature, for the most part?
The HSO
Who’s work is performed at the incident?
The ISO
What is the most hazardous area of operation?
The incident scene
