Week 9

Question 1

What is an emergency?

Answer 1

an unexpected occurrence or set of circumstances demanding immediate action

Question 2

What are the two types of emergencies?

Answer 2

Naturally occurring: disease epidemics, weather conditions, etc.
Caused by humans: explosions, accidents, fires, chemical and oil spills, riots, terrorism, acts of workplace violence,

Question 3

What are the government response to an emergency?

Answer 3

first: Local emergency organizations: municipal emergency services, and emergency measures organizations (EMO)
Second: Each province and territory: emergency measures organization (EMO)
Third: The federal government and its agencies

Question 4

What are the two central aspects to emergency planning?

Answer 4

emergency preparedness, and response to emergency

Question 5

What are the emergency planning issues at the 3 stages?

Answer 5

Precontact stage:Assessing hazards and planning potential responses.
Contact stage:Evacuation, caring for the injured people, and ensuring emergency response.
Post-contact stage: Dealing with the emotional trauma of an emergency and issues regarding the orderly return to work.

Question 6

What are the necessary elements in managing emergencies?

Answer 6

emergency plan, evacuation plan, emergency manager, fire plan, medical attention plan

Question 7

What is an emergency manager?

Answer 7

a senior person (generally the plant manager) in charge of all emergency activities.

Question 8

What is a fire plan?

Answer 8

has same characteristics as the main emergency plan

Question 9

What causes fire?

Answer 9

heat, fuel, oxygen =chemical reaction

Question 10

What are the 4 stages to fire prevention and suppression?

Answer 10

1. incipient stage: a source of ignition and fuel come together
2. smoldering stage: fuel, oxygen and heat are present, causing the heat to rise
3. free-burning stage: flames first appear
4. uncontrolled fire stage: fire is out of control

Question 11

what is a structural design?

Answer 11

the construction of buildings meets relevant requirements, e.g., fire codes

Question 12

What are barriers?

Answer 12

walls and floors can delay or prevent the spread of fire

Question 13

what is detection and supression?

Answer 13

every building has a detection system that senses heat and smoke.

Question 14

What is storage?

Answer 14

combustible materials are rated and stored in separate or isolated areas

Question 15

What are the post contact efforts focus on?

Answer 15

helping individuals deal with the stresses of experiencing or witnessing an emergency situation
getting back to “normal” operations

Question 16

What is Critical incident stress debriefing (CISD)É

Answer 16

• Provide victims with an opportunity to discuss experiences and reactions to a traumatic event.
• Involve psychologists providing assistance immediately following a traumatic event.