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Body of law established either by legislative or administrative agencies with rule-making authority
Code
Authoritative rule dealing with details of procedures or a rule or order having the force of law, issued by an executive authority of government
Regulations
Any rule, principle, or measure established by authority
Standard
Instrument that provides direction but does not have the force of the law
Guide
Results from legal precedent or a judicial decision
Case Law
Organization, office, or individual responsible for approving equipment, an installation or a procedure
Authority having jurisdiction
Title 29 CFR 1910 contains requirements for...... ?
Respiratory Protection
NFPA Standard on FD Occupational Safety and Health program
NFPA 1500
NFPA 1521
NFPA Standard for FD Safety Officer
The FD health and safety officer has a second distinct and vital role as the __?__
Incident Safety Officer
The health and safety officer is responsible for?
A) Accident Investigation
B) Assisting in design of apparatus
C) Records keeping and data collection
The Incident safety officer is responsible for?
A) Monitoring fireground conditions
B) Establishing rehab units
C) Ensuring that the risk management plan is followed
Who is responsible for creating and maintaining a spirit of teamwork and cooperation?
the Health and Safety officer
Where are federal OSHA regulations applicable over local government entities?
Only in those states and territories that do have OSHA approved state plans
Who has the ultimate responsibility for implementing a FD's occupational safety and health program?
Fire Chief
What establishes goals and objectives to identify and control hazards associated with the operations of the FD?
Risk Management Plan
According to NFPA 1500, regularly scheduled meetings of the FD's health and safety committee must be held every ....?
Six Months
What qualifications must a health and safety officer have?
A jurisdiction may fill this position with a qualified civilian
NFPA 1581
NFPA standard on FD Infection Control Program
From whom do the health and safety officer and the incident safety officer recieve their authority?
Fire Chief
The health and safety officer has the authority to __?__
Cause the immediate correction of situations that create imminent danger to personnel
When the incident safety officer identifies a hazard that does not pose an imminent danger, he/she should?
Take appropriate action through the incident commander
Referred to by OSHA as "incidence rate"
Frequency
The incident's degree of seriousness?
Severity
The adoption of effective control measures?
Risk Reducation
Centralized group within a FD that functions as a clearinghouse for safety and health issues
Occupational Safety and Health committee
A risk management plan....
1) Serves as documentation that risks have been identified and evaluated
2) Documents that a control plan has been implemented and followed
3) Has a positive impact on the department's finances
How often should the risk management plan be evaluated?
Annually
What should the incident safety take into consideration?
the worst possible conditions or potential events
The health and safety officer should evaluate risks from the standpoints of both.....
Frequency and Severity
Which risks are at the top of the "action-required" list?
High severity, medium frequency
The two primary ways of transferring risk are?
1) Physically transferring the risk
2) Buying insurance
A mandatory respiratory protection program is an example of?
A control measure
Which step in the risk management process ensures that the system is dynamic and facilitates periodic reviews of the entire program?
Risk Monitoring
The System Safety Program includes?
1) Equipment design modifications review
2) Procurement
3) Environmental protection
What document establishes the infrastructure for the development and establishment of the department's occupational safety and health programs?
Written occupational safety and health policy
To be effective, a written safety and health policy must be?
1) Communicated to all members of the department
2) Reviewed periodically
3) Applied fairly
The catalyst who initiates proven safety programs is?
The health and safety officer
The Occupational safety and health committee's objectives include?
1) Conduct research
2) Develop and recommend solutions to resolve conflict
3) Serve in an advisory capacity to the chief
The Occupational safety and health committee should hold regularly scheduled meetings at least __?__
Semiannually
The key for success of the organization's safety and health committee is?
Time management
The health and safety officer should recommend?
Corrective procedures for preventing similar incidents in the future
The annual safety and health report provides?
A comparison between the department's records and national fire and industry safety and health
The health and safety officer is responsible for ensuring that apparatus and equipment comply with all __?__ regulations.
OSHA
Who is responsible for determining the criteria for replacing personal protective clothing and equipment?
Health and safety officer
The health and safety officer is responsible for ensuring that all FD facilities are in compliance with building, safety and health codes based on?
NFPA 1500
The health and safety officer is responsible for administering a health maintenance program that must include?
1) Medical Surveillance
2) Rehabilitation
3) Nutrition
The health and safety officer's responsibilities as an internal liasion include?
Assisting line personnel in identifying potential hazards
The health and safety officer's responsibilities as an external liasion include?
Working with safety specialists in the private sector
The infection control officer must ensure that the department meets the requirements of?
NFPA 1581 and OSHA Title 29 CFR 1910.1030
The health and safety officer should conduct __?__ to identify, analyze, and correct any problems or deficiencies discovered during an incident
A postincident analysis
In order to address workplace violence, the HSO should?
1) Monitor department personnel morale
2) Train supervisors in appropriate stress intervention techniques
3) Recommend appropriate employee assistance program
The incident safety officer is responsible for?
establishing collapse zones
When an injury, illness, or fatality occurs on the scene, the incident safety officer shall immediately notify the __?__
Incident commander and health and safety officer
During fire suppression operations, the incident safety officer is responsible for?
1) Advising the IC of potential building collapse
2) Monitoring means of entry and exit from the structure
3) Ensuring that a rapid intervention crew is available
If an incident involves mass casualties, who is responsible for implementing the critical incident stress management program?
Incident Safety Officer
The incident safety officer's responsibilities regarding hazardous materials incidents include?
A) Attending both tactical and strategic pre-incident planning sessions
B) Meeting the requirements of NFPA 472
C) Ensuring Rehab is provided
Health and Safety officer responsibility list...
1) Investigate Accidents
2) Assist in acceptance testing
3) Ensure compliance with codes regarding facility safety
4) Comply w/health maintenance requirements
5) Develop a critical incident stress management program
6) Address workplace violence
Maximum amount of force that a muscle can generate
Strength
Ability to exert strength quickly
Power
Ability to perform an activity repeatedly
Endurance
Relationship of lean to fat tissues in the body
Body Composition
Reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employee's duties
Occupational Exposure
What proportion of the American adult public is overweight and prone to heart disease, high BP, stroke, and cancer related to improper diets?
54%
Fire service concern for the health of FFs was initially directed at protecting them from?
Fireground Hazards
Major disadvantage of the Royal Canadian Air Force plan 5BX for men?
Required only 12 minutes
Developing a physical fitness program should be the responsibility of the?
Physical Fitness Committee
Who provides the professional knowledge needed to analyze tasks in terms of physical exertion?
Exercise physiologist
The correct order of steps in performing a task analysis is?
1) List basic services
2) Determine tools needed
3) Determine physical tasks required
4) Categorize activities
What is a true statement about the CPAT?
It is a pass/fail test
Which agency provides guidelines for establishing validated employment standards?
EEOC
Validated preemployment physical ability evolution....
Step Mill
Who establishes the standards for annual physical fitness evaluations?
FD physician
FD members who cannot meet the physical performance requirements shall be?
Required to enter physical rehabilitation programs
FD medical evaluations are required when?
Before an employee can return to work following a lost-time injury or illness
NFPA 1582 required medical examinations for FD employees age 30 to 39 every?
2 years
What is a component that should be included in every employee's medical exam?
Genitourinary System
Which medical exam component is required only if the need is indicated?
Pulmonary function testing
A category A medical condition is?
Structural Abnormality
What is a Category B medical condition?
Hypertension
Which acts have legal implications on denying employment to a candidate?
A) Rehabilitation Act of 1973
B) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
C) Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
If an employee with more than one year of service leaves the FD for another position....

(Medical)
A copy of the medical records should accompany the individual
A detailed description of the physical assessment process and recommended exercised is contained in?
The Physical Fitness Coordinator's Manual for FDs
Cardiovascular exercises should be performed at least __1__ times per week for a minimum of __2__ minutes.
1) 3
2) 20
A good muscular fitness program addresses...?
1) Strength
2) Power
3) Endurance
The barbell bench press is directed at conditioning?
Chest
The manual resistance lateral raise is directed at conditioning?
Shoulders
Body composition is determined by comparing ___ to ____
Height, weight
The minimum exercise equipment that the department should provide each employee includes ___?___
Workout uniforms, T-Shirts, jogging shorts, warm-up suits, and athletic shoes
Obesity affects approximately __?__ Americans
34 Million
After heart disease, the leading cause of FF injury is?
Back Injury
Who is responsible for implementing a policy for the use of SCBA in toxic atmospheres?
Health and Safety Officer
Who is responsible for developing an exposure control program and providing training?
Infection control officer
The infection control plan includes?
1) Understanding potential exposure hazards
2) Recognizing the necessary level of protection
3) Reporting the exposure incident
Exposure reports should include....
1) Name and SSN of individual
2) Results of the source individuals blood testing
3) All medical records relevant to the treatment of the employee
How long are training records for exposure awareness retained?
Three years from the time of training
Medical evaluation and follow up care should occur within __?__ of a presumed exposure to bloodborne pathogens
24 Hours
After a presumed exposure to bloodborne pathogens, the exposed individual's blood should be tested for?
Hepatitis and HIV
After a presumed exposure to bloodborne pathogens, who should perform a fitness for duty evaulation of the employee?
FD Physician
Resources for infection control procedures include?
1) NFPA 1581
2) Title 29 CFR 1910.1030
3) USFA guide to developing and managing an emergency service infection control program
The tasks involved with hazardous materials safety may be assigned either to the health and safety officer or the?
Hazardous Materials branch safety officer
A physiological stress is?
Station overcrowding
The company needing to return to quarters for a change of uniform before returning to service is an example of what?
On scene physiological stress
Example of a psychological stressor?
Boredom
Basic strategies for managing stress include?
1) Avoiding stress causing factors
2) Relaxing both the mind an body
3) Changing the individual's perception of the problem
Examples of events that are ordinarily considered critical stress incidents?
A) Mass casualties
B) Incident generating excessive media attention
C) Violence directed toward FFs
A sign of excessive stress is?
Difficulty concentrating
The final phase of critical incident stress management is the formal __?__
Debriefing
The first step in reducing the effects of critical incident stress is?
Training FFs about psychological hazards
All apparatus and FD vehicles should be equipped with a medical first-aid kit designed to serve a minimum of __?__ persons
Four
What should be provided to each FD facility?
An oxygen inhalator
Which NFPA standard provides for EAP assistance to immediate family members?
NFPA 1500
Based on the national mortality rate, the fire service loses about __?__ members per year due to smoking.
1,800
The United States Fire Administration estimates that as many as __?__ of FFs in the US may be abusing drugs.
10%
All services provided by the employee assistance program should be?
Completely confidential
Responsibilities of the health and safety officer include?
1) Ensuring that all members of the department receive safety training
2) Providing safety supervision of all training activities
3) Developing safety information for distribution to department members
A systemic approach to maintaining education, knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies is called?
Training
Who is responsible for creating a compliant training program?
Training Division
The health and safety officer should review all training evolutions in comparison to?
The task analysis developed to set hiring standards
Whom should the health and safety officer provide with training in safety related topics so that he/she may function as an incident safety officer during training operations?
Training Officer
Who should be assigned the duties of the health and safety officer if the fire department cannot afford to have a seperate HSO?
Training Officer
To whom should the HSO recommend any changes that could reduce potential hazards in the training environment?
Training Division
The safety officer's functions for live burns are outlined in NFPA __?__ Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions.
1403
Live burn training exercises include ....
A) Gas-fired permanent training structures
B) Flashover simulators
C) Flammable/combustible liquids
The HSO has the authority to?

(Training)
Intervene and control any unsafe part of a live burn exercise.
To ensure that an acquired structure is in compliance with NFPA training standards, the HSO is responsible for?
1) Repairing hazardous structural members
2) Removing vermin, insects, and toxic vegetation from the structure
3) Providing exposure protection for adjacent structures
The HSO monitors live burn training operations in acquired structures and advises the __?__ of potential safety hazards or unsafe acts.
Incident Commander
The HSO must be able to document?
The need for any changes based on safety considerations
To accomplish training at the company level, the HSO works directly with the __?__ to provide the required training material.
Company Officer
When the HSO is also a company officer, that individual must be well trained in?
1) Ensuring health and wellness
2) Infection control
3) Handling hazardous materials incidents
The process that involves the logical structuring of course content is called?
Curriculum development
Which topic would the teaching method that involves previewing materials, presenting the material and reviewing the material probably by most effective?
Importance of wearing an SCBA
The organizational format that involves setting the stage, describing the topic, building to a logical climax and bringing the story to a conclusion is called the?
Informative Style
Which step of the Monroe motivated sequence describes the results that will occur if changes are made and if they are not made?
Visualization
In a presentation following the Monroe motivated sequence, a detailed description of the number of FF's injured or killed while making interior attacks would be included in the __?__ step
Need
The Monroe motivated sequence would be most appropriate for which topic?
Importance of the two-in/two-out rule in confined-space incidents
What should the HSO do if test results indicate a student did not fully comprehend the material?
Select a different method to present the material until the student passes the test
What is a classroom training aid with which the HSO must be familiar with?
Closed-circuit television
What is a training ground aid with which the HSO must be familiar?
Training center water supply system
NFPA 1521 requires that the HSO investigate all incidents that result in?
Hazardous Exposures
Purposes of the HSO's incident investigation are?
1) Ensure more cost-effective use of personnel and equipment
2) Improve the morale of the members of the community
3) Examine facts as though they have a legal impact on incident cases
During the investigation phase of the incident, the HSO collects information on?
1) Interviews with participants
2) Police Reports
3) Incident Action Plan
Which NFPA standard mandates safety and health related policy, protocol, and design criteria for FD facilities?
NFPA 1581
Between 1983 and 1995, the leading cause of accidental deaths in fire stations was __?__
Falls
Which activity resulted in the most FD facilities injuries from 1992 to 1994?
Vehicle Maintenance
Most injuries incurred in moderate-sized FDs are?
Lacerations
Most injuries incurred in large-sized FDs are?
Strains/Sprains
Which group is a valuable source for design recommendations because it represents the members of the FD who know firsthand the limitations of the existing facilities?
Health and Safety committee
Which group provides a historical overview of what has worked and what has not worked for the FD?
Department Administration
Which group provides the most beneficial information about what it takes to make a FD structure both functional and comfortable?
Operational or line personnel
The most important function of citizens group in planning a new FD facility is to?
Ensure that the station is not detrimental to the local community
A planning tool that examines the activities that FFs will perform at a new facility is called a ?
Task Analysis
Restrictions on public access to some areas of FD facilities may be based on?
Local Jurisdictional Procedures
What is helpful in determining security criteria for FD facilities?
A) Federal postincident reports on terrorist attacks
B) The department's insurance carriers loss control department
C) Local law enforcement personnel
Most FD facilities are built with an expectancy to stay in active use for __?__ years
Forty to Fifty
Which area of a FD facility might be exempted from accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
Second-story living quarters
What are the determining factors in the level of security needed at a FD facility?
1) Potential Threat to the structure
2) The structure's openness to attack
3) The cost of changes to be made
In determining the design of new facilities, the health and safety officer can use the __?__ model.
Risk Management
Health hazard concerns within the FD facilities include?
1) Indoor air pollution
2) Water quality
3) Personal hygiene
SCBA facepieces must never be cleaned or disinfected where?
In the kitchen of the fire station
Where should the cleaning and disenfecting areas be located?
Apparatus Bay
What is cared for in the designated disinfecting area?
Medical Equipment
The condition in which more than 20 percent of a building's occupants suffer from adverse health effects is?
Sick Building syndrome
Internal sources of pollution include?
1) Water heaters
2) Mold and mildew in the heating ducts
3) The heating and cooling systems
The minimum rate of air exchange for a building's air handling system is based on the?
Size of the facility
Apparatus, light vehicles, generators, and lawn equipment create a great deal of __?__ pollution when they are started.
Carbon-Based
The most effective approach to controlling internal pollution from apparatus is to use __?__
Point-of-capture ventilation
In facilities containing iron pipe systems, water filter systems should be installed?
As faucet-mounted units
Personal hygiene is a fundamental defense against?
The spread of germs, bacteria, and communicable diseases.
Which design features is acceptable in terms of infection control?
Paddle-Handle sink Faucets
Where should uncontaminated station/work uniforms be cleaned?
In a residential-style clothes washer at the station
Where should salvage covers be cleaned?
In the department's industrial style washer
Which kitchen design elements is acceptable in terms of infection control?
Range ventilation hoods
Sheets, blankets, and pillowcases should be washed with?
Noncontaminated station wear
The HSO should consult __?___ for proper storage of flammable liquids.
NFPA 30
From the standpoint of slips, trips, and falls, which guideline is acceptable?
Weight activated clamshell doors should be part of slide-pole design
How often should kitchens and rest rooms be disinfected?
Daily
How often should floors be waxed and stripped?
Annually
Which type of lighting provides nonglare illumination in office and training areas?
Fluorescent
Noise contributes to increased?
Stress and tension in the workplace
Electrical codes require the use of __?__ in kitchens and rest rooms
Ground fault interrupter receptacles
Fire stations should be equipped with auxiliary generators to provide sufficient electrical power for at least __?__
24 hours
The best way to deal with the need for electrical outlets is to?
Include installation of extra outlets when planning new stations
According to EPA requirements, apparatus maintenance bay floor drains should be piped to a(n) __?__ prior to discharge
Oil/water separator
Tool storage should not be permitted in?
Mechanical equipment areas
Slopes that are to steep to mow should be covered in?
Low-maintenance ground cover
The applied science of equipment and workplace design intended to reduce operator fatigue and discomfort is __?__
Ergonomics
What are causes of musculoskeletal disorders?
1) Repetition
2) Awkward postures
3) Temperature extremes
Carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, carpet layer's knee, and low back pain are all examples of?
MSDs
What is the most effective means of eliminating MSDs before they occur?
Engineering controls
Heavy items should be stored at __?__ level.
Floor
New facilities should be designed to withstand the __?__ in the community
Highest level of natural disaster anticipated.
In multicultural neighborhoods, the FD should provide?
A translator or access to one with each company
How often should the HSO perform safety inspections on FD facilities?
Monthly