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Body of law established either by legislative or administrative agencies with rule-making authority |
Code
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Authoritative rule dealing with details of procedures or a rule or order having the force of law, issued by an executive authority of government
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Regulations
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Any rule, principle, or measure established by authority
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Standard
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Instrument that provides direction but does not have the force of the law
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Guide
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Results from legal precedent or a judicial decision
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Case Law
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Organization, office, or individual responsible for approving equipment, an installation or a procedure
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Authority having jurisdiction
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Title 29 CFR 1910 contains requirements for...... ?
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Respiratory Protection
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NFPA Standard on FD Occupational Safety and Health program
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NFPA 1500
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NFPA 1521
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NFPA Standard for FD Safety Officer
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The FD health and safety officer has a second distinct and vital role as the __?__
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Incident Safety Officer
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The health and safety officer is responsible for?
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A) Accident Investigation
B) Assisting in design of apparatus C) Records keeping and data collection |
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The Incident safety officer is responsible for?
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A) Monitoring fireground conditions
B) Establishing rehab units C) Ensuring that the risk management plan is followed |
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Who is responsible for creating and maintaining a spirit of teamwork and cooperation?
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the Health and Safety officer
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Where are federal OSHA regulations applicable over local government entities?
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Only in those states and territories that do have OSHA approved state plans
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Who has the ultimate responsibility for implementing a FD's occupational safety and health program?
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Fire Chief
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What establishes goals and objectives to identify and control hazards associated with the operations of the FD?
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Risk Management Plan
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According to NFPA 1500, regularly scheduled meetings of the FD's health and safety committee must be held every ....?
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Six Months
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What qualifications must a health and safety officer have?
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A jurisdiction may fill this position with a qualified civilian
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NFPA 1581
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NFPA standard on FD Infection Control Program
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From whom do the health and safety officer and the incident safety officer recieve their authority?
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Fire Chief
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The health and safety officer has the authority to __?__
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Cause the immediate correction of situations that create imminent danger to personnel
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When the incident safety officer identifies a hazard that does not pose an imminent danger, he/she should?
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Take appropriate action through the incident commander
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Referred to by OSHA as "incidence rate"
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Frequency
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The incident's degree of seriousness?
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Severity
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The adoption of effective control measures?
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Risk Reducation
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Centralized group within a FD that functions as a clearinghouse for safety and health issues |
Occupational Safety and Health committee
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A risk management plan....
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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 |
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How often should the risk management plan be evaluated?
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Annually |
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What should the incident safety take into consideration?
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the worst possible conditions or potential events
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The health and safety officer should evaluate risks from the standpoints of both.....
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Frequency and Severity
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Which risks are at the top of the "action-required" list?
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High severity, medium frequency
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The two primary ways of transferring risk are?
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1) Physically transferring the risk
2) Buying insurance |
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A mandatory respiratory protection program is an example of?
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A control measure
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Which step in the risk management process ensures that the system is dynamic and facilitates periodic reviews of the entire program?
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Risk Monitoring
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The System Safety Program includes?
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1) Equipment design modifications review
2) Procurement 3) Environmental protection |
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What document establishes the infrastructure for the development and establishment of the department's occupational safety and health programs?
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Written occupational safety and health policy
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To be effective, a written safety and health policy must be?
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1) Communicated to all members of the department
2) Reviewed periodically 3) Applied fairly |
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The catalyst who initiates proven safety programs is?
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The health and safety officer
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The Occupational safety and health committee's objectives include?
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1) Conduct research
2) Develop and recommend solutions to resolve conflict 3) Serve in an advisory capacity to the chief |
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The Occupational safety and health committee should hold regularly scheduled meetings at least __?__
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Semiannually
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The key for success of the organization's safety and health committee is?
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Time management
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The health and safety officer should recommend?
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Corrective procedures for preventing similar incidents in the future
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The annual safety and health report provides?
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A comparison between the department's records and national fire and industry safety and health
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The health and safety officer is responsible for ensuring that apparatus and equipment comply with all __?__ regulations.
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OSHA
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Who is responsible for determining the criteria for replacing personal protective clothing and equipment?
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Health and safety officer
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The health and safety officer is responsible for ensuring that all FD facilities are in compliance with building, safety and health codes based on?
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NFPA 1500
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The health and safety officer is responsible for administering a health maintenance program that must include?
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1) Medical Surveillance
2) Rehabilitation 3) Nutrition |
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The health and safety officer's responsibilities as an internal liasion include?
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Assisting line personnel in identifying potential hazards
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The health and safety officer's responsibilities as an external liasion include?
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Working with safety specialists in the private sector
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The infection control officer must ensure that the department meets the requirements of?
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NFPA 1581 and OSHA Title 29 CFR 1910.1030
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The health and safety officer should conduct __?__ to identify, analyze, and correct any problems or deficiencies discovered during an incident
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A postincident analysis
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In order to address workplace violence, the HSO should?
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1) Monitor department personnel morale
2) Train supervisors in appropriate stress intervention techniques 3) Recommend appropriate employee assistance program |
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The incident safety officer is responsible for?
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establishing collapse zones
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When an injury, illness, or fatality occurs on the scene, the incident safety officer shall immediately notify the __?__
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Incident commander and health and safety officer
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During fire suppression operations, the incident safety officer is responsible for?
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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 |
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If an incident involves mass casualties, who is responsible for implementing the critical incident stress management program?
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Incident Safety Officer
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The incident safety officer's responsibilities regarding hazardous materials incidents include?
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A) Attending both tactical and strategic pre-incident planning sessions
B) Meeting the requirements of NFPA 472 C) Ensuring Rehab is provided |
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Health and Safety officer responsibility list...
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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 |
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Maximum amount of force that a muscle can generate
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Strength
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Ability to exert strength quickly
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Power
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Ability to perform an activity repeatedly
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Endurance
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Relationship of lean to fat tissues in the body
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Body Composition
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Reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employee's duties
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Occupational Exposure
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What proportion of the American adult public is overweight and prone to heart disease, high BP, stroke, and cancer related to improper diets?
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54%
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Fire service concern for the health of FFs was initially directed at protecting them from?
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Fireground Hazards
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Major disadvantage of the Royal Canadian Air Force plan 5BX for men?
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Required only 12 minutes
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Developing a physical fitness program should be the responsibility of the?
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Physical Fitness Committee
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Who provides the professional knowledge needed to analyze tasks in terms of physical exertion?
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Exercise physiologist
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The correct order of steps in performing a task analysis is?
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1) List basic services
2) Determine tools needed 3) Determine physical tasks required 4) Categorize activities |
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What is a true statement about the CPAT?
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It is a pass/fail test
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Which agency provides guidelines for establishing validated employment standards?
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EEOC
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Validated preemployment physical ability evolution....
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Step Mill
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Who establishes the standards for annual physical fitness evaluations?
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FD physician
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FD members who cannot meet the physical performance requirements shall be?
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Required to enter physical rehabilitation programs
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FD medical evaluations are required when?
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Before an employee can return to work following a lost-time injury or illness
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NFPA 1582 required medical examinations for FD employees age 30 to 39 every?
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2 years
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What is a component that should be included in every employee's medical exam?
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Genitourinary System
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Which medical exam component is required only if the need is indicated?
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Pulmonary function testing
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A category A medical condition is?
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Structural Abnormality
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What is a Category B medical condition?
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Hypertension
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Which acts have legal implications on denying employment to a candidate?
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A) Rehabilitation Act of 1973
B) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 C) Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
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If an employee with more than one year of service leaves the FD for another position....
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A copy of the medical records should accompany the individual
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A detailed description of the physical assessment process and recommended exercised is contained in?
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The Physical Fitness Coordinator's Manual for FDs
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Cardiovascular exercises should be performed at least __1__ times per week for a minimum of __2__ minutes.
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1) 3
2) 20 |
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A good muscular fitness program addresses...?
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1) Strength
2) Power 3) Endurance |
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The barbell bench press is directed at conditioning?
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Chest
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The manual resistance lateral raise is directed at conditioning?
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Shoulders
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Body composition is determined by comparing ___ to ____
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Height, weight
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The minimum exercise equipment that the department should provide each employee includes ___?___
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Workout uniforms, T-Shirts, jogging shorts, warm-up suits, and athletic shoes
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Obesity affects approximately __?__ Americans
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34 Million
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After heart disease, the leading cause of FF injury is?
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Back Injury
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Who is responsible for implementing a policy for the use of SCBA in toxic atmospheres?
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Health and Safety Officer
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Who is responsible for developing an exposure control program and providing training?
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Infection control officer
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The infection control plan includes?
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1) Understanding potential exposure hazards
2) Recognizing the necessary level of protection 3) Reporting the exposure incident |
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Exposure reports should include....
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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 |
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How long are training records for exposure awareness retained?
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Three years from the time of training
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Medical evaluation and follow up care should occur within __?__ of a presumed exposure to bloodborne pathogens
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24 Hours
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After a presumed exposure to bloodborne pathogens, the exposed individual's blood should be tested for?
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Hepatitis and HIV
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After a presumed exposure to bloodborne pathogens, who should perform a fitness for duty evaulation of the employee?
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FD Physician
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Resources for infection control procedures include?
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1) NFPA 1581
2) Title 29 CFR 1910.1030 3) USFA guide to developing and managing an emergency service infection control program |
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The tasks involved with hazardous materials safety may be assigned either to the health and safety officer or the?
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Hazardous Materials branch safety officer
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A physiological stress is?
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Station overcrowding
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The company needing to return to quarters for a change of uniform before returning to service is an example of what?
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On scene physiological stress
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Example of a psychological stressor?
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Boredom
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Basic strategies for managing stress include?
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1) Avoiding stress causing factors
2) Relaxing both the mind an body 3) Changing the individual's perception of the problem |
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Examples of events that are ordinarily considered critical stress incidents?
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A) Mass casualties
B) Incident generating excessive media attention C) Violence directed toward FFs |
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A sign of excessive stress is?
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Difficulty concentrating
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The final phase of critical incident stress management is the formal __?__
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Debriefing
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The first step in reducing the effects of critical incident stress is?
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Training FFs about psychological hazards
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All apparatus and FD vehicles should be equipped with a medical first-aid kit designed to serve a minimum of __?__ persons
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Four
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What should be provided to each FD facility?
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An oxygen inhalator
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Which NFPA standard provides for EAP assistance to immediate family members?
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NFPA 1500
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Based on the national mortality rate, the fire service loses about __?__ members per year due to smoking.
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1,800
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The United States Fire Administration estimates that as many as __?__ of FFs in the US may be abusing drugs.
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10%
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All services provided by the employee assistance program should be?
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Completely confidential
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Responsibilities of the health and safety officer include?
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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 |
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A systemic approach to maintaining education, knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies is called?
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Training
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Who is responsible for creating a compliant training program?
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Training Division
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The health and safety officer should review all training evolutions in comparison to?
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The task analysis developed to set hiring standards
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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?
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Training Officer
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Who should be assigned the duties of the health and safety officer if the fire department cannot afford to have a seperate HSO?
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Training Officer
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To whom should the HSO recommend any changes that could reduce potential hazards in the training environment?
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Training Division
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The safety officer's functions for live burns are outlined in NFPA __?__ Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions.
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1403
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Live burn training exercises include ....
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A) Gas-fired permanent training structures
B) Flashover simulators C) Flammable/combustible liquids |
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The HSO has the authority to?
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Intervene and control any unsafe part of a live burn exercise.
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To ensure that an acquired structure is in compliance with NFPA training standards, the HSO is responsible for?
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1) Repairing hazardous structural members
2) Removing vermin, insects, and toxic vegetation from the structure 3) Providing exposure protection for adjacent structures |
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The HSO monitors live burn training operations in acquired structures and advises the __?__ of potential safety hazards or unsafe acts.
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Incident Commander
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The HSO must be able to document?
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The need for any changes based on safety considerations
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To accomplish training at the company level, the HSO works directly with the __?__ to provide the required training material.
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Company Officer
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When the HSO is also a company officer, that individual must be well trained in?
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1) Ensuring health and wellness
2) Infection control 3) Handling hazardous materials incidents |
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The process that involves the logical structuring of course content is called?
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Curriculum development
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Which topic would the teaching method that involves previewing materials, presenting the material and reviewing the material probably by most effective?
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Importance of wearing an SCBA
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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?
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Informative Style
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Which step of the Monroe motivated sequence describes the results that will occur if changes are made and if they are not made?
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Visualization
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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
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Need
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The Monroe motivated sequence would be most appropriate for which topic?
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Importance of the two-in/two-out rule in confined-space incidents
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What should the HSO do if test results indicate a student did not fully comprehend the material?
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Select a different method to present the material until the student passes the test
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What is a classroom training aid with which the HSO must be familiar with?
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Closed-circuit television
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What is a training ground aid with which the HSO must be familiar?
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Training center water supply system
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NFPA 1521 requires that the HSO investigate all incidents that result in?
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Hazardous Exposures
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Purposes of the HSO's incident investigation are?
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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 |
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During the investigation phase of the incident, the HSO collects information on?
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1) Interviews with participants
2) Police Reports 3) Incident Action Plan |
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Which NFPA standard mandates safety and health related policy, protocol, and design criteria for FD facilities?
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NFPA 1581
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Between 1983 and 1995, the leading cause of accidental deaths in fire stations was __?__
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Falls
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Which activity resulted in the most FD facilities injuries from 1992 to 1994?
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Vehicle Maintenance
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Most injuries incurred in moderate-sized FDs are?
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Lacerations
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Most injuries incurred in large-sized FDs are?
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Strains/Sprains
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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?
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Health and Safety committee
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Which group provides a historical overview of what has worked and what has not worked for the FD?
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Department Administration
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Which group provides the most beneficial information about what it takes to make a FD structure both functional and comfortable?
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Operational or line personnel
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The most important function of citizens group in planning a new FD facility is to?
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Ensure that the station is not detrimental to the local community
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A planning tool that examines the activities that FFs will perform at a new facility is called a ?
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Task Analysis
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Restrictions on public access to some areas of FD facilities may be based on?
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Local Jurisdictional Procedures
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What is helpful in determining security criteria for FD facilities?
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A) Federal postincident reports on terrorist attacks
B) The department's insurance carriers loss control department C) Local law enforcement personnel |
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Most FD facilities are built with an expectancy to stay in active use for __?__ years
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Forty to Fifty
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Which area of a FD facility might be exempted from accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
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Second-story living quarters
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What are the determining factors in the level of security needed at a FD facility?
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1) Potential Threat to the structure
2) The structure's openness to attack 3) The cost of changes to be made |
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In determining the design of new facilities, the health and safety officer can use the __?__ model.
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Risk Management
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Health hazard concerns within the FD facilities include?
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1) Indoor air pollution
2) Water quality 3) Personal hygiene |
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SCBA facepieces must never be cleaned or disinfected where?
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In the kitchen of the fire station
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Where should the cleaning and disenfecting areas be located?
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Apparatus Bay
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What is cared for in the designated disinfecting area?
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Medical Equipment
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The condition in which more than 20 percent of a building's occupants suffer from adverse health effects is?
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Sick Building syndrome
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Internal sources of pollution include?
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1) Water heaters
2) Mold and mildew in the heating ducts 3) The heating and cooling systems |
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The minimum rate of air exchange for a building's air handling system is based on the?
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Size of the facility
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Apparatus, light vehicles, generators, and lawn equipment create a great deal of __?__ pollution when they are started.
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Carbon-Based
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The most effective approach to controlling internal pollution from apparatus is to use __?__
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Point-of-capture ventilation
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In facilities containing iron pipe systems, water filter systems should be installed?
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As faucet-mounted units
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Personal hygiene is a fundamental defense against?
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The spread of germs, bacteria, and communicable diseases.
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Which design features is acceptable in terms of infection control?
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Paddle-Handle sink Faucets
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Where should uncontaminated station/work uniforms be cleaned?
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In a residential-style clothes washer at the station
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Where should salvage covers be cleaned?
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In the department's industrial style washer
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Which kitchen design elements is acceptable in terms of infection control?
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Range ventilation hoods
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Sheets, blankets, and pillowcases should be washed with?
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Noncontaminated station wear
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The HSO should consult __?___ for proper storage of flammable liquids.
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NFPA 30
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From the standpoint of slips, trips, and falls, which guideline is acceptable?
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Weight activated clamshell doors should be part of slide-pole design
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How often should kitchens and rest rooms be disinfected?
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Daily
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How often should floors be waxed and stripped?
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Annually
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Which type of lighting provides nonglare illumination in office and training areas?
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Fluorescent
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Noise contributes to increased?
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Stress and tension in the workplace
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Electrical codes require the use of __?__ in kitchens and rest rooms
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Ground fault interrupter receptacles
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Fire stations should be equipped with auxiliary generators to provide sufficient electrical power for at least __?__
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24 hours
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The best way to deal with the need for electrical outlets is to?
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Include installation of extra outlets when planning new stations
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According to EPA requirements, apparatus maintenance bay floor drains should be piped to a(n) __?__ prior to discharge
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Oil/water separator
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Tool storage should not be permitted in?
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Mechanical equipment areas
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Slopes that are to steep to mow should be covered in?
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Low-maintenance ground cover
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The applied science of equipment and workplace design intended to reduce operator fatigue and discomfort is __?__
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Ergonomics
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What are causes of musculoskeletal disorders?
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1) Repetition
2) Awkward postures 3) Temperature extremes |
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Carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, carpet layer's knee, and low back pain are all examples of?
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MSDs
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What is the most effective means of eliminating MSDs before they occur?
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Engineering controls
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Heavy items should be stored at __?__ level.
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Floor
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New facilities should be designed to withstand the __?__ in the community
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Highest level of natural disaster anticipated.
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In multicultural neighborhoods, the FD should provide?
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A translator or access to one with each company
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How often should the HSO perform safety inspections on FD facilities?
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Monthly
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