Incident Safety Officer Ch 02

Front 1

List the three elements that affect workplace safety.

Back 1

Procedures, equipment, and personnel

Front 2

Explain the difference between the formal and informal processes

Back 2

Formal: In writing.
Informal: Part of a department’s routine, but not in writing.

Front 3

Describe four qualities of a well-written procedure.

Back 3

Several qualities of a well-written procedure: simple language, clear direction, tested technique, easy interpretation, applicability to many scenarios, and specific only on critical or life-endangering points.

Front 4

List and describe the external influences that can affect safety equipment design and purchase

Back 4

OSHA Regulations (CFRs)
NFPA Standards
NIOSH, ANSI, and UL listings

Front 5

List and briefly describe the three factors that influence a person's ability to act safely.

Back 5

Training: Good program, priority on safety subjects
Health: Addressing physical and mental health
Attitude: Department’s safety ulture, injury and death history, and the example set by officers.

Front 6

Define risk management

Back 6

Risk management is the process of minimizing the chance, degree, or probability of damage, loss, or injury

Front 7

List and explain the five steps of classic risk management.

Back 7

Step 1: Hazard Identification. Actively find hazards.
Step 2: Hazard Evaluation. Assigning a relative importance using the anticipated frequency and severity of the hazard.
Step 3: Hazard Prioritization. Assigning low, moderate, and high ratings for frequency and severity. High frequency/high severity hazards get first priority.
Step 4: Hazard Control. Using control countermeasure to address the hazard.
Step 5: Monitoring Hazards. Constant monitoring to evaluate control measures and see if change is impacting safety.