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15 Cards in this Set
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What is a Hazard ? |
Anything that can cause harm, death, injury, illness to a person. Can include a persons behaviour. |
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What is risk? |
Risk arises from being exposed to a hazard |
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What are the 5 stage in the risk management process? |
Stage 1: identification Stage 2 : Assessment Stage 3: Control Stage 4: Review and Monitoring Stage 5: Evaluation |
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What are the 6 considerations to control risk ? |
Response required based on saveable lives Training Experience Environment Weather Resources |
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What are the three main critical risk areas ? |
Physical safety Work related health (cancers, heart disease etc) Psychological health |
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3 Hazard identification methods include ; |
Dynamic- part of operational response Proactive - preplanning , inspections Reactive - part of investigation or review activities |
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What are 7 common hazards ? |
Physical Environmental Chemical Biological Ergonomic Psychologic Mobile plant (aircraft, bikes,vehicles) |
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In the dynamic risk assessment what factors come under people ? |
Skill Training Attitude Responsibilities Knowledge |
STARK |
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In DRA what factors come under Health and Safety? |
Hazard id Risk assessment Hazard control Risk management |
HRHR |
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In DRA what factors come under equipment/ resources ? |
Firefighters/ Crew Integrated PPE Tools for the job |
FIT |
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In DRA what factors come under Procedures? |
Planning Risk analysis Operational instructions Tactics Command control Likelihood assessment |
PROTCL |
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What is the procedure when a hazard is found ? |
1. Identify 2. Consider action required 3. Report the hazard 4. Record the hazard Next stage is assess the risk |
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What are the practicable steps taken to control risks ? |
Eliminate risk - remove the source Minimise risk - reduce the risk/ harm |
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Reviews of risk controls may include review of ... |
Hazard registers Injury data Event investigation reports Injury prevention National safety notices Risk controls Audits |
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Firefighter health could be impacted by exposure to what hazards ? |
Lung function Hearing Vision Psychological health Immunity |
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