Risk Assessment & Situational Analysis

Question 1

What are the two components of a bomb?

Answer 1

• Fuzing system (mechanical or electrical)

- explosive train

Question 2

What part of the explosive train do you attack first?

Answer 2

The most sensitive

Question 3

What is a risk assessment?

Answer 3

Decision making, choosing between one course of action as opposed to another

Question 4

What must be considered when making a risk assessment?

Answer 4

• Feasible options
• positive and negative consequences
• desirability of consequences
• likelihood of consequences
• weighing factors for best options

Question 5

Why conduct a risk assessment?

Answer 5

In order to make a wise decision which could encompass life or death. A tech must assess the probability and the nature of each consequence for each course of action

Question 6

What distinguishes an acceptable risk problem from other decision problems?

Answer 6

At least one alternative option includes a threat to life or health among its consequences

Question 7

What is the bomb technician’s primary mission?

Answer 7

To prevent loss of life

Question 8

What is the order of priorities on an incident?

Answer 8

• Public safety
• Officers safety
• Protection of property
• Evidence
• restoration of services

Question 9

Policies and procedures exist to provide guidance for ________ and _______ doing your job.

Answer 9

Correctly and safely

Question 10

What is a Threat Assessment?

Answer 10

• collecting all available information
• evaluating info
• goals & actions to limit risk
• EXECUTING, REEVALUATING, AND POTENTIALLY MODIFYING THE PLAN

Question 11

What is the primary purpose of asking the witness questions?

Answer 11

• Allow the tech to make educated decisions about threat level
• The response options depends on the answers

Question 12

What are the 3 types of devices?

Answer 12

Timed, command, and victim operated

Question 13

When should you wear the bomb suite?

Answer 13

At all times, unless it is physically impossible to get where you need to with the suit on or it would not allow you the dexterity needed to do what needs to be done

Question 14

What are the 3 paths of the logic tree?

Answer 14

• Life threatening,
• non-life threatening (w/robot),
• non-life threatening (w/o robot)

Question 15

What options are there during a life threatening situation?

Answer 15

• hand entry
• hand removal
• disruptive

Question 16

What options are there for non-life threatening no robot?

Answer 16

• X-ray
• PAN
• Rigging
• Hands on

Question 17

What options are there non-life threatening with robot?

Answer 17

• X-ray remotely
• PAN remotely
• Rigging remotely
• Manually RSP

Question 18

What is the purpose of the logic tree?

Answer 18

• Evaluate options at each crossroad in the RSP
• Refine the general RSP to the best RSP
• Work forward or backward to ensure equipment and support are prepared
• Ensure all steps of the RSP are considered