Aerial chapter 1 Flashcards
According to data compiled by the NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH(NIOSH), the number of fire fighters fatalities occurring while responding to or returning from emergencies is SECOND only to the number of fatalities resulting from ($$$$$$$)
Heart attack
To preform their duties properly, all driver / operators must possess certain physical and mental skills. The required levels of these skills are usually detained by($$$$$$$$$)
The authority having jurisdiction
NFPA 1002
Standard for the fire apparatus driver operator professional qualifications.
($$$$$$) sets minimum qualifications for driver operators. It requires any driver operator who will be responsible for operating an aerial apparatus to also meet the requirements of NFPA 1001.
NFPA 1002
NFPA 1001
Standard for fire fighter professional qualifications
The driver operator should obtain a periodic medical evaluation in accordance with ($$$$$)
NFPA 1500
NFPA 1500
Standard on fire department occupational safety and health program
($$$$$$$) may be used as the criteria upon which medical evaluation may be based.
NFPA 1582
NFPA 1582
Comprehensive occupational medical program for fire departments
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NFPA 1582
The fire department physician should be apprised of the contents of ($$$$$$$) in order to make an adequate assessment of the driver operator.
NFPA 1582
($$$$$$$) has a list of frequencies that the driver operator must be able to hear and recommends rejecting any firefighter candidate who has hearing loss among those frequencies.
NFPA 1582
Some apparatus have ($$$$$$$) installed, which are screen read outs of any pertinent information such as trouble with a vehicle component.
Message centers
The most important criteria for determining who will become a driver operator should be ($$$$) and ($$$$$) with fire fighting apparatus.
Skill
Ability
($$$$$) and ($$$$) are effective tools for measuring driver operator performance.
Sign off sheets
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