6004 Safety Flashcards
What are the two roles the Safety Officer plays?
Health and safety officer (HSO)
Incident Safety Officer (ISO)
What is the general purpose of the HSO?
HSO is involved in identification and development of prevention measures
What is the general purpose of the ISO?
ISO is more action oriented towards a specific emergency scene
Duties of the HSO?
Resource management for health and safety issues
Develops and deliver training on FD safety issues
Safety supervisor at live fire training
Manage accident prevention program
Member of the FD Joint Safety Committee
Ensure CISM process and procedures are in use
City liaison for city safety meetings, workplace violence complaint program,
PÍA reviews and reports
Duties of an ISO?
Work within the incident command staff
Monitor on scene conditions, activities, and operations for safety concerns
Ensure rehab established
Ensure passports being used
Provide risk assessment to IC
Ensure RIT is in place
Monitor smoke for backdraft/flashover conditions
Monitor points of egress accessibility
What should all responders do once on scene?
Risk Assessment
What is a risk assessment?
Determine the possibility harm or loss and to what extent
What is a RBA?
Risk benefit analysis
Decision making process that weighs the hazards encountered by rescuers vs the benefit
What is risk management?
Process of identifying, assessing, and communicating risk, and accepting, avoiding, or controlling it to an acceptable level at a reasonable cost
ISOs tasks at a structure fire?
Assess structural integrity
Address scene safety
Ensure adequate points of egress
Establish collapse zones, rehab, personnel rotation
Ensure adequate lighting on scene when needed
