Chapter 16

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The incident safety officer begins the fact gathering process when an accident occurs during an incident, training, or other activity to which the ISO was assigned.

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Question 2

Investigations must be documented, so that the health and safety officer can analyze the information to determine the root cause of the accident.

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Question 3

The ISO provides the HSO with a written accident report on any safety and health issues identified during an incident.

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Question 4

The ISO, the HSO, and the organization’s safety and health committee will have the ultimate authority for accident analysis.

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Question 5

Chain of custody should be documented every time each piece of evidence changes hands during an investigation.

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Question 6

To maintain the credibility of the investigation, the ISO should ensure all real and perceived conflicts are removed as soon as they are noticed.

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Question 7

When surveying a scene for evidence during an investigation, the ISO should take precautions to preserve all identified evidence to prevent contamination or spoilation.

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Question 8

Through investigation, gathering of data, and developing and testing a hypothesis, relevant items of evidence will be identified.

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Question 9

The ISO should understand the process of preserving evidence, but may not have preservation authority at the scene.

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Question 10

When an item of evidence is tagged and assigned an identification number, this number should be recorded in the investigation notes and on the scene diagram.

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Question 11

NFPA 921, standard for fire and explosion investigations.

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Question 12

Written witness statements should be included in the early stages of the investigation.

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Question 13

A simple sketch is the minimum drawing that needs to be developed as part of every investigation.

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Question 14

The sketch provides a graphical representation of the scene that is proportional but not necessarily.

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Question 15

During an investigation, the ISO often starts the chain of custody of any documents and evidence collected.

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Question 16

The chain of custody tracks an item of evidence from the time it is found until its final disposition.

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Question 17

All incident related evidence, including documents of evidentiary value and any other items that support the findings of the investigation, is subject to chain of custody rules.

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Question 18

The ISO has the responsibility of gathering the investigative information that will aid the HSO in determining the root cause of the accident.

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Question 19

It is the ISO’s responsibility to identify the immediate cause of an accident. The HSO should follow up with an investigation identifying the root cause.

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Question 20

Based on the data gathered during an investigation, the ISO should have an understanding of the potential scenarios that are being evaluated.

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Question 21

Reports on accidents, incidents, events, and activities should be completed in narrative form following departmental SOPs.

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Question 22

The PIA is a review of incidents to assess actions and decisions taken to stabilize an incident.

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Question 23

The PIA provides an opportunity for participants to objectively review the operation in a constructive manner.

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Question 24

According to NFPA 1500 and NFPA 1521, ISO’s are responsible for collecting safety related information for a PIA.

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Question 25

The HSO also evaluates the use of personal protective equipment, the personnel accountability system, rehabilitation operations, hazardous conditions, and any other issues that pertain to personnel safety at the incident.

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Question 26

Field notes provide a written record of an ISOs observations and findings during an incident.

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Question 27

In most cases, the ISO writes the field notes while at the scene or when the investigation continues beyond the scene.

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Question 28

A PIA is a formal document that will be analyzed to establish departmental needs, changes to SOPs, and other recommendations.

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Question 29

A verbal PIA is common at less complex incidents and takes the form of an immediate debriefing.

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Question 30

The informal debriefing is normally held at the company level, although multiple units may be involved.

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Question 31

A written PIA is a detailed review and analysis of large scale or tactically challenging incidents.

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Question 32

Recommendations made in a PIA should address critical needs to improve the safety and health of personnel during incident operations.

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Question 33

Some operational flexibility is needed to accomplish incident stabilization in a dynamic all hazards environment.

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Question 34

A chief officer who was not involved in the incident usually facilitates a post incident critique from the written PIA.

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Question 35

Two primary areas of analysis are the application and effectiveness of the operational strategy and tactics and personnel safety.

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Question 36

The point of the PIA is to document and analyze the actions at the scene to identify unsafe acts or conditions.

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Question 37

The final step in a PIA or an accident investigation is to make corrective action recommendations and the appropriate implementation procedures based on the facts of the situation.

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Question 38

The ISOs responsibility is to be a vigilant advocate for safety in operational strategies and tactics and to exercise his authority to halt operations when there are imminent threats.

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