Flashcards in Chapter 5-Legal Responsibilities and Liabilities Deck (36)
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3 things that are important for a company officer to be familiar with?
-The Fireman's Rule
-Organizational policies, rules, and regulations
-Federal, state/provincial, and local laws/ordinances
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A rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.
Law
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What is are the basic "laws of the land" in both the U. S. and Canada?
The federal constitutions
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What are the three branches of the federal government?
-Judicial
-Legislative
-Executive
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Which branch of the government creates laws?
Legislative
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Which branch of the government implements, administers, and enforces laws?
Executive
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The Judicial branch is responsible for?
Interpreting laws
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Which types of laws are the result of legislative actions?
Statutory laws
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Which type of laws are based on tradition, custom usage, and decisions of the judicial courts within a particular country, society, or culture?
Common Laws
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Laws created by government agencies and used to enforce the implement statutory law?
Administrative laws
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Acts of terrorism are examples of ____ laws.
criminal
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Liability means?
A legal obligation or responsibility
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When a criminal act applies to public servants, it is called?
Malfeasance
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If an employee commits a crime while on duty, who is responsible?
The employee
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What is the definition of tort?
a civil wrong or wrongful act, whether intentional or accidental, from which injury occurs to another
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Most civil actions against fire and emergency service organizations are related to ____ liability.
tort
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When a person possesses a greater amount of expertise than others, that person's ______ is proportionately greater.
legal duty
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The standard of care says that an EMT id responsible for the standard that a ____ would be expected to meet.
reasonable, prudent, and careful EMT
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An EMT improperly using an AED he or she has been trained to use is an example of:
Misfeasance.
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The Fireman's Rule says that:
Property owners cannot be held responsible for a firefighter's injuries.
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Which doctrine states that the federal, state, or local government is immune to lawsuit unless it gives its consent?
Sovereign Immunity
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Company officers should be familiar with federal laws that relate to: (3)
-protecting health and safety
-protecting the environment
-protecting their subordinates' employment rights
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Which government agency is responsible for creating major health and safety laws?
OSHA
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Environmental laws are created by?
The EPA
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OSHA regulations for which company officers are responsible are contained in?
Title 29 CFR
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Who can be held responsible if environmental protection regulations are not followed?
Company officers and subordinates
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The Civil Rights Act eliminates discrimination in employment due to: (5)
-race
-color
-religion
-sex
-national origin
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Affirmative action means that:
standards for recruitment must be essential for the work
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Treating an applicant or employee differently than those of another race, gender, religion, etc. is an example of?
Disparate treatment
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Discriminating against a single parent or pregnant woman is an example of:
Disparate treatment
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Using minimum height and weight requirements in the hiring process is an example of?
Adverse impact
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Sexually oriented jokes and explicit e-mails are examples of
hostile work environment
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ADA regulations in employment apply to organizations with ____ employees.
15 or more full time
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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) guarantees
Workers in the private sector be paid OT at a time and one-half salary rate if they work more than 40 hours in one week.
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The majority of the national consensus standards that fire and emergency services organization in the US and Canada use are developed and published by?
The NFPA
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