Flashcards in Chapter 7: Occupational Safety, Health, and Wellness Deck (14)
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What are some types of acute injuries?
- trauma
- asphyxiation
- cuts and bruises
- thermal stress
- burns
- behavioral health issues
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What do chronic injuries include?
- exposure to carcinogens
- behavioral health issues
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What are some incident scene risk control measures?
- use of accountability systems
- use of full-protective clothing
- mandatory respiratory protection plans
- health and wellness SOPs or SOGs including rehab
- implementation of the NIMS-ICS
-use of control zones
- implementation of a preincident planning program for high-hazard occupancies
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What are organizations in the US that are good sources for current injury and fatality information?
- NIOSH
- Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS)
-USFA
-NFPA
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What is risk management?
-the process of identifying and analyzing the exposure to hazards, selective appropriate techniques to handle exposures, implementing chosen techniques, and monitoring the results of those techniques.
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What are the 3 distinct sections a risk management plan should have?
- community risk management
- organizational risk management
- operational risk management
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What is community risk management?
-provides the CO with known risks in the community to which responders may be explosed
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What is organizational risk management?
- Evaluates risks and hazards that can affect the organization and provides control measures to reduce the frequency, severity and probability of a negative event.
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What is operational risk management?
- assess risks and hazards emergency responders face while performing operations, including how to evaluate risk on the scene of incidents
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What categories can risk control measures be divided into?
- administrative controls (SOP/SOG, training, regulations)
- engineering controls (apparatus, equipment, lockout tagout programs)
- personal protection controls (PPE)
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What are the 5 components of the organizational risk management plan?
1. risk identification
2. risk evaluation
3. establishment of priority for action
4. risk-control techniques
5. risk-management monitoring
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What is the 5-step process for operational risk management?
1. situational awareness
2. hazard assessment
3. hazard control
4. decision point
5. evaluate
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What are some risk factors for firefighter mental illness?
-sleep deprivation
-witnessing traumatic events
-loss of close relationship
-knowing others who have died of suicide
-heavy alcohol/drug use
-major physical illness/injury
-isolation
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