Definitions

Question 1

The process used to provide structure

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management

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the skill and ability to get others to follow a direction

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leadership

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organizing resources so things get done

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structure

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process that links plan and functions of the organizational structure

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direction

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this is made up of structures, technologies, and processes

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organizations

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the scientific method for achieving a practical purpose

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technology

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hierarchical levels of authority

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chain of command

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accountable to one boss

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unity of command

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number one supervisor can handle

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span of control

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dividing work in a logical method

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division of labor

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delegating authority so lower levels can make decisions

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exception principle

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this gives a mandatory date for compliance and penalties for non compliance

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laws

Question 13

what legal term tells HOW something must be done

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standard

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this legal term gives guidelines for complying with laws

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regulations (rules)

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this tells when to do something

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code

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description of acceptable/unacceptable behavior and its consequences is found in:

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statutory law

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decisions of legal controversy are called

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common law

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who determines statutory law

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legislatures

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who determines common law

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courts

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when a duty has been breached causing damages this has been said to occur:

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negligence

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the difference between capability and ability to supply water is:

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divergence

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the process of imparting or acquiring knowledge

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education

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education, instruction, or discipline of a person

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training

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gaining knowledge from observing or encountering something

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experience

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the science dealing with principles of teaching and learning

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education

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the art of developing intellectual faculties through education

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culture

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manpower, organizations, and training principles needed to get things done is

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company operations

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span of control can also be called

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supervisory limits

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which grouping of companies are the same

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strike team

Question 30

which grouping of companies are different types of units

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task force

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if something is a danger or peril it is a

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hazard

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the probability of suffering harm or loss is

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risk

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what is the imbalance between risk and suppression capability

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unprotected risk

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if a liquid moves through a material at the molecular level it is

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permeation

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when the liquid goes through zippers and seams it is

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penetration

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physical destruction or decomposition of a material

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degradation

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looking at facts to make a cause and origin determination

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inductive reasoning

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what are the physical or tangible items that prove or disprove a fact or issue

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physical evidence

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the visible or measurable effects remaining after a fire

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fire patterns

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inspection done during construction

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site

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inspection done at least annually

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routine

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inspection for a business such as a daycare

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licensing

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inspection that tells what kind of occupancy is going in

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certificate of occupancy

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inspection done before occupancy

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shell

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an explicit code is

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prescriptive

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a code with more leeway is

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performance

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this group approves items

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Factory Mutual

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this group lists items

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Underwriters Laboratories

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something done with inductive reasoning that's based on training, knowledge, and experience

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analysis

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education, experience, training

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learning triad