IFSTA SAFETY OFFICER Flashcards
The NFA divides safety officer into what 2 titles?
- health and safety officer
- incident safety officer
fire department safety officer is what NFPA standard?
1521
who is the individual assigned and authorized by the fire chief as the manager of the health and safety program?
health and safety officer
who is a member of the command staff responsible for monitoring and assessing safety hazards or unsafe situations and for developing measures to ensure personal safety?
incident safety officer
NIMS was directed through what homeland security presidential directive?
5
what was developed to mandate a consistent nationwide approach to prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents?
NIMS
A safety officer ___ is qualified to deploy nationwide as part of a national incident management team.
1
A safety officer ____ is usually qualified at the state or local level to function at wildland and interface fires or other disasters.
2
what safety officer type can be the safety officer assigned to initial attack operations.
line
management of domestic incidents is what presidential directive?
5
what is a hometown hero LODD?
firefighters who suffered a heart attack within 24 hours of a physical exertion activity or stressful duty related activity.
what is it called when firefighters who suffered a heart attack within 24 hours of a physical exertion activity or stressful duty related activity.
hometown hero LODD
who is ultimately responsible for the safety of all members operating in an incident?
IC
who serves as the safety officer when no one has been delegated for the task?
IC
what is defined in writing and can take on may forms such as SOP, SOG, directives and temporary memorandums?
formal process
______ are strict directives that must be followed with little to no flexibility?
procedures
_______ are adaptable templates that allow flexibility in application?
guidelines
what is a process or operation that is part of a departments routine but that is not written?
informal process
carbon monoxide detectors are designed to activate at as little as ____ ppm.
20
OSHA regulations are also known as what?
code of federal regulations
what regulations often outline the equipment required for a given process to be accomplished?
code of federal regulations
what standards are designed to offer a minimum acceptable standard for equipment design, application and maintenance?
NFPA standards
the protective (insulate) quality of structural gear is given a relative value known as what?
thermal protective performance
a successful _____ program usually works in tandem with a successful ______ program.
safety, training
an organization plagued by injuries or suffering from costly accidents usually has a defeciency in its ______ program.
training
_______ is the process of learning and applying knowledge and skills.
training
______ is the process of ones analytical ability using principles, concepts and values.
education
of all the factors affecting safety, ______ is the hardest to address.
attitude
the departments ______ culture is made up of the ideas, skills, and customs that are passed from one generation to another.
safety
The function of incident action plan review falls under what authority?
ISO
What kind of analysis falls under the functions of both the ISO and HSO?
post-incident analysis
OSHA compliance falls under the responsibility of which kind of officer?
HSO
What year was NFPA 1500 adopted?
1987
what program was the direct descendent of the FIRESCOPE program?
NIIMS
what acronym is used to describe line safety officers in NIIMS?
SOFR
What organization sets the rates for workers compensation?
NCCI
How many components are necessary to a safe operational environment?
3
of all the factors affecting safety, ______ is the hardest to address.
attitude
______ can be simply defined as the chance of damage, injury, or loss.
risk
what is the process of minimizing the chance, degree, or probability of damage, injury or loss?
risk management
risk managers use a _____ step system called classic risk management.
5
identifying hazards is the primary function of an ____.
ISO
what can cause lung cancer with just one exposure?
benzene
_____ is the probability that an injurious event can happen.
frequency
_____ can be viewed as a harmful consequence or cost associated with injury or property damage from a give hazard.
severity
the overall strategy of hazard control is called _______.
mitigation
the actual action used for mitigation is called ______.
countermeasure
what is a process defined in writing?
formal process
_____ is an acceptable template that offers wide flexibility in application.
guideline
what is a process that is part of a departments routine, but is not written?
informal process
a ______ is a strict directive that must be followed with little or no flexibility.
procedure
_______ is the process of learning, and applying knowledge and skills.
training
the NFPA was established in ______.
1986
the ______ is recognized for developing consensus standards, guides and codes for a whole realm of fire related topics.
NFPA
______ is tasked with the creation and enforcement of workplace law.
OSHA
OSHA is part of what branch of government?
Department of labor
OSHA uses the _____ as the body of law to improve workplace safety.
CFR
______ is the safety and health research arm of the federal government.
NIOSH
a ____ is an enforceable rule of conduct that helps protect a society.
law
what type of law deals with rules of conduct in civil and criminal matters.
statutory
what type of law refers to a precedent established over time through the judicial process.
case law
a ______ typically outline details and procedures that have the force of law issued by an executive government authority.
regulation
a ______ is a work of law established or adopted by a rule-making authority.
code
the term ______ can apply to any set of rules, procedures, or professional measurements that are established by an authority.
standard
a ______ is a publication that offers procedures, directions, or standards of care as a reasonable means to address a condition or situation.
guide
NFPA 1500 was established in what year?
1987
NFPA ______ is now a professional qualifications standard containing job requirements for HSO and ISO.
1521
as applied to a residential structure fire, _______ ________ means fire propagation, building degradation, and smoke volatility.
environmental change
A _______ _______ can be defined as one at which the initial response assignment is 100% committed and more resources are needed.
working incident
Once the span of control grows past ___, the IC should include an ISO.
3
_____ are nothing more than static and dynamic weights that are applied to buildings.
loads
a ______ _____ refers to the weight of the building itself and anything permanently attached to it.
dead load
a ____ ____ refers to any force or weight, other than the building itself, that a building must carry or absorb.
live load
an ______ load is imposed through the centroid of another object.
axial
an ______ load is imposed off center to another object.
eccentric
a ______ load is imposed in a manner that causes another object to twist.
torsional
____ force causes a material to be crushed or flattened axially through the material.
compression
______ force causes a material to be stretched or pulled apart in line with the material.
tension
______ force causes a material to be torn in opposite directions perpendicular or diagonal to the material.
shear
the ______ of a material directly affects its fire resistance.
mass
______ materials will fracture or fail as they are deformed or stressed past their design limits.
brittle
____ materials will bend, deflect, or stretch, yet retain some strength as a force is resisted.
ductile
_____ is a ductile material that has excellent tensile, shear, and compressive strength.
steel
cold drawn steel, loses ___% of its strength at _____F.
55, 800
extruded steel loses _% of its strength at __F.
50, 1100
_____ refers to the crumbling and loss of concrete material when exposed to heat.
spalling
______ is a common term that refers to brick, concrete block, and stone.
masonry
a ______ wall supports only its own weight and is commonly used as a decorative finish.
veneer
buildings are an assembly of structural elements designed to transfer loads to the _____.
earth
_____ _____ can be defined as the primary load bearing columns, beams and connections used to erect a building.
columns
a ______ is any structural element that transmits a compressive force axially through its center.
column
a structural element that transfers loads perpendicularly to its imposed load is called a ______.
beam
a ____ beam is supported by 2 points near its ends.
simple
a ____ beam is supported in 3 or more places.
continuous
a ____ beam is supported at only one end.
cantilever
