Term
| What are the three factors that effect Personnel? |
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Definition
1. Attitude
2. Physical Fitness/Health
3. Training |
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Term
| The process of minimizing the chances, degree, or probability of damage, loss or injury; like not risking a team of firefighters for a building that is basically lost, is an example of what? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the percentage of all duty deaths and injuries occuring at an incident scene? |
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Definition
1/2 (one-half)
FYI: the other 1/2 is split between training, response to/returning from and incident, and "other" duties. |
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Term
| What are the leading type of death- producing injury? |
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Definition
#1 is heart attacks (as a result of stress)
internal trauma, crushing injuries and asphyxiation follow heart attacks. |
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Term
| What federal agency, under the Department of Labor is responsible for employee occupational safety? |
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Definition
OSHA
(Occupational Safety and Health Administration) responsible for the enforcement of safety related regulation in the workplace. |
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Term
| What NFPA standard was written to address a number of issues concerning protective equipment? |
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Definition
NFPA 1500
Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program. |
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Term
| What is defined as the result of a series of events and conditions that lead to an un safe situation resulting in injury and/or property damage? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the five components of an accident chain? |
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Definition
1) The environment
2) Human factors
3) Equipment
4) The event
5) The injury |
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Term
| Any action designed to break the accident chain is known as an? |
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Definition
| Intervention- typically a reactive action. |
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Term
Any strategy designed to reduce the potential of creating an accident is
known as? |
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Definition
| Mitigation- typically a proactive action. |
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Term
| The safety triad includes what three key components? |
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Definition
A) Procedures
B) Equipment
C) Personnel |
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Term
| What's the difference between formal and informal procedures? |
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Definition
Formal procedures: Procedures in writing such as standard operating procedures(SOP), Standard operating guidelines(SOG)
Informal procedures: Procedures that are obviously routine though may not be written.(word of mouth, common sense) |
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Term
| What 3 areas effect the Equipment in the safety triad? |
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Definition
1) Equipment selection
2) Equipment inspection and maintenance
3) Equipment Application |
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Term
| What are three main causes of firefighter deaths? |
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Definition
Overexertion/Stress
Trapped/Lost
Stuck,Contact,Exposure |
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Term
| What are the three main causes of injury for firefighters? |
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Definition
Overexertion,Strain
Fell,Slipped, Jumped
Exposure to fire products |
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