Chapter 8

1. What is an example of an effective risk control measure?

2. Contracting hazardous waste cleanup and disposal to a private contractor would be an example of:

3. When prioritizing risks, which risks would be high priority items deserving immediate action?

4. What aspect of risk evaluation can be measured by lost time away from work and the cost of damage?

5. Which risk control technique does not eliminate risk but reduces the likelihood of occurrence and the severity?

6. When identifying risks, the chief officer should compile a list of the organization's emergency and nonemergency operations and duties that includes the:

7. Addressing a high occurrence of lifting injuries by describing proper lifting techniques is an attempt to:

8. The intent of a risk management plan is to develop a:

9. If there is an injury resulting in disability, chief officers must have an understanding of:

10. The evaluation of the health and safety of an organization's personnel is done through a(an):

11. Any problems that occur in the process of monitoring the risk management plan must be addressed:

12. A minimum requirement of an official risk management plan is coverage of:

13. What is essential to membership acceptance and support of a risk management plan?

14. When implementing a personnel risk analysis plan, chief officers should develop a plan involving:

15. Which term refers to a measure of the probability and severity of adverse effects that result from an exposure to a hazard?

16. Who is responsible for implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and revising the risk management plan?

17. Which NFPA fatality and injury category identifies fatalities and injuries resulting from motor vehicle or apparatus accidents?

18. Effective risk management program training is:

19. Which term refers to "any arrangement of materials that presents the potential for harm?"

20. What is a step that should be taken when developing a risk management plan?

21. An essential step in risk management plan development is the:

22. The chief officer may maintain responsibility for reviewing and revising the risk management plan or may assign it to the health safety officer or:

23. Which risk control technique is the best risk control choice but is frequently impractical in fire and emergency services organizations?

24. Risk management plans should attempt to reduce the probability and severity of:

25. Which type of injury or fatality number cannot be accurately estimated because of limitations in tracking?

26. When prioritizing risks, which risks can be placed near the bottom of the action-required list?

27. Which source for risk identification contains recommendations that organizations should implement based on incident investigation?

28. Data for risk identification that provides a broader view of potential hazards and gives national averages and trends are available from:

29. Which resource for creating an occupational haz.ards list publishes a report annually that includes categories such as nonfire and fireground injuries?

30. Which would be the most effective source for compiling a list of the organization's risks?