Fire Officer 1

Chapter 7

Knowledge Check

1. Written operational guidelines that outline training requirements and __ should be part of any fire and emergency services safety and health program.
2. A company officer can help create and maintain a safe work environment and safety-oriented culture by enforcing policies and procedures that identify:
3. When should company officers address work safety issues with their personnel?
4. Which is an unsafe condition within a fire and emergency facility that a company officer should be able to recognize and know how to address?
5. What is the most common method used to reduce risk in fire and emergency services organizations?
6. When a unit member experiences a job-related injury or illness, the first duty of a company officers is to:
7. What is the most common cause of responder incident fatalities?
8. The investigation/review process for job-related injuries or illnesses generally includes the same information needed for:
9. What is the purpose of an accident, injury, and illness prevention program in a fire and emergency services organization?
10. A company officer should conduct safety-related facilities inspections in accordance with:
11. Company officers who enforce the use of accountability systems and SOPs requiring rehab are practicing incident scene:
12. What are the leading injuries among fire and emergency responders while providing emergency services?
13. Immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH) concentrations and potential skin absorption and irritation sources are risks that must be considered during:
14. In a five-step operational risk management process, company officers can use the "evaluate" step to determine if:
15. Developing accurate scene size-up skills and utilizing sound risk management practices when devising the overall operational strategy can prevent:
16. To help unit members maintain good health and wellness, company officers should encourage members to receive:
17. Which area of the body has the highest heat absorption rate, therefore increasing the potential for cancer caused by fire carcinogens?
18. Company officers who become aware of the presence of hazardous materials following an incident are required to provide affected employees with:
19. What is a risk factor for fire and emergency services responder mental illness?
20. Within a medical exposure management program, company officers may conduct medical exposure investigations immediately following the incident or when:
21. When working within an accident, injury, and illness prevention program, once hazards have been identified and prioritized, the company officer can reinforce the appropriate:
22. Company officers in the United States use the __ as a reference for cause, injury, and fatality statistical data in order to stay current on trends within the fire and emergency services.
23. Organizational risk management evaluates risks and hazards that can affect the organization and provides control measures to:
24. One of the best methods for providing a safe fire and emergency services workplace is:
25. A company officer conducting an accident investigation review should be objective, impartial, and directed toward:
26. If a crew member tells a company officer they have a suicide plan, the company officer should:
27. Suicidal thoughts and other symptoms of depression, post-traumatic stress, and other mood disorders are indicators of a(an):
28. Two emerging issues related to the health and wellness of firefighters and emergency responders are:
29. The amount and variety of contaminants and the higher temperatures of fires involving __ increases exposure risks to fire and emergency services personnel.
30. A written infection control plan should clearly explain its intent, benefits, and purposes and include a component on: