Chapter 8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Effective risk management program training is:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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