IFSTA, Essentials of Firefighting: Chapter 2 Correct 100%
Preventing injury - ANSWER Training
Company discipline and accountability
Following SOP
Wearing PPE
Fitness
LODD - ANSWER Line of Duty Death, Firefighter or emergency responder death resulting from the performance of fire department duties
Consensus Standard - ANSWER Rules, principles, or measures that are established though agreement of members of the standards-setting organization.
Risk Management Plan - ANSWER Written plan that identifies and analyzes the exposure to hazards, selection of appropriate risk management techniques to handle exposures, implementation of chosen techniques, and monitoring of the results of those risk management techniques.
Safety Policy - ANSWER Written policy that is designed to promote safety to departmental members.
HSO - ANSWER Health and Safety Officer, member of the fire and emergency services organization who is assigned and authorized by administration as the manager of the health and safety program and performs duties, functions, and responsibilities in NFPA (R) 1521. This individual must meet the qualifications or approved equivalent of this standard
Communicable Disease - ANSWER Disease that is transmitted from one individual to another
PASS - ANSWER Personal Alert Safety System, electronic lack-of-motion sensor that sounds a loud tone when a firefighter becomes motionless, can also be manually triggered to operate
SCBA - ANSWER Self Contained Breathing Apparatus, respirator worn by the user that supplies a breathable atmosphere that is either carried in or generated by the apparatus
and is independent of the ambient atmosphere. Should be worn in all IDLH atmospheres
Preventing injury - ANSWER Training
Company discipline and accountability
Following SOP
Wearing PPE
Fitness
LODD - ANSWER Line of Duty Death, Firefighter or emergency responder death resulting from the performance of fire department duties
Consensus Standard - ANSWER Rules, principles, or measures that are established though agreement of members of the standards-setting organization.
Risk Management Plan - ANSWER Written plan that identifies and analyzes the exposure to hazards, selection of appropriate risk management techniques to handle exposures, implementation of chosen techniques, and monitoring of the results of those risk management techniques.
Safety Policy - ANSWER Written policy that is designed to promote safety to departmental members.
HSO - ANSWER Health and Safety Officer, member of the fire and emergency services organization who is assigned and authorized by administration as the manager of the health and safety program and performs duties, functions, and responsibilities in NFPA (R) 1521. This individual must meet the qualifications or approved equivalent of this standard
Communicable Disease - ANSWER Disease that is transmitted from one individual to another
PASS - ANSWER Personal Alert Safety System, electronic lack-of-motion sensor that sounds a loud tone when a firefighter becomes motionless, can also be manually triggered to operate
SCBA - ANSWER Self Contained Breathing Apparatus, respirator worn by the user that supplies a breathable atmosphere that is either carried in or generated by the apparatus
and is independent of the ambient atmosphere. Should be worn in all IDLH atmospheres
