Safety Officer correct answers A member of the command staff responsible for monitoring and
assessing safety hazards or unsafe situations and developing measures for ensuring personnel
safety. (NIMS)
Health and Safety Officer (HSO) correct answers The member of the fire department assigned
and authorized by the fire chief as the manager of the occupational safety and health program.
Incident Safety Officer (ISO) correct answers A member of the command staff responsible for
monitoring and assessing safety hazards or unsafe situations and for developing measures to
ensure personnel safety at the scene of an incident.
National Incident Management System (NIMS) correct answers A presidentially mandated,
consistent nationwide approach to prepare, respond, and recover from domestic incidents
regardless of cause, size, or complexity.
NFPA 1500 correct answers Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program
NFPA 1521 correct answers Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer
Three components making up the operational environment: correct answers Procedures,
equipment, and personnel
Procedures correct answers Strict processes with little or no flexibility
Guidelines correct answers Adaptable templates that give wide application flexibility
Least important factor in the operational triad: correct answers Equipment
Thermal Protective Performance (TPP) correct answers A value rating given to the insulative
quality of structural personal protective clothing and equipment.
Three factors contribute to a person's ability to act safely: correct answers Training, health,
attitude
Leading cause of death in firefighters: correct answers Stress or overexertion
Risk correct answers The chance of damage, injury, or loss
Risk Management correct answers The process of minimizing the chance, degree, or probability
of damage, loss, or injury
Five-Step Risk Management correct answers -Identify Hazards
-Evaluate Hazards
-Prioritize Hazards
, -Control Hazards
-Monitor Hazards
Primary function of the ISO: correct answers Hazard Identification
Regulation correct answers Details and procedures that have the force of law issued by an
executive government authority
Code correct answers A work of law established or adopted by a rule-making authority.
NFPA standards are __________ based. correct answers consenus based
Statutory Law correct answers Laws promulgated to deal with civil and criminal matters
Case Law correct answers Law that refers to a precedent established over time through the
judicial process
Laws correct answers Enforceable rules of conduct that help protect a society
Guides correct answers Publications that offer procedures, directions, or standard of care as a
reasonable means to address a condition
Assistant Safety Officer (ASO) correct answers An individual appointed to respond or assigned
at an incident scene by the incident commander to assist the incident safety officer in the
performance of the ISO functions
Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs) correct answers The body of laws enacted by OSHA that
are used to help achieve workplace safety
The delegation of the safety function needs to be _____________. correct answers proactive
The higher the number of tasks, the _________ the need for a safety officer. correct answers
greater
Working Incident correct answers An incident in which the first-due, on-scene resources are 100
percent committed and more are needed
Ideal Span of control: correct answers Five or less
Span of control point indicating the need for an ISO: correct answers In excess of three
Mastery correct answers The concept that an individual can achieve 90 percent of an objective
90 percent of the time
Learning correct answers The acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitude to achieve mastery