Ch. 4: Safety Program Development &Management

Which of the following Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives is related to the development and management of a safety and health program?

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• All fire fighters must be empowered to report unsafe practices.

• Thoroughly investigate all fire fighter fatalities, injuries, and near misses.

• Utilize available technology wherever it can produce higher levels of health and safety.

• Safety must be a primary consideration in the design of apparatus and equipment.

When developing a safety and health program:

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• start with low-cost elements, then seek funding for expensive elements.

• only start when robust funding is available.

• wait to start until it is possible to hire a department physician.

• ensure that there is one person available to fulfill each role.

Compliance with safety and health goals is typically greater when goals are:

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• supplied by NFPA.

• derived by a safety committee in conjunction with the program leader.

• established by top management.

• the responsibility of the safety and health program manager.

The process of developing goals and objectives is:

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• static.

• dynamic.

• a one-time event.

• implemented a couple of times a year.

An action plan should be developed for:

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• top-level goals.

• all objectives.

• objectives with deadlines of a month or less.

• objectives related to first responders.

As the new leader of the safety and health program in your department, you have been working with your safety committee to outline the goals of the program. The next step in the process is to:

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• outline objectives.

• write a series of action plans.

• identify all the risks.

• benchmark against other departments.

What is the first step in a cost-benefit analysis?

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• Determine the cost of the risk after intervention.

• Determine the cost per fire fighter.

• Describe the current cost of the risk without intervention.

• Calculate the cost to implement the program.

Cost-benefit analysis includes which of the following?

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• Direct costs

• Indirect costs

• Implementation costs

• Cost-benefit analysis includes all of these.

When an objective involves ______________, a cost-benefit analysis is necessary.

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• multiple people

• financial outlay

• the entire safety committee

• tight deadlines

The new safety and health manager needs to assign responsibility for safety training. Which group or person is the manager most likely to put in charge of safety training?

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• The general training officer

• The station chief

• A high-performing first responder

• The incident commander