O S & H Ch. 11: Safety Program Evaluation

How frequently should the safety and health officer evaluate the department’s safety and health program?

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• Monthly

• Quarterly

• Yearly

• Every 3 years

The evaluation of the safety and health program:

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• is the same for every program.

• may take on different forms.

• unfolds over the same time frame.

• is based on several Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives.

In basic terms, the evaluation of the safety and health program:

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• compares statistics.

• administers proficiency tests.

• conducts live safety training exercises.

• is based on several Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives.

Which of the following data cannot be pulled directly from injury statistics?

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• Current injury rates and severities

• Prior injury rates and severities

• Changes in attitudes of the personnel

• All of these choices are correct.

______________ evaluation is an analysis of program results.

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• Outcome

• Income

• Process

• Cognitive

Last year, the safety and health officer in your department noticed that the department personnel needed a great deal of time for rehabilitation. He suspected that lower fitness levels were in part responsible, so he purchased some new fitness equipment and trained the fire fighters on its use. This year, he is compiling data about how frequently fire fighters used the new equipment over the course of the year. The safety and health officer is focused on ______________ evaluation.

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• outcome

• income

• process

• cognitive

How soon after a program is implemented should outcome evaluation occur?

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• Immediately

• A week

• A month

• After the program has been in effect for some time

After the results of last year’s safety and health audit, the safety and health manager recommended that hoses be stored in a more ergonomically friendly location. Her goal was to reduce the number of back injuries due to lifting. This year, her safety and health evaluation examined how the storage locations had changed in the past year and what effect that had on injuries. This type of evaluation is best described as ______________ evaluation.

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• outcome

• objective

• procedural

• environmental

Who has the ultimate responsibility to ensure that evaluation of the safety and health program occurs?

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• Safety and health officer

• Fire chief

• Incident commander

• All firefighting personnel

How frequently do external evaluators find areas of improvement that are not obvious to internal evaluators?

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• Always

• Very often

• Infrequently

• Rarely