Term
| The Fire Service policy objectives for pre-incident planning are? |
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Definition
| • determine which resources are important • obtain pre-incident information for effective management • Identify resources • collect info on hazards • provide co-ordination between emergency services |
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Term
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Definition
| Fire Service has a primary responsibility to do everything in its power to reduce the risk of fire. |
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Term
| State the Authority for Planning (legislation)? |
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Definition
| Section 27A requires that the National Commander shall issue operational instructions. Section 29 empowers the Fire Service to visit premises other than private dwellings. |
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Term
| What type of premises need to be considered for operatioanl plans? |
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Definition
• Hospitals
• Hotels, motels and apartment blocks
• Rest homes
• Prisons
• Schools
• Places of public assembly
• Multi-storey buildings
• Hazardous goods sites
• Industrial and commercial premises that hazard identification and risk
analysis have pin-pointed as special risks
• Buildings with cultural significance. |
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Term
| What types of risks need to be considered? |
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Definition
• Access problems
• EWIS or similar building evacuation systems
• Environmental risk
• Processes that pose a significant hazard. |
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Term
| What elements should be included in an Ops Plan? |
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Definition
• A site plan
• Name, address, description
• Access routes
• Vehicle hard standing
• Layout of building
• Fire hydrants
• Wet and dry risers
• Private fire alarms
• Sprinkler valves
• Fire exits
• Main switchboard
• Gas isolation point
• hazardous materials
• Location of EWIS |
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Term
| Describe the process for developing a risk plan? |
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Definition
1. Collect building information for SMS.
2. Assess risk for people, property, process, purpose, internal and external
exposure.
3. Obtain a building plan
4. Enter the information in SMS
5. Create an Ops Plan and enter operational information
6. Create a simple Visio Drawing.
7. Print your Ops Plan |
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Term
| When do risk plans need to be reviewed? |
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Definition
| Min of 20% plans reviwed annually, or at minimum 5 yearly. |
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Term
| Why is crew fitness important? |
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Definition
• Effectiveness and safety of FF's depends on their physical fitness.
• The physical demands placed on FF's can be enormous.
• As fatigue sets in the quality of decision making and speed of reaction declines. |
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Term
| What are the basic principles of fitness? |
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Definition
• Cardiorespiratory endurance.
• Muscular Strength.
• Muscular Endurance.
• Flexibility.
• Body Composition. |
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Term
| What are the 5 principles when selcting fitness workouts? |
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Definition
• Targeted approach.
• Overload.
• Regularity.
• Progression.
• Simultaneity. |
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Term
| Describe pro-active Hazard ID? |
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Definition
| Pro-active hazard identification would usually result from either an individual noting a problem, by analysis of statistics, or from a planned inspection. |
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Term
| Describe Reactive Hazard ID? |
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Definition
| Hazards that are identified from an accident, injury or incident investigation. |
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Term
| Name the 3 pro-active Hazard ID methodologies? |
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Definition
• Hazards by area.
• Hazards by work.
• Hazards by process. |
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Term
| Explain the notification process for Serious Harm injuries? |
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Definition
| Managers must notify OSH Service, Department of Labour within 7 days of occurance. |
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Term
| Explain the notification process for Life threatening or fatal accidents? |
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Definition
| notify OSH Seri=vice immediately or within 48 hrs of occurance. |
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Term
| What is the piece of Legislation relating to Health and Safety? |
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Definition
| The Health and Safety in Employmet Act. 1992 |
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Term
| State what must happen when reporting a near miss accident? |
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Definition
| Must be recorded on the OSH Kiosk and investigated in the same way as any other accident / incident that has resulted in injury. |
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Term
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Definition
| Any activity, event, occurrence, process, that is an actual or potential cause of harm. |
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Term
| Define Significant Hazard? |
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Definition
| An actual or potential cause or source of – Serious Harm. |
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Term
| What practicable steps must employers take to manage significant hazards? |
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Definition
Eliminate.
Isolate.
Minimise. |
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Term
| Employees who remain exposed to hazards, employers must: |
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Definition
1. Provide PPE.
2. Monitor employees exposure.
3. Obtain employees consent to the monitoring.
4. Inform employees of the results of that monitoring. |
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Term
| Define the Hazard Management Process? |
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Definition
1. Workplaces likely to be affected.
2. Responsibilities assigned.
3. Eliminate the Hazard.
4. Isolate the Hazard.
5. Minimise the risk of the Hazard.
6. Include the Hazard in the Workplace Hazard register.
7. Advise all employees in the workplace of the Hazard.
8. Consider NZFS register of generic hazard control plans need to be update.
9. Monitor. |
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