FUNDAMENTALS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

 

 

Question 1

 

 

According to information prepared by David A. Lucht, founding director of the Worchester Polytechnic Institute’s Center for Firesafety Studies in 2004, fire research funding over the last thirty years in the United States has declined by:

 

fifty percent
seventy-five percent
eighty-five percent
thirty-two percent

 

4 points

 

Question 2

 

 

Research conducted by the Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experimental Station of the Forest Service on no-smoking signs revealed:

 

there is no difference in recall responses to a variety of signs.
signs with no wording received better motorists recall.
more motorists recalled signs with an image and a limited amount of wording.
motorists responded with better recall to signs containing more words than symbols.

 

4 points

 

Question 3

 

 

Researchers have found that _________ are the greatest burn-related threats to children under three.

 

matches
chemicals
open flames
scalds

 

4 points

 

Question 4

 

 

A meaningful research study in fire prevention, The Human Factor in High Fire Risk Urban Residential Areas, was conducted in what major US city?

 

New York City
Chicago
Baltimore
New Orleans

 

4 points

 

Question 5

 

 

Much progress has been made in fire safety and prevention over the last century. Which of the following is not a sign of progress?

 

Popularity of smoke alarms
Clerical staffing of fire prevention bureaus
Fire sprinklers
Firefighter training and equipment

 

4 points

 

Question 6

 

 

The amount of research in the field of structural fire safety and prevention:

 

increased immediately following the Second World War.
decreased after the 1970’s due to lack of funding.
increased from the 1970’s onward.
has always been a national and state priority.

 

4 points

 

Question 7

 

 

The Kidsmart vocal smoke alarm was designed by:

 

The Consumer Products Safety Commission.
US Fire Administration.
Whitewood Stamps, Inc.
M.B.A. students at the University of Georgia.

 

4 points

 

Question 8

 

 

Of the following actions, which action has less long-term significance in maintaining fire prevention records?

 

Maintaining ownership and occupancy names
Photographs of buildings and its condition
Floor diagrams of the building or structure
Findings and reports of all building inspections

 

4 points

 

Question 9

 

 

In what year did the Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs meet for the first time?

 

1947
1963
1935
1928

 

4 points

 

Question 10

 

 

According to the National Fire Protection Association, the risk of dying in an unintentional building fire between 1896 and 2006 has:

 

basically remained the same over this period of time.
fallen steadily to just two deaths for every 200,000 people.
increased steadily to over 20 deaths for every 200,000 people.
fallen and risen during this period without any specific pattern.

 

 

 

Question 11

 

 

Discuss the research conducted by the U.S. Forest Service. Choose three of the following topics on which to focus: Smoking Regulations Signs, Public Awareness of Fire Prevention Importance, Fire Prevention Promotion and Enforcement, Enforcement of Fire Law, Media Uses in Fire Prevention Promotion, and Public Fire Education Research.

 

 

 

Question 12

 

 

Picture yourself as the nation’s Czar on fire prevention. You have the power and responsibility to do what is necessary to improve the country’s awareness, understanding, and need for fire and safety prevention. How would you accomplish this?

 

 

 

Question 13

 

 

 

 

 

Share with us a fire prevention and/or safetymedia success story!  What communications, planning and preparations were needed to make this a success story?

 

 

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