CSP Domain 4: Emergency Management

Question 1

A hospital safety manager reviews the past year's injury data. Leadership argues that workplace violence is not a priority because no staff member has been killed by a patient or visitor, and only a few homicides are covered in the news. The manager reviews the injury log and finds numerous assault-related injuries that caused days away from work among nursing staff. Which conclusion is best supported by the OSHA guidance?

1. AThe absence of fatalities means the violence risk is low, since most workplace violence incidents are fatal when they occur in healthcare
2. BFatalities are the best indicator of risk, so the program should be triggered only after a homicide occurs
3. CAssaults on healthcare workers are only a concern in psychiatric settings, so the general nursing units can be excluded
4. DMost workplace violence incidents result in non-fatal but serious injuries, so the lack of fatalities does not show the hazard is controlled

Question 2

A chemical plant fire has drawn in the county fire department, the state environmental agency, and a mutual-aid hazmat team. The incident commander is deciding how responders should talk on the radio. A fire captain proposes using each agency's internal 10-codes and abbreviations because 'everyone on scene knows them.' Which action is consistent with NIMS?

1. ARequire plain language that avoids or limits codes, abbreviations, and jargon because more than a single agency is involved
2. BRequire plain language only when a federal agency joins the response
3. CPermit agency codes on the radio and require plain language only in written reports
4. DAllow each agency to use its own codes because the incident is still under one incident commander

Question 3

A chemical plant's emergency planning team is writing an Exercise Evaluation Guide for a tabletop on multiple hazardous material releases. Their draft capability target reads: "Respond effectively to chemical releases at the facility." A reviewer says it does not meet the structure of a capability target because it lacks an impact and a timeframe. Which revision adds the missing parts?

1. A"Ensure all responders have completed hazardous materials training before the exercise begins."
2. B"Assess, contain, and begin clean up of hazardous material releases using the facility's standard operating procedures."
3. C"Within 60 minutes of an incident, assess, contain, and begin clean up of hazardous material releases from 3 release sites."
4. D"Evaluate responder performance and document observations on a standard form for the after-action report."