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1
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3 things that are important for a company officer to be familiar with?

A
  • The Fireman’s Rule
  • Organizational policies, rules, and regulations
  • Federal, state/provincial, and local laws/ordinances
2
Q

A rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.

A

Law

3
Q

What is are the basic “laws of the land” in both the U. S. and Canada?

A

The federal constitutions

4
Q

What are the three branches of the federal government?

A
  • Judicial
  • Legislative
  • Executive
5
Q

Which branch of the government creates laws?

A

Legislative

6
Q

Which branch of the government implements, administers, and enforces laws?

A

Executive

7
Q

The Judicial branch is responsible for?

A

Interpreting laws

8
Q

Which types of laws are the result of legislative actions?

A

Statutory laws

9
Q

Which type of laws are based on tradition, custom usage, and decisions of the judicial courts within a particular country, society, or culture?

A

Common Laws

10
Q

Laws created by government agencies and used to enforce the implement statutory law?

A

Administrative laws

11
Q

Acts of terrorism are examples of ____ laws.

A

criminal

12
Q

Liability means?

A

A legal obligation or responsibility

13
Q

When a criminal act applies to public servants, it is called?

A

Malfeasance

14
Q

If an employee commits a crime while on duty, who is responsible?

A

The employee

15
Q

What is the definition of tort?

A

a civil wrong or wrongful act, whether intentional or accidental, from which injury occurs to another

16
Q

Most civil actions against fire and emergency service organizations are related to ____ liability.

A

tort

17
Q

When a person possesses a greater amount of expertise than others, that person’s ______ is proportionately greater.

A

legal duty

18
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The standard of care says that an EMT id responsible for the standard that a ____ would be expected to meet.

A

reasonable, prudent, and careful EMT

19
Q

An EMT improperly using an AED he or she has been trained to use is an example of:

A

Misfeasance.

20
Q

The Fireman’s Rule says that:

A

Property owners cannot be held responsible for a firefighter’s injuries.

21
Q

Which doctrine states that the federal, state, or local government is immune to lawsuit unless it gives its consent?

A

Sovereign Immunity

22
Q

Company officers should be familiar with federal laws that relate to: (3)

A
  • protecting health and safety
  • protecting the environment
  • protecting their subordinates’ employment rights
23
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Which government agency is responsible for creating major health and safety laws?

A

OSHA

24
Q

Environmental laws are created by?

A

The EPA

25
Q

OSHA regulations for which company officers are responsible are contained in?

A

Title 29 CFR

26
Q

Who can be held responsible if environmental protection regulations are not followed?

A

Company officers and subordinates

27
Q

The Civil Rights Act eliminates discrimination in employment due to: (5)

A
  • race
  • color
  • religion
  • sex
  • national origin
28
Q

Affirmative action means that:

A

standards for recruitment must be essential for the work

29
Q

Treating an applicant or employee differently than those of another race, gender, religion, etc. is an example of?

A

Disparate treatment

30
Q

Discriminating against a single parent or pregnant woman is an example of:

A

Disparate treatment

31
Q

Using minimum height and weight requirements in the hiring process is an example of?

A

Adverse impact

32
Q

Sexually oriented jokes and explicit e-mails are examples of

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hostile work environment

33
Q

ADA regulations in employment apply to organizations with ____ employees.

A

15 or more full time

34
Q

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) guarantees

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Workers in the private sector be paid OT at a time and one-half salary rate if they work more than 40 hours in one week.

35
Q

The majority of the national consensus standards that fire and emergency services organization in the US and Canada use are developed and published by?

A

The NFPA

36
Q

A private, nonprofit organization that administers and coordinates the voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system.

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ANSI