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Emergency Preparedness & Safety Flashcards

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  1. A chemical spill occurs near the data center loading dock. Which OSHA standard primarily governs employee emergency response for hazardous substance releases?

    Answer: OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 (HAZWOPER)

    OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 (HAZWOPER) establishes requirements for emergency response operations involving hazardous substance releases.

  2. Which document formally authorizes disaster recovery operations to begin, typically signed by senior management?

    Answer: The Disaster Declaration

    A formal Disaster Declaration, issued by authorized management, is required before initiating DR procedures to prevent premature or unauthorized failovers.

  3. An organization maintains its backup tapes at a facility located 2 miles from the primary data center. A regional earthquake affects both sites simultaneously. What backup strategy flaw does this illustrate?

    Answer: Inadequate geographic separation of backup media

    Storing backups too close to the primary site means a single regional disaster can destroy both, violating the geographic separation principle of off-site backup storage.

  4. In the context of emergency preparedness, what is an Emergency Operations Center (EOC)?

    Answer: A centralized command facility used to coordinate response and recovery during emergencies

    An EOC is a dedicated physical or virtual space where leadership and key personnel gather to coordinate emergency response, communications, and decision-making.

  5. Which of the following BEST describes a 'warm site' in disaster recovery?

    Answer: A site with hardware installed but requiring data restoration before going live

    A warm site has pre-installed hardware and connectivity but requires data restoration from backups, resulting in a moderate RTO typically measured in hours.

  6. A system administrator is creating an emergency communication tree for a major outage. Which information is MOST critical to include for each contact?

    Answer: Multiple contact methods and an alternate contact in case of unavailability

    Emergency call trees must include multiple contact methods (cell, email, personal phone) and alternates so the chain continues even if a primary contact is unreachable.

  7. During power grid failure, an organization's UPS system sustains critical servers for 15 minutes. The diesel generator fails to start. What should the sysadmin do FIRST?

    Answer: Initiate a controlled graceful shutdown of non-critical systems to extend UPS runtime while escalating generator failure

    Gracefully shutting down non-critical systems conserves UPS capacity for the most critical systems while the generator failure is escalated to facilities/maintenance.