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Emergency Response & Preparedness Flashcards

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  1. Which EPA program requires facilities storing extremely hazardous substances above threshold planning quantities to notify their Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)?

    Answer: Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 302

    EPCRA Section 302 mandates that facilities with extremely hazardous substances above threshold planning quantities notify their LEPC and State Emergency Response Commission.

  2. A company's emergency response drill reveals that its evacuation routes are blocked by newly installed equipment. What is the most appropriate immediate corrective action?

    Answer: Immediately clear or reroute egress paths and update the emergency response plan

    Blocked egress is an immediate life-safety hazard requiring prompt physical correction and plan update, not deferred remediation.

  3. What is the primary purpose of a Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) in industrial emergency preparedness?

    Answer: To systematically identify process deviations that could lead to hazardous events

    A HAZOP systematically reviews process designs using guide words to identify deviations that could result in hazardous incidents.

  4. Under the Clean Air Act's Risk Management Program (RMP), facilities exceeding threshold quantities of regulated substances must submit an RMP that includes which key element?

    Answer: An Offsite Consequence Analysis (OCA) showing worst-case and alternative release scenarios

    The RMP requires an Offsite Consequence Analysis modeling worst-case and alternative scenarios to inform nearby community emergency planning.

  5. A sustainability consultant recommends incorporating 'ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction' into a coastal municipality's plan. What does this approach emphasize?

    Answer: Using healthy natural ecosystems like wetlands and mangroves as buffers against disasters

    Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction leverages natural systems such as wetlands and mangroves to attenuate storm surge, flooding, and erosion.

  6. Which section of the National Response Framework (NRF) coordinates federal response to disasters and assigns responsibilities to federal departments?

    Answer: Emergency Support Functions (ESFs)

    The NRF's Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) group federal capabilities and resources into 15 functional areas for coordinated disaster response.

  7. An organization experiences a wildfire that destroys its on-site records. Which emergency preparedness best practice would have most directly prevented this data loss?

    Answer: Implementing off-site or cloud-based data backup and redundancy systems

    Off-site or cloud-based data backups ensure records survive facility destruction, a core element of business continuity planning.