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Chapter 36
Emergency Preparedness and Protective Practices
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anxiety | A feeling of worry or uneasiness, often triggered by an event that is perceived as having an uncertain outcome |
| Disaster | A sudden event that causes damage or loss of life |
| Emergency Action Plan | A written document that describes the actions that employees should take to ensure their safety if a fire or other emergency situation occurs |
| Emergency Preparedness | The process of making plans to prevent, respond to, and recover from an emergency situation |
| Evacuation | A planned systematic retreat of people to safety in an emergency situation |
| Evacuation Procedures | Clear step by step procedures for rapid, efficient, and safe removal of individuals from a building during an emergency |
| Exit Route | A continuous and unobstructed path of travel from any point within a workplace to place of safety |
| Fire Extinguisher | A portable device that discharges an agent designed to extinguish a fire |
| Fire Protection | The implementation of safety measures to reduce the unwanted effects of fire |
| HAZMAT | Materials that pose danger to health or the environment and must be handled with protective equipment |
| Man-made Disaster | An event that causes damage through intentional or negligent human actions or the failure of man-made system |
| Natural Disaster | A catastrophic event that is caused by nature or the natural process of the earth |
| Stress | The body's response to threat or change |