Exam 1 will be composed of multiple-choice (MC), fill-in-the-blank (FIB), true/false (TF), matching, and long-answer questions. MC, FIB, and TF exam questions are randomly selected from pools of questions for each section.

💡 Tip: Copy and paste the study guide into a Word document, print it, and use it to take notes as you go through the content in Modules 1-6. Remember, any handwritten notes can be used on the exam.

When it comes to the matching and long-answer portions of the exam, focus on the following topics:

The definitions for common terms related to safety and the law
The four factors of safety
Hazard analysis
EDITH

Additional topics to study for the exam:

Definitions of common terms provided in the chapters and lectures
The two main categories that safety is broken into when looking at risks people encounter
The hierarchy of controls for hazards
Examples of accident prevention and mitigation
The ABCs of safety
The different aspects of accident causation theory
The goals of an accident investigation
What/who each governmental agency regulates and their main function
The importance of and concerns regarding data collection
Difference between agencies and organizations and what they can do
Who creates, enforces, and interprets laws
The components of a personal hazard and vulnerability assessment and how it’s calculated
The phases of emergency management
Fire statistics related to how many people die in fires annually and the leading causes
EDITH requirements for egress from sleeping rooms
Why and how often product recalls occur
The most common location where fires start in a home
The steps in safety management
The different CPSC recommendations to protect infants
Factors that contribute to an accident occurring
How to use a fire extinguisher, the classes of extinguishers, and what each class of extinguisher is used on
How to mitigate the potential for fire started by the top causes
Spread of fire in a home today versus pre-1970
Leading causes of home and campus fires
What fire is and the components that lead to it
How to fight a fire and when you should leave
The frequency and predictability of different natural disasters
What factors contribute to the impact of a natural disaster
Dangers related to driving through flood waters
The basic items that should always be present in an emergency kit
The different ways disasters occur, where they occur, and precautions that should be taken for each
The natural disaster that creates the most damage
The different types of alerts that are provided when adverse weather conditions are present