Weapons in
Electronic control devices, impact weapons, and chemical agents such as oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray are what kind weapon?
Less than lethal weapons
What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
Is required for any hazardous material shipped to and from a correctional facility.
Refers to any item or technology used to enhance or maintain protection, and to ensure safety.
Security equipment
What are some potential hazards that could cause unsafe conditions
1. exits covered and not accessible, or exit lights not operable or visible
2. cluttered walkways
3. water fountains leaking or overflowing
4. inadequate number of fire extinguishers
5. inmates smoking
6. frayed electrical cords
7. inadequate electrical grounding
8. loose items on floors
9. improper use of tools and equipment
10. failure to wear safety equipment
11. spills on floor surfaces
12. unattended cooking pots; scattered cooking utensils
13. grease buildups in hood systems and around cooking surfaces
14. disorderly conduct in dining areas
15. improperly maintained fire extinguishing equipment
What are some Sanitation equipment and supplies
soaps and cleaning compounds, detergent and scouring powders, mops, brooms, brushes, and cleaning cloths.
When issuing weapons what information will be documented?
The time, the date, the make, the model and serial number, the total rounds of ammunition, and the name of the receiving officer.
Things needed to control hazardous materials
1. Issue items only to authorized staff.
2. Record staff name, date, amount, description of material issued, date of material’s return, and
condition of material when returned.
3. Supervise inmates using hazardous materials closely.
4. Perform frequent inventories.
5. Keep items in secured storage areas.
6. Store items in original containers.
7. Store gasoline in approved safety cans.
What are some types of institutional security equipment
1. gates—entrances that open in sequence, one after the other to confine a person in the space in between
2. doors
3. locks
4. surveillance devices that enable you to view others’ activities from a distance
5. internal alarm systems designed to alert staff when an unauthorized activity occurs
6. contraband or metal detection systems
7. razor wire
What organizations govern your facility’s safety standards?
the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission (FCAC), the American Correctional Association (ACA), the Florida Model Jail Standards (FMJS), the National Detention Standards (NDS), and Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) 33 (Department of Corrections) and 64E-11 (Department of Health; food hygiene).
What Florida Statue refers to requirements for facilities to provide clean, orderly, and safe surroundings for inmates and staff.
944.31, F.S.,
Explain Hazardous materials
are substances (solids, liquids, or gases) that,
when released, may be capable of causing harm to people, the environment,
and property.
Examples of sensitive supplies
paints, fuel, oil, cleaning solvents, wax, window cleaner, gun oils, solvents, thinners, and bleach.
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What are items needed to record inspections
Logs, writing pads, inventory lists,
and report forms.
How can you prepare for an emergency response in a facility?
You can prepare for emergencies by communicating instructions to inmates to help maintain good behavior during an emergency; applying knowledge of basic facility rules, regulations, and standards for operation; and following your facility’s emergency or contingency plans.
What are the elements of a facility sanitation plan?
1. housekeeping, collecting trash, cleaning floors
cleaning cells and housing areas
cleaning and sanitizing toilets, sinks, and showers
cleaning activity and service areas
emptying and cleaning garbage cans
cleaning special areas after use
cleaning food service areas after each meal
laundering inmate clothing and linens
List some Hazardous materials
Substances (solids, liquids, or gases) that, when released, may be capable of causing harm to people, the environment, and property.
how do you safely handle sensitive supplies:
1. Store them in proper containers, such as boxes (wooden, paper, plastic), drums (metal, plastic),
cylinders (metal, plastic), and bags (multi-walled
paper, multi-walled plastic).
2. Follow inventory processes.
3. Keep supplies clean and securely closed.
4. Remove any substandard items.
The perimeter may also be monitored in several way, what are they?
Video surveillance, armed observation towers, stationary posts or stationary vehicles (where correctional staff remain in the area for observation), or in roving vehicles patrolling a facility.
What are possible hazards that can cause facility safety deficiencies?
Dealing with inmate housing and maintaining proper visual and audio surveillance.
What are the elements of a facility environmental health program?
1. sanitary food preparation area
2. effective elimination of rodents and pests
3. sanitary, adequate water supply that prevents scalding and has either a water fountain or disposable drinking cups
4. adequate amount of heat, cooling, electricity, and ventilation
5. adequate lighting and space
6. proper sewage and liquid waste disposal
7. measures to prevent the spread of communicable diseases
8. clean bedding and adequate laundry
9. maintenance of the facility
10. facilities designed and constructed for minimum noise, to accommodate disabled people, and to minimize dangers of explosion, fire, and spread of fire
List some Hazardous materials
acids, bleach, insecticides, glue and gasoline
What are types of security equipment in a correctional facility
Body alarm system, or equipment used to preserve normal facility operations, such as radios, perimeter alert systems, perimeter lights, cameras, or microwave motion detectors.
What should you include when documenting perimeter patrols?
1. the condition of gates and fences, windows, lights, cameras
2. any unfamiliar and unsecured vehicles in the parking lot
What are your responsibilities for correcting facility safety deficiencies?
When you find a dangerous item, you must notify your supervisor immediately and follow the supervisor’s directions to resolve the safety concern. After a deficiency is identified and addressed, a follow-up inspection will be conducted.
What are the common health hazards found in a facility?
Parasitic outbreaks (scabies, lice) and viral and bacterial illnesses, such as tuberculosis (TB), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Who are responsible for properly storing all equipment
in their care and control.
Correctional officers
Inventory control techniques are.
1. etching the inventory control number on the tool
2. comparing the tool markings with recorded facility markings
3. color-coding items by classification, for example, restricted or non-restricted
4. using inventory lists with descriptions and numbers together
5. using prepared spaces on a shadow board for storage
Types of equipment that inmates can use in escapes or assaults.
Tools, chemical agents, electronic control devices, restraint devices, or other less lethal weapons.
What are some secured storage areas typically
found in a correctional facility?
An armory, a mini-arsenal, a caustic chemicals locker, a master tool room, a tool cage, an exterior building, or any designated room within the facility.
What are some hazardous equipment in a correctional setting
1. basic construction tools—hammer, screwdriver, pliers, shovel, ladder, hoses
2. . power tools—electric drill, jigsaw, chainsaw
3. cutting tools—band saw, handsaw, hacksaw