Reference no: EM132181190
1. Pandemic planning is much different than planning for other types of emergencies in that:
A. Infrastructure will continue to operate normally
B. The population will be sick but able to take care of themselves
C. Key decisions will have to be made with partial information
D. A smaller number of response personnel are required
2. Contingency plans should be developed for:
A. Relocating all agency personnel to a State where the pandemic has not struck yet
B. Systems or equipment that are required to provide essential services
C. The discontinuance of constitutional government
D. Transferring all essential functions to another agency for continued operations
3. The planning team for pandemic influenzas must include: A. Medical examiners and coroners
B. Personnel from the next higher government level
C. Mutual aid partners
D. Members of the State Emergency Response Committee
4. Identifies who is authorized to act on behalf of an organization's head or other officials for specified purposes.
A. Orders of succession
B. Continuity planners
C. Emergency Relocation Managers
D. Delegations of authority
5. Organizations are responsible for ensuring that employees are not at risk of contracting the virus as a result of work conditions.
A. True
B. False
6. One long-lasting effect of a pandemic influenza is that:
A. Families will not be able to claim their relatives' remains as the virus 'gases out'
B. Some victims may not be identifiable through usual identification methods
C. Survivors may develop severe psychological problems
D. The population must be concerned about the virus returning in subsequent years
7. If shift work is used, it is advisable to assign two employees to the same desk to contain the virus as much as possible.
A. True
B. False
8. Organizational operations that ensure the continuance of vital services and exercise civil authority are called:
A. Continuity of services
B. Essential functions
C. National primary functions
D. Critical infrastructure maintenance
9. Planners should build ____________ into their plans so that employees know when they need to get supplies that may be needed for an extended period away from the office.
A. Evacuation procedures
B. Triggers
C. Use of the Incident Command System
D. Cascading event considerations
10. Each organization conducting pandemic planning must consider:
A. How they will complete essential services with considerably fewer personnel
B. Which personnel they will put 'at risk' to protect others
C. When to call on higher-level resources to assist
D. What to tell the public when key services cannot be accomplished