CSIA Final Exam Version 2: 100 Practice
Questions with Answers
Section 1: Safety and Risk Management
1. What is the primary purpose of a risk assessment?
A. Assign blame B. Identify hazards and evaluate risks C. Eliminate all documentation D.
Increase production costs
Answer: B. A risk assessment identifies hazards and evaluates their likelihood and potential
consequences.
2. What should you do first when you identify an immediate serious hazard?
A. Ignore it B. Wait until the next meeting C. Protect people from danger and follow
emergency procedures D. Continue working
Answer: C. Immediate safety takes priority.
3. What is a near miss?
A. An event that could have caused harm but did not B. A scheduled inspection C. A
completed safety course D. A routine maintenance task
Answer: A. Near misses provide opportunities to prevent future incidents.
4. Which control is generally most effective in the hierarchy of hazard controls?
A. Personal protective equipment B. Warning signs C. Administrative instructions D.
Elimination of the hazard
Answer: D. Eliminating the hazard removes the source of risk.
5. What is the main purpose of personal protective equipment (PPE)?
A. Replace all safety procedures B. Reduce exposure to hazards C. Increase workplace
hazards D. Eliminate the need for training
Answer: B. PPE provides a protective barrier against specific hazards.
6. What should an employee do if required safety equipment is defective?
A. Use it carefully anyway B. Hide the defect C. Stop using it and report the defect according
to procedure D. Give it to another employee without warning
Answer: C. Defective equipment should be removed from service as required and reported.
, 7. Why are emergency drills conducted?
A. To practice emergency responses B. To replace emergency equipment C. To avoid
reporting incidents D. To eliminate all workplace inspections
Answer: A. Drills help people practice their roles and identify weaknesses.
8. Which is an example of a physical workplace hazard?
A. Poor recordkeeping B. An unclear policy C. A missing signature D. An exposed moving
machine part
Answer: D. Moving machinery can cause physical injury.
9. What is the purpose of a safety inspection?
A. Find someone to blame B. Identify unsafe conditions and practices C. Reduce
communication D. Avoid maintenance
Answer: B. Inspections help identify problems before they cause harm.
10. What should happen after a workplace incident?
A. Delete relevant records B. Discuss it only informally C. Report, document, and investigate
it according to applicable procedures D. Automatically blame the nearest employee
Answer: C. Proper reporting and investigation help identify causes and prevent recurrence.
Section 2: Documentation and Recordkeeping
11. What makes a record reliable?
A. It contains accurate, verifiable information B. It contains unsupported guesses C. It is
never reviewed D. It omits important dates
Answer: A. Reliable records are accurate, complete, and supported by evidence.
12. What is an audit trail?
A. A list of office supplies B. A verbal promise C. A safety poster D. A record of actions or
changes to information
Answer: D. An audit trail supports traceability.
13. Why should records be dated?
A. To make them longer B. To establish when events or actions occurred C. To avoid
verification D. To replace signatures in every situation
Answer: B. Dates establish chronology and support accountability.
14. What should you do if you discover an error in an official record?
Questions with Answers
Section 1: Safety and Risk Management
1. What is the primary purpose of a risk assessment?
A. Assign blame B. Identify hazards and evaluate risks C. Eliminate all documentation D.
Increase production costs
Answer: B. A risk assessment identifies hazards and evaluates their likelihood and potential
consequences.
2. What should you do first when you identify an immediate serious hazard?
A. Ignore it B. Wait until the next meeting C. Protect people from danger and follow
emergency procedures D. Continue working
Answer: C. Immediate safety takes priority.
3. What is a near miss?
A. An event that could have caused harm but did not B. A scheduled inspection C. A
completed safety course D. A routine maintenance task
Answer: A. Near misses provide opportunities to prevent future incidents.
4. Which control is generally most effective in the hierarchy of hazard controls?
A. Personal protective equipment B. Warning signs C. Administrative instructions D.
Elimination of the hazard
Answer: D. Eliminating the hazard removes the source of risk.
5. What is the main purpose of personal protective equipment (PPE)?
A. Replace all safety procedures B. Reduce exposure to hazards C. Increase workplace
hazards D. Eliminate the need for training
Answer: B. PPE provides a protective barrier against specific hazards.
6. What should an employee do if required safety equipment is defective?
A. Use it carefully anyway B. Hide the defect C. Stop using it and report the defect according
to procedure D. Give it to another employee without warning
Answer: C. Defective equipment should be removed from service as required and reported.
, 7. Why are emergency drills conducted?
A. To practice emergency responses B. To replace emergency equipment C. To avoid
reporting incidents D. To eliminate all workplace inspections
Answer: A. Drills help people practice their roles and identify weaknesses.
8. Which is an example of a physical workplace hazard?
A. Poor recordkeeping B. An unclear policy C. A missing signature D. An exposed moving
machine part
Answer: D. Moving machinery can cause physical injury.
9. What is the purpose of a safety inspection?
A. Find someone to blame B. Identify unsafe conditions and practices C. Reduce
communication D. Avoid maintenance
Answer: B. Inspections help identify problems before they cause harm.
10. What should happen after a workplace incident?
A. Delete relevant records B. Discuss it only informally C. Report, document, and investigate
it according to applicable procedures D. Automatically blame the nearest employee
Answer: C. Proper reporting and investigation help identify causes and prevent recurrence.
Section 2: Documentation and Recordkeeping
11. What makes a record reliable?
A. It contains accurate, verifiable information B. It contains unsupported guesses C. It is
never reviewed D. It omits important dates
Answer: A. Reliable records are accurate, complete, and supported by evidence.
12. What is an audit trail?
A. A list of office supplies B. A verbal promise C. A safety poster D. A record of actions or
changes to information
Answer: D. An audit trail supports traceability.
13. Why should records be dated?
A. To make them longer B. To establish when events or actions occurred C. To avoid
verification D. To replace signatures in every situation
Answer: B. Dates establish chronology and support accountability.
14. What should you do if you discover an error in an official record?
