STS-C Exam Questions and Answers
AIHA - Answer-American Industrial Hygiene Association
ASSE - Answer-American Society of Safety Engineers
NFPA - Answer-National Fire Protection Association
IIE - Answer-Institute of Industrial Engineers
NSC - Answer-National Safety Council
SFPE - Answer-Society of Fire Protection Engineers
SSS - Answer-System Safety Society
Career Paths in Safety - Answer-Education
Experience
Certification
,STS - Safety Trained Supervisor
STS C - Answer-Safety certification for new safety professionals
Four years experience in industry, if not a supervisor
Or two years experience, one as a supervisor
30 hours of safety related training
Two hour, 100 item examination
Quality & Recognition, National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) - Answer-- Accrediting body
of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA)
- NCCA accredits certification programs/organizations that assess professional competency
What is Certification? - Answer-Third-Party Validation of:
Education and Training, Experience, and Demonstrated competence with a
body of knowledge by examination
VALUE of Certification - Answer-- Identifies individual as a source of expertise by lengthy examination.
- Associates organization name with globally recognized certification.
- Enhances reputation of organization by having certified individuals in safety, health, and environmental
positions.
- Improves relations of organization within safety, health, and environmental community.
- The mark of a PROFESSIONAL.
VALUE of Certification - Answer-- Exemplifies enhanced professional credibility because of standards of
practice required to obtain and maintain certification.
- Demonstrates that certificate holders have been reviewed and tested by an impartial commission and
deemed to have met nationally accepted criteria.
- Provides an examination basis to assess employee competency.
,- Recognizes the highest level of professionalism in certified safety, health, and environmental
executives.
What is STS? - Answer-- Certification process
- Not safety practitioners
- Safety responsibility
- Establishes minimum general safety competency
- Process for a culture change
STS Targeted Toward: Supervisors - Answer-Crew Chiefs
Foremen
Future Supervisory Candidates
STS Targeted Toward: Group Leaders - Answer-Safety Committee Members
Departmental Safety Liaisons/Champions
STS Targeted Toward: Leaders - Answer-Senior Executives
Managers at all levels within the organization
STS Qualifications - Answer-- Education:
30 hours of safety-related training
- Experience:
Two years industry experience plus one year as supervisor OR
Four years industry experience if not a supervisor
- Competence:
Demonstrated through examination
, Program/Certification Benefit: Improves - Answer-Safety Culture
Productivity/Profits
Work Quality
Accountability
Program/Certification Benefit: Reduces - Answer-Injury Frequency and Severity
Insurance Premiums
Regulatory (OSHA) Liabilities
STS: Observed Benefits - URS - Answer-85% reduction in recordable injuries & illnesses
85% reduction in worker's compensation costs
Increased competence in supervisory safety decisions
Improved quality of safety inspections & audits
Demonstrated commitment to employee professional development
Enhanced technical confidence level
Improved productivity and profitability on projects
Continued professional development
Demonstrated commitment to Zero Injuries vision
What best describes the job safety analysis (JSA)? - Answer-A JSA is a method where employees
participate in the identification of hazards and unsafe work practices and implement measures to
reduce the associated risk.
A masonry crew uses a mortar mixer that is powered by a gasoline engine. A V-belt drive runs between
the motor sheaves attached to the gear mechanism for the drum. What hazard requiring guarding does
the belt drive exhibit? - Answer-Pinch point or nip point
AIHA - Answer-American Industrial Hygiene Association
ASSE - Answer-American Society of Safety Engineers
NFPA - Answer-National Fire Protection Association
IIE - Answer-Institute of Industrial Engineers
NSC - Answer-National Safety Council
SFPE - Answer-Society of Fire Protection Engineers
SSS - Answer-System Safety Society
Career Paths in Safety - Answer-Education
Experience
Certification
,STS - Safety Trained Supervisor
STS C - Answer-Safety certification for new safety professionals
Four years experience in industry, if not a supervisor
Or two years experience, one as a supervisor
30 hours of safety related training
Two hour, 100 item examination
Quality & Recognition, National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) - Answer-- Accrediting body
of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA)
- NCCA accredits certification programs/organizations that assess professional competency
What is Certification? - Answer-Third-Party Validation of:
Education and Training, Experience, and Demonstrated competence with a
body of knowledge by examination
VALUE of Certification - Answer-- Identifies individual as a source of expertise by lengthy examination.
- Associates organization name with globally recognized certification.
- Enhances reputation of organization by having certified individuals in safety, health, and environmental
positions.
- Improves relations of organization within safety, health, and environmental community.
- The mark of a PROFESSIONAL.
VALUE of Certification - Answer-- Exemplifies enhanced professional credibility because of standards of
practice required to obtain and maintain certification.
- Demonstrates that certificate holders have been reviewed and tested by an impartial commission and
deemed to have met nationally accepted criteria.
- Provides an examination basis to assess employee competency.
,- Recognizes the highest level of professionalism in certified safety, health, and environmental
executives.
What is STS? - Answer-- Certification process
- Not safety practitioners
- Safety responsibility
- Establishes minimum general safety competency
- Process for a culture change
STS Targeted Toward: Supervisors - Answer-Crew Chiefs
Foremen
Future Supervisory Candidates
STS Targeted Toward: Group Leaders - Answer-Safety Committee Members
Departmental Safety Liaisons/Champions
STS Targeted Toward: Leaders - Answer-Senior Executives
Managers at all levels within the organization
STS Qualifications - Answer-- Education:
30 hours of safety-related training
- Experience:
Two years industry experience plus one year as supervisor OR
Four years industry experience if not a supervisor
- Competence:
Demonstrated through examination
, Program/Certification Benefit: Improves - Answer-Safety Culture
Productivity/Profits
Work Quality
Accountability
Program/Certification Benefit: Reduces - Answer-Injury Frequency and Severity
Insurance Premiums
Regulatory (OSHA) Liabilities
STS: Observed Benefits - URS - Answer-85% reduction in recordable injuries & illnesses
85% reduction in worker's compensation costs
Increased competence in supervisory safety decisions
Improved quality of safety inspections & audits
Demonstrated commitment to employee professional development
Enhanced technical confidence level
Improved productivity and profitability on projects
Continued professional development
Demonstrated commitment to Zero Injuries vision
What best describes the job safety analysis (JSA)? - Answer-A JSA is a method where employees
participate in the identification of hazards and unsafe work practices and implement measures to
reduce the associated risk.
A masonry crew uses a mortar mixer that is powered by a gasoline engine. A V-belt drive runs between
the motor sheaves attached to the gear mechanism for the drum. What hazard requiring guarding does
the belt drive exhibit? - Answer-Pinch point or nip point
