CRST SAFETY FUNDAMENTALS PART 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Hazard Anaylsis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Involves the examination of information to estimate the risk to
individuals, property, etc. From workplace hazards for the purpose of eliminating or controlling the
hazards. Systemic hazard analysis involves two steps.
Hazard Analysis steps - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hazard identification and evaluation
Risk analysis.
Hazard identification and evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅First step is recognizing that hazards exists
and defining its characteristics.
Ways to identify and evaluate hazards include.. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Work site inspections,
measurement and testing, incident investigation, job safety analysis or task analysis and various process
hazard analysis methods.
Workplace inspections - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Is one of the oldest most widely used and best ways to
detect and correct potential losses.
A well managed inspection program can meet the following goals: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Identify
potential problems - hazards not discovered during job / task analysis standards overlooked during
design.
2. Identify equipment deficiencies - wear and tear and abuse, misuse
3. Identify improper employee actions substandard methods and practices
4. identify effects of change - process or materials
5. Identify inadequacies in remedial actions - effectiveness of controls
6. provide management self appraisal information
7. Demonstrate management commitment
, Informal inspections - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Usually no documentation. some companies have
formalized them somewhat buy using pocket size reports to record defects, unsafe conditions or unsafe
practices.
Planned inspections steps and activities - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Prepare
2. Inspect
3. Develop remedial actions
4. Take follow up actions
5. Prepare inspection report
Incident Investigation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Serious loss should be investigated promptly and
thoroughly. Loss or potential loss should be investigated.
Studies that show we should investigate incidents are.. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Heinrich ration, 1- 29-
300
First bird ratio 1-100-500
Second bird ratio 1-10-30-600
Who should investigate incidents - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The people with most interest to the problem
are the first choice. First choice supervisors, sometimes managers, occasionally special knowledge is
needed in an investigation.
(sometimes) Investigating incidents that include middle or higher managers when.. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅1. There is a major loss or high potential loss
2. the circumstances across into another supervisors area
3. the corrective actions have a broad scope or significant costs.
(occasionally) Investigations involving special knowledge is needed in situations.. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅technical experts, safety personnel. As advisors.
Steps in an investigation. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Respond to the incident promptly
ANSWERS
Hazard Anaylsis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Involves the examination of information to estimate the risk to
individuals, property, etc. From workplace hazards for the purpose of eliminating or controlling the
hazards. Systemic hazard analysis involves two steps.
Hazard Analysis steps - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hazard identification and evaluation
Risk analysis.
Hazard identification and evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅First step is recognizing that hazards exists
and defining its characteristics.
Ways to identify and evaluate hazards include.. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Work site inspections,
measurement and testing, incident investigation, job safety analysis or task analysis and various process
hazard analysis methods.
Workplace inspections - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Is one of the oldest most widely used and best ways to
detect and correct potential losses.
A well managed inspection program can meet the following goals: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Identify
potential problems - hazards not discovered during job / task analysis standards overlooked during
design.
2. Identify equipment deficiencies - wear and tear and abuse, misuse
3. Identify improper employee actions substandard methods and practices
4. identify effects of change - process or materials
5. Identify inadequacies in remedial actions - effectiveness of controls
6. provide management self appraisal information
7. Demonstrate management commitment
, Informal inspections - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Usually no documentation. some companies have
formalized them somewhat buy using pocket size reports to record defects, unsafe conditions or unsafe
practices.
Planned inspections steps and activities - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Prepare
2. Inspect
3. Develop remedial actions
4. Take follow up actions
5. Prepare inspection report
Incident Investigation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Serious loss should be investigated promptly and
thoroughly. Loss or potential loss should be investigated.
Studies that show we should investigate incidents are.. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Heinrich ration, 1- 29-
300
First bird ratio 1-100-500
Second bird ratio 1-10-30-600
Who should investigate incidents - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The people with most interest to the problem
are the first choice. First choice supervisors, sometimes managers, occasionally special knowledge is
needed in an investigation.
(sometimes) Investigating incidents that include middle or higher managers when.. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅1. There is a major loss or high potential loss
2. the circumstances across into another supervisors area
3. the corrective actions have a broad scope or significant costs.
(occasionally) Investigations involving special knowledge is needed in situations.. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅technical experts, safety personnel. As advisors.
Steps in an investigation. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Respond to the incident promptly
