SENG 312 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
System - Answer -A set of interacting or interdependent component parts forming a
complex or intricate whole.
System - Answer -A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements
forming or regarded as forming a collective unity.
System - Answer -A composite of people, procedures, and equipment that are
integrated to perform a specific operational task or function within a specific
environment.
Every system is delineated by its ________and ________________ boundaries,
surrounded and influenced by its environment, described by its structure and purpose
and expressed in its ____________. - Answer -spacial, temporal, functioning.
Systems thinking - Answer -the use of various techniques to study and understand
systems of many kinds.
Systems Engineering - Answer -a discipline that applies systems thinking to design,
build, operate, and maintain complex engineered systems.
Subsystem - Answer -Represents an element of a system that may constitute a system
itself
Safety - Answer -A measure of the degree of freedom from risk or conditions that can
cause death, physical harm, or equipment or property damage
System Safety - Answer -The application of engineering and management principles,
criteria, and techniques to achieve acceptable mishap risk, within the constraints of
operational effectiveness and suitability, time, and cost, throughout all phases of the
system life cycle.
Risk - Answer -probability of occurrence * consequence
Workplace hazards regulated by another Federal agency are not covered by the OSH
Act - Answer -True
Hazard - Answer -"Any real or potential condition that can cause injury, illness, or death
to personnel, damage to or loss of a system, equipment or property, or damage to the
environment"
Hazard - Answer -To risk, to put in danger of loss or injury
, Hazard - Answer -A Chemical or Physical condition that has the potential for causing
damage to people, property, or the environment.
Accident - Answer -Any unplanned act or event that results in damage to property,
material, equipment, or cargo, or personnel injury or death when not the result of enemy
action.
Mishap - Answer -An unfortunate accident.
Risk - Answer -Hazard, peril, jeopardy
Swiss Cheese Model - Answer -Hazards - fallible decisions, latent failures,
preconditions, unsafe acts, system barrier failures
Input - Top level decision makers; designers, planners; line management; operators,
maintenance
How do accidents happen - Answer -HE->IM->T/T
HE: Hazardous Element
IM: Initiating Mechanism
T/T: Target and Threat
Hazard to Mishap - Answer -Hazard -> (hazard casual factors) -> mishap (hazard
outcome)
OSH Act - Answer -Occupational safety and health act of 1970- basic acts
OSHA - Answer -Regulations, standards, recommended practices and guideline
Top 10 cited OSHA standards violated - Answer -1. Fall protection
2. Hazard communication standard
3. Scaffolding, general requirements
4. Respiratory protection
5. Powered industrial trucks
6. Control of hazardous energy
7. Ladders
8. Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment
9. Machinery and machine guarding
10. Electrical system design
Power and Responsibilities of OSHA - Answer -1. Setting and enforcing the standards
2. Conduction inspections
3. Record keeping
4. Training
National Institute of Health (NIH) - Answer -Specializes in occupational health and
safety research
System - Answer -A set of interacting or interdependent component parts forming a
complex or intricate whole.
System - Answer -A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements
forming or regarded as forming a collective unity.
System - Answer -A composite of people, procedures, and equipment that are
integrated to perform a specific operational task or function within a specific
environment.
Every system is delineated by its ________and ________________ boundaries,
surrounded and influenced by its environment, described by its structure and purpose
and expressed in its ____________. - Answer -spacial, temporal, functioning.
Systems thinking - Answer -the use of various techniques to study and understand
systems of many kinds.
Systems Engineering - Answer -a discipline that applies systems thinking to design,
build, operate, and maintain complex engineered systems.
Subsystem - Answer -Represents an element of a system that may constitute a system
itself
Safety - Answer -A measure of the degree of freedom from risk or conditions that can
cause death, physical harm, or equipment or property damage
System Safety - Answer -The application of engineering and management principles,
criteria, and techniques to achieve acceptable mishap risk, within the constraints of
operational effectiveness and suitability, time, and cost, throughout all phases of the
system life cycle.
Risk - Answer -probability of occurrence * consequence
Workplace hazards regulated by another Federal agency are not covered by the OSH
Act - Answer -True
Hazard - Answer -"Any real or potential condition that can cause injury, illness, or death
to personnel, damage to or loss of a system, equipment or property, or damage to the
environment"
Hazard - Answer -To risk, to put in danger of loss or injury
, Hazard - Answer -A Chemical or Physical condition that has the potential for causing
damage to people, property, or the environment.
Accident - Answer -Any unplanned act or event that results in damage to property,
material, equipment, or cargo, or personnel injury or death when not the result of enemy
action.
Mishap - Answer -An unfortunate accident.
Risk - Answer -Hazard, peril, jeopardy
Swiss Cheese Model - Answer -Hazards - fallible decisions, latent failures,
preconditions, unsafe acts, system barrier failures
Input - Top level decision makers; designers, planners; line management; operators,
maintenance
How do accidents happen - Answer -HE->IM->T/T
HE: Hazardous Element
IM: Initiating Mechanism
T/T: Target and Threat
Hazard to Mishap - Answer -Hazard -> (hazard casual factors) -> mishap (hazard
outcome)
OSH Act - Answer -Occupational safety and health act of 1970- basic acts
OSHA - Answer -Regulations, standards, recommended practices and guideline
Top 10 cited OSHA standards violated - Answer -1. Fall protection
2. Hazard communication standard
3. Scaffolding, general requirements
4. Respiratory protection
5. Powered industrial trucks
6. Control of hazardous energy
7. Ladders
8. Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment
9. Machinery and machine guarding
10. Electrical system design
Power and Responsibilities of OSHA - Answer -1. Setting and enforcing the standards
2. Conduction inspections
3. Record keeping
4. Training
National Institute of Health (NIH) - Answer -Specializes in occupational health and
safety research
