ACSA NCSO EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔(PHSM) Identify examples of changes to training that come from external forces or
company control? - ✔✔Updates to legislation
Revisions to industry standards.
Updates to industry best practices.
Changes in manufacturer's specifications.
Requirements for recertification.
Results from external audits.
Results from OH&S investigations.
Changes in client requirements.
✔✔(PHSM) State the 2 obligations (responsibilities) outline in the OH&S Act that the
following parties have in common: Contractor, Owner, Self Employed Persons, Service
Providers, Suppliers, and Temporary Staffing Agencies? - ✔✔Cooperate with others
exercising their duties under OH&S legislation.
Comply with OH&S legislation.
✔✔(PHSM) Describe the five sections that should be considered when planning a
training session? - ✔✔Recommended Pre-job Tickets/certs/docs.
Training session(s) to cover content.
Training session(s) or tool box talks to discuss company specific info.
Training and Competency skill check related to specific scenarios.
Additional training topics as required.
✔✔(PHSM) Describe the contracted employer management process (Three Steps)? -
✔✔1. Pre-qualifications and selection
2. The pre-project meeting
3. Monitoring, evaluating, and feedback.
,✔✔(PHSM) What are the two key elements of a PSP that must be readily available to
all affected work site parties? - ✔✔Hazard Assessments & Inspection Reports
✔✔(PHSM) Describe the four requirements of an inspection policy and procedure? -
✔✔Areas and equipment to inspect.
Personnel.
Frequency.
Format.
✔✔(PHSM) List at least five factors that determine inspection frequency? - ✔✔Type of
work being performed.
Size of the worksite.
Number of work operations.
Number of Workers.
Manufacturer's specifications.
Number of shifts and level of activity on each shift.
Hazard identified on hazard assessment.
Past history of incidents.
✔✔(PHSM) List at least five key inspection-related issues of the HSMS that inspections
should focus on? - ✔✔Have all hazards and potential hazards been identified.
Are supervisors and workers complying with legislation.
Are supervisors and workers following rules and procedures.
Have potential direct causes of hazards been identified.
Is there monitoring of hazard controls.
Are proper corrective actions being developed.
Does the company understand the jobs and tasks being done.
✔✔(PHSM) List four basic areas an inspection should look "AT"? - ✔✔People
Equipment
Materials
Environment
✔✔(PHSM) List the key differences between informal and formal inspections? -
✔✔Informal inspections are unplanned and should occur on an ongoing basis.
✔✔(PHSM) Describe the four types of formal inspections? - ✔✔Periodic (routine)
Intermittent (irregular)
Focused (spot)
General
✔✔(PHSM) List five steps of prioritizing inspection findings in the correct order? - ✔✔1.
Identify deficiencies.
2. Describe existing or potential hazards.
3. Assess the severity and likelihood of outcomes.
, 4. Determine the risk of the hazards (risk ranking)
5. Prioritize corrective actions according to level of risk.
✔✔(PHSM) State reasons why management and workers should participate in formal
inspections? - ✔✔Management is responsible for ensuring the completion of
inspections.
Participation in inspections is also a worker right under OH&S legislation.
Workers do informal inspections everyday and can add critical input during formal
inspections.
✔✔(PHSM) Describe the COR requirements for ERP's (four)? - ✔✔Communication
Systems.
Emergency Contact Numbers.
Emergency Personnel.
Evacuation Plans.
✔✔(PHSM) Employers must record every acute illness or injury that occurs at the work
site, and keep that record for how long? - ✔✔At least three years.
✔✔(PHSM) A company should test each ERP using a drill how often? - ✔✔At least
every year.
✔✔(PHSM) State the three OH&S requirements for investigation reports? - ✔✔Describe
the circumstances of the injury or incident.
Provide corrective actions.
Be kept at least two years.
✔✔(PHSM) Describe how effective communication can make the HSMS more
effective? - ✔✔In two-way communication, both people have the chance to provide
feedback.
✔✔(PHSM) State the benefit of audits? - ✔✔Audits help identify how well a HAMS is
performing.
✔✔(PHSM) Describe Leading and Lagging Indicators? - ✔✔Leading indicators are
proactive.
Lagging indicators are reactive.
✔✔(PHSM) What is the purpose of an action plan? - ✔✔The purpose of an action plan
is to provide a plan to improve the HSMS over the upcoming year.
✔✔(PHSM) Describe each component of S.M.A.R.T. corrective actions? - ✔✔Specific -
as specific as possible to avoid confusion.
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔(PHSM) Identify examples of changes to training that come from external forces or
company control? - ✔✔Updates to legislation
Revisions to industry standards.
Updates to industry best practices.
Changes in manufacturer's specifications.
Requirements for recertification.
Results from external audits.
Results from OH&S investigations.
Changes in client requirements.
✔✔(PHSM) State the 2 obligations (responsibilities) outline in the OH&S Act that the
following parties have in common: Contractor, Owner, Self Employed Persons, Service
Providers, Suppliers, and Temporary Staffing Agencies? - ✔✔Cooperate with others
exercising their duties under OH&S legislation.
Comply with OH&S legislation.
✔✔(PHSM) Describe the five sections that should be considered when planning a
training session? - ✔✔Recommended Pre-job Tickets/certs/docs.
Training session(s) to cover content.
Training session(s) or tool box talks to discuss company specific info.
Training and Competency skill check related to specific scenarios.
Additional training topics as required.
✔✔(PHSM) Describe the contracted employer management process (Three Steps)? -
✔✔1. Pre-qualifications and selection
2. The pre-project meeting
3. Monitoring, evaluating, and feedback.
,✔✔(PHSM) What are the two key elements of a PSP that must be readily available to
all affected work site parties? - ✔✔Hazard Assessments & Inspection Reports
✔✔(PHSM) Describe the four requirements of an inspection policy and procedure? -
✔✔Areas and equipment to inspect.
Personnel.
Frequency.
Format.
✔✔(PHSM) List at least five factors that determine inspection frequency? - ✔✔Type of
work being performed.
Size of the worksite.
Number of work operations.
Number of Workers.
Manufacturer's specifications.
Number of shifts and level of activity on each shift.
Hazard identified on hazard assessment.
Past history of incidents.
✔✔(PHSM) List at least five key inspection-related issues of the HSMS that inspections
should focus on? - ✔✔Have all hazards and potential hazards been identified.
Are supervisors and workers complying with legislation.
Are supervisors and workers following rules and procedures.
Have potential direct causes of hazards been identified.
Is there monitoring of hazard controls.
Are proper corrective actions being developed.
Does the company understand the jobs and tasks being done.
✔✔(PHSM) List four basic areas an inspection should look "AT"? - ✔✔People
Equipment
Materials
Environment
✔✔(PHSM) List the key differences between informal and formal inspections? -
✔✔Informal inspections are unplanned and should occur on an ongoing basis.
✔✔(PHSM) Describe the four types of formal inspections? - ✔✔Periodic (routine)
Intermittent (irregular)
Focused (spot)
General
✔✔(PHSM) List five steps of prioritizing inspection findings in the correct order? - ✔✔1.
Identify deficiencies.
2. Describe existing or potential hazards.
3. Assess the severity and likelihood of outcomes.
, 4. Determine the risk of the hazards (risk ranking)
5. Prioritize corrective actions according to level of risk.
✔✔(PHSM) State reasons why management and workers should participate in formal
inspections? - ✔✔Management is responsible for ensuring the completion of
inspections.
Participation in inspections is also a worker right under OH&S legislation.
Workers do informal inspections everyday and can add critical input during formal
inspections.
✔✔(PHSM) Describe the COR requirements for ERP's (four)? - ✔✔Communication
Systems.
Emergency Contact Numbers.
Emergency Personnel.
Evacuation Plans.
✔✔(PHSM) Employers must record every acute illness or injury that occurs at the work
site, and keep that record for how long? - ✔✔At least three years.
✔✔(PHSM) A company should test each ERP using a drill how often? - ✔✔At least
every year.
✔✔(PHSM) State the three OH&S requirements for investigation reports? - ✔✔Describe
the circumstances of the injury or incident.
Provide corrective actions.
Be kept at least two years.
✔✔(PHSM) Describe how effective communication can make the HSMS more
effective? - ✔✔In two-way communication, both people have the chance to provide
feedback.
✔✔(PHSM) State the benefit of audits? - ✔✔Audits help identify how well a HAMS is
performing.
✔✔(PHSM) Describe Leading and Lagging Indicators? - ✔✔Leading indicators are
proactive.
Lagging indicators are reactive.
✔✔(PHSM) What is the purpose of an action plan? - ✔✔The purpose of an action plan
is to provide a plan to improve the HSMS over the upcoming year.
✔✔(PHSM) Describe each component of S.M.A.R.T. corrective actions? - ✔✔Specific -
as specific as possible to avoid confusion.
