OSH 330 EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is a safety of health event with an unwanted consequence resulting in injury, illness, damage to
property, or other losses?
Answer:
Incident
Question:
2. A 1969 study of industrial accidents developed the term 'no loss incidents' and 600 to 1 ratio.
Answer:
Bird's loss pyramid concept
Question:
3. What are the Impacts of injury and illness beyond the workplace (4)?
Answer:
Exposure of the public to hazards, emotional distress, new physical limitations, pain, and families affected.
Question:
4. What is the Breakdown of Responsibility for safety in the workplace?
Answer:
1. Management 2. EHS Professional 3. Supervisors/Front Line Leaders 4. Employees.
Question:
5. EHS staff have influence and responsibility. Must have authority to influence line functions.
Answer:
Where the Safety job is in the organization chart
Question:
6. How you can "win" for a safe workplace environment (4)
Answer:
Effective programs, proper safeguards, establish procedures, staying informed.
Question:
7. Solely responsible to provide a safety and health workplace.
Answer:
Management Commitment
Question:
8. How management should support safety (3)
Answer:
Goals and objectives, leading by example, and supporting a disciplinary policy for safety infractions.
, Question:
9. #1 priority in the success of the EHS program
Answer:
Supervisors responsibility
Question:
10. Following workplace policies, report hazards and incidents, wear suitable work attire, come to work
sober and well rested, attend safety training.
Answer:
Workers responsibility
Question:
11. Characteristics of a safety committee.
Answer:
Employee Involvement & Motivation
Question:
12. What are the Benefits of a safety committee?
Answer:
Economic gains, increased worker capacities, employee ownership
Question:
13. Successful Committees have (5)...?
Answer:
mission statements, goals/objectives, increased productivity, better employee relations, and increased
innovation.
Question:
14. What two things does the Committee makeup comprise?
Answer:
Equal parts management and labor.
Question:
15. What does the 600 to 1 ration mean with the Bird loss pyramic concept?
Answer:
600 near misses to 1 death
Question:
16. What are the two factors in Heinrich's Axion?
Answer:
Motitvators and Hygiene factors
Question:
17. In Heinrichs Axion only _____ of incidents are unavoidable?
Answer:
2%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is a safety of health event with an unwanted consequence resulting in injury, illness, damage to
property, or other losses?
Answer:
Incident
Question:
2. A 1969 study of industrial accidents developed the term 'no loss incidents' and 600 to 1 ratio.
Answer:
Bird's loss pyramid concept
Question:
3. What are the Impacts of injury and illness beyond the workplace (4)?
Answer:
Exposure of the public to hazards, emotional distress, new physical limitations, pain, and families affected.
Question:
4. What is the Breakdown of Responsibility for safety in the workplace?
Answer:
1. Management 2. EHS Professional 3. Supervisors/Front Line Leaders 4. Employees.
Question:
5. EHS staff have influence and responsibility. Must have authority to influence line functions.
Answer:
Where the Safety job is in the organization chart
Question:
6. How you can "win" for a safe workplace environment (4)
Answer:
Effective programs, proper safeguards, establish procedures, staying informed.
Question:
7. Solely responsible to provide a safety and health workplace.
Answer:
Management Commitment
Question:
8. How management should support safety (3)
Answer:
Goals and objectives, leading by example, and supporting a disciplinary policy for safety infractions.
, Question:
9. #1 priority in the success of the EHS program
Answer:
Supervisors responsibility
Question:
10. Following workplace policies, report hazards and incidents, wear suitable work attire, come to work
sober and well rested, attend safety training.
Answer:
Workers responsibility
Question:
11. Characteristics of a safety committee.
Answer:
Employee Involvement & Motivation
Question:
12. What are the Benefits of a safety committee?
Answer:
Economic gains, increased worker capacities, employee ownership
Question:
13. Successful Committees have (5)...?
Answer:
mission statements, goals/objectives, increased productivity, better employee relations, and increased
innovation.
Question:
14. What two things does the Committee makeup comprise?
Answer:
Equal parts management and labor.
Question:
15. What does the 600 to 1 ration mean with the Bird loss pyramic concept?
Answer:
600 near misses to 1 death
Question:
16. What are the two factors in Heinrich's Axion?
Answer:
Motitvators and Hygiene factors
Question:
17. In Heinrichs Axion only _____ of incidents are unavoidable?
Answer:
2%
