Correct Answers -Graded A.
Risk - Correct Answer-The measure of the probability and severity of a negative
event
Probability - Correct Answer-How likely the event is to occur. This includes
exposure, the more people exposed the more likely the event.
Risk Management Process - Correct Answer-1 Evaluate (Risk ID)
2 Prioritize (Risk Analysis)
4 Cost Benefit (Financing)
4 Implement (Risk Elimination or Reduction)
5 (Administration of Risk Management Process)
Review
Objective evidence which is documentation
Healthy Worker Effect - Correct Answer-Workers tend to be healthier than the
population as a whole.
Risk Cost - Correct Answer-Probability x Cost
Residual Risk - Correct Answer-The Risk that remains after the preventative
measure have been taken
Threshold Risk Model - Correct Answer-ACGIH
There is some safe level to which everyone can be exposed without increasing the
probability of becoming sick.
No Threshold Risk Model - Correct Answer-There is no safe level. Every exposure
increase probability of becoming sick (ionizing rad)
ALAR
, ALARA - Correct Answer-As Low As Reasonably Achievable
Purpose of Incident Investigation - Correct Answer-To prevent re-occurance, retro
active, to find facts - not to place blame.
Notes: Good apple bad apple by Dekker.
OSHA incident rate
Total incident case rate - Correct Answer-total injuries/illness x 200,000/Hrs worked
by all employees
200 000 = 2000 hours worked per year x 100 employees
Nat ave is 4
Severity Rate for OSHA
DART - Correct Answer-Days Away, Restricted Work, Job Transfer
OSHA DART - Correct Answer-#Dart Cases x 200 000 / hours worked by all
employees
NOEL - Correct Answer-NO observable exposure level
NOAEL - Correct Answer-No observable adverse exposure level
Who Investigates an event - Correct Answer-Can use quality improvement tools
typically per-determined, line supervisor
Start with narrative as soon as possible, repeat facts back to employee
OSHA Logs - Correct Answer-5 years
description of event, preventive measures
Insurance contract - Correct Answer-Declarations - what is covered
conditions - what must be fulfilled if something happens
Exclusions - what is not covered - loop holes