QUESTIONS & ANSWERS!!
Hazard Anaylsis correct answers 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 answers Hazard identification and evaluation
Risk analysis.
Hazard identification and evaluation correct answers First step is recognizing that hazards
exists and defining its characteristics.
Ways to identify and evaluate hazards include.. correct answers Work site inspections,
measurement and testing, incident investigation, job safety analysis or task analysis and
various process hazard analysis methods.
Workplace inspections correct answers 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 answers 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 answers 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 answers 1. Prepare
2. Inspect
3. Develop remedial actions
4. Take follow up actions
5. Prepare inspection report
Incident Investigation correct answers Serious loss should be investigated promptly and
thoroughly. Loss or potential loss should be investigated.
Studies that show we should investigate incidents are.. correct answers Heinrich ration, 1- 29-
300
First bird ratio 1-100-500
Second bird ratio 1-10-30-600
, Who should investigate incidents correct answers 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
answers 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
answers technical experts, safety personnel. As advisors.
Steps in an investigation. correct answers 1. Respond to the incident promptly
2. Gather information
3. Analyze and evaluate causes
4. Develop and take remedial actions
5. Review findings and recommendations
6. Follow Through
gather information - Investigation correct answers Ask yourself some fundamental questions
to determine what information needs to be gathered:
- Sketch and map sites
- Take photographs/videos
- interview witnesses
- Examine materials and equipment
- examine records
Analyze and Evaluate Causes - Investigation correct answers # of ways to anlyze and
evaluate the causes of an incident. One way is to apply causation model or accident theory.
Many models there are two types of causes. Immediate causes, which are the hazards unsafe
conditions or practices that existed at the time of the incident and the root causes.
Techniques developed to assist with root cause analysis correct answers TapRoot, Apollow
SCAT. 5 whys. 5 whys was developed by toyota.
5 whys - investigation correct answers Why did this hazard exist, why is this the case?. is not
a magic number.
Movement away from Job safety analysis to Task analysis, which looks at.. correct answers
safety, quality and Efficiency
7 Steps of task analysis are as follows: correct answers Inventory occupations
Inventory the task within each occupation
Identify critical tasks
analysis the critical tasks
- breakdown of steps
- pinpoint loss exposure
- make an efficiency check
- develop controls
Write a procedure or practice