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Accident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis

Practice Exam Questions - Bank 3

1. All of the following are examples of possible surface causes of accidents, EXCEPT:
a. a tool
b. a process
c. a machine
d. a person
2. Which of the following is an example of possible root causes of an accident?
a. a tool
b. a process
c. a machine
d. a person
3. Surface causes describe hazardous _________ and unsafe _________. Root causes describe inadequate ________:
a. Systems, behaviors, conditions
b. Behaviors, activities, policies
c. Conditions, behaviors, systems
d. Conditions, systems, accountability
4. To be thorough in getting the facts, Grimaldi and Simonds believe the investigator should do all of the following, EXCEPT: (Grimaldi & Simonds, 141)
a. Begin as far back in history as you can.
b. Don't get tunnel vision by using a checklist.
c. Secure as many pertinent facts as possible.
d. Examine the physical environment closely.
5. If similar accidents occur repeatedly after accident investigations, what weaknesses in the analysis process is most likely the cause?
a. It focuses on placing blame
b. It focuses on root causes
c. It identifies only surface causes
d. It identifies both surface and root causes
6. If discipline occurs immediately after an accident occurs, what basic process flaw exists?
a. Blame is based on fact, not feeling
b. The process places blame before considering safety program weaknesses
c. The process determines system flaws before considering personal liability
d. The process neglects to place initial blame.
7. If an employer does not have a lockout/tagout program when required, what type of root cause best describes the condition?
a. lateral root cause
b. personal root cause
c. system design root cause
d. system performance root cause
8. Engineering controls include all of the following except:
a. Substitution
b. Enclosure
c. Rescheduling
d. Redesign
9. Solving safety problems usually involves finding solutions to all of the following except:
a. Hazardous conditions
b. Who was to blame
c. Unsafe work practices
d. Weaknesses in the safety program
10. Examples of root cause problems include all of the following except:
a. Machine not properly guarded.
b. Safety rules are not written.
c. The process used to investigate accidents is flawed.
d. Lockout/tagout procedures are inadequate.

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