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Management Systems

Practice Exam Questions - Bank 3

1. Every safety manager must understand that most accidents are the result of:
a. a lack of common sense
b. poor safety attitudes
c. hazardous conditions
d. unsafe behaviors
2. Which of the following is not considered a safety monitoring function?
a. analysis
b. observation
c. inspection
d. investigation
3. Which of the following is least likely to affect the probability of an accident?
a. gender of worker
b. duration of exposure
c. frequency of exposure
d. work at elevation
4. All of the following are important factors to consider when prioritizing job hazard analyses:
a. number of pieces of equipment or machinery
b. new or altered machinery or equipment
c. number of steps in the job
d. number of accidents associated with equipment, tools, equipment
5. Grimaldi and Simonds list each of the following as basic safety management propositions, except: (Grimaldi & Simonds, 178)
a. Keep line and staff responsibilities integrated
b. Conform effectiveness measures for safety with those of management
c. Align safety objectives with management needs
d. Hold safety staff accountable for quality of safety information
6. This person first promoted the domino theory of accident causation and is considered the father of safety management:
a. W. Edwards Deming
b. Bradley Henshaw
c. Henry W. Heinrich
d. William Pope
7. Which of the following are what W. H. Heinrich believed were factors that resulted in an accident?
a. environment, worker, unsafe act, accident, injury
b. design, performance, contributing surface, direct surface
c. management, root, surface, personal, condition
d. man, machine, accident, condition, injury
8. To combat hazardous conditions and unsafe behaviors, a hierarchy of controls as been developed. Each of the following is a control strategy, except:
a. engineering control
b. leadership control
c. work practice control
d. personal protective equipment
9. Why do OSHA standards require the employer to first consider engineering controls to correct workplace hazards?
a. Because safety is all about conditions, not behavior
b. They may completely eliminate the hazard
c. They may completely eliminate exposure
d. They cost more in the long run than enforcing safe work practices
10. Grimaldi and Simonds list each of the following as basic safety management propositions, except: (Grimaldi & Simonds, 178)
a. Keep line and staff responsibilities separate
b. Hold safety staff accountable for operation's safety effectiveness
c. Align safety objectives with management needs
d. Hold safety staff accountable for quality of safety information

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