Applied Safety Fundamentals Flashcards
Multiple Choice and Scenario based questions based directly off of listed exam competencies.
When welding takes place using natural ventilation, what action would best ensure worker safety?
a) Welding takes place in open areas.
b) Ceiling height is more than 10m (30 feet).
c) The plume is away from the worker’s breathing zone.
d) 15m3 (500 cubic feet) of space is provided for each welder.
Answer C
a) Working in an open space does not ensure toxic fumes are carried from worker.
b) There is no indicated exit point for the fumes.
c) This ensure the toxic fumes are carried away from the worker.
d) There is no indicated exit point for the fumes.
Competency: ASF18 (Hot Work (Welding, Cutting))
What engineering control would provide the best guarding protection on a punch press?
a) STREE guard
b) Pressure sensing pads
c) Point of operation fixed guard
d) Retractable Fence
Answer C
a) STREE is an analysis technique not a type of guard.
b) Pressure sensing pads will not protect and operator’s hands.
c) Because it is fixed, this type of guard is the most appropriate to control the hazard.
d) This type of guard can be removed by the operator.
Competency: ASF 10 - Safeguarding Machinery (point of operation, light curtains/pressure pads, interlocks).
What best describes safety through design?
a) process to identify potential hazards and risks at the design stage of an operation.
b) process to conduct a health and safety review at the start-up of a new piece of equipment.
c) Hazard abatement and risk reduction at the start of the implementation stage of an operation.
d) Hazard evaluation methods to reduce further risk of injury or damage to an acceptable level.
Answer A
a) Safety through design is well through out and agreed upon concept that translates into a process to effectively identify potential hazards and risks at the design stage.
b) A new piece of equipment should have a health and safety study completed before start-up.
c) In an ideal situation, the safety professional will have input at the design and engineering stage of an operation. Focus is on hazard abatement and risk reduction as early as possible.
d) safety through design integrates hazard analysis and risk assessment methods early in the design and engineering stages to reduce risk of injury.
Competency: ASF8 - Design and Procurement of Tools/Equipment/Materials
What best characterizes a fault tree analysis?
a) It works forward from specific events, or sequences of events to pinpoint those that could result in hazards.
b) It proactively identifies and evaluates hazards in order to eliminate or control.
c) it uses historical data to correlate each system or unit with its potential failure mode.
d) It works backwards from an incident to identify the combination of errors that resulted in the incident.
Answer D
a) this is the opposite of a fault tree
b) This is the purpose of a hazard/task analysis
c) This is used to prevent occurences rather than working backwards.
d) The fault tree is a process developed from the decision tree theory that reasons backwards from an incident to identify the combination of operational errors that resulted in the incident.
Competency: ASF6 (Process Hazard Analyses (Fault and Event Tree))
In addition to falling under the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) classification, what other hazards should be assessed in a laboratory environment?
a) Electrical, biological, and affective hazards.
b) Radiation, biological, and exposure hazards
c) Electrical, equipment, thermal, and radiation hazards
d) Equipment, thermal, affective and exposure hazards.
Answer C
a) affective hazards do not exist
b) exposure hazards do not exist
c) these are realistic within a laboratory that should be considered in addition to WHMIS labled products.
d) Affective hazards do not exist.
Competency: ASF24 Laboratory Safety & non-destructive testing of metals.
What is an example of a passive fall-arrest system?
a) Belt
b) Net
c) Harness
d) Lanyard
Answer B
a) This is an active system because it requires manipulation by worker to be effective.
b) Net is a passive system because it does not require any action on the part of the worker.
c) This is an active system because it requires manipulation by worker to be effective.
d) This is an active system because it requires manipulation by worker to be effective.
Competency: ASF23 Hazards and Controls related to Elevated Work
The entry team tests the Oxygen levels prior to entering a confined space. The direct reading gas monitor is registering an oxygen-deficient atmosphere. What are the initial physiological warning signs of a potential exposure?
a) increased breathing rate and increased pulse rate
b) Elevated stress levels and signs of cyanosis
c) Inability to move and a semi0consciou state
d) Respiratory depression and a feeling of euphoria
Answer A
a) The body tries to compensate for lack of oxygen by increasing lung and heart function.
b) These are warning signs of carbon monoxide poisoning
c) These are conditions usually seen in later states
d) There are not warning signs of oxygen deprivation
Competency: ASF22 Confined Space Entries
What is the most important requirement each time an entry into a designated confined space is undertaken?
a) Testing the rescue equipment to ensure its performance in case required.
b) Obstaining an entry permit before work in a confined space is performed.
c) Advising the legilsative authority having jurisdictino of the time and place of entry.
d) Ensuring the nearest municipal Emergency Services provider is contacted.
Answer B
a) Rescue equipment must be inspected regularly by a competent person. The equipment would be visually inspected and instrucments would be calibrated.
b) An entry permit must be issued each time work is to be performed in a confined space before any worker is allowed to enter.
c) This is not necessary but documentation must be on file for production if requested.
d) Contacting police/fire/ambulance should be part of the overall ERP.
Competency ASF22 Confined Space Entries
What is the most important goal of an incident investigation?
a) To assign accountability to the right individual(s) involved.
b) To determine the exact sequence of events.
c) To find the root cause of the incident.
d) To prevent this type of incident from happening again.
Answer D
a) The goal is not to assign fault.
b) The goal is to have an understanding of the event in order to prevent a reoccurance.
c) This will assist in preventing future occurences but is not the most important goal.
d) The ultimate purpose of incident investigation is to prevent future incidents.
Competency: ASF2 Incident Investigations
Siderosis is related to which material?
a) Tin
b) Aluminum
c) carbon
d) Iron Oxide
Answer D
a) Stannosis is associated with Tin
b) Aluminosis is associated with Aluminum
c) Anthracosis is associated with Carbon
d) Siderosis is a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of Iron Oxide
Competency: ASF18 Hot Work (Welding Cutting)
Which statement about spark-resistant tools is correct?
a) They are usually made of non-ferrous materials.
b) they can safely used around gasoline and petroleum products.
c) They do not easily conduct electricity.
d) They will not lose their spark-resistant properties.
Answer A
a) leather-faced, plastic, and wood tools are free from the friction-spark hazard
b) They do not eliminated the posibility of sparks
c) They do conduct electricity
d) They can lose their spark-resistance properties
Competency ASF16 Hand and Portable Power Tools
In order to minimize stressors and injuries to a worker, what factors should be considered when selecting power hand tools?
a) Cost, storage requirements and energy source.
b) Posture, force required to use it and weight and balance of power tool.
c) Protective equipment required, design features and grounded power cord.
d) Maintenance schedule, ease of use and replacement time.
Answer B
a) Cost disqualifies this answer
b) These are all issues found to cause repetitive strain or MSI.
c) These are safety practices
d) These are outside the stressor realm.
Competency ASF8 Design and Procurement of Tools, Equipment and Materials
What common hand tool is the source of most injuries?
a) Knife
b) Pliers
c) Saw
d) Hammer
Answer A
a) Studies indicate that most injuries are caused by improper use of knives.
Competency ASF16 Hand and Portable Power Tools
What precaution should a worker take while handling multiple 7.5kg boxes?
a) Take a 30 second rest break between handling each box.
b) Assess each box carefully.
c) Obtain assistance from a co-worker.
d) Keep the load as close to the body as possible.
Answer D
a) Helpful idea but not necessary and extremely slow
b) the weight of each box is already known
c) Unless the worker has restrictions, assistance shouldn’t be required with 7.5kg
d) This is a guideline for good body mechanics for manual material handling.
Competency: ASF13 Materials Handling and Storage
What type of injury is most commonly associated with manual material handling?
a) Ligament strains
b) Lumbar strains
c) Repetitive strains
d) Muscle strains
Answer B
a) Ligament strains are not normally an issue with manual material handling
b) Lumbar injuries are the most prevalent
c) Repetitive strains are not normally an issue with manual material handling
d) Muscle strain is not normally an issue with manual material handling.
Competency ASF13 Materials Handling and Storage
At what threshold current level will a person have difficulty releasing their handgrip on a conductor due to muscular contraction?
a) 1 to 2 milliamperes
b) 10 to 12 milliameres
c) 400 to 1,000 milliamperes
d) 2 amperes
Answer B
a) This level would have very little impact on a person
b) At this level, the person cannot release the conductor because of muscle cramps
c) This is well above the threshold of 10 to 12 milliamperes
d) This is well above the threshold of 10 to 12 milliamperes
Competency ASF12 Electrical Safety (Bonding, Grounding, Circuit Interrupters)
What is a disadvantage of scheduled workplace inspections?
a) Periodic measurement data do not identify degenerative trends.
b) Workers can prepare for them and it is harder to find deviations.
c) A hazard can become so familiar that no one notices it.
d) The inspection preparation and formal report writing are time-consuming.
Answer B
a) Periodic inspections do identify degenerative trends
b) Workers know to clean up their worksite before the inspection
c) This is a disadvantage of conducting continuous inspections
d) This is time-consuming but this is not a disadvantage.
Competency - National Safety Council Accident prevention manual for business and industry page 248.
What is true regarding chemical management in an environmental management system?
a) It is important to identify chemicals, recognize their hazards, and ultimately protect the environment.
b) Chemical identification and hazard recognition represent two critical steps in chemical management.
c) It is important to recognize chemicals used in various processes and be aware that all chemicals are of equal concern.
d) All waste products are considered to be hazardous in a chemical management system.
Answer B
a) The goal of an environmental management program is to reduce risks from environmental hazards and ultimately protect human health.
b) The first and most important step leading to effective chemical management is to know the identity of chemicals, their hazards to health and the environment, and the means to control them.
c) All chemicals are not of equal concern.
d) Not all waste products are considered to be hazardous.
Competency ASF9 Chemical, Explosioves, & Radioactive Materials (WHMIS/GHS)
What is the risk management principle that best describes taking preventive action to mitigate risk despite the fact that scientific information is incomplete?
a) The reasonable relationship principle.
b) The weight-of-evidence principle.
c) The precautionary principle
d) The sound science principle.
Answer C
a) The reasonable relationship principle is based on a relationship between the costs of the control and the corresponding reduction in risk.
b) The weight of evidence principle seeks to ensure a scientifically defensible process for considering evidence about the existence and magnitude of the risk
c) The precautionary principle implies that decision makers take timely preventive action when a serious hazard is believed to exist and scientific information is incomplete or contradictory
d) The sound science principle emphasizes the need for more complete scientific information before a risk decision is made.
Competency: Risk Management Studyguide BCRSP P. 17
Which principle is an approach to minimizing health risk that seeks to reduce potentially harmful exposures to the greatest extent possible?
a) Weight-of-evidence approach
b) Sound Science approact
c) As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) principle.
d) Precautionary principle
Answer C
a) this approach seeks to ensure the process of considering the evidence about the risk is scientifically defensible, not technologically possible.
b) This approach assumes that appearances can often be decieving if they are based on incomplete or biased information or studies. It emphasizes need for collection of better quality information before a risk decision is made.
c) This principle incorporates technical feasibility based on technology.
d) The precautionary principle implies that decision makers take timely preventative action whenever a serious or irreversible health hazard is believed to exist, even when scientific evidence is incomplete or contradictory.
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