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What is management described as?
An art, both science and art, a science, neither art nor science
How is engineering defined?
Refers to the activity combining technical knowledge with the ability to organize and coordinate worker power, materials, machinery and money
Which of the following is NOT considered a function of an engineer?
Physical education
What function of an engineer involves learning about nature and codifying this knowledge into usable theories?
Research
What function of an engineer turns a product concept into a finished physical term?
Manufacturing
What function of an engineer tests new products or parts for workability?
Testing
What function of an engineer involves being in charge of production personnel?
Manufacturing
What function of an engineer is related to managing construction personnel?
Construction
Which function assists customers to meet their needs requiring technical expertise?
Consulting
What role involves working as a consultant for individuals or organizations?
Consulting
What function allows an engineer to work in government regulating activities?
Government
What function involves teaching engineering courses?
Teaching
What function involves managing groups of people performing specific tasks?
Management
Engineers can become good managers only through _______.
[Experience, taking a master’s degree in management, effective career planning, trainings]
If you are an engineer wanting to become a manager, what should you do?
Develop new talents, acquire new values, broaden your point of view, all of the above
What is a common problem engineers face when entering management?
Learning to trust others
What planning activity is undertaken at the middle management level?
Intermediate planning
Strategic planning is undertaken at which management level?
Top management level
What management function anticipates problems and determines actions to achieve goals?
Planning
What refers to establishing interrelationships to achieve company goals?
Organizing
What management function involves selecting candidates and training personnel?
Staffing
What management function involves orienting personnel and channeling resources?
Directing
What action is taken when actual performance deviates from the original plan?
Controlling
What management function encourages others to follow an example with commitment?
Leading
What principal function of lower management instills commitment in the workforce?
Motivating
What is the collection of tools and techniques used to produce predefined outputs?
Project management
Which is NOT an element of the project management process?
Search and development
What is the most essential attribute of a project manager?
Leadership
What model provides effective means of monitoring a project at each stage?
Life cycle model
What project life cycle model is most relevant for information technology projects?
Waterfall model
In project management, R & D stands for _______.
[Research and development]
In project management, O & M stands for _______.
[Operation and maintenance]
A project manager must be very good in which skills?
Communication skills, human relationship skills, leadership skills, all of the above
Project integration management involves which processes?
Project plan development, project plan execution, integrated change control
Which process does project quality management NOT involve?
Quality feature
What organizational structure specializes in specific functional areas?
Functional organization
What type of organization assigns each project to a single organizational unit?
Product organization
What organizational structure balances the use of human resources and skills?
Matrix organization
In which organization can the ‘dual boss’ phenomenon occur?
Matrix organization
What is an advantage of a matrix organization?
Adaptation to changing environment
What is a disadvantage of a matrix organization?
Conflicts between project and functional managers
What is an advantage of a projectized organization?
Single point for customer contact
What is a disadvantage of a projectized organization?
Uncertain technical direction
What is an advantage of a functional organization?
Career continuity and growth of technical personnel
What is a disadvantage of a functional organization?
Weaker customer interface
In what type of organization is the project manager responsible for project completion?
Projectized organization
Which of the following is NOT a factor in selecting an organizational structure?
Customer relation
Who is responsible for ensuring successful project completion?
Project manager
Who is responsible for running a department efficiently?
Functional manager
What does CPM stand for in network techniques?
Critical path method
What does PERT stand for in network techniques?
Program evaluation review technique
What network model uses only one time factor per activity?
Critical path method
What network model uses three time estimates for each activity?
Program evaluation review technique
What is the benefit of using PERT/CPM in project management?
They furnish a consistent framework for planning, scheduling, monitoring and controlling project
Which of the following is NOT a measure of effectiveness of a safety program?
HAZOP
How do toxicants enter organisms?
Ingestion, injection, inhalation, all of the above
The lowest value on the response vs dose curve is called _______.
[Threshold limit value]
Identification, evaluation and control are phases of _______.
[Safety program]
What is fire defined as?
Rapid oxidation of ignited fuel
What is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy called?
Explosion
What is the lowest temperature that vapors of a material will ignite?
Flash point
What type of explosion occurs within a vessel or building?
Confined explosion
What causes overpressure?
Both ambient heat and valve failures
Which statement about material handling is wrong?
Environmental risk assessments should not be available
Who is responsible for ensuring workers have a safe working environment?
OSHA
What does PHA stand for?
Process hazard analysis
Which of the following is NOT a guide word of HAZOP?
NAND
What does HAZAN study involve?
All of the above
What is the process of adding inert gas to a combustible mixture called?
Inerting
What determines whether exposure to a chemical increases adverse health effects?
Hazard identification
What does hazard define?
The probability of suffering harm or loss
What occurs when a tank containing liquid above its boiling point ruptures?
Boiling-liquid expanding-vapor explosion
What is the speed of the reaction front in deflagration?
Less than the speed of sound
What does MIE depend on?
All of the above
What explosion results from sudden failure of a vessel containing high-pressure gas?
Mechanical explosion
What are the essential elements for fire?
Fuel, oxidizer, ignition source
What is toxicity equivalence factor?
Ratio of the toxicity of a chemical to that of another structurally related chemical chosen as a reference
What does OSHA ensure for employees?
Safe workplace
What does ED stand for?
Effective dose
Eco-toxicology is based on the _______ of chemicals.
[Toxicological]
During which phase are existing control measures studied?
Evaluation
What establishes the relationship between contaminants and the receptor?
Risk characterization
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of hazardous waste?
Leakage
What is known as the results from long-term exposure to lower doses of a chemical?
Chronic toxicity
What chemical is responsible for acute lung disease from the Bhopal gas tragedy?
Methylisocyanate
Heavy metals like arsenic and cadmium affect the _______.
[Nervous system]
What represents a contact between a chemical agent and an object?
Exposure
Under the OSH Act, employees are responsible for providing _______.
[Safe workplace]
What was the purpose of OSHA?
Reduce hazards
How is sensitivity analyzed in risk estimation?
By critical assumptions
Metals come under which class of fire?
Class D
An incident is called hazardous when it _______.
[Has the potential to cause harm to humans and ecological systems]
What is the purpose of ventilation in a hazardous environment?
To dilute toxic vapors with air
How is sensitivity analysed in risk estimation?
By critical assumptions
This refers to evaluating the impact of key assumptions on risk outcomes.
Metals come under which class of fire?
class D
Class D fires involve combustible metals.
An incident can be called hazardous only when?
stressor has the potential to cause harm to humans and ecological systems
This emphasizes the need for potential harm for classification as hazardous.
The purpose of ventilation is to dilute the _______ with air to prevent explosion and to confine the _______ mixtures.
toxic vapors; flammable
Proper ventilation is crucial for safety in environments with hazardous chemicals.
Each chemical family should be separated from all other chemical families by an approved non-combustible partition or by distance of _______ ft.
Twenty
This is a standard safety measure in chemical storage.
While storing chemicals in store rooms the care must be taken for the leaks, spills and _______.
drips
Monitoring for drips is essential to prevent contamination and hazards.
Prevent chemicals from running down sink, flow or _______.
storm water drains
This is important to prevent environmental contamination.
An inerting system is required to maintain an inert atmosphere in the _______ above the liquid.
vapour space
Inerting systems help prevent reactions that could lead to explosions.
Vacuum purging is a common procedure for which of the following?
Storage vessels
Vacuum purging is used to remove gases and vapors from storage.
Probability of the event that might occur X severity of the event if it occurs = _______.
Risk
This formula is fundamental in risk assessment.
Check list for Job Safety Analysis (JSA) consists of _______.
Men, machine, work area, tools
This is crucial for ensuring safety in the workplace.
Which of the following does not constitute the foundation of ethics?
courtesy
The foundation of ethics includes honesty, justice, and integrity.
What is defined as a legally binding agreement or premise to exchange goods and services?
contract
A contract outlines the terms agreed upon by the parties involved.
What is the study of the decisions, policies, and values that are morally desirable in engineering practice and research?
engineering ethics
Engineering ethics addresses moral issues in the engineering profession.
What refers to situations in which moral reasons come into conflict, or in which the application of moral values is problematic?
moral dilemmas
Moral dilemmas challenge individuals to weigh conflicting ethical principles.
What states the moral responsibilities of engineers as seen by the profession, and as represented by a professional society?
code of ethics
The code of ethics guides professional conduct in engineering.
A contract can be terminated with which of the following reasons?
all of the above
Reasons include death of a party, failure of consideration, and mutual agreement.
What refers to a statement of fact made by one party to the other before the contract is made?
a representation
This can influence the decision to enter into a contract.
What refers to a fundamental obligation under the contract which goes to the root of the contract?
condition
Conditions are essential for the contract’s enforceability.
What is a civil wrong committed by one person causing damage to another person of his property, emotional well-being or reputation?
tort
Tort law addresses civil wrongs and provides remedies.
It is copying of one’s written research without acknowledging the author.
plagiarism
Plagiarism is a serious ethical violation in academia.
It is also known as the Toxic Substances and Hazardous Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990 is also known as _______.
RA 6969
This act regulates hazardous substances in the Philippines.
Meeting of minds between two persons whereby one binds himself with respect to the other to give something or to render.
contract
This is a fundamental concept in contract law.
Initial step in the formation of a contract.
offer
An offer is a proposal to enter into a contract.
The person who uses an invention for profit without the permission of the inventor is known as _______.
infringer
Infringers violate intellectual property rights.
What government agency supervises the Bureau of Patents, Trademarks and Technology transfer?
DTI
The Department of Trade and Industry oversees intellectual property matters.
What is an Order or Writ to secure the attendance of witnesses in connection with any administrative case before the Board of Chemical Engineering?
subpoena
A subpoena compels witnesses to testify.
What is the existing integrated and accredited national organization of registered Chemical Engineers?
Philippine Institution of Chemical Engineers, Inc.
This organization represents the profession in the Philippines.
This document may be issued by the Board of Chemical Engineering to a person for advanced studies and major accomplishments in research in chemical engineering.
certificate of recognition
Recognition certificates acknowledge professional achievements.
An industrial plant may be considered as _______.
any entity that utilizes unit processes and unit operations
This definition encompasses various types of industrial facilities.
An integrated national professional organization that is duly accredited and recognized by the corresponding Board and the PRC is referred to as _______.
Accredited Professional Organization
Such organizations are vital for professional standards.
Which of the following is not included in the powers and duties of the Board of Chemical Engineering?
issue warrant of arrest for violators of RA 9297
The Board focuses on regulation and oversight rather than law enforcement.
The Board of Chemical Engineering shall complete the correction of examination papers within _______ days from the last day of examination.
20
Timely correction ensures fairness in the examination process.
It refers to that field of chemistry dealing with the synthesis, processing and use of chemicals that reduce the risks to humans and the environment.
Green Chemistry
Green chemistry aims to minimize harmful impacts on health and the environment.
Vibration and radiations come under _______.
physical hazards
Physical hazards pose risks to safety and health.
The warning sign below represents _______.
risk of fire
Warning signs are crucial for safety awareness.
The shape of warning sign is _______.
triangular
Triangular signs typically indicate warnings or hazards.
Prohibition signs are made in _______ shape.
circular
Circular signs indicate prohibitions.
Which type of hard hat would provide the most protection from electrical hazards?
class E
Class E hard hats are designed for electrical protection.
The type of eye protection that should be used to guard against dust particles is:
Goggles
Goggles provide a secure fit and protect against dust and debris.
The class of hard hat that provides no voltage protection is:
Class C
Class C hard hats are not rated for electrical protection.
Which of the following is not a hazard symbol pictogram?
Question Mark
Hazard symbols are standardized for safety communication.
Class C fire extinguishers are for:
Electrical fire
Class C extinguishers are specifically designed for electrical fires.
PASS stands for _______.
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
This acronym is used for fire extinguisher operation.
The color used in construction safety signs usually is _______.
Orange
Orange is commonly used for caution in construction zones.
Which one if right for fire extinguisher inspection?
All of the above
Regular inspections ensure fire extinguishers are functional and safe.
