ASP ASP Emergency Response & Incident Investigation 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which type of incident investigation method uses a visual diagram to trace causal factors back to their root causes?
- Fault tree analysis (Correct answer)
- Job hazard analysis
- HAZOP study
- Bow-tie analysis
Correct answer: Fault tree analysis
Fault tree analysis uses a top-down tree diagram to identify all potential causes contributing to a specific failure or incident.
Question 2: According to OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) standard, what is the minimum number of years that incident investigation reports must be retained?
- 3 years
- 5 years (Correct answer)
- 10 years
- Life of the process
Correct answer: 5 years
OSHA's PSM standard (29 CFR 1910.119) requires incident investigation reports to be retained for at least 5 years.
Question 3: Which element is the PRIMARY purpose of a post-incident critique?
- Assigning blame to responsible employees
- Improving emergency response procedures (Correct answer)
- Documenting property damage costs
- Identifying OSHA violations
Correct answer: Improving emergency response procedures
A post-incident critique is conducted primarily to evaluate and improve emergency response procedures for future incidents.
Question 4: Under the Incident Command System (ICS), who has overall authority and responsibility at an emergency scene?
- Safety Officer
- Operations Section Chief
- Incident Commander (Correct answer)
- Logistics Section Chief
Correct answer: Incident Commander
The Incident Commander holds overall authority and responsibility for managing all incident activities under ICS.
Question 5: What is the primary goal of the 'immediate cause' level in a root cause analysis?
- Identify the systemic management failures
- Determine the direct act or condition that caused the incident (Correct answer)
- Calculate the total cost of the incident
- Establish employee disciplinary actions
Correct answer: Determine the direct act or condition that caused the incident
Identifying the immediate cause focuses on the direct unsafe act or condition that directly triggered the incident.
Question 6: Which OSHA standard requires employers to develop and implement an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for workplaces with 10 or more employees?
- 29 CFR 1910.38 (Correct answer)
- 29 CFR 1910.119
- 29 CFR 1910.132
- 29 CFR 1910.147
Correct answer: 29 CFR 1910.38
29 CFR 1910.38 requires employers with more than 10 employees to have a written Emergency Action Plan.
ASP ASP Emergency Response & Incident Investigation 1
Which type of incident investigation method uses a visual diagram to trace causal factors back to their root causes?