ASP ASP Emergency Response & Incident Investigation

Question 1

Which type of incident investigation method uses a visual diagram to trace causal factors back to their root causes?

Accepted Answer

Fault tree analysis

Answer

Job hazard analysis

Answer

HAZOP study

Answer

Bow-tie analysis

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?

Accepted Answer

5 years

Answer

3 years

Answer

10 years

Answer

Life of the process

Question 3

Which element is the PRIMARY purpose of a post-incident critique?

Accepted Answer

Improving emergency response procedures

Answer

Assigning blame to responsible employees

Answer

Documenting property damage costs

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Identifying OSHA violations

Question 4

Under the Incident Command System (ICS), who has overall authority and responsibility at an emergency scene?

Accepted Answer

Incident Commander

Answer

Safety Officer

Answer

Operations Section Chief

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Logistics Section Chief

Question 5

What is the primary goal of the 'immediate cause' level in a root cause analysis?

Accepted Answer

Determine the direct act or condition that caused the incident

Answer

Identify the systemic management failures

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Calculate the total cost of the incident

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Establish employee disciplinary actions

Question 6

Which OSHA standard requires employers to develop and implement an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for workplaces with 10 or more employees?

Accepted Answer

29 CFR 1910.38

Answer

29 CFR 1910.119

Answer

29 CFR 1910.132

Answer

29 CFR 1910.147