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

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?

Accepted Answer

5 years

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Improving emergency response procedures

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Incident Commander

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Determine the direct act or condition that caused the incident

Answer

Identifying the immediate cause focuses on the direct unsafe act or condition that directly triggered the incident.

ASP - Safety Fundamentals Practice Test

ASP - Safety Fundamentals Practice Test

ASP ASP Emergency Response & Incident Investigation