ASP Incident Investigation and Analysis 4

Question 1

Which barrier analysis concept categorizes controls as physical, natural, human action, or administrative?

Accepted Answer

Barrier-based risk assessment

Answer

Barrier-based risk assessment classifies protective barriers into physical, natural, human action, and administrative categories to evaluate control effectiveness.

Question 2

During an incident investigation, a witness states they 'always do it that way.' This best indicates which type of contributing factor?

Accepted Answer

Normalization of deviance

Answer

Normalization of deviance occurs when non-standard practices become accepted as normal over time, creating latent risk.

Question 3

The 'change analysis' technique in incident investigation compares what two states?

Accepted Answer

Pre-incident and post-incident conditions

Answer

Change analysis systematically compares conditions, activities, and behaviors before and after an incident to identify what changed and contributed to the outcome.

Question 4

Which investigation method uses an AND/OR gate logic structure to trace pathways to a top-level undesired event?

Accepted Answer

Fault Tree Analysis

Answer

Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) uses Boolean AND/OR logic gates to map combinations of failures that lead to a defined top event.

Question 5

When interviewing a seriously injured worker shortly after an incident, the safety professional should first:

Accepted Answer

Assess whether the worker is medically stable for questioning

Answer

The worker's medical condition must be assessed before any interview occurs to ensure their wellbeing and legal admissibility of information obtained.

(ASP) Associate Safety Professional Practice Test

(ASP) Associate Safety Professional Practice Test

ASP Incident Investigation and Analysis 4