ASP Incident Investigation and Analysis 5

Question 1

OSHA's incident investigation standard primarily requires employers to investigate incidents to:

Accepted Answer

Determine causes and prevent recurrence

Answer

OSHA expects investigations to identify root and contributing causes so effective corrective actions can be implemented to prevent recurrence.

Question 2

A 'Management Oversight and Risk Tree' (MORT) analysis specifically evaluates:

Accepted Answer

Oversights and omissions in management systems that contributed to an incident

Answer

MORT is a systematic technique that analyzes management system failures and omissions to identify how organizational factors contributed to an incident.

Question 3

Which corrective action hierarchy provides the greatest long-term reliability after an incident?

Accepted Answer

Eliminating or substituting the hazard source

Answer

Elimination and substitution are at the top of the hierarchy of controls and provide the most reliable, permanent reduction of risk.

Question 4

An investigator identifies that a pressure relief valve was last inspected 4 years beyond its required interval. This finding is best classified as:

Accepted Answer

A root cause related to management system failure

Answer

Missed inspection intervals reflect a breakdown in the maintenance management system, qualifying as a root cause tied to organizational processes.

Question 5

In a 5-Why analysis, investigators should stop asking 'Why?' when they reach:

Accepted Answer

A root cause amenable to corrective action

Answer

The 5-Why technique aims to reach a root cause where a corrective action can be applied; stopping arbitrarily at five or at human error misses the method's purpose.

(ASP) Associate Safety Professional Practice Test

(ASP) Associate Safety Professional Practice Test

ASP Incident Investigation and Analysis 5