ASP Risk Assessment and Control 5

Question 1

A company wants to determine the likelihood that a fire suppression system will fail on demand. Which technique is MOST appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)

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Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)

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Toolbox talk review

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Ergonomic assessment

Question 2

The concept of 'Defense in Depth' in risk control means:

Accepted Answer

Using multiple, independent layers of protection so no single failure causes an incident

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Relying on the most reliable single control to prevent incidents

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Prioritizing administrative controls over PPE

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Conducting deep-dive incident investigations

Question 3

Under ANSI/ASSP Z10.0, the primary purpose of the 'Check' phase in Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) is to:

Accepted Answer

Evaluate whether implemented controls achieved desired safety performance

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Identify new hazards in the workplace

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Assign corrective action owners

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Conduct annual management review

Question 4

A 'Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA)' is MOST useful during which project phase?

Accepted Answer

Early concept or design stage

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Post-incident review

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Operations and maintenance

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Employee termination process

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of an 'inherently safer design' strategy?

Accepted Answer

Reducing the inventory of flammable solvent stored on-site

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Installing a gas detector and alarm

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Requiring workers to wear respirators during chemical handling

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Training employees on emergency evacuation routes

Question 6

When a risk matrix plots 'Probability' on one axis and 'Severity' on the other, a hazard rated 'Moderate' probability and 'Critical' severity would typically require:

Accepted Answer

Documented acceptance by top management with interim controls

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No immediate action — acceptable risk

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Immediate cessation of operations until risk is reduced

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Only worker awareness training

Question 7

A 'what-if' analysis is BEST described as:

Accepted Answer

A structured team brainstorming technique that poses hypothetical deviation questions to identify hazards

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A statistical method for calculating equipment failure rates

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A chemical reactivity database query tool

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A formal checklist of OSHA-required safety items