ASP Risk Assessment and Management 4

Question 1

A facility uses the Dow Fire and Explosion Index (F&EI) to evaluate process hazards. What does a higher F&EI value indicate?

Accepted Answer

Greater potential for a catastrophic fire or explosion event

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Lower material reactivity

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Reduced need for safety controls

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Lower inventory of flammable materials

Question 2

Which risk matrix component determines whether a risk is classified as 'high,' 'medium,' or 'low'?

Accepted Answer

The combination of likelihood and consequence ratings

Answer

The number of exposed workers only

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Regulatory inspection frequency

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Insurance premium costs

Question 3

During a job hazard analysis (JHA), a safety professional breaks a task into discrete steps. What is the PRIMARY reason for this approach?

Accepted Answer

To identify specific hazards associated with each step and develop targeted controls

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To comply with OSHA recordkeeping requirements

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To train new employees on job titles

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To calculate workers' compensation costs

Question 4

What is 'residual risk' in the context of a risk assessment?

Accepted Answer

The risk that remains after all feasible controls have been implemented

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The initial risk level before any controls are applied

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The risk transferred to an insurance carrier

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The cumulative risk across all company facilities

Question 5

An employer uses the 'as low as reasonably practicable' (ALARP) principle. What does this require?

Accepted Answer

Reducing risk until further reduction would be grossly disproportionate to the benefit gained

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Eliminating all risk regardless of cost

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Accepting any risk that falls within regulatory limits

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Applying only administrative controls

Question 6

A fault tree analysis (FTA) uses which type of logic gates to trace the causes of a top event?

Accepted Answer

AND and OR gates

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NAND and NOR gates exclusively

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XOR and XNOR gates

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Conditional and inhibit gates only

Question 7

When applying the hierarchy of controls, which option is considered MORE effective than substitution but LESS effective than elimination?

Accepted Answer

There is no control ranked between elimination and substitution

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Administrative controls

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Personal protective equipment

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Engineering controls