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

Answer

The Dow F&EI assigns a numerical score where higher values indicate greater potential damage radius and severity from fire or explosion events.

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

A risk matrix combines the probability (likelihood) and severity (consequence) of a hazard to produce an overall risk level classification.

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

Answer

Breaking tasks into steps allows the analyst to pinpoint exactly where and how hazards arise, enabling precise control measures for each step.

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

Answer

Residual risk is the risk level that persists even after control measures have been put in place, representing the unavoidable remainder.

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

Answer

ALARP requires reducing risk to a level where the cost of further reduction is disproportionate to the safety benefit achieved.

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