CESCO Process Safety Management (PSM) 3

Question 1

Under OSHA PSM, employers must certify that operating procedures are current and accurate. How often must this certification occur?

Accepted Answer

Annually

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Monthly

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Quarterly

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Every 3 years

Question 2

A 'near miss' under PSM incident investigation requirements is best described as:

Accepted Answer

An unplanned event that did not result in injury or release but had the potential to do so

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A release that required evacuation of fewer than 10 workers

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An incident where equipment failed but was quickly repaired

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A contractor safety violation with no chemical involvement

Question 3

The PSM standard requires employers using contractors who perform maintenance or repair work on or near covered processes to evaluate contractor safety programs. This is part of which PSM element?

Accepted Answer

Contractors

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Employee Participation

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Mechanical Integrity

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Management of Change

Question 4

Bow-tie analysis in process safety management connects:

Accepted Answer

Threat/cause pathways through a central hazardous event to consequences, with barriers on both sides

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OSHA standards to EPA regulations through a compliance matrix

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Two separate facility processes that share common chemical inventories

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Engineering controls to administrative controls in a hierarchy-of-controls diagram

Question 5

Which of the following BEST describes a 'layer of protection' in process safety terminology (LOPA)?

Accepted Answer

An independent safeguard that can prevent a hazardous scenario from progressing to a consequence

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A redundant safety instrumented system that is tested quarterly

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Personal protective equipment worn by operators in a process area

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A written permit required before hot work begins

Question 6

Under PSM's Employee Participation element, employers must develop a written plan of action regarding employee participation and consult with employees on:

Accepted Answer

The conduct and development of process hazard analyses and other PSM elements

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Salary adjustments related to hazardous duty

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Chemical procurement decisions for covered processes

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The selection of personal protective equipment vendors

Question 7

When a PSM-covered facility plans to permanently shut down a covered process, which PSM element is most directly applicable to managing the decommissioning safely?

Accepted Answer

Management of Change

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Pre-Startup Safety Review

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Compliance Audits

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Emergency Planning and Response