CET Emergency Response Planning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) standard (29 CFR 1910.119) requires an emergency response plan as part of which element?
- Pre-Startup Safety Review
- Employee Participation
- Emergency Planning and Response (Correct answer)
- Mechanical Integrity
Correct answer: Emergency Planning and Response
PSM requires facilities to develop and implement an Emergency Planning and Response element that addresses actions to be taken if a release occurs.
Question 2: Under EPCRA (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act), Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) are responsible for:
- Enforcing OSHA standards at local facilities
- Developing community emergency response plans for hazardous substance releases (Correct answer)
- Issuing facility operating permits
- Conducting annual HAZMAT inspections
Correct answer: Developing community emergency response plans for hazardous substance releases
LEPCs develop local emergency response plans that address notification, evacuation, and resource coordination for hazardous substance incidents.
Question 3: Which HAZWOPER training level requires a minimum of 24 hours of training and allows workers to perform limited offensive response actions?
- Awareness level
- Operations level (Correct answer)
- Technician level
- Specialist level
Correct answer: Operations level
Operations-level responders receive at least 24 hours of training and are trained to respond defensively to releases without trying to stop them.
Question 4: A 'shelter-in-place' emergency procedure is most appropriate when:
- A fire alarm is activated inside the building
- An outdoor airborne chemical release makes evacuation more dangerous than remaining inside (Correct answer)
- A power outage affects the facility
- A medical emergency occurs on-site
Correct answer: An outdoor airborne chemical release makes evacuation more dangerous than remaining inside
Shelter-in-place is used when ambient outdoor conditions (such as a toxic cloud) make evacuation more hazardous than staying inside a sealed building.
Question 5: When teaching emergency response drills, a CET trainer should conduct a post-drill debriefing primarily to:
- Document participation for OSHA records
- Identify gaps and reinforce correct actions while the experience is fresh (Correct answer)
- Assign disciplinary actions for poor performance
- Collect data for insurance carriers
Correct answer: Identify gaps and reinforce correct actions while the experience is fresh
Post-drill debriefings are a critical learning tool that allow participants to reflect on performance, identify corrective actions, and reinforce proper procedures.
Question 6: An emergency response plan must be reviewed and updated at minimum:
- Every 5 years
- Whenever there is a change that affects the plan's accuracy (Correct answer)
- Only after an actual emergency
- When new employees are hired
Correct answer: Whenever there is a change that affects the plan's accuracy
Emergency response plans must be reviewed and updated whenever there are changes to the facility, process, or response resources that affect the plan's accuracy.
CET Emergency Response Planning 2
OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) standard (29 CFR 1910.119) requires an emergency response plan as part of which element?