CHST CHST - Construction Health and Safety Technician Incident Investigation and Reporting Questions and Answers 5

Question 1

The 'Management Oversight and Risk Tree' (MORT) incident investigation method is primarily designed to identify:

Accepted Answer

Management system deficiencies and oversight failures that allowed the incident

Answer

MORT is a structured analytical tool that uncovers management system failures, inadequate controls, and oversight gaps that allowed hazards to produce an incident.

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of an incident investigation corrective action plan?

Accepted Answer

To prevent recurrence by eliminating root causes through systematic controls

Answer

The corrective action plan's primary purpose is preventing recurrence by implementing controls that address identified root and contributing causes.

Question 3

Under OSHA's anti-retaliation provisions (29 CFR 1904.35), an employer's post-incident drug-testing policy is permissible ONLY if:

Accepted Answer

The testing is limited to situations where drug use could have caused the incident

Answer

OSHA allows post-incident drug testing only when there is a reasonable possibility that drug use could have contributed to the incident, to avoid discouraging injury reporting.

Question 4

An OSHA 300 Log must be retained by the employer for a minimum of:

Accepted Answer

5 years

Answer

Under 29 CFR 1904.33, employers must save the OSHA 300 Log, 300-A summary, and 301 forms for 5 years following the end of the calendar year they cover.

Question 5

Which of the following BEST describes the difference between an incident and an accident in safety management?

Accepted Answer

An incident is any unplanned event that could have or did cause harm; an accident implies randomness and is considered outdated

Answer

Modern safety management uses 'incident' to emphasize that unplanned events have identifiable causes, replacing 'accident' which incorrectly implies random, unpreventable events.

CHST - Construction Health and Safety Technician Practice Test

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CHST CHST - Construction Health and Safety Technician Incident Investigation and Reporting Questions and Answers 5