CIH IH Program Management 4

Question 1

An IH professional is assigned to evaluate a newly acquired facility. Which activity should occur FIRST in the program establishment process?

Accepted Answer

Conduct a comprehensive walkthrough survey to identify potential hazards and characterize operations

Answer

A walkthrough survey provides the foundational understanding of operations and potential hazards needed to guide all subsequent IH program decisions.

Question 2

In IH program management, 'similar exposure groups' (SEGs) are used primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Group workers with comparable exposures to enable statistically valid monitoring with fewer samples

Answer

SEGs allow IH professionals to characterize exposures across a workforce using targeted sampling rather than monitoring every individual worker.

Question 3

Which of the following is the most appropriate approach when IH monitoring data reveals exposures above the action level but below the PEL for a substance with a specific OSHA standard?

Accepted Answer

Implement the additional program requirements triggered at the action level, such as medical surveillance and enhanced monitoring

Answer

Many OSHA standards trigger specific medical surveillance, training, and monitoring requirements when exposures exceed the action level, even below the PEL.

Question 4

When an IH program's written procedures conflict with informal 'how we've always done it' practices observed during a facility walkthrough, the IH manager should:

Accepted Answer

Investigate the root cause of the discrepancy and close the gap through training, procedure revision, or enforcement

Answer

Procedure-practice gaps require root cause investigation to determine whether the written procedure or the practice needs correcting before the gap can be sustainably closed.

Question 5

An IH program manager is developing a training needs assessment. Which information source is most valuable for identifying gaps in worker hazard awareness?

Accepted Answer

Incident and near-miss reports, job hazard analyses, and employee feedback surveys

Answer

Incident reports, JHAs, and employee feedback directly reveal where worker knowledge and behavior gaps exist in relation to actual workplace hazards.

CIH - Certified Industrial Hygienist Exam Practice Test

CIH - Certified Industrial Hygienist Exam Practice Test

CIH IH Program Management 4