CTSP Incident Response and Investigation 5

Question 1

After a serious incident, a tree care company's safety program should include a formal review of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Job hazard analyses, training records, and existing safe work procedures relevant to the incident type

Answer

A post-incident program review should examine whether existing hazard analyses, training, and procedures were adequate and followed.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes 'administrative controls' as a corrective action following an incident?

Accepted Answer

Changing work procedures, schedules, or supervision practices

Answer

Administrative controls involve changing how work is organized or performed, such as modifying procedures, rotation schedules, or supervision levels.

Question 3

A tree care company's incident rate has increased compared to the industry average. The BEST use of this data is to:

Accepted Answer

Identify which operations or tasks are generating incidents and target preventive efforts there

Answer

Benchmarking incident rates against industry data helps pinpoint which operations need targeted safety improvements.

Question 4

When a chainsaw kick-back injures a worker, which type of investigation root cause is 'failure to maintain the chain brake' most accurately categorized as?

Accepted Answer

Immediate cause

Answer

The failure to maintain the chain brake is an immediate (direct) cause—the unsafe condition that directly produced the injury.

Question 5

A company conducts a post-incident review and finds that the injured worker was never trained on the specific rigging technique being used. This finding is best categorized as a:

Accepted Answer

Root cause related to a management system failure

Answer

Failure to provide required training is a systemic management failure and constitutes a root cause of the incident.

CTSP - Certified Treecare Safety Professional Practice Test

CTSP - Certified Treecare Safety Professional Practice Test

CTSP Incident Response and Investigation 5