Risk Management & Site Safety Flashcards
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Under OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) standard (29 CFR 1910.119), a Management of Change (MOC) review is required for all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Replacing a pump with an identical model (replacement in kind)
Replacement in kind (RIK)—substituting equipment with an identical replacement to the same specification—is exempt from formal MOC review under PSM.
Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of a 'consequence analysis' step in a quantitative risk assessment (QRA)?
Answer: To model the physical effects (thermal radiation, overpressure, toxic dose) of accident scenarios on people, property, and the environment
Consequence analysis quantifies the physical impacts of accident scenarios—such as blast overpressure zones or thermal radiation contours—to determine the potential harm to receptors.
NFPA 1600, Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management, is primarily used by organizations to:
Answer: Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive emergency preparedness and business continuity programs
NFPA 1600 provides a framework for organizations to develop all-hazards emergency management and business continuity programs, covering prevention, mitigation, response, and recovery.
In evaluating the risk of a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) at an LPG storage facility, the PRIMARY fire protection strategy to prevent BLEVE is:
Answer: Installing deluge water spray systems on pressure vessels to keep the vessel shell cool and prevent metal weakening
Water spray deluge systems cool the vessel shell, preventing the metal from losing tensile strength in a pool fire scenario, which is the critical mechanism that leads to catastrophic BLEVE failure.
A fire protection engineer is assessing wildland-urban interface (WUI) risks for a new residential development. Which of the following measures has the greatest documented effectiveness in reducing structure ignition from ember (firebrand) exposure?
Answer: Installing Class A fire-rated roofing materials and screening vents to prevent ember intrusion
Research (including IBHS and NIST studies) shows ember intrusion through vents and roofing vulnerabilities is the dominant ignition pathway, making Class A roofing and vent screening the highest-priority WUI measures.
In a fire risk assessment, the term 'risk tolerance' refers to:
Answer: The level of risk that an organization or regulator is willing to accept, informing decisions about additional risk reduction measures
Risk tolerance defines the threshold above which additional risk reduction is required, and it is established by stakeholders, regulators, or organizational policy based on societal values and cost-benefit considerations.
During a fire protection site survey, an engineer discovers that a manufacturing building uses both Ordinary Hazard Group 1 (OH1) and High-Piled Storage (over 12 feet) areas within the same fire area. What is the most critical concern with the sprinkler system serving both areas?
Answer: The system may not meet the higher design density and area of application required for the high-piled storage area
High-piled storage requires significantly higher sprinkler design densities and may require in-rack sprinklers, which typically exceed the capacity of a system designed only for OH1 conditions.