Safety Trained Supervisor Hazard Identification and Awareness 2

Question 1

What is the primary difference between a hazard and a risk?

Accepted Answer

A hazard is a source of potential harm; risk is the likelihood and severity of harm from it

Answer

A hazard has potential to cause harm; risk combines likelihood and severity of that harm occurring.

Question 2

Which inspection technique follows a product or process from beginning to end?

Accepted Answer

Process flow analysis

Answer

Process flow analysis traces a process from start to finish identifying hazards at each stage.

Question 3

What is the purpose of a Safety Data Sheet in hazard identification?

Accepted Answer

Comprehensive information about chemical hazards, safe handling, storage, and emergency measures

Answer

SDSs provide detailed chemical hazard information, handling procedures, and emergency measures.

Question 4

How do leading indicators help in proactive hazard identification?

Accepted Answer

They measure activities predicting future incidents, enabling early intervention

Answer

Leading indicators measure proactive activities that predict and precede incidents.

Question 5

What is change analysis in hazard identification?

Accepted Answer

Comparing current conditions to a baseline to identify what changed and may have introduced new hazards

Answer

Change analysis compares current conditions to a baseline to find changes that introduced hazards.

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