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Which of the following benefits does Workers Compensation provide?

  • Bonuses for overtime
  • Lost wages (correct)
  • Retirement funds
  • Housing allowances

What is the purpose of Schedule Rates in Workers Compensation insurance?

  • To determine manual rates for new companies
  • To standardize premiums across states
  • To provide discounts based on hazard reduction techniques (correct)
  • To offer fixed rates for all employers

What do Experience Ratings in Workers Compensation primarily measure?

  • Profitability of the insurance company
  • Employee salary levels
  • Number of employees in a firm
  • Average losses for job classifications (correct)

What might lead to a premium discount for insurance management?

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Which agency oversees the safety standards in the transportation industry?

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Which of the following is a focus of the OSHA's Process Safety Management standard?

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What does BAC stand for in relation to workplace safety?

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What principle obligates auditors to report truthfully and accurately?

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Which factor ensures that auditors are free from bias and conflict of interest?

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What does the Evidence Based Approach in auditing emphasize?

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What type of reasoning does Fault Tree Analysis primarily utilize?

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Which logic is used in Fault Tree Analysis to relate events?

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What does the proactive approach to accident prevention primarily aim to do?

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Which strategy focuses on reducing the accidents that occur most frequently?

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What does the Severity Strategy prioritize?

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What is one of the factors that can affect incidents according to the provided content?

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What does the Energy Theory relate to in terms of accidents?

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Which theory compares the sequence of events in an accident to the fall of dominoes?

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What does the Financial Justification process involve?

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Which of the following is not a focus of the Multiple Factor Theory?

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What does the Cost Strategy primarily aim to reduce?

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What is the primary purpose of accident investigations?

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Which of the following is NOT a component of a business continuity plan?

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What does 'sheltering in place' require during an emergency?

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What is the role of a disaster recovery plan?

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Why is immediate accident investigation beneficial?

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What can system failures lead to?

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Which of the following is a benefit of conducting thorough accident investigations?

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What is a common misconception about sheltering in place?

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Why should employers develop procedures to prevent accidents?

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What is the focus of an emergency response plan?

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What is the primary purpose of an incident report?

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What does Root Cause Analysis (RCA) aim to determine?

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What is the main goal of an effective audit program?

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What is the purpose of internal audits?

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Which of the following describes an external audit?

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What key factors are checked during a rigging inspection?

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What is primarily assessed in an audit?

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What does inspection in safety management primarily focus on?

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What might indicate that a chain has been overloaded during a rigging inspection?

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What does a walkthrough inspection aim to do?

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Flashcards

Experience Rating Prospective

A system where insurance premiums are determined by the state's average losses for specific job categories.

Experience Rating Retrospective

A rating system that adjusts premiums based on the actual claims made during the policy year.

Fixed Rate Premiums

A fixed premium based on the manual rate at the time the policy was issued.

Premium Discounts

A discount applied to premiums for large companies due to lower administrative costs.

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Process Safety Management

A standard developed by OSHA to prevent the release of hazardous chemicals.

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The government agency responsible for regulating safety and environmental protection.

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Competitive Premium Rates

A system for calculating insurance premiums based on the same manual rate book used by all companies.

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Proactive Accident Prevention

A method of accident prevention that aims to stop accidents from happening in the first place by analyzing potential hazards and implementing preventive measures.

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Frequency Strategy

A strategy in accident prevention that focuses on reducing the frequency of the most common accidents.

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Severity Strategy

A strategy in accident prevention that focuses on reducing the accidents that cause the most serious injuries or damage.

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Cost Strategy

A strategy in accident prevention that focuses on reducing the accidents that are the most expensive.

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Multiple Factor Theory

A theory that suggests accidents are usually caused by multiple factors working together.

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Energy Theory

A theory that suggests accidents and injuries often involve the transfer of energy, and the severity of injuries is related to the amount, method, and speed of energy transfer.

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Domino Theory

A theory that explains accidents as a chain reaction of events, beginning with social events and culminating in an injury.

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Financial Justification

The process of justifying an investment by presenting its financial benefits.

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High-Risk Strategy

A strategy in accident prevention that identifies and addresses the most significant hazards and risks in an organization.

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Business Continuity Plan

A plan that outlines how a business will continue to operate and provide services during disruptions caused by natural disasters, fires, or pandemics.

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System Failures

Events that can lead to emergencies, such as fires, explosions, or the release of hazardous materials.

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Emergency Response Plan

A plan that outlines procedures for handling emergencies within a facility.

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Disaster Recovery Plan

A plan that addresses external disasters that could impact a business.

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Sheltering in Place

Emergency procedures that include shutting down ventilation, elevators, and all exits, preventing entry or exit.

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Investigations

The process of investigating accidents to prevent future occurrences, identify causes, provide legal evidence, and assess losses.

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Immediate Accident Investigations

Accident investigations conducted immediately after the event to obtain fresh information, study the accident scene, and demonstrate concern for employee safety.

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Independence in Auditing

Auditors must be unbiased in their work and avoid any conflicts of interest, ensuring their judgments are not influenced.

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Fair Presentation in Auditing

This principle emphasizes the need for auditors to report information truthfully and accurately, ensuring the reliability of financial statements.

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Due Professional Care in Auditing

The use of due diligence and judgment in auditing, ensuring that the audit process is conducted thoroughly and professionally.

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Confidentiality in Auditing

Auditors must keep confidential information obtained during the audit process secure and use it only for the purpose intended.

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Evidence-Based Approach in Auditing

This principle emphasizes the need for auditors to use a logical and systematic approach to reach reliable and reproducible conclusions based on verifiable evidence.

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Incident Reporting System

A documented record of every incident, including important details about the event, which helps identify patterns and improve future responses.

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Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

A process to identify the root cause of a failure or mistake, aiming to address the underlying problem and prevent future occurrences.

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Audit

A comprehensive evaluation of a safety management system to assess its effectiveness in managing risks and identify areas for improvement.

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Inspections

A thorough review of a process or system to identify any safety hazards or potential problems, focusing on proactively addressing issues.

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Internal Audit

A type of audit where the organization evaluates its own performance against internal standards and identifies areas for improvement.

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External Audit

An audit conducted by an external party, allowing the organization to compare its safety performance with industry best practices and benchmark against others.

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Effective Audit Program

A comprehensive audit program that focuses on implementing corrective action systems to address issues identified during the audit, promoting continuous improvement.

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Rigging Inspection

A thorough examination of rigging equipment, checking for wear, damage, or any defect that could compromise safety.

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Study Notes

Safety Management Systems

  • Safety is essential for humanitarian reasons, legal compliance, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Accidents are unexpected events resulting in injury, loss, or damage.
  • Hazards are conditions with the potential to cause accidents, injuries or losses.
  • Direct costs include medical expenses and lost time for the injured employee.
  • Indirect costs include downtime for colleagues, safety staff time, and lost production.
  • ANSI Z10 is a standard for occupational health and safety management systems.
  • Heinrich's incident theories propose a 4:1 ratio between direct and indirect costs of accidents.
  • American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) are key organizations in safety standards.
  • Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) is a continuous improvement method for safety systems.

Safety Management Systems (continued)

  • Single-point failure is a component or subsystem failure that brings down the entire system or process.
  • Domino theory (W.F. Heinrich) views accidents as a series of interconnected failures.
  • Energy theory (William Haddon) focuses on the transfer of energy in accidents and injuries.
  • Project management is the cycle of defining, initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing project work to achieve specific goals.
  • Gantt charts are time-activity bar charts used for planning, managing, and controlling projects with distinct beginnings and ends.
  • Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is an international standard for classifying chemical hazards and standardizing safety data sheets.

Safety Management Systems (continued)

  • Safety Data Sheets (SDS) provide hazard information for chemicals.
  • GHS label elements include signal words (e.g., Danger, Warning), hazard statements, precautionary statements, product identifiers, supplier information, and supplemental information.
  • Carcinogenicity is the ability of a substance to cause cancer.
  • LC50 and LD50 are concentrations that kill 50% of a population through exposure.
  • Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) is a maximum exposure limit as defined by OSHA.
  • Recommended Exposure Limit (REL) is a maximum exposure limit as defined by NIOSH.

Safety Management Systems (continued)

  • Threshold Limit Value (TLV) represents the maximum acceptable exposure of workers to a hazard over a specific period of time, as established by ACGIH.
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) includes protective gear to prevent exposures to hazards.
  • Chemical Protective Clothing (CPC) is protective clothing for exposure to chemicals.
  • Implied warranty is a claim that a product performs as expected and explicit.
  • Express warranty is a seller's statement of what the product can do, often resulting from advertising.
  • Negligence is a lack of due diligence or careless action causing harm.
  • Strict liability is when a product is unreasonably dangerous and causes harm.
  • Workers' Compensation Insurance protects from foreseeable incidents
  • Workers' compensation pays lost wages, medical, and rehab expenses from job-related injuries.
  • Manual rates are insurance premiums based on state, and schedule rates are discounts based on implementing safety measures.

Safety Management Systems (continued)

  • Experience rating (prospective/retrospective) calculates average losses based on employment classifications.
  • Fixed rate premiums are the standard rate for a policy year.
  • Premium discounts can be given to larger companies due to lower administrative costs.
  • Competitive premium rates are based on the same manual rate book.
  • DOT (Department of Transportation) governs the transportation industry.
  • NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) focuses on highway safety.
  • SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) has standards for automobile components.
  • FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) establishes benchmarks for vehicle safety.
  • BAC refers to blood alcohol concentration and measures blood alcohol content.
  • Process Safety Management develops a standardized method for handling hazardous chemicals.
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) coordinates environmental protection programs.

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