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Which of the following benefits does Workers Compensation provide?
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?
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?
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?
What might lead to a premium discount for insurance management?
Which agency oversees the safety standards in the transportation industry?
Which agency oversees the safety standards in the transportation industry?
Which of the following is a focus of the OSHA's Process Safety Management standard?
Which of the following is a focus of the OSHA's Process Safety Management standard?
What does BAC stand for in relation to workplace safety?
What does BAC stand for in relation to workplace safety?
What principle obligates auditors to report truthfully and accurately?
What principle obligates auditors to report truthfully and accurately?
Which factor ensures that auditors are free from bias and conflict of interest?
Which factor ensures that auditors are free from bias and conflict of interest?
What does the Evidence Based Approach in auditing emphasize?
What does the Evidence Based Approach in auditing emphasize?
What type of reasoning does Fault Tree Analysis primarily utilize?
What type of reasoning does Fault Tree Analysis primarily utilize?
Which logic is used in Fault Tree Analysis to relate events?
Which logic is used in Fault Tree Analysis to relate events?
What does the proactive approach to accident prevention primarily aim to do?
What does the proactive approach to accident prevention primarily aim to do?
Which strategy focuses on reducing the accidents that occur most frequently?
Which strategy focuses on reducing the accidents that occur most frequently?
What does the Severity Strategy prioritize?
What does the Severity Strategy prioritize?
What is one of the factors that can affect incidents according to the provided content?
What is one of the factors that can affect incidents according to the provided content?
What does the Energy Theory relate to in terms of accidents?
What does the Energy Theory relate to in terms of accidents?
Which theory compares the sequence of events in an accident to the fall of dominoes?
Which theory compares the sequence of events in an accident to the fall of dominoes?
What does the Financial Justification process involve?
What does the Financial Justification process involve?
Which of the following is not a focus of the Multiple Factor Theory?
Which of the following is not a focus of the Multiple Factor Theory?
What does the Cost Strategy primarily aim to reduce?
What does the Cost Strategy primarily aim to reduce?
What is the primary purpose of accident investigations?
What is the primary purpose of accident investigations?
Which of the following is NOT a component of a business continuity plan?
Which of the following is NOT a component of a business continuity plan?
What does 'sheltering in place' require during an emergency?
What does 'sheltering in place' require during an emergency?
What is the role of a disaster recovery plan?
What is the role of a disaster recovery plan?
Why is immediate accident investigation beneficial?
Why is immediate accident investigation beneficial?
What can system failures lead to?
What can system failures lead to?
Which of the following is a benefit of conducting thorough accident investigations?
Which of the following is a benefit of conducting thorough accident investigations?
What is a common misconception about sheltering in place?
What is a common misconception about sheltering in place?
Why should employers develop procedures to prevent accidents?
Why should employers develop procedures to prevent accidents?
What is the focus of an emergency response plan?
What is the focus of an emergency response plan?
What is the primary purpose of an incident report?
What is the primary purpose of an incident report?
What does Root Cause Analysis (RCA) aim to determine?
What does Root Cause Analysis (RCA) aim to determine?
What is the main goal of an effective audit program?
What is the main goal of an effective audit program?
What is the purpose of internal audits?
What is the purpose of internal audits?
Which of the following describes an external audit?
Which of the following describes an external audit?
What key factors are checked during a rigging inspection?
What key factors are checked during a rigging inspection?
What is primarily assessed in an audit?
What is primarily assessed in an audit?
What does inspection in safety management primarily focus on?
What does inspection in safety management primarily focus on?
What might indicate that a chain has been overloaded during a rigging inspection?
What might indicate that a chain has been overloaded during a rigging inspection?
What does a walkthrough inspection aim to do?
What does a walkthrough inspection aim to do?
Flashcards
Experience Rating Prospective
Experience Rating Prospective
A system where insurance premiums are determined by the state's average losses for specific job categories.
Experience Rating Retrospective
Experience Rating Retrospective
A rating system that adjusts premiums based on the actual claims made during the policy year.
Fixed Rate Premiums
Fixed Rate Premiums
A fixed premium based on the manual rate at the time the policy was issued.
Premium Discounts
Premium Discounts
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Process Safety Management
Process Safety Management
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Competitive Premium Rates
Competitive Premium Rates
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Proactive Accident Prevention
Proactive Accident Prevention
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Frequency Strategy
Frequency Strategy
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Severity Strategy
Severity Strategy
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Cost Strategy
Cost Strategy
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Multiple Factor Theory
Multiple Factor Theory
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Energy Theory
Energy Theory
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Domino Theory
Domino Theory
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Financial Justification
Financial Justification
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High-Risk Strategy
High-Risk Strategy
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Business Continuity Plan
Business Continuity Plan
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System Failures
System Failures
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Emergency Response Plan
Emergency Response Plan
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Disaster Recovery Plan
Disaster Recovery Plan
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Sheltering in Place
Sheltering in Place
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Investigations
Investigations
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Immediate Accident Investigations
Immediate Accident Investigations
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Independence in Auditing
Independence in Auditing
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Fair Presentation in Auditing
Fair Presentation in Auditing
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Due Professional Care in Auditing
Due Professional Care in Auditing
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Confidentiality in Auditing
Confidentiality in Auditing
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Evidence-Based Approach in Auditing
Evidence-Based Approach in Auditing
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Incident Reporting System
Incident Reporting System
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Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
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Audit
Audit
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Inspections
Inspections
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Internal Audit
Internal Audit
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External Audit
External Audit
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Effective Audit Program
Effective Audit Program
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Rigging Inspection
Rigging Inspection
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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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