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What does workers' compensation cover primarily?

  • Payments for medical expenses, survivor benefits, and accident costs (correct)
  • Preventive measures in workplaces
  • Employee training costs related to safety
  • Only medical expenses for injured employees

    • What is the main purpose of common metrics in project performance assessment?

  • To strictly adhere to a budget without flexibility
  • To document all project phases exhaustively
  • To enforce regulations from external authorities
  • To evaluate the project's completion time, quality, and conflict management (correct)

    • Which component is NOT part of risk determination?

  • Frequency of risk
  • Cost of mitigation (correct)
  • Type of risk
  • Consequence of risk

    • What does risk acceptance involve?

    <p>Agreeing to accept certain levels of risk for individuals or organizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes a mishap?

    <p>An unplanned event resulting in injury or damage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does SMART stand for in goal-setting?

    <p>Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, Time-oriented</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of a Job Safety Analysis?

    <p>To assess and mitigate job-related hazards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the concept of Single-Point Failure refer to?

    <p>Failure of one component causing total system failure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS)?

    <p>To classify and communicate chemical hazards globally</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does TLV-TWA stand for and what does it measure?

    <p>Threshold Limit Value - Time Weighted Average; measures exposure to substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is indicated by the Domino Theory in relation to accidents?

    <p>The first failure triggers subsequent failures unless interrupted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of chemical is characterized by its ability to react violently under certain conditions?

    <p>Water-reactive and unstable (reactive) chemicals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a proactive activity aimed at identifying hazards?

    <p>Level of worker participation in program activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does an evidence-based approach in auditing emphasize?

    <p>Verifiable audit evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Fault Tree Analysis, what is used to relate the top event to basic events?

    <p>Boolean logic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which management style permits employee participation while closely supervising them?

    <p>Directive Democrat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key factor highlighting the importance of Safety Management Systems?

    <p>Humanitarianism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Contingency Theory claim about organizational methods?

    <p>Optimal actions depend on circumstances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which option describes an accident?

    <p>An unexpected event resulting in injury or damage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Systems Theory view an organization?

    <p>As an integrated system of interrelated parts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which management style allows employees to participate but also gives them some latitude in their work?

    <p>Permissive Democrat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are direct costs associated with accidents?

    <p>Medical costs and payment for time away</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the ANSI Z10 standard?

    <p>To establish safety management systems in workplaces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Heinrich's Incident Theories, what is the average ratio of indirect costs to direct costs?

    <p>4:1</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which phase comes first in the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle?

    <p>Plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines a Permit-Required Confined Space?

    <p>A space with hazardous atmosphere or potential engulfs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main responsibility of an Entry Attendant?

    <p>To oversee the entry process and ensure safety</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)?

    <p>To inform employees about chemicals' hazards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method is used to assess hazards associated with a specific job function?

    <p>Job Safety Analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Risk Analysis involve?

    <p>Qualitative and quantitative techniques</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is involved in Risk Determination?

    <p>Evaluating types, locations, and consequences of risks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is meant by acceptable risk?

    <p>The risk left after applying risk reduction measures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes residual risk?

    <p>Risk that remains after mitigation efforts are implemented</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is risk assessment primarily characterized?

    <p>As the product of hazard severity and probability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which one of the following actions is considered a form of risk mitigation?

    <p>Implementing advanced safety training</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of loss control?

    <p>To reduce the frequency and severity of losses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement correctly explains 'hazard'?

    <p>A potential condition that may cause harm or damage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key factor in probability as related to risk?

    <p>It represents the likelihood of exposure or harm occurring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'accepted risk' encompass?

    <p>Risk that is understood and accepted by stakeholders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following actions would not be considered a hazard mitigation technique?

    <p>Neglecting safety protocols during operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an important distinction between acceptable risk and tolerable risk?

    <p>There is no distinction; they are synonymous</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Workers' Compensation

    • Refers to payments for medical expenses, survivor benefits, and costs related to cleanup/investigation of accidents, including travel & legal services.

    Task Analysis

    • A detailed method of defining the varied elements of an undertaking, documenting the required resources.

    Common Metrics

    • Budget: Measures if the project is under, over, or on budget.
    • Time: Indicates if the project or phase is on time or overdue.
    • Quality: Determines if the work meets or exceeds quality standards.
    • Conflict: Assesses conflicts among team members during a project phase.
    • Safety: Evaluates if a project phase occurred without safety incidents.

    Risk Analysis

    • Uses qualitative and quantitative techniques to analyze risk frequency and severity.

    Risk Determination

    • Includes risk type, location, probability, consequences, and risk estimate (probability x consequences).

    Risk Acceptance

    • Defines acceptable risk frequency/severity for individuals, companies, and society.

    Risk Characterization

    • Analyzes the effects risk exposure will have on people.

    Job Safety Analysis

    • A formal method for assessing job function hazards.

    Mishap

    • An unplanned event that results in death, injury, occupational illness, or damage to property/environment.

    SMART Goal

    • Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Time-oriented.

    International Labor Organization (ILO) Guidelines

    • Provides voluntary guidelines (ILO-OSH 2001) on safety and health management systems that minimize reliance on individual performance.

    Leading Indicators

    • Proactive activities to identify hazards and assess, eliminate, and control risks. Examples include:
      • Worker participation in program activities
      • Number of safety suggestions from employees
      • Near misses and first aid cases reported
      • Time taken to respond to reports
      • Management walkthroughs
      • Identified hazards during inspections
      • Safety/health training completion numbers

    Evidence-Based Approach

    • A structured method for reaching reliable audit conclusions, ensuring audit evidence is verifiable.

    Fault Tree Analysis

    • A deductive analysis using Boolean logic to relate a top event to its root causes, helping determine combinations of failures to achieve a top event.

    Contingency Theory

    • Behavioral theory suggesting no single best way to organize or make decisions; optimal strategies depend on internal and external conditions.

    Systems Theory

    • An interdisciplinary theory applying systems thinking to organizations, considering them as connected parts of a larger whole.

    Management Styles

    • Autocratic: Leaders make decisions unilaterally.
    • Permissive: Leaders allow participation in the decision-making process.
    • Directive Democrat: Leaders allow input but closely supervise.
    • Directive Autocrat: Leaders make decisions unilaterally and closely supervise.
    • Permissive Democrat: Leaders allow substantial input and give workers latitude.
    • Permissive Autocrat: Leaders make decisions unilaterally and grant latitude.

    Accident and Hazard

    • Accident: Unexpected event causing injury, loss, or damage.
    • Hazard: Condition or circumstance with potential to cause an accident, injury, illness, or other loss.

    Cost of Accidents

    • Direct Costs: Medical expenses, lost time, etc.
    • Indirect Costs: Lost productivity (other employees), investigation time, lost orders.

    ANSI Z10 and Heinrich's Incident Theories

    • ANSI Z10: Voluntary standard for safety management systems.
    • Heinrich's Theory: Direct cost:indirect cost ration is approximately 4:1.

    Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Cycle

    • Plan: Establish objectives and processes.
    • Do: Implement the plan.
    • Check: Monitor and evaluate.
    • Act: Correct & Improve.

    Confined Space and Entry Attendant

    • Permit-Required Confined Space: Space that contains/could contain hazardous atmospheres, entrapment hazards, etc.
    • Entry Attendant: Individual monitoring conditions, preventing unauthorized entry, and activating emergency services

    Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)

    • Requires evaluating the physical and health hazards of chemicals imported/produced in the US. Chemical hazard information must be shared with all exposed employees.

    Risk Analysis & Risk Determination

    • Risk Analysis: Uses qualitative and quantitative techniques to evaluate frequency and severity of risk.
    • Risk Determination: Process of analyzing risk type, location, probability, consequences, and estimating the risk.

    Job Safety Analysis & FMEA

    • Job Safety Analysis: Formal method used to evaluate job function hazards.
    • Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA): Systematic process for identifying potential design & process failures before they occur.

    Other Concepts

    • Theory Y Management: Assumes workers are intrinsically motivated to work.
    • Herzberg Motivational Theory: Differentiates between hygiene factors and motivators in job satisfaction.
    • SWOT Analysis: Framework analyzing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

    Manual Rates & Premiums

    • Premiums are based on the insurance rate book for the specific locale.

    Experience Rating, Premium Discounts

    • Experience rating determines average losses for employment classifications, affecting premiums.
    • Premium discounts are available for large companies due to lower administrative costs.

    Government Agencies

    • Agencies involved include DOT, NHTSA, SAE, FMVSS, and FHA for transportation, vehicle safety, and industry standards.

    Process Safety Management (PSM)

    • An OSHA standard analyzing chemicals, using TLV-TWA.

    Hazardous Chemicals

    • Defined as flammable, reactive, or unstable chemicals

    Workplace Safety

    • Work areas is a specific location, or jobsite, with potentially hazardous chemicals.

    Accident Prevention Strategies, Accident Theories

    • Strategies: Frequency, Severity, Cost Strategies
    • Theories: Multiple Factor, Energy, Domino

    Accident Cost Estimation

    • Estimating costs includes determining uninsured costs (lost time, medical, property damage, compensation, investigation)

    Accident Ratios

    • Unsafe acts & conditions ratios (e.g., 88:10:2 (unsafe acts, conditions, unpreventable)) help prioritize workplace safety efforts by identifying common causal factors.

    Risk Management

    • Acceptable risk is determined after implementing risk reduction measures.

    Risk Types, Risk Mitigation, Risk Assessment

    • Risk Types: Accepted, default, residual,
    • Risk Mitigation: Modifying hazards to reduce probability/severity.
    • Risk Assessment: Identifying risk and evaluating its characteristics.

    Hazard and Severity

    • Hazard: A condition with potential to cause harm.
    • Severity: The degree of harm or damage likely to result.

    Loss Control

    • Loss control means loss reduction via preventative measures.

    Probability and Severity

    • Probability: Likelihood of a hazard/incident.
    • Severity: Extent of harm/damage resulting from a hazard related incident.

    Risk Analysis and Assessment

    • Risk analysis identifies and assesses hazards and risk probability
    • Risk assessment determines risk by considering the severity and probability of hazard, causal factors, & characterizes risk

    Risk Assessment Techniques

    • Establishing parameters.
    • Selecting a technique.

    Risk Types, Acceptable Risk, Residual Risk

    • Acceptable Risk: Risk that is knowingly understood and accepted.
    • Residual Risk: Overall risk remaining post mitigation.
    • Risk Types: Accepted, Residual, Default.

    Risk Mitigation

    • Modifying the hazard to lower probability or risk severity.

    ALARP and Task Analysis

    • ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practicable) is the acceptable risk level.
    • Task analysis defines project elements & resources.

    Common Metrics

    • Budget: Is the project on/over/under budget?
    • Time: Is the project on schedule?
    • Quality: Does the work meet standards?
    • Conflict: Are there conflicts among team members?
    • Safety: Were there safety incidents during the project phase?

    Risk Determination and Acceptance

    • Risk determination: Identify risk type, location, probability, and consequences; calculate risk estimate (prob. x cons).
    • Risk acceptance: Decide on acceptable risk frequency/severity.

    Risk Characterization and Job Safety Analysis

    • Risk characterization: Analyze effects of risk exposure on people
    • Job safety analysis: Formal process for assessing job function hazards.

    Safety Management Systems

    • Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle: Continuous improvement through plans, implementation, checks, & actions

    System Failure, Domino Theory, Energy Theory

    • Single Point Failure: Failure of a component leading to total system failure.
    • Domino Theory: Sequential failures.
    • Energy Theory: Focuses on energy transfer in incident analysis.

    Project Management

    • Project management involves defining, initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing project phases, using tools like Gantt charts.

    Hazard Communication

    • Globally Harmonized System (GHS): An international standard for hazard communication.

    Accident Costs

    • Estimate accident costs by determining uninsured cost, examining records, and calculating uninsured costs.

    Accident Causation

    • Accident causation ratio: Unsafe acts: unsafe conditions: (unavoidable), with typical ratios of around 88:10:2

    Risk Management

    • Root Cause Analysis: Identification of the fundamental causes of events.
    • Risk communication: Information exchange among stakeholders on risks.
    • Risk Management: Mitigating, minimizing, or controlling existing risks.

    Safety and Performance

    • Safety: Absence of conditions causing death, injury, or damage.
    • Exposure: Contact with a hazard.
    • Unacceptable risk: Risk that cannot be tolerated.

    Audit and Analysis

    • Evidence-based approach involves methodical analysis for reliable audit conclusions.
    • Fault Tree Analysis (FTA): Identifying combinations of failures leading to top-level failures.

    Human Factors

    • Motivational-hygiene theory explains job satisfaction.
    • Safety culture emphasizes protective behaviors within a group.

    Exposure Limits

    • OSHA, NIOSH & ACGIH define limits for workers' exposure to risks.

    Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

    • PPE protects workers from hazards

    Product Liability

    • Implied or express warranties & strict liability concepts affect product liability

    Workers' Compensation

    • Workers' compensation protects employers from unforeseen incidents and provides support for injured workers.

    Safety Management Systems

    • Reactive and proactive appraoch to accident prevention.
    • Standards, analysis & audit procedures that determine safety.

    Safety Standards and Analysis, Cost/Benefit Analysis, Pareto Principle, Audit (ISO 19011)

    • Cost/Benefit analysis assesses competing actions by costs and benefits.
    • Pareto principle suggests that 80% of effects come from 20% of causes.
    • Audit (ISO 19011): systematic, independent, documented process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluating it objectively

    Safety Culture and Theories

    • Motivational-hygiene theory: intrinsic & extrinsic factors in job satisfaction
    • Safety culture: Group's attitude that protects each member, recognized through trust in the culture.

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