Auditing

Practice Exam Questions - Bank 4

1. At the middle- and upper- management level we usually concentrate on: (Petersen, TSM, 130)

a. outcomes evaluations
b. results measures
c. performance measures
d. behavioral measures

2. The purpose of an audit is to: (Brauer, 520)

a. detect and correct hazards in the workplace
b. determine the values of a corporate culture
c. challenge existing policies, procedures, and practices
d. evaluate first-line supervisor performance

3. What is a major weakness in the walk-around safety inspection process?

a. Takes too much time
b. Does not adequately identify unsafe behaviors
c. Does not adequately identify hazardous conditions
d. Requires both employee and management participation

4. This procedure, developed by Thiokol Chemical Corporation, effectively measures results as well as performance: (Petersen, TSM, 125)

a. Lost Work Day Case Indicator (LWDCI)
b. Safety Audit Factor Evaluation Report (SAFER)
c. Safety Performance Indicator (SPI)
d. Safety Performance Report Card (SPRC)

5. According to Brauer, the purpose of an audit is to: (Brauer, 520)

a. look at leadership and how well it achieves results
b. challenge underlying concepts and principles
c. challenge existing policies, procedures, and practices
d. all of the above

6. Conduct this type of analysis any time you bring something new into your worksite, whether it be a piece of equipment, different materials, a new process, or an entirely new building:

a. Phase Analysis
b. Process Hazard Analysis
c. Job Hazard Analysis
d. Change Analysis

7. The findings of a safety audit should include: (Brauer, 520)

a. names of those responsible and recommended disciplinary action
b. what things need improvement and ways to improve them
c. identified hazards and maintenance requests
d. an evaluation of performance results

8. Traditionally, there have been two figures or variables used to measure company-wide safety performance. Which of the following describe these two measures? (Petersen, TSM, 123)

a. duration, frequency
b. probability, duration
c. frequency, severity
d. frequency, duration

9. If a hazard has been temporarily corrected during an inspection or audit, yet requires further action, all of the following are acceptable recordkeeping practices, except: (Joseph LaDou, OH&S, 133)

a. make a note that the item was corrected
b. line out the hazard
c. cross the item out with an 'x'
d. erase the item

10. Brauer warns that management audits must be handled cautiously so that they: (Brauer, 520)

a. measure a limited number of performance variables
b. do not become a tool for blame or ridicule
c. do not disclose findings to employees
d. are designed to pinpoint specific behaviors

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