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Accident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis

Practice Exam Questions - Bank 6

1. What is the first step in the accident investigation process?
a. call 911
b. document the accident scene
c. secure the accident scene
d. get witness statements
2. In an accident investigation, which of the following steps follows the development of the sequence of events?
a. Analyze each event to identify surface causes
b. Analyze each event to determine rule violations
c. Analyze each event to determine root causes
d. Analyze each event to determine solutions
3. A worker has slipped on a wet floor in the processing plant. What might be a surface cause?
a. the safety committee is not inspecting
b. housekeeping policy not usually enforced
c. leak in a pipe
d. hazards are not being reporting
4. A worker has slipped on a wet floor in the processing plant. What might be a system performance root cause for the accident?
a. the safety committee has no inspection plan
b. a housekeeping policy does not exist
c. leak in a pipe
d. hazards are not being reporting
5. This is the most frequency type of accident investigation in most workplaces: (Brauer, 570)
a. Specific
b. General
c. Audit
d. Technical
6. A worker has slipped on a wet floor in the processing plant. What might be a system design root cause for the accident?
a. the mop used to clean spills is broken
b. housekeeping policy is not being enforced
c. leak in a pipe
d. there is no daily safety inspection plan
7. Which of the following is not one of the requirements of an effective safety management system? (Petersen, TSM, 37)
a. force supervisory performance
b. flexibility
c. employee conformance
d. positive perceptions
8. According to Petersen, in most cases, unsafe behavior is a normal behavior; it is the result of normal people reacting to:(Petersen, TSM, 35)
a. internal beliefs
b. perceived necessary risks
c. management pressures
d. their environment
9. Which of the following is not listed by Petersen as one of the management activities required after setting safety goals? (Petersen, TSM, 29)
a. controlling
b. planning
c. encouraging
d. organizing
10. According to Petersen, this theory states we can trace all contributing factors to their underlying causes (Petersen, ASSE, 9)
a. domino theory
b. active causation theory
c. theory of multiple causation
d. theory of cause and effect

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