Occupational Health Nursing

Safety Management
Examination Handbook

American Board for Occupational Health Nurses, Inc.

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SAMPLE SAFETY MANAGEMENT EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
A few sample questions are included in this section. The questions illustrate the style and format typical of questions on the
Safety Management examination.

Domain 1: Safety, Health, and Environmental Management

Responsibility 1. Design comprehensive management systems by defining requirements and developing policies, procedures, and
programs to protect people, property, and the environment.

1. Of the following, which is not a defense against a consumer pleading negligence on the part of the manufacturer?

1. Disclaimer
2. Contributory negligence
3. State of the art in design
4. Undetectable defect

Responsibility 2. Implement policies, procedures, and programs through management systems to protect people, property, and the
environment.

2. The principal function of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is to:

1. Adjudicate contested enforcement actions of federal OSHA.

2. Review federal OSHA standards for technical accuracy.
3. Oversee research in occupational safety and health.
4. Advise the U.S. Secretary of Labor on occupational safety and health issues.

Responsibility 3. Determine the effectiveness of management systems by measuring and evaluating the performance indicators to
ensure continuous improvement in the protection of people, property, and the environment.

3. What is the standard deviation of the following data?

3.0, 7.0, 1.0, 6.0, 5.0, 7.0, 4.0, 7.0, 2.0, 8.0

1. 2.4
2. 5.8
3. 1.5
4. 5.0

Responsibility 4. Implement risk management strategies by using the results of hazard identification and risk analyses to eliminate
and/or reduce harmful exposures to people, property, and the environment.

4. Siderosis is a pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of:

1. Beryllium.
2. Iron oxide.
3. Lead oxide.
4. Free silica.

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Responsibility 5. Apply sound business practices and economic principles for efficient use of resources to increase the value of the safety
processes.

5. The annual losses from accidents in a small construction firm are expected to be $25,000 per year. These estimates
only include direct losses. An investment of $35,000 in safety countermeasures will reduce these direct annual loss
values to $10,000 per year. The projected life for this investment is five years at an estimated annual interest rate
of 15%. The present worth of the annual savings from the safety countermeasures is:

1. $101,000.
2. $75,000.
3. $50,000.
4. $7,500.

Responsibility 6. Encourage participation through communication and other methods to ensure that all stakeholders (e.g., employees,
managers, vendors, contractors) have an understanding and an active role in the formulation and implementation of safety processes.

6. A Safety Manager is communicating with a group of workers on improving their safety performance. Which
communication method is most effective for developing a list of concerns to address with the group when solving
this problem?

1. Survey questionnaire
2. Brainstorming session
3. Letter from top management
4. Individual meetings with the supervisors

Domain 2: Safety, Health, and Environmental Engineering

Responsibility 1. Evaluate facilities, products, systems, equipment, workstations, and processes by applying qualitative and quantitative
techniques to identify the hazards and assess the associated risks.

7. A block and tackle is arranged as shown to lift weight W. What vertical force F is required to maintain the system
in equilibrium, neglecting friction and the weight of the block and tackle?

1. F = W/2
2. F = 2W
3. F = 2W/3
4. F = W/3

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Responsibility 2. Recommend controls through design, engineering, and specification to eliminate or reduce the risks posed by safety,
health, and environmental hazards.

8. A control system contains a subsystem having series elements A and B. The subsystem will perform as intended if
both elements A and B function properly. Failures by A and B are mutually exclusive. Failure rates of the two
elements are equal at a long-term value of one failure per 10,000 trials. What is the long-term failure rate of the
subsystem?

1. One per 5,000 trials

2. One per 10,000 trials
3. One per 20,000 trials
4. One per 100,000 trials

Responsibility 3. Evaluate controls by analyzing feasibility, effectiveness, reliability, and cost to achieve the optimal solution.

9. A high-pressure compressor supplying a large nitrogen reservoir will be equipped with a new system of controls,
sensing devices, automatic shutoff devices, and overpressure relief features. There is concern that this new system
will not provide adequate control to prevent overpressure and catastrophic rupture of the nitrogen reservoir vessel.
Which system safety technique best analyzes the possibility of vessel overpressure and rupture?

1. Criticality analysis
2. Preliminary hazard analysis
3. Fault tree analysis
4. Failure mode and effects analysis

Responsibility 4. Obtain compliance certifications, listings, approvals or authorizations by identifying and meeting applicable national
and international laws, regulations, and standards in order to ensure product, process, and facility safety.

10. Effective grounding may be accomplished by using a:

1. Metal framework or metal structures with negligible resistance to ground or grounding electrodes.
2. Three-conductor cords with polarized plug-in receptacles.
3. Transformer isolation with a low resistance path to ground.
4. Ground-fault circuit interrupter for every circuit with a proper cross-connection.

Domain 3: Safety, Health, and Environmental Information Management and Communications

Responsibility 1. Develop effective training programs by establishing learning objectives to impart knowledge and facilitate an
understanding of hazards and controls.

11. A learning objective is a statement about:

1. What topics will be included in a training session.

2. How much training time is needed to cover a topic.
3. What trainees will be able to do after the training.
4. What training method will be most effective.

Responsibility 2. Deliver effective training programs by using media and methods appropriate to the audience to maximize
understanding of the subject matter.

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12. In developing a safety training program, the most essential consideration is:

1. Training staff.
2. Training methods.
3. Content of training program.
4. Training objectives.

Responsibility 3. Evaluate training programs through performance assessments and various forms of feedback in order to assure that
training is effective.

13. Which method is most effective in evaluating safety knowledge following training?

1. Observing the person on the job

2. Monitoring the accident rate for those who completed training
3. Having trainees participate in a focus group
4. Having trainees complete an objectively scored quiz

Responsibility 4. Present technical information, both verbally and in writing, to effectively communicate with employees, management,
customers, contractors, public relations officials, vendors, and the public.

14. Which software product is most helpful in preparing a presentation for department managers on their safety
performance?

1. Microsoft FrontPage
2. Macromedia Dreamweaver
3. Microsoft Access
4. Microsoft PowerPoint

Responsibility 5. Communicate hazards, risks, and control measures to employees, management, customers, contractors, vendors, and
the public by preparing and delivering appropriate information to educate an organization or the community.

15. In preparing to discuss risks associated with contractor services, which risk-perception factor is most likely to gain
contractor acceptance?

1. High probability compared to low probability

2. Natural compared to human made
3. Involuntary compared to voluntary
4. Affects many compared to affects few

Responsibility 6. Develop ongoing relationships with the community by interacting with outside organizations to foster a mutual
understanding of the profession and community needs with regard to safety issues.

16. A company is trying to gain community involvement in safety issues created by having the company operate in the
community. Which local organization is most likely to have the most interest in working with the company?

1. Better Business Bureau

2. Chamber of Commerce
3. Convention and Visitors Bureau
4. League of Women Voters
Responsibility 7. Maintain a recordkeeping and data capture and retrieval system by using appropriate data management systems to
acquire, analyze, and distribute accurate data.

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17. Which software product is best suited to constructing a database for tracking safety complaints about a companys
consumer products?

1. Corel Quattro Pro

2. Microsoft Excel
3. IBM Lotus 1-2-3
4. Corel Paradox

Responsibility 8. Develop and maintain proficiency in professional communication through continuing personal education in the use of
business technology.

18. In the development of an accident data collection system, the most important first step is to:

1. Differentiate between human error and design error.

2. Define the subsequent use of the data.
3. Establish accident-reporting responsibilities.
4. Codify data to conform to existing data sources.

Domain 4: Professional Conduct and Ethics

Responsibility 1. Hold paramount the protection of people, property, and the environment by persistently working with management
and governmental agencies until the identified hazard has been eliminated or minimized.

19. While reviewing 10-year-old employee exposure records, a Safety Manager notices systemic calculation errors.
The errors appear to result from converting personal monitor data to daily exposure values, thus understating actual
exposures by 20 to 50%. Once the Safety Manager knows that the data are actually incorrect, the Safety Manager
should:

1. Take no action since the data are 10 years old.

2. Send a letter to the company detailing these findings.
3. Report the errors in writing directly to the nearest federal OSHA Area Office.
4. Talk to a company official and recommend that a review of employees exposure records be completed.

Responsibility 2. Adhere to standards of professional conduct by limiting practice to areas of competence and avoiding conflicts of
interest to minimize the potential for harm.

20. According to the AAOHN Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, occupational health nurses are to act in a
manner free of bias. Which factor is not included among types of bias?

1. Age
2. Religion
3. Disability
4. Employer

Responsibility 3. Accept responsibility to promote safety by providing technical counsel and advice on issues related to the safety
profession to protect people, property, and the environment.

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21. To help convince a manager of his expertise, a person tells him that he holds the Safety Management credential.
The manager accesses the ABOHN web site, but his name is not on the ABOHN Directory. The managers next
course of action should be to:

1. Focus on the safety-related issues and ignore his claim.

2. Obtain a document showing that he is using the Safety Management credential and submit it to ABOHN.
3. Send a letter directly to his supervisor regarding his claim.
4. Send a letter to federal OSHA about his claim.

Responsibility 4. Conduct professional activities by following organizational protocol to assist in making positive, balanced, and
effective decisions.

22. A company contracted with a general contractor to complete an addition to the companys office building. The
contractor, in turn, hired a subcontractor to perform some trenching for footings. Out an office window, a Safety
Manager sees that a worker is in the unprotected trench and that the trench depth violates standards for soil types in
the area. After ensuring that the imminently hazardous situation is immediately corrected, the Safety Manager
should:

1. Go to the worker in the trench and the backhoe operator and tell them to stop their work.
2. Contact the companys contract representative and explain the violation of safety rules and what should be
done to achieve safe work.
3. Go to the general contractors safety officer in the onsite trailer, explain what was observed, and suggest
what should be done.
4. Call the subcontractors office and explain the danger for its workers and what correction in the operations
will meet safety requirements.

Responsibility 5. Improve technical competency through continuing professional and self-development in order to increase knowledge
and skills.

23. Which organization sponsors an annual professional development conference that will permit attending Safety
Managers to earn contact hours towards recertification?

1. American Association of Occupational Health Nurses

2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3. Department of Regulations and Professional Affairs
4. American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Council

Responsibility 6. Foster accurate accountability for injuries/illnesses and other types of occurrences by identifying root and
contributing causes in order to assure that proper controls are implemented.

24. Which type of diagram was originated by Kaoru Ishikawa, is known as a cause-and-effect diagram, and is useful
for identifying the root causes of the causal factors of accidents?

1. Control chart
2. Flow diagram
3. Histogram
4. Fishbone diagram
ANSWERS TO SAMPLE SAFETY MANAGEMENT EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

Item Correct Item Correct Item Correct Item Correct Item Correct Item Correct

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 No. Answer No. Answer No. Answer No. Answer No. Answer No. Answer
1 1 5 3 9 3 13 4 17 4 21 2
2 1 6 2 10 1 14 4 18 2 22 2
3 1 7 4 11 3 15 2 19 2 23 3
4 2 8 1 12 4 16 2 20 4 24 4

SOLUTIONS TO SAMPLE SAFETY MANAGEMENT EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

1. Where a suit is based on negligence of the = P = A {[(1 + i)n - 1] / [i(1 + i)n]}

manufacturer, the issue of a disclaimer by the
manufacturer is not a defense. Each of the other
possible answers could be used in a defense of a suit
based on negligence.
6.
2. The federal Occupational Safety and Health
Review Commission was established by the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to
review contested cases resulting from federal OSHA
enforcement actions.
= (15,000) {[2.0114 - 1] /[0.3017]}
= (15,000) (3.353) = $50,284 $50,000
Brainstorming with a group is most likely to
gain buy-in among participants because they can
identify with issues they added to the list. A survey
gains participation of individuals but does not allow
for the group dynamics of a brainstorming session.
A letter from top management and involvement of
only the supervisors result in downward
communication only.

3.
X X x x2 7. The mechanical advantage of a pulley is equal to
3.0 - 5.0 = -2 4 the number of free cords running to the moveable
pulley. In this case, the mechanical advantage is 3.
1.0 - 5.0 = -4 16
Therefore, F = W/3.
5.0 - 5.0 = 0 0
4.0 - 5.0 = -1 1
2.0 - 5.0 = -3 9 8. Since both elements must function for the
7.0 - 5.0 = 2 4 subsystem to function, the failure of any one element
7.0 - 5.0 = 1 1 will cause the subsystem to fail (i.e., the subsystem
7.0 - 5.0 = 2 4 will fail if either A or B fails). Because the failures
7.0 - 5.0 = 2 4 are also mutually exclusive, the probability of failure
8.0 - 5.0 = 3 9 of the subsystem is P(A) + P(B).
X = 50.0 x2 = 52
P(A) + P(B) = 1/10,000 + 1/10,000 = 1/5,000
X = X / n = 50.0 / 10 = 5.0
s = [ x2 / (n-1) ]1/2 = [52 / 9]1/2 = 2.4

4. Siderosis results from inhalation of iron oxide in

operations such as welding and iron ore mining.

5. Loss savings = $25,000 - $10,000 = $15,000.

Present worth factor uniform payment series

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9. Because the system is in the design phase and
the concern is with the occurrence of one event
rupture resulting from overpressurefault tree
analysis is the most appropriate of the techniques
listed.
10. Metal framework or metal structures with
negligible resistance to ground are acceptable, in
addition to grounding electrodes.
11. Learning objectives are usually expressed so that
outcomes are defined.
12. Once the need for training has been established,
the training program's objectives must be defined
before training staff, methods, or content can be
selected or implemented.
13. Knowledge is best assessed through some type
of examination for each individual, while skills can
be assessed through observation methods.
14. Microsoft PowerPoint is an application for
developing electronic presentations. Microsoft
FrontPage and Macromedia Dreamweaver are
web development tools. Microsoft Access is a
database management system.
15. According to studies of risk acceptance, risks
that are driven by nature are more acceptable than
risks that are man-made, as are those of very low
probability, those that are voluntary, or those that
affect only a few people.
16. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its
chapters promote business and focus on business
issues.
17. Corel Paradox is a database management
system, while the others are all spreadsheet
programs. A database management system is best
suited to managing a mix of data.
18. The designer of a safety information (or accident
data) system should constantly be cognizant of the
function (or subsequent use) that it will serve.
19. It is best to formally note the errors in a letter to
the company. One can then work to determine the
extent of the errors and what actions may be
necessary as a result of the findings.
20. Nondiscrimination factors are included in
federal and state laws. The nondiscrimination
factors described in the AAOHN Code of Ethics and
Professional Conduct are: religion, ethnicity, gender,
age, national origin, sexual orientation, and
disability.
21. The best course of action is to document and
report the improper use of the credential to the
organization that issues the certification along with
the supporting documentation so the issuing
organization can take action against the offender.
22. In order to maintain the proper chain-of-
command or authority chain and fulfill one's
professional responsibility, it is best to contact the
companys contract representative and advise him or
her that immediate action was taken to prevent
serious harm to the workers. By violating the chain-
of-command, one may create significant liabilities
for the company that best belong to the subcontractor
and general contractor as part of the contract
documentation.
23. The American Association of Occupational
Health Nurses is a professional membership
organization that holds an annual conference offering
contact hours for professional education classes.
24. Ishikawa is credited with establishing the
fishbone diagram as a tool in analyzing errors and
root causes for them. This cause-and-effect diagram
is often used in quality management methods and is
also applicable for analyzing causes of accidents and
incidents.
PREPARING FOR THE ABOHN SAFETY MANAGEMENT EXAMINATION

You may use various approaches to prepare for this exam:

Perform individual study.

Participate in informal study groups.
Attend formal review courses.
Complete practice examinations.

Some keys to success include:

Knowing your strengths and weaknesses.

Having an examination preparation plan.
Developing a test-taking strategy.
Understanding how to use your calculator.

Knowing Your Strengths and Weaknesses

A self-evaluation will help you determine how well you know various subjects included on the
ABOHN Safety Management examination. Simply rate yourself on each major and minor
subject area included on the examination for which you are preparing. Focus especially on the
knowledge and skill statements. The safety discipline requires knowledge in many different
subjects. A rating form to help you evaluate your knowledge appears later in this section. Also
refer to the detailed examination blueprints on pages 8 through 14.

Having an Examination Preparation Plan

You can use your ratings to help establish a study plan. The examination blueprint shows how
the questions on an examination are distributed across domains and responsibilities. While the
exact number of questions devoted to each responsibility may vary on an actual examination, one
can estimate about how many questions may be devoted to each particular subject by assuming a
uniform distribution within a domain.

The total number of scored questions that you get correct on the examination determines whether
you pass. The goal is to get enough scored questions correct to pass the examination. Scoring
well in one subject area can compensate for a weaker score in another subject area. However,
there may not be enough questions in your strong areas to achieve a passing score. You will have
to get questions correct in your moderate and weak areas to pass.

Use this information to form a preparation strategy. If you know a subject well and are likely to
get most questions for that subject correct on the examination, you have few additional
opportunities to increase your score within that subject. If you are likely to get few questions
correct for another subject, you have a larger number of chances to gain points by studying that
subject.

Convert your subject strengths and weaknesses into a study plan that is likely to increase your
overall examination score. You will want to refresh your knowledge in all subjects. It is also a
good idea to study subjects that offer the greatest opportunity to increase your overall score.

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Make a chart of subjects. List for yourself how you will prepare for each subject. You may want
to identify study hours for each, create a study schedule, or even chart out how you plan to
prepare for each subject (reading, practicing working calculations, study group, refresher course,
etc.). A list of published references providing reasonable coverage on the subject matter
associated with the ABOHN Safety Management exam starts on page 29.

Note that knowledge and understanding are essential in passing the examinations. Relying only
on simulated examination questions is not the best way to increase knowledge and understanding
that form the foundation for examination questions. Use simulated questions to provide insight
into the areas in which you should engage in additional study.

Developing a Test-taking Strategy

Knowing how to take examinations will help improve your score. ABOHN examinations use
multiple-choice questions. Each question has one correct answer and three incorrect answers.
Remember, the goal is to get as many questions correct as possible. There is no penalty on
ABOHN examinations for incorrect answers. Only correct answers count toward reaching the
passing score. All scored questions have the same value.

Understand question construction. A four-choice, objectively scored examination question

contains a question stem and four possible answers. The premise, or lead-in statement or
question, is called the stem. One of the choices is correct, and three are not. When several
questions share or refer to a common set of data or background information, the group of
questions is called a series. The shared background information or data is called a scenario.

Guess intelligently. If you do not know the answer to a question or are not sure about it, you
should guess intelligently. Look for choices that you know are incorrect or do not appear as
plausible as others. Choose your answer from among the remaining choices. This increases your
chance of selecting a correct answer.

Read the questions carefully. Read each carefully. Consider the question from the viewpoint of
an examination item writer. Look for the question focus. Each question evaluates some subject
or kernel of knowledge. Try to identify what knowledge the question is trying to test. Avoid
reading things into a question. The question can only test on the information actually included.
Recognize that the stems for some questions may include information that is not needed for
correctly answering them.

Consider the context. Often a question is framed around a particular industry or situation. Even
if you do not work in that industry or have not experienced a particular situation, the question
may be testing knowledge that you have. Avoid dismissing a question because of the context.

Use examination time wisely. When taking your examination, complete those questions first
that you know or can answer quickly. Then go back to questions that were difficult for you or
required considerable time to read, analyze, or compute. This approach allows you to build your
score as quickly as possible. You may want to go back over skipped or marked questions several
times.

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 Complete skipped questions. After you have gone through the examination once or if you are
running out of time, look for questions that you have not answered. Select an answer for any
skipped or incomplete question. By chance alone, you can get one of every four correct. There
is no penalty for wrong answers.

Go back to troublesome questions. It is a good idea to mark questions that you are not sure
about or questions that are difficult for you. After you have worked through the entire
examination, go back to marked questions. Reread the questions and study the choices again.
You may recall some knowledge or information that you had not considered earlier and be able
to answer the question correctly. You may also be able to eliminate a choice that is not correct
and increase your chance of guessing the correct answer.

Understanding How to Use Your Calculator

Some questions on ABOHN examinations require computations to obtain the correct answer.
You must bring your own calculator(s), and your calculator(s) must comply with the ABOHN
calculator rules (page 6). Make sure you know how to use your calculator since you could waste
valuable time trying to understand how to use your calculator once your examination clock
starts. You could also make computational errors if you have not practiced using your calculator.
It is a good idea to practice working solutions to computational problems to be able to recall the
correct calculator procedures.

Safety Management Self Assessment Test

ABOHN offers a self-assessment examination for the Safety Management examination. Many
candidates find it helpful in examination preparation. It can help diagnose how well you know
the body of knowledge and help refresh test-taking skills. It is also a good orientation to the type
and format of the actual Safety Management examination.

The self-assessment examination is 60% of the length of a full examination. The examination
contains questions that have been retired from past editions of examinations. The examination
booklet includes scoring sheets and a chart of correct answers. It includes solutions to
computational questions and explanations for correct answers for other questions, along with
detailed references.

To order a self-assessment examination, please complete the order form at the end this section
and mail or fax it to the ABOHN office. You can also order from the web site at
www.abohn..org.

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Klaassen, Curtis D. (editor), Casarett and Doull's Toxicology, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York,

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Koren, Herman, Handbook of Environmental Health and Safety, Volume I, 2nd Edition, Lewis

Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, 2000.

Koren, Herman, Handbook of Environmental Health and Safety, Volume II, 2nd Edition, Lewis

Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, 2000.

Krause, Thomas R., The Behavior-Based Safety Process, 2nd Edition, Van Nostrand and Reinhold,

New York, NY, 1997.

Lack, Richard W. (editor), Safety and Health Management, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, 1996.

Leveson, Nancy G., Safeware, Addison-Wesley Publishing, Reading, MA, 1995.

MacCollum, David V., Crane Hazards and Their Prevention, American Society of Safety Engineers,

Des Plaines, IL, 1993.

Manahan, Stanley E., Environmental Chemistry, 6th Edition, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, 1994.

Manuele, Fred A., On the Practice of Safety, 3rd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, NJ, 2003.

Marshall, Gilbert, Safety Engineering, 3rd Edition, American Society of Safety Engineers, Des

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Molak, Vlasta (editor), Fundamentals of Risk Analysis and Risk Management, Lewis Publishers,

Boca Raton, FL, 1997.

National Council on Compensation Insurance, ABCs of Revised Experience Rating, Boca Raton, FL,

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National Fire Protection Association, National Fire Codes, Quincy, MA.

National Safety Council, Accident Prevention Manual for Business and Industry, Administration and

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Newman, Donald G. (editor), Engineering Economic Analysis Exam File, Engineering Press, San

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O'Hair, Dan, Friedrich, Gustav W., and Shaver, Lynda Dixon, Strategic Communication in Business

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Petersen, Dan, Safety ManagementA Human Approach, 3rd Edition, American Society of Safety

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Petersen, Dan, Techniques of Safety Management, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1978.

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 SELF-EVALUATION WORKSHEET FOR ABOHN EXAMINATIONS

Rate your level of knowledge on each domain and responsibility included on ABOHN
examinations by marking each area as H = High, M = Medium, or L = Low. Use the ratings to
help establish a preparation plan for taking the examination. Refer to the examination blueprints
on pages 8 through 14 for the knowledge and skills applicable to each responsibility.

Self
DOMAIN/Responsibility Rating
DOMAIN 1. SAFETY, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Responsibility 1. Design comprehensive management systems by defining requirements and developing
policies, procedures, and programs to protect people, property, and the environment.
Responsibility 2. Implement polices, procedures, and programs through management systems to protect
people, property, and the environment.
Responsibility 3. Determine the effectiveness of management systems by measuring and evaluating
performance indicators to ensure continuous improvement in the protection of people, property, and the
environment.
Responsibility 4. Implement risk management strategies by using the results of hazard identification and
risk analyses to eliminate and/or reduce harmful exposures to people, property, and the environment.
Responsibility 5. Apply sound business practices and economic principles for efficient use of resources to
increase the value of the safety processes.
Responsibility 6. Encourage participation through communication and other methods to ensure that all
stakeholders (e.g., employees, managers, vendors, contractors) have an understanding and an active role in
the formulation and implementation of safety processes.
DOMAIN 2. SAFETY, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Responsibility 1. Evaluate facilities, products, systems, equipment, workstations, and processes by
applying qualitative and quantitative techniques to identify the hazards and assess the associated risks.
Responsibility 2. Recommend controls through design, engineering, and specification to eliminate or
reduce the risks posed by safety, health, and environmental hazards.
Responsibility 3. Evaluate controls by analyzing feasibility, effectiveness, reliability, and cost to achieve
the optimal solution.
Responsibility 4. Obtain compliance certifications, listings, approvals, or authorizations by identifying
and meeting applicable national and international laws, regulations, and standards in order to ensure
product, process, and facility safety.

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DOMAIN/Responsibility Rating
DOMAIN 3. SAFETY, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND
COMMUNICATIONS
Responsibility 1. Develop effective training programs by establishing learning objectives to impart
knowledge and facilitate an understanding of hazards and controls.
Responsibility 2. Deliver effective training programs by using media and methods appropriate to the
audience to maximize understanding of the subject matter.
Responsibility 3. Evaluate training programs through performance assessments and various forms of
feedback in order to assure that training is effective.
Responsibility 4. Present technical information, both verbally and in writing, to effectively communicate
with employees, management, customers, contractors, public relations officials, vendors, and the public.
Responsibility 5. Communicate hazards, risks, and control measures to employees, management,
customers, contractors, vendors, and the public by preparing and delivering appropriate information to
educate an organization or the community.
Responsibility 6. Develop ongoing relationships with the community by interacting with outside
organizations to foster a mutual understanding of the profession and community needs with regard to
safety issues.
Responsibility 7. Maintain a recordkeeping and data capture and retrieval system by using appropriate
data management systems to acquire, analyze, and distribute accurate data.
Responsibility 8. Develop and maintain proficiency in professional communication through continuing
personal education in the use of business technology.
DOMAIN 4. PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND ETHICS
Responsibility 1. Hold paramount the protection of people, property, and the environment by persistently
working with management and governmental agencies until the identified hazard has been eliminated or
minimized.
Responsibility 2. Adhere to standards of professional conduct by limiting practice to areas of competence
and avoiding conflicts of interest to minimize the potential for harm.
Responsibility 3. Accept responsibility to promote safety by providing technical counsel and advice on
issues related to the safety profession to protect people, property, and the environment.
Responsibility 4. Conduct professional activities by following organizational protocol to assist in making
positive, balanced, and effective decisions.
Responsibility 5. Improve technical competency through continuing professional and self-development in
order to increase knowledge and skills.
Responsibility 6. Foster accurate accountability for injuries/illnesses and other types of occurrences by
identifying root and contributing causes in order to assure that proper controls are implemented.

COMPLETING THE ABOHN SAFETY MANGEMENT APPLICATION

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 A. The application form can be downloaded from www.abohn.org. It must then be
completed and mailed along with required documentation to the ABOHN office. A
credit card form may also be downloaded and sent with the application materials.

B. Do not staple documentation to your application form. When you are ready to submit
your application, secure the document with a large clip or rubber band. Do not bind your
completed application!

C. Make a copy of your completed application and save it for your records.

WORK EXPERIENCE

You must be able to demonstrate 1,000 hours of work experience in a safety-related role for paid
compensation over the five-year period prior to applying for the examination. The experience
used for the requirement must meet the definition of occupational health nursing Safety
Management practice as defined by ABOHN on page 4 of this handbook.

Experience should be documented for each position for which you are submitting hours to be
applied to this application. Hours earned must be in positions held in the five-year period
preceding the application deadline. In Section 13, begin with your current or most recent
position and label it #1 on the application. Duplicate this section or page as needed. No more
than 40 hours per week can be reported. Full time employment equals 2,080 hours per year.

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL SAFETY PRACTICE

Your current position must be made up of at least 25% Safety-related activities or functions. In
Section 14 a., list the percentage of time spent in each of the areas of responsibility listed. The
total percentage must equal at least 25%.

In Section 14 b., describe the primary work processes and products from each of the three areas
of greatest emphasis or percentages as noted in 14 a. Please refer to the Examination Blueprint
on page 8 and use activity statements in order to assist application reviewers in assessing
relatedness to Safety.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

You must provide proof of 50 hours of continuing education related to Safety in the five-year
time period preceding the application deadline. In determining if a course is related to Safety,
the Board uses the Safety Management Examination Blueprint on pages 814 of this
handbook. For the purpose of certification and recertification, continuing education is
considered to be post basic professional education that will enhance the quality and effectiveness
of occupational health nursing safety management practice.

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Certificates of attendance are required, and must contain the following information:
attendees name
course title
date or dates on which the course was given
course provider
number of contact hours awarded

The course title should provide an indication of the content of the course. If the title is not
specific, such as Whats New in 2005, please attach a course outline or brochure that details
the topics covered in the course.

Formulas for Calculating Contact Hours are:

*0 1 contact hour = 50 minutes of classroom instruction
*1 1 CEU (Continuing Education Unit) = 10 contact hours
*2 1 CERP (Continuing Education Recognition Point) = 1 contact hour
*3 1 CEARP (Continuing Education Approved Recognition Point) = 1 contact hour
*4 1 CME (Continuing Medical Education unit) = 1 contact hour
*5 1 semester credit = 15 contact hours
*6 1 quarter credit = 10 contact hours

Completing the Continuing Education form:

*7 Number each certificate you are using for credit and place that number in the first
column (CERT #)
*8 Enter the DATE(s) the course was given
*9 Enter the TITLE OF OFFERING as it appears on your certificate
*10 List the SPONSORING AGENCY that gave the course
*11 Enter the CONTACT HOURS given for the course

ABOHN cannot accept or give credit for course work when continuing education hours have not
been assigned by the sponsoring agency. A letter from the sponsoring agency listing the hours
may be accepted.

TAKING THE EXAMINATION

ABOHN uses Prometric testing centers to deliver the Safety Management examination. After
you receive confirmation that your application has been approved, you must make an
examination appointment directly with Prometric. A brochure sent with your Examination
Authorization Letter will have additional details for making the appointment. Some of the rules
are outlined on page 5 of this publication.

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ABOHN examinations are available at Prometric Testing Centers across North America. Check
the Prometric web site (www.prometric.com) to locate a testing center near you. All centers are
open during normal business hours, and many have weekend and holiday hours. Make your
appointment as soon as possible after you receive your Examination Authorization Letter
since available appointment times at Prometric Testing Centers are reserved early.
ABOHN recommends making your appointment eight or more weeks in advance. If you
wait too long and find that you are unable to make an appointment to take your
examination within your examination authorization period, your examination
authorization will expire, and you will have to pay another examination fee.

When you make your appointment, Prometric will provide you with instructions for finding the
testing center you chose and details about parking. Two or more days after making your
appointment, confirm your appointment date and time on Prometric's web site at
www.prometric.com.

Take the Examination

Arrival and preliminary procedures. When you arrive at the Prometric Testing Center, the
Prometric staff will assist you. They will tell you where to secure your personal belongings and
show you the location of the restrooms.

The Prometric staff will ask for your identification and ask you to sign your name in a logbook.

You must bring a current and valid federal or state government-issued identification
bearing your picture and signature. Your name on this identification must exactly match
the name you have used with ABOHN. If the identification you present does not meet these
requirements, the Prometric staff will not permit you to take the examination, and your
examination authorization will immediately expire. Examples of acceptable forms of
identification include most state drivers licenses, military identification cards, and passports.

The staff will also ask to inspect your calculator and verify that it complies with the published
ABOHN calculator rules in effect when you sit for the examination (page 6).

After these preliminary procedures are completed, the Prometric staff will escort you into the
examination room and seat you at your computer testing workstation. Other than the materials
provided by the Prometric staff, you cannot take any notes, books, papers, or other materials into
the examination room (including food and drink).
ABOHN recommends that you complete the computer-based tutorial to become familiar with the
features of the examination delivery software before beginning the examination. The time you
spend on the tutorial does not count toward your testing time.

Examination duration. When you are ready to begin your examination, you will log on as
instructed. From that point, you have five hours to complete the Safety Management
examination.

Your time remaining will appear in the top right corner of the screen. If you leave your

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computer testing workstation for any reason during the examination, the clock will
continue to run.

Examination format. One question will appear on the screen at a time. You may answer the
question, mark the question because you want to return to it later, or skip the question.

After you have seen all of the examination questions, you will see a review screen that presents a
table of question numbers and your responses. This table will show your answer selection and
whether you marked it or skipped it. By double-clicking the question number with the mouse,
you can return to any question in the menu and complete it or change your answer selection.

Examination security. For the duration of the examination (i.e., while your examination clock is
running, including during self-scheduled breaks), you shall not:

Consult verbally, electronically, or in writing with any person other than a member of the
Prometric staff.
Consult any written or electronic references other than the scratch paper provided by the
Prometric staff.
Leave your computer testing workstation, except to take a self-scheduled break within the
testing facility.
Leave the testing center facility.

Several security procedures are in place at Prometric Testing Centers. Prometric formally
documents and reports all irregularities, and ABOHN evaluates each irregularity to determine
appropriate actions. Depending on the irregularity, ABOHN may invalidate an examination and
take additional disciplinary actions against candidates who violate ABOHN or Prometric security
procedures.

The ABOHN Examination Reference Handout contained in this publication is the same as the
formula and equation reference document provided to candidates online at testing centers
during examinations. You will not be able to bring a hard copy with you. It will be accessible
from all workstations for reference during the entire examination.

Completing the examination and getting your results. Once you have completed all
examination questions, you must formally submit your examination for scoring and exit the
examination. If you exceed your allotted examination time, your examination will automatically
end and be scored. A message appears on the screen giving you the results of your examination.
Once you have seen your examination results, a survey will appear. Please complete this survey
to help ABOHN understand your certification and testing experience and help us to address any
problems. At the end of the survey, you may leave your computer testing workstation and find a
member of the Prometric staff to check out.

You will have to return the scratch paper to a Prometric staff member. You will then sign out of
the testing center. Before you leave the testing center facility, a Prometric staff member will give
you a printed copy of your unofficial examination results. Within four weeks, ABOHN will mail
you your official results and score report.

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Late Arrivals and Missed Appointments

If you fail to keep your scheduled examination appointment, or if you arrive more than 15
minutes late for your scheduled examination appointment, you are considered a no-show, and
your examination authorization immediately expires. If you are a no-show, you forfeit your
examination authorization and must register and pay for another examination authorization to
take the examination.

Canceling/Rescheduling Examination Appointments

If you need to cancel an examination appointment, you must properly cancel your appointment
two or more full business days prior to your scheduled examination appointment. Appointments
cannot be canceled if there are less than two full business days remaining until your scheduled
examination appointment. To reschedule an examination appointment, Prometric must have an
appointment time available within the remaining time in your examination authorization period.
If you have to cancel and reschedule an examination appointment toward the end of your 120-
day examination authorization period, you should consider purchasing a one-time, 60-day
examination authorization extension from ABOHN.

When you cancel an appointment, be sure to write down the appointment cancellation number
Prometric provides you. If you are not given an appointment cancellation number, your
appointment was not properly canceled.

Examination Authorization Extensions

After registering and paying for an examination authorization, you will have 120 days to take the
examination. If you need to extend the 120-day examination authorization period, ABOHN
allows you to purchase a one-time, 60-day extension for $50 (fee subject to change). If you are
eligible for this extension, you must purchase the extension before your current 120-day
examination authorization expires. Also, you must properly cancel any existing examination
appointment before purchasing the 60-day examination authorization extension. Contact
ABOHN for details.

An examination authorization extension is not the same as an eligibility extension. Eligibility

time limit rules are summarized on page 41in this publication.

Retesting

If you fail your examination, you may register and pay to retake the examination after you
receive your official results and score report from ABOHN. There is no limit to the number of
times you can retake the examination. If all information on your original application remains
current, you may retake the examination by paying the application and examination fees again
and making another appointment with Prometric. Contact the ABOHN office at 630-789-5799 to
determine whether or not you will be required to reapply. ABOHN will the initiate the process of
notifying Prometric.

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Examinations Outside the United States and Canada

You may request to take the ABOHN Safety Management examination at locations other than at
Prometric Testing Centers in North America. ABOHN staff will attempt to provide a reasonable
testing facility and an ABOHN-approved proctor. Special locations include foreign U.S. military
DANTES sites. A special site fee will apply to cover the costs associated with mailing and
paying a proctor.

Because it takes considerable time for ABOHN to establish an acceptable special facility and
proctor, ABOHN must receive your examination registration form and the nontransferable
examination fee three or more months prior to these test dates.

ABOHN charges $795 to administer any ABOHN examination at a DANTES site and $1,295 to
administer any ABOHN examination at a location outside of a Prometric Testing Center or
DANTES site. ABOHN evaluates these costs periodically, and the fees are subject to change.
ABOHN can offer significant discounts to these fees if two or more candidates can coordinate
their efforts to take the examination at the same location on the same day.

Cancellation and refund policy. If you have registered for an examination at a special location,
you may be eligible for a partial refund of the examination registration fee if you cancel the
examination 30 or more days prior to the examination date. ABOHN must receive the
cancellation and refund request in writing. (ABOHN suggests sending cancellation requests to
ABOHN by fax, followed by a confirming telephone call and email) The nonrefundable portion
of the examination fee covers ABOHN's expenses associated with making and canceling testing
arrangements.

Maintaining the ABOHN Safety Management Credential

The Occupational Health Nursing Safety Management credential is maintained by paying an

annual maintenance fee. The fee for the first year of certification will be prorated so that
each subsequent year, renewal will occur on the first day of the year.

Recertification is required every five years. Requirements are:

50 contact hours of safety-related continuing education within the preceding 5 years;

1000 practice hours related to Safety within the preceding 5 years.

The fee due in the year of recertification is the same as for other years in the 5-year
certification period.

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