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CSP 16 Final Exam

1. What is the future value 5 years from today of a $10,000 investment when the
annual inflation rate is 4.3%?

A. $1,234
B. $5,980
C. $12,343
D. $59,797

2. A random sample of the response times (minutes) from a fire department is given
below. Using this data, estimate the mean response time and the standard
deviation.

6 8 10 12 9 7 4

A. mean = 56 SD = 2.65
B. mean = 56 SD = 7.00
C. mean = 8 SD = 7.00
D. mean = 8 SD = 2.65

3. Which statement is a tenant of management systems?

A. Quality is job one.

B. What gets measured gets done.
C. Safety is no accident.
D. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

4. Which factors are not considered in a system safety process review?

A. Human factors
B. Equipment and hardware factors
C. Software factors
D. Financial factors

5. Which health effect is most strongly linked to benzene exposure?

A. Type II diabetes
B. Lung cancer
C. Leukemia
D. Asthma

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6. The oral LD50 for rats of arsenic is 4.5 mg/kg. If humans respond to arsenic at
the same dose, what amount of arsenic must a 180 lb man consume to put his
odds of mortality at 50%?

A. 184 mg
B. 368 mg
C. 405 mg
D. 810 mg

7. Calculate the 8-hour TWA for the following concentrations and times.

3 hours @ 25 ppm
2.5 hours @ 10 ppm
2.5 hours @ 0 ppm

A. 12.5 ppm
B. 18.5 ppm
C. 20.0 ppm
D. 25.0 ppm

8. Which person is responsible to ensure appropriate air monitoring is completed?

A. Safety manager
B. Front line supervisor
C. Maintenance worker
D. Operations manager

9. What is the appropriate level of protection when responding to a spill of a

chemical that is highly toxic through inhalation and dermal exposure routes?

A. Level A
B. Level B
C. Level C
D. Level D

10. Which item must be considered when selecting an APR for respiratory
protection?

A. Concentration of the contaminant

B. Cost of the filters
C. Employee weight
D. All of the above

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11. What is the static pressure of a hood pulling 1400 cfm through an 8” duct with a
coefficient of entry of 0.5?

A. 1.0 in water
B. 2.0 in water
C. 3.0 in water
D. 4.0 in water

12. What is the wet bulb globe temperature outside at night when the dry bulb
temperature is 85 F, the globe temperature is 88 F and the wet bulb temperature
is 90 F?

A. 85.9 F
B. 86.1 F
C. 89.1 F
D. 89.4 F

13. A detector measures 500 mrad/hour at 10 inches from a source. At what

distance will the radiation level drop to 5 mrad/hour with no shielding?

A. 25 in
B. 8.3 ft
C. 83 ft
D. 1.58 miles

14. Which type of fire extinguishment systems is appropriate for a computer server
equipment room?

A. Dry-pipe system
B. Wet-pipe system
C. Deluge system
D. FM-200 system

15. A GFCI works by

A. measuring a difference in voltage between two conductors.

B. measuring a difference in current between two conductors.
C. measuring a difference in resistance between two conductors.
D. detecting a sudden increase in voltage of 0.002 µV or greater.

16. Which worker is most likely to have a high exposure to lead?

A. Carpenter
B. Chemical worker
C. Dental hygienist
D. Automobile battery manufacturer

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17. Who has a lock on the lock-box of keys for multiple locks on a large system
during maintenance?

A. Supervisor
B. Plant manager
C. Every employee working on the system
D. Every affected employee

18. A boatswains scaffold may be used for

A. laying brick.
B. washing windows.
C. tuckpointing.
D. all of the above.

19. The color red is used to signify

A. fire safety equipment.

B. medical first aid equipment.
C. drinking water supply lines.
D. a state of caution.

20. An employee is manually loading boxes onto a truck. The boxes weigh 40 lbs.
He must move them from a conveyor line about 36” above the floor and place
them on another conveyor on the truck at a height of 30” above the floor. He
must pivot approximately 30 degrees during the lift. He has a good grip on the
box, and the boxes are directly in front of him. He must work the shift for 2
hours, and he is expected to load 60 boxes during his shift. What is the NIOSH
lifting index for this job?

A. 0.78
B. 0.99
C. 1.23
D. 1.74

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21. An employee is exposed to the following noise levels. Determine his OSHA
dose.

100 dBA for 2 hours

95 dBA for 2 hours
90 dBA for 4 hours

A. 100%
B. 200%
C. 400%
D. 800%

22. The authority of the safety function derives from

A. line authority in the organization chart.

B. legal authority granted by the OSH act.
C. ANSI 105.4
D. the ability to influence line management.

23. Process safety management regulations apply to

A. all places of employment.

B. only to the petrochemical industries.
C. facilities with large quantities of listed hazardous materials.
D. facilities in earthquake and flood zones.

24. What is the probability that event A will happen?

P(B) = 10-6, P(C) = 10-6

B
A

A. 1.0 x 10-12
B. 2.0 x 10-12
C. 1.0 x 10-6
D. 2.0 x 10-6

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25. A fire at a dance club can cost $40,000,000. Assume there are 25,000 dance
clubs in the U.S. and there is a major dance club fire at least once every 3 years.
What is the annual underwriting cost of fire insurance at the average dance club?

A. $533
B. $1600
C. $2400
D. $3200

26. Which training method is likely to have the greatest retention?

A. On-the-job training
B. MS PowerPoint slide presentation
C. Videotape
D. Interactive computer simulation

27. Behavior based safety utilizes which method of improving safety performance?

A. Immediate disciplinary consequences for poor safety behavior.

B. Counseling and re-education for lacking safety behavior.
C. Recognition and rewards for desired safety behavior.
D. Immediate feedback about observed safety behaviors.

28. An employee is taking a walk at a chemical plant during her lunch hour. She
notices a strange colored cloud leaking from a pipe with a worker slumped over a
valve. At the instant she notices the leak, who is the incident commander (in
other words, who is in charge)?

A. The employee who noticed the leak.

B. The shift supervisor.
C. The plant safety manager.
D. The plant manager.

29. A cell phone manufacturer is sued by a person that developed a brain tumor.
The plaintiff alleges the cell phone caused his tumor. If the cell phone did cause
the tumor, what type of liability is the cell manufacturer guilty of?

A. Implied warranty liability

B. Express warranty liability
C. Negligence liability
D. Strict liability

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30. What is the best way to manage heat stress for construction workers building a
high-rise?

A. Mandatory work-rest regimen with 45 minutes of rest every hour

B. Training on hazards and symptoms of heat related illnesses and self-
regulation with observation of co-workers
C. Portable air cooling units
D. Air supplied respiratory protection

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