QUIZ ON MODULE-1 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION

1) A simple definition for hazard, as it applies to system safety is

a) A source of danger
b) Risk
c) A potential to do harm
d) A dangerous condition which can interfere with the orderly progress of an
activity
Answer: C [ A potential to do harm]

2) Anticipating and controlling hazards are best accomplished

a) Twenty-four hours following a workplace inspection
b) Any time before a pilot process is closed production
c) During all design stages of an activity
d) After an accident has occurred
Answer: C [ During all design stages of an activity]

3) Arrange the following hazard control steps in the proper sequence A) Guard the
hazard) Engineer the hazard out if possible C) Educate personnel
a) B, A, C
b) C, A, B
c) A, B, C
d) C, B, A
Answer: A [Engineer the hazard out if possible, Guard the hazard & Educate
personnel]

4) Three categories of hazards in hazard analysis studies are

a) Errors of omissions, errors of commission, and inherent properties
b) People, machine, and the environment
c) Environmental issues, human and material failure, and inherent properties
d) Material or human failure, environmental failure and properties
Answer: C[Environmental issues, human and material failure, and inherent
properties]

5) The heart of the system safety approach is the

a) Fault tree analysis
b) Hazard Analysis
c) Charting and modelling
d) Structural analysis
Answer: B [ Hazard Analysis]

6) It is generally accepted that accidents

a) Are all preventable
b) Are preventable about 50% of the time
c) Are unexpected events that cannot be controlled
d) Can generally be prevented but where absolute prevention is not possible,
steps can be taken to reduce accident severity
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Answer: D [Can generally be prevented but where absolute prevention is not

possible, steps can be taken to reduce accident severity ]

7) A characteristic of a root cause for an event or incident is

a) Human error
b) A management system problem
c) An error made by a manager or supervisor
d) Intentional unsafe act performed by an employer or workmen
Answer: B [ A management system problem]

8) _______ is an event in which a work-related injury or illness or fatality occurred or

could have occurred
a) Hazard
b) Incident
c) Risk
d) None of the above
Answer: B [ Incident]

9) _____ is a condition, set of circumstances, or inherent property that can cause

injury, illness or death
a) Hazard
b) Incident
c) Risk
d) None of them
Answer: A [ Hazard ]

10) The first action to be considered in the hierarchy of control is

a) Training of workers based on job hazard analysis
b) Prevention by risk avoidance through hazard elimination
c) Issue PPE for risk reduction
d) Hazardous substitution through risk transfer
Answer: B [ Prevention by risk avoidance through hazard elimination]

11) The incorporation of hazard analysis and risk assessment methods early in
design and redesign processes and talking appropriate actions so risk of injury
or damage are not an acceptable level is termed [C]
a) Severity
b) Deterrence through design
c) Safety through design
d) Hierarchy of controls
Answer: C [ Safety through design]
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12) Hazard Analysis

a) A system used for labelling hazardous chemicals
b) The analysis or risks present in particular environment
c) The analysis of casual factors involved with an incident
d) All of the above

Answer: B [ The analysis or risks present in particular environment]

13) _________ the deviation from the accepted and laid down safe procedure,
which contributed to the causation of accident
a) Unsafe act
b) Unsafe Condition
c) Agency
d) None of the above
Answer: A [Unsafe act]

14) An example of Unsafe Act

a) Operating at unsafe speed
b) Making safety devices inoperative
c) Taking unsafe position or posture
d) All of the above
Answer: D [ All of the above ]

15) An example of Unsafe Act

a) Improperly guarded machine
b) Improper illumination
c) Making safety devices inoperative
d) All of the above
Answer: C [ Making Safety devices inoperative]

16) Example of Unsafe Personal factor

a) Lack of knowledge or skill
b) Taking unsafe position or posture
c) Making safety devices inoperative
d) Operating at unsafe speed
Answer: A [ Lack of knowledge or skill ]

17) A person falls from scaffold, is an example for

a) Unsafe act
b) Unsafe condition
c) Unsafe personal factor
d) Type of accident
Answer: D [ Type of accident]
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18) Struck by moving objects (including flying fragments and particles) excluding
falling objects in construction sites is an example for
a) Unsafe act
b) Unsafe condition
c) Unsafe personal factor
d) Type of accident
Answer: D [ Type of accident]

19) The __________ Process determines whether exposure to a chemical can

increase the incidence of adverse health effect[A]
a) Hazard Identification
b) Exposure Assessment
c) Toxicity assessment
d) Risk characterization
Answer: A [ Hazard Identification]

20) Which of the following data is not required for hazard identification
a) Land use
b) Contaminant levels
c) Affected population
d) Estimation of risk
Answer: D [ Estimation of risk]

21) The basic purpose of the FTA is to identify how basic events lead to an accident
event
a) FTA
b) ETA
c) Hazop
d) Safety Audit
Answer: A [ Fault tree analysis]

22) The best way to control a hazard

a) Substitute one risk for a lesser one
b) Eliminate it
c)Isolate the hazard
d) None of the above
Answer: A [ Substitute one risk for a lesser one]
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23) Isolating the hazard physically falls under which type of Hazard control
methods[a]
a) Engineering Controls
b) Administrative controls
c) Substitution
d) PPE
Answer: A [ Engineering Controls]

24) Substituting the Toxic (Hazardous) substances by the less toxics substances is
an example for
a) Substitution
b) elimination
c) engineering
d) All of the above
Answer: A [ Substitution]

25) Using ear plugs when working around noisy equipment is an example of which
control strategy [c]
a) Substitution
b) Elimination
c) PPE
d) Engineering control
Answer: C [ Personal Protective Equipment]

26) As per IS 3786, the principal factors related to causation of accidents are
Agency, _________ & _____________, Type of Accident, ________
Answer: Unsafe Mechanical or Physical action, Unsafe Act, Nature of Injury,
Location of Injury

27) Name any one identification techniques is used for early identification of
hazards ___________
Answer: PHA, Safety Audit, Hazard indices etc

28) Example of Unsafe mechanical or physical condition______

Answer: Improper illumination; Unsafe dress or apparel; Improper ventilation etc

29) If a hazard can't be eliminated, isolated, or substituted, the next best approach
is to use __________
Answer: Personal Protective Equipment

30) Name any two hazards associated with Cranes in Construction Sites
___________ & ______________
Answer: Electrical Hazards, Overloading and Material Falling