What is the primary difference between a hazard and a risk in occupational safety?
Hazard Identification And Risk Assessment
Question · Easy
Never enter a tank before testing the air
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Hazard vs risk
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
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Which of the following is the correct definition of an 'unsafe act' in the workplace?
Any source of potential harm to people, property or the environment; a 'recognized' one has already been identified by employers, workers or regulators.
Safety analysis
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Chapter 1: Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment
1.1 Fundamentals of Hazard Identification & Risk
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What does the acronym HEMP stand for in the context of safety management systems?
Question · Medium
Read the clue and guess the term in 6 tries.
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The four stages of HEMP (Hazards and Effects Management Process)
In a standard Risk Assessment Matrix, what two variables are plotted against each other to determine risk level?
The chance of an adverse event combined with how serious its impact would be, not the harm itself.
What is the primary objective of conducting a Job Safety Analysis (JSA)?
OSHA noise limits
How a 5x5 risk matrix produces a decision
Which level in the Hierarchy of Controls is considered the most effective and should be prioritized first?
Risk level at which the time, trouble, difficulty and cost of reducing it further become out of all proportion to the extra safety gained.
1.2 Job Safety Analysis (JSA) Methodology
What does the ALARP principle signify in risk management?
Swap tiles to line up three of the same term.
Term Match
ALARP - and when you may stop adding controls
Who should ideally participate in a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) team?
A formal written authorisation that must be in place before entering a confined space or doing other high-risk work.
Work authorisation
What is the distinction between qualitative and quantitative risk assessment?
Lockout/tagout, called like a cup final
The five levels of the hierarchy of controls, strongest first
What is defined as 'residual risk' in safety management?
Clothing, gear or a device worn to shield a worker from harm.
Operational safety
1.3 Hazards and Effects Management Process (HEMP) & Risk Matrix
Which of the following is considered a proactive (leading) safety indicator rather than a reactive (lagging) one?
Flip two cards at a time to find matching terms.
Term Pairs
What a Job Safety Analysis actually produces
Why is the reporting of 'near-misses' (or 'near-hits') critical in a workplace hazard control system?
Work at ___: any task, whatever its kind or duration, where falling a distance is liable to cause injury.
What is the primary purpose of a 'Toolbox Talk' or safety pep talk before starting a shift?
100 metronomes and 1 rescuer
Inherent risk vs residual risk
If a stated risk-matrix method calculates score as likelihood multiplied by severity, what score results from likelihood 3 and severity 4?
Planned action to retrieve a fallen worker or free someone from a confined space, carried out by trained people.
Emergency readiness
1.4 Hierarchy of Hazard Controls
When should an organization's risk register be reviewed and updated?
Find five hidden terms in a grid of letters.
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What the accident ratio triangle says about near misses
What role do 'human factors' play in the process of hazard identification?
Uncontrolled burning that a facility prepares for with extinguishers, alarms and practice exercises.
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