Associate Safety Professional (ASP) Exam Safety Management Systems Answered 2023
property, or damage to the environment. The ability of a
system to exclude certain undesired events (i.e. mishaps)
during stated operation under stated conditions for a stated
time. The ability of a system or product to operate with a
known and accepted level of mishap risk. A built-in system
characteristic.
9. Exposure: Contact with or proximity to a hazard, taking into
account duration and intensity.
10. Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Process of identifying the basic
lowest level causal factors for an event. Usually the event is
an undesired event, such as a hazard or mishap.
11. Risk Communication: The interactive process of exchanging
risk information and opinions among stakeholders.
12. Risk management: The process by which assessed risks are
mitigated, minimized, or controlled through engineering,
management, or operational means. This involved the optimal
allocation of available resources in support of safety,
performance, cost, and schedule.
13. Unacceptable risk: That risk that cannot be tolerated.
14. Acceptable Risk: That part of identified mishap risk that is
allowed to persist without taking further engineering or
management action to eliminate or reduce the risk, based on
knowledge and decision making. The system user consciously
exposed to this risk. A risk level achieved after risk reduction
measures have been applied. It is a risk level that is accepted
for a given task (hazardous situation) or hazard. For the
purpose of this standard, the terms "acceptable risk" and
"tolerable risk" are considered to be synonymous.
15. Accepted risk: Accepted risk has two parts: (1) risk that is
knowingly understood and accepted by the system developer
or user and (2) risk that is not known or understood and is
accepted by default.
16. Residual risk: Overall risk remaining after system safety
mitigation efforts have been fully implemented. It is, according
to MIL-STD-882D, "the remaining mishap risk that exists after
all mitigation techniques have been implemented or
exhausted, in accordance with the system safety design order
of precedence." Residual risk is the sum of all risk after
mishap risk management has been applied, This is the total
risk passed on to the user.
17. Mitigation: An action taken to reduce the risk presented by a
hazard, by modifying the hazard in order to decrease the
mishap probability and/or the mishap severity. Mitigation is
generally accomplished through design measures, use of
safety devices, warning devices, training, or procedures. It is
also referred to as hazard mitigation and risk mitigation.
18. As low as reasonably practical (ALARP): Level of mishap
risk that has been established and is considered as low as
reasonably possible and still acceptable. It is based on a set
of predefined ALARP conditions and is considered
acceptable. 19. Mishap: An unplanned even or series of
events resulting in death, injury, occupational illness, damage
to or loss of equipment or property, or damage to the
environment.
20. Two ways to modify insurance rates based on modifying
the manual rate to reflect the insured's safety record are
the prospective experience rating and the retrospective
rating. Which of the following identified the retrospective
rating?: Experience during policy period
21. The Z10 is a management system standard compatible
and harmonized with quality (ISO 9000 series) and
environmental management systems (ISO 14000 series).
Which of the following best describes these standards?:
Performance standards-The drafters of these standards set
out to ensure that it could be easily integrated into any
management systems an organization has in place. That
flexibility is characteristic of a Performance Oriented Standard.
Z10 adopts from and is in harmony with the International
Labor Organization's Guidelines on Occupational Health and
Safety Management Systems, ILO-OSH 2001.
22. SMART Model: Specific
Measurable
Actionable
Realistic
Time-oriented
23. ANSI/ASSE Z10-2012: American National Standard for
Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems-
Voluntary consensus standard published by American Society
of Safety Engineers (ASSE) following American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) requirements. It provides
management systems requirements and guidelines for
improving occupational health and safety. Experts from labor
government, professional organizations, and industry
formulated the standard after extensive examination of current
national and international standards, guidelines, and
practices.
24. OHSAS 18001:2007: Occupational Health and Safety
Management Systems Specification-- British Standard; The
standard specifies requirements for an occupational health
and safety management system, to enable an organization to
control its risk and improve its performance. The Occupational
Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) Project
Group, and international association of government agencies,
private industries, and consulting organizations, first published
the standard in 1999. Since then there have been 16000
certifications to the standard in over 80 countries. The 2007
edition reflects lessons learn from users and increases its
compatibility with other international SHMS standards and
guidelines. A companion document, OHSAS 18002:2000,
serves as a guide to implementing OHSAS 18001. 25. ILO-
OSH 2001: International Labor Organization Guidelines on
Occupational
Safety and Health Management Systems- The international Labor
Organization (ILO), a United Nations agency that brings together
governments, employers, and workers of its member states, has
developed voluntary guidelines on safety and health management
systems. The guidelines are designed as an "instrument for the
development of a sustainable safety culture within the enterprise
and beyond." The key elements of the guidelines are built ont he
concept of continuous improvement. The
26. OSHA'S Voluntary Protection Program (VPP):
Recognizes and partners with businesses and worksites that
demonstrate excellence in occupational safety and health. To
qualify for one of the VPPs, applicants must have in place an
effective SHMS that meets rigorous performance-based criteria.
OSHA verifies qualifications through a comprehensive onsite
review process. Using one set of flexible. performance based
criteria, the VPP emphasizes worker safety and health; continual
identification and elimination of hazards, and active involvement
of employees in their own protection.
27. The major elements of an effective management system
includes: Management Leadership Worker Participation
Hazard identification and Assessment
28. Example of Management Leadership1: Establish clear
safety and health goals for the program and define the actions
needed to achieve these goals
29. Example of Management Leadership3: Provide sufficient
resources to ensure effective program implementation
30. Example of Management Leadership2: Designate one or
more individuals with overall responsibility for implementing and
maintaining the program
31. Example of Worker Participation1: Consult with workers in
developing and implementing the program and involve them in
updating and evaluating the program 32. Example of Worker
Participation2: Include workers in workplace inspections and
incident investigations
33. Example of Worker Participation3: Encourage workers to
report concerns, such as hazards, injuries, illnesses, and near
misses
34. Example of Worker Participation4: Protect the rights of
workers who participate in the program