Practice Exam Questions 25

A safety professional is investigating the purchase of a photoionization detector (PID) to quantify concentrations of hydrogen sulfide (H2S). If the ionization potential of hydrogen sulfide is 10.46 eV, which lamp would provide the most accurate results?

10.6 eV

Foreign Object Damage (FOD) is most likely to be of concern in which environment?

An airport runway

Which should be considered when selecting jobs for a job safety analysis?

Frequency of incidents, severity of reported injuries, potential for a serious incident, and new or modified jobs

when measuring noise exposure in the workplace, the instrument is usually set to slow response and set on which scale?

A scale

Which type of hazard involves carelessness or indifference to a loss, which increases the frequency or severity of a loss?

Attitudinal hazard

How can you increase the speed of settling in the wastewater treatment process?

By introducing air into the water

Which are the three methods used to identify causal factors?

Cause and effect trees, timelines, and causal factor charting

When submitting samples to an analytical laboratory, which type of documentation is required to ensure that the integrity of the samples has not been compromised during the transfer?

Chain of custody form signed by all individuals who handled the samples

Which contaminant exposure situation would be BEST controlled with a dilution ventilation system?

Contaminants that are relatively low toxicity or fire hazard

When operating a narrow-aisle forklift, which behavior is a common unsafe operating practice?

Feet extending outside the operation's compartment

As required by law, who is MOST appropriate to be trained for pre-trip vehicle inspection?

Fleet operator

Under EPA Risk Management Planning requirements, how must MAXIMUM potential release quantities be calculated for substances within vessels?

For substances in a vessel, it is the greatest amount held in a single vessel, without taking into account administrative controls that limit the maximum quantity

Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and the Council Article 1 is specific for rules on the restriction of the use of which of these in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE)?

Hazardous substances

When performing a risk assessment, in order to accurately judge severity, which is one data source a CSP could use?

Historical data

Which are the seven basic principles of Behavior Theory?

Intervention, identification, motivation, focus, application, integration, planned intervention

Which is a risk scoring system using word form or descriptive scales to describe the magnitude of potential consequences and the likelihood that those consequences will occur?

Qualitative analysis

While evaluating an organization's effectiveness at managing hazardous materials at a storage facility, a safety professional should be MOST concerned with which element?

Segregation, labeling, and inventory lists

Which element of an environmental, health, and safety management system is developed to verify whether the objectives have been achieved?

Targets

Which is the definition of range?

The difference between the largest and smallest scores

When designing a training program, who is typically responsible for developing the technical content and ensuring its accuracy?

The subject matter expert

Which outcome BEST describes the benefit to workers that occurs when management involves the labor force in decision making?

They are more likely to support and use the process, policies, and programs

What is the MAIN purpose of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)?

To give the EPA authority to track over 75,000 industrial chemicals imported and manufactured in the United States

A training needs assessment should identify the expectations from management, the organization, and the trainer. Which other main goal must be identified by the assessment?

What the participants should know at the completion of the training