Safety Program Management Flashcards
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A company's Severity Rate (SR) is calculated as:
Answer: (Lost workdays × 200,000) ÷ total hours worked
The Severity Rate = (Lost workdays × 200,000) ÷ total hours worked, measuring the average number of days lost per 100 full-time workers.
ISO 45001:2018 is an international standard for:
Answer: Occupational health and safety management systems
ISO 45001:2018 specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, providing a framework to improve employee safety and reduce workplace risks.
In a safety management system, 'management of change' (MOC) procedures are implemented to:
Answer: Identify and control hazards introduced when processes, equipment, or organizational changes occur
MOC ensures that hazards introduced by changes—in process, equipment, staffing, or facilities—are identified and controlled before the change is implemented.
The 'Swiss Cheese Model' of accident causation illustrates that:
Answer: Accidents occur when holes in multiple layers of defenses align, allowing a hazard to reach a person
The Swiss Cheese Model (Reason's model) depicts defenses as cheese slices with holes; when holes in multiple layers align, a hazard trajectory can cause an incident.
A company establishes a joint labor-management safety committee. The PRIMARY purpose of this committee is to:
Answer: Provide a collaborative forum for identifying hazards, reviewing incidents, and recommending corrective actions
Joint safety committees bring together workers and management to collaboratively identify hazards, review incidents, and recommend safety improvements, leveraging diverse perspectives.
When a safety professional conducts a root cause analysis (RCA) after an incident, the GOAL is to:
Answer: Identify the underlying systemic factors that allowed the incident to occur and prevent recurrence
RCA aims to uncover systemic root causes—management system failures, organizational factors—so that corrective actions address the source and prevent recurrence.
Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of a safety program 'gap analysis'?
Answer: Comparing current safety program elements against a standard or best practice to identify deficiencies
A gap analysis systematically compares an organization's current safety program against a benchmark (e.g., OSHA standards, ISO 45001) to identify where improvements are needed.