Safety Program Management Flashcards
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Under OSHA's Multi-Employer Worksite Policy, a 'controlling employer' is responsible for:
Answer: Exercising overall control of the worksite and taking reasonable steps to correct or require correction of hazards
A controlling employer has general supervisory authority over the worksite and must take reasonable steps to detect and correct hazardous conditions or require other employers to do so.
A 'near-miss' reporting system contributes to safety program management primarily by:
Answer: Providing a low-cost source of hazard intelligence before a serious injury occurs
Near-miss reports are free lessons—they reveal hazards and system failures before harm occurs, allowing corrective action at much lower cost and risk.
An employer implements a 'safety incentive program' that rewards employees who go 90 days without a recordable injury. OSHA's primary concern with this approach is that it may:
Answer: Discourage employees from reporting injuries and illnesses
OSHA has stated that rate-based incentive programs can discourage injury reporting, undermining the employer's obligation to record and address workplace injuries.
When using the '5 Whys' technique in incident investigation, the investigator:
Answer: Repeatedly asks 'why' to drill down from the immediate cause to the root cause
The 5 Whys technique iteratively asks 'why' in response to each answer to peel back symptom layers and arrive at the underlying root cause.
A company's safety program includes a 'self-inspection' checklist process. The PRIMARY benefit of self-inspections is:
Answer: They allow workers and supervisors to continuously identify and correct hazards between formal audits
Self-inspections empower front-line supervisors and workers to proactively find and fix hazards on a routine basis, reinforcing safety ownership and reducing risk continuously.
The ANSI/ASSP Z10 standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems is based on which continuous improvement model?
Answer: Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle
ANSI/ASSP Z10 is structured around the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle as its core continuous improvement framework.
A safety professional is asked to justify the ROI of a new safety program to senior management. Which argument is MOST persuasive in financial terms?
Answer: Reduced incident rates lower direct and indirect costs (medical, lost productivity, turnover, legal) that typically exceed program investment by 4:1 or more
Research consistently shows that safety program costs are outweighed by avoided losses—direct costs (medical, comp) plus indirect costs (retraining, morale, legal) often run 4-10× direct costs alone.