Exam 3: Concepts of Hazard Avoidance

The Risk Assessment Code (RAC)used by the U.S.Air Force rates a fatality hazard as "serious" regardless of mishap probability.

"Murphy's Law" has led to the application of which of the primary fail-safe principles?

It is improper to classify any hazard as "negligible" under the Risk Assessment Code if there is the possibility that it will occur in time.

Which risk,asbestos or radon,is a more serious hazard in the United States? Justify your answer.

Five different and independent conditions (A,B,C,D,and E)can contribute to the cause of an accident (Event X).Condition A is of itself sufficient cause to result in accident X.Either condition B or condition C can cause the accident X if either D or E also occur.Draw the Fault Tree that represents the above-described causal relationship.

The Loss Incident Causation Model method is classified as belonging to which of the following approaches to hazard avoidance?

Which risk,asbestos or radon,is considered higher priority for elimination in the United States? Justify your answer.

Complete the diagram by drawing in the appropriate logic symbol in the space provided.

The British Standard Code of Practise for Safety of Machinery considers (assigns points to)how many different criteria in the classification of hazards?

Draw the fault-tree diagram that represents the following causal relationships: Event A can (and will)result in an accident if Cause B is also present.However,both Cause C and Cause D must be present for Cause B to happen.Cause B will definitely happen if Cause C and Cause D are present.

The second principle of "Engineering Principles of Safe Design" is "substitute." Explain this principle.In your explanation include at least two example substitutions.

The Principle of Redundancy is addressed by which of the following approaches to hazard avoidance?

When a fire can result in a loss that exceeds $1,000,000,can the hazard ever be considered "moderate" under the Air Force Risk Assessment Code? Explain your reasoning.

How many levels of "severity" are considered in the Risk Assessment Code (RAC)used by the U.S.Air Force?

What three criteria of hazard classification are addressed by the British Standard Code of Practise for Safety of Machinery?

The Principle of Worst Case is addressed by which of the following approaches to hazard avoidance?

Describe at least two drawbacks to the engineering approach to safety and health.

What is the principal drawback of accident analysis?

In what ways can slowing a process down make it safer?

Give an example of a practical application of Swiss cheese theory.