CHST Study – PROGRAM MANAGEMENT:Site Safety & Contract Specs Exam Questions And Answers
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CHST Study – PROGRAM MANAGEMENT:Site Safety & Contract Specs Exam Questions And Answers
When designing a safety program, it is essential that psychological factors like individual differences, motivation, emotion, attitudes and _____________ be considered.
1.Reward
2.Punishment
3.Learni...
CHST Study – PROGRAM MANAGEMENT:Site Safety
& Contract Specs Exam Questions And Answers
When designing a safety program, it is essential that psychological factors like individual differences,
motivation, emotion, attitudes and _____________ be considered.
1.Reward
2.Punishment
3.Learning
4.Negativism
The correct answer is:
3
Learning underlies much of what makes for differences and similarities among people. Through
learning, people have developed certain kinds of psychological needs, habitual patterns of behavior,
ways of reacting to emotion, and the attitudes which brought them into the workplace. It is essential
to consider learning because training is a major consideration in safety programming.
In organizing and implementing a successful safety and loss control program, it is essential that you:
1.Obtain adequate funding.
2.Get top management support and participation.
3.Acquire an environmental health and safety staff.
4.Promulgate a formal safety policy and program to support it.
The correct answer is:
2
An effective safety program must begin at the top. Only top management can assign the responsibility
for safety and loss control and ensure its performance. Also, top management can implement the
controls of the workplace environment along with worker operations that will control accidents.
The least likely reason accidents generally occur is a result of:
1.Personality factors.
2.Environmental factors.
3.Physical limitations.
4.Lack of a safety policy or program.
The correct answer is:
4
Accident causation is very diverse, but generally each accident is a result of a combination of factors.
Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act:
1.Gives OSHA the RIGHT OF ENTRY.
2.Defines responsibility for research.
,3.Is the GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE.
4.Both 1 and 3
The correct answer is:
3
Section 5(a)(1) of the OSHA Act covers the GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE and specifies the requirement that
employers keep their workplaces free from recognized serious hazards.
The following clause from the OSH Act of 1970 is known as: "...of employment which are free from
recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his
employees."
1."Recognized Hazard Clause"
2."General Duty Clause"
3."OSHA General Hazard Clause"
4."Death or Injury Clause"
The correct answer is:
2
This clause gives OSHA broad ranging regulatory license. It is known as the "General Duty Clause." If
there is a serious hazard for which OSHA does not have a specific standard, it (OSHA) can cite the
employer using the General Duty Clause and require the hazard to be abated.
What is the most important factor in accident prevention?
1.Written program
2.Training
3.Safety Engineers
4.Management support
The correct answer is:
4
The most critical element of any accident prevention program is management support. Without this
support the program cannot succeed.
Which of the following sections of the 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act is referred to as the
General Duty Clause?
1. 29 CFR 1910
2. 11(c)
3. 5(a)(1)
4. 29 CFR 1926
The General Duty Clause in the OSHA Act is 5(a)(1).
The term "cradle to grave" is associated with what legislative act?
, 1.TSCA
2.RCRA
3.HMTA
4.SARA
The correct answer is:
2
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 as amended by the Solid Waste Disposal Act
Amendments of 1980 and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 establishes a
comprehensive program for Federal and State regulation of solid waste management and disposal.
The manifest system (40 CFR 262 Subpart B) as part of the "cradle to grave" program tracks shipments
of hazardous waste from the generator through the transporter to the treatment, storage, or disposal
facility.
Community Right-To-Know is associated with what legislative act?
1.CERCLA
2.RCRA
3.SARA TITLE III
4.TSCA
The correct answer is:
3
The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title III (The Emergency Planning and
Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986) sets extensive reporting requirements and requires
emergency planning for over 360 extremely hazardous substances. The purpose of SARA Title III is to
ensure a free flow of accurate information with the community so that an appropriate emergency
response can be planned and executed.
The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act :
1.Is Title II of CERCLA.
2.Is Title II of TSCA.
3.Requires the removal of ACM from all school buildings.
4.Regulates ACM in all public and privately owned buildings.
The correct answer is:
2
The AHERA regulations found at 40 CFR Part 763-Subpart E apply to school buildings. However, such
regulations do not mandate removal of all asbestos from school buildings.
SPCC Plans apply to which type(s) of facilities?
1.Hazardous waste TSD facilities
2.Large quantities hazardous waste generators
3.Petroleum storage facilities, with certain exceptions
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