CHAPTER 6 SAMPLE QUIZ QUESTIONS
6.1. What OSHA standard was prompted by the Bhopal and other national and world
disasters?
6.2. Before any analysis of the process is to begin, OSHA’s Process Safety Standard
requires the employer to
a. label all containers for hazardous chemicals
c. employ an intelligent frontend
d. immediately report any releases on Toxic Form R
ref. p. 132
6.3. Before any analysis of the process is to begin, OSHA’s Process Safety Standard
requires the employer to:
6.4. Describe particulars of the Bhopal disaster.
6.5. Describe the particulars of the Phillips disaster of October, 1989.
6.6. OSHA expressly requires all of the following to be documented for highly
hazardous chemicals used in the process, except:
a. maximum intended inventory
c. maximum safe temperature limit
d. minimum safe temperature limit
ref. p. 133
6.7. Name example characteristics of process equipment that must be documented in
a process safety analysis.
6.8. The text lists several categories of safety features and systems for process
equipment of interest to the process safety analysis. Name at least four of these
example features and systems:
1. relief system design
2. ventilation
3. design codes and standards
4. material and energy balances
5. interlocks
6. detection systems
7. suppression systems
ref. p. 134
6.9. What caution does the text suggest with regard to process equipment purchased
prior to the process safety standard?
6.10. In what way does the text recommend that a Registered Professional Engineer
be utilized in the documentation of the equipment used in the process?
6.11. Process safety analyses are required to be updated
a. annually
c. upon recommendation of a Registered Professional Engineer
d. immediately upon request of an OSHA inspector
ref. p. 137
6.12. Records of process safety analyses must be kept
a. for five years
b. until the next OSHA inspection
c. until requested by NIOSH
ref. p. 137
6.13. A computerized detection and early warning system for impending catastrophes
is an example of
b. a breakdown of Murphy’s Law
c. an application of the General Fail-Safe Principle
d. an administrative or “work practices control”
ref. p. 136
6.14. It is recognized that it is sometimes necessary to bypass automatic protection
systems during temporary or initial startup operations.
6.15. In developing safe operating procedures good safety and health practice
recognizes the “phase” of operation. What is meant by this term “phase” with
respect to the development of sound operating procedures?
6.16. The OSHA Process Safety Standard requires the prime contractor to maintain an
injury and illness log for contractor employees.
6.17. In the Process Safety Standard OSHA placed new requirements on the
prime/subcontractor relationship. Describe at least three elements of these new
rules.
1. The prime must check the safety records of prospective
subcontractors.
2. Information known about process hazards must be communicated to
contractors.
3. Provisions of the prime’s emergency action plan must be
communicated
to contractors.
4. Periodic evaluations by the prime must be performed to assure that
contractors are doing their jobs with respect to the OSHA Process
Safety Standard.
5. Prime employers must maintain an injury and illness log for contractor
employees.
ref. p. 139
6.18. In what way does the OSHA Process Safety Standard prevent employers from
avoiding responsibility for compliance with OSHA standards?
6.19. After promulgation of OSHA’s Process Safety Standard, the responsibility for
providing a safe and healthful workplace for subcontractor employees has been
transferred from the subcontractor to the prime.
6.20. After promulgation of OSHA’s Process Safety Standard, which of the following is
responsible for training of contract employees?
b. the prime contractor
c. OSHA
d. NIOSH
ref. p. 139
6.21. The responsibility for training of contract employees has been transferred by the
Process Safety Standard from the contract employer to the prime contractor.
6.22. In a prime contractor/subcontractor relationship, who is responsible for safety
and health training of the employees of the subcontractor?
6.23. Under what circumstances can OSHA cite a company for failure to maintain an
injury/illness log on persons other than their own employees?
6.24. Which of the following disasters claimed the most lives?
a. Bhopal, India, 1984
b. Phillips explosion and fire, 1989
c. Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire, New York City, 1912
ref. p. 139
6.25. The Process Safety standard requires four essential ingredients for training.
Three of these are:
1. Initial training
2. Follow-up or refresher training
3. Documentation
What fourth ingredient is missing from the list above?
6.26. The Process Safety standard was written in response to certain key disasters in
the decade of the 1980’s. One of the worst of this decade was an accidental
release of methyl isocyanate, killing approximately 2500 people. In what city did
this disaster occur?
6.27. The Process Safety standard was written in response to certain key disasters in
the decade of the 1980’s. One of the worst of these disasters was an explosion
in a refinery near Houston, killing 25 people, and resulting in millions of dollars
in OSHA fines. Name the company that owned this refinery.
6.28. OSHA’s Process Safety Standard was written in response to the tragedy of
September 11, 2001.
6.29. Which of the following does not belong in the list of principal actions immediately
taken by OSHA to respond to the September 11 catastrophe?
b. Assess hazards to clean-up workers
c. Issue hardhats
d. Conduct fit testing for respirators
ref. p. 140
6.30. Despite the credit given to rank and file firefighters and police in the New York
World Trade Center disaster of September 11, 2001, public opinion really
credited the leadership of the police and fire departments because of their long
history of cooperation and shared resources.
6.31. The aftermath of September 11, 2001, has shown the need for checking the
credentials of volunteers.
6.32. It is wise to keep process disaster computers isolated from day-to-day operation
so that they will stand ready for startup and use during a real emergency.
6.33. Discuss ways in which the American workplace is in transition due to the
September 11 tragedies and other factors that even preceded the terrorist
attacks.
6.34. What two very different approaches can be applied toward the hazards of
intentional acts of terrorism?
1. Preparation and prevention of disasters and the emergency and cleanup
procedures that come in the aftermath of such disasters.
2. Identification and control of persons with malevolent intent and the restriction
of access by unauthorized persons, i.e., security.
ref. p. 142
6.35. The most dramatic shooting tragedies have occurred in
a. industrial plants
c. bus stations
d. airplanes
ref. p. 142
6.36. Which of the following was the worst shooting tragedy on a U.S. school or
college campus in history?
a. University of Texas at Austin
b. Columbine High School in suburban Denver, Colorado
c. Jonesboro High School, Jonesboro, Arkansas
ref. p. 142