ASP/CSP Self Assessment Quiz.

Calculate the standard deviation using the following sample: 7, 12, 18, 5, 6, 6, 14, 11 and 19.

Workers should receive training on which components regarding workplace violence?

What happens to the sling tension of a rigged load when the sling angle from the vertical is increased?

Ensuring your business will survive man-made or natural disasters often depends on the adequacy of the company’s:

Which is used to collect information from safety training attendees to ensure you provide the right training?

The best fire prevention practices focus on four primary sources of ignition, including:

The three basic choices for applying anthropometric data to the design of the work place include:

Which program defines the operation, management, and structural components through the life cycle of an emergency fire incident?

A worker’s exposure to an airborne contaminant in any 8-hour work shift of any 40-hour work week is known as the:

A truck is traveling at 68 MPH (109.4 KPH), how many feet (meters) per second is it traveling?
1.47 fps = 1 MPH (1 m/s = 3.6 KPH)

The two types of fall protection systems are:

Boyle’s law is expressed as:

Measuring physical and mental capabilities and assuring the safety of the worker and the public is the purpose of:

The concept that adults learn differently than children is defined as:

With an increased focus on communication, production and quality, and safety and health management programs, management continues to evolve and now includes significantly more involvement from which level of management?

The statistically determined time interval for a radioactive isotope to decay by 50% is called the:

Calculating radioactive decay requires information on the initial quantity of materials, quantity of material at the time of measurement, time interval between the measurements, and the

Fire protection best practices for the initial evaluation of life safety consideration in building design include:

Which is an administrative control aimed at improving the physical capabilities of an individual aiming to reduce injuries?

Friction-generated fire hazards are best avoided by using:

Often described as predictive, preventative, or proactive, which are tools designed to measure the improvement of safety and health initiatives?

The PRIMARY reason for the globally harmonized system for hazardous chemical usage is to:

Ergonomic tasks demands typically fall into three categories including:

Rapid, negative effects on the central nervous system are often caused by acute overexposure to:

The hierarchy of controls for safety and health hazards is typically represented by:

Workers who show signs of reduced blood flow, lowered skin temperature, and tingling, numbness or pain may be experiencing symptoms of:

A company using the best accepted practices in their environmental management systems program would incorporate:

Which kind of energy must be controlled / isolated or eliminated during maintenance and service?

Construction of fire walls, distancing, and partitioning of flammable materials are examples of:

The PRIMARY solution to avoiding lifting injuries is to:

Although traditionally focused on technical expertise, the successful safety professional must now increase their skill sets in:

When disposing of hazardous wastes, secure landfills require which type of protection?

Radiation strength or activity is often measured in:

Periodic evaluations and surveys of work practices are which type of indicators of an organization’s safety performance?

Examples of passive hazardous materials exposure control design include:

Which is the mean of a group of safety practitioners who sit for the ASP exam and receive the following scores:
76, 88, 94, 55, 75, 85, 88, 64, 82, 73, 72, 70?

Calculate the WBGT index with the known information of: outdoor globe temperature of 111˚F (43.9˚C), wet-bulb temperature of 115˚F (46.1˚C), dry-bulb temperature 114˚F (45.6˚C). WBGT = 0.7 WB + 0.2 GT + 0.1 DB.

Which hazard control methodology can occur before, during, or after a process, especially in a more dynamic facility?

Biological hazard exposures controlled by safe work practices, safety equipment use, and facility design are examples of:

Evaluating training outcomes is often defined as Kirkpatrick’s four levels of evaluation, which include:

Air sparging, soil evacuation, and dual phase extraction are examples of which kind of hazardous material engineering control?

Although usually meeting minimum legal requirements for construction, which extreme events can still lead to extreme fire devastation?

Providing a low resistance path for current is commonly called:

 Hedging, insurance pools and hold harmless agreements are all examples of:

Rust, the most common kind of corrosion, is the action of which element on iron or aluminum?

Noise reduction programs require a critical analysis of the:

Isopropyl alcohol has a flammability range between 2% and 12%; therefore, the Upper Explosive Limit is:

Which safety management system involves everyone from operators and mechanics to facility managers who assist the safety professional in analyzing the risk associated with production?

The cradle to grave oversight of the hazardous waste journey from generator to disposal is part of which system?

Detoxifying waste using incineration is an example of a(n):

The PRIMARY characteristics safety professionals need to consider when evaluating hazardous waste include:

Accident investigations, injury logs, near miss reports, and first aid cases are:

Minimum fleet safety management programs for light vehicle operation include:

Safety professionals must employ many different communication strategies to effectively improve safety and health. One key to negotiating change is to:

Fire extinguishment, ventilation, and fire department notification are all considered:

A comprehensive safety radiation program should take all of which grouping of variables into account?

Biological hazards are often assessed by evaluating:

Which is the operating current of a 75 Watt, 115 Volt Direct Current (DC) electric motor?

P = I × V

Combustion requires which condition(s) to occur?

The proper angle to place a ladder to ensure adequate safety is:

Current equals voltage divided by the:

Which is the probability of failure of event 1 or event 2 or event 3? Failure rate of event 1 is 0.4, failure rate of event 2 is 0.1, and failure rate of event 3 is 0.4.

P(Total) = P1 + P2 + P3 - (P1 × P2 × P3)

A heavy box that weighs 147 lbs (66 kg) must be pushed across the floor to another side of the work area. The coefficient of friction of the floor is 0.32. How much force is required to move the box?

F = uN

The first step to establishing a confined space entry program is to:

Which element is not part of a disaster preparedness plan?

Gravity settlers, cyclones, and electrostatic precipitators are examples of:

Physical, chemical, and biological characteristics are generally used to determine water:

Which international best practices program advocates an environmental management program that includes policy, planning, implementation, checking and correction, and management review?

Radiation strength or activity is often measured in: 

Human-machine interface design principals should incorporate:

Your company wishes to spend $22,000 on fall protection harnesses at a cost of $300 each. These special harnesses are designed to make workers more efficient, and the manufacturer estimates your exposed workers will save 1 hour per week based on the increased ease of use of the equipment. Assuming you have 50 exposed workers using the equipment every day for 50 weeks a year, and their average wage is $45/hour, how long would it take to recoup your investment?

A hazard analysis is:

You company makes widgets at a 2% profit margin. Counting only direct loss costs for the last year of $12,000, how much more money must the company make to cover those loss costs?

Revenue Required  = (Total Cost) / (% Profit Margin/100)

Improved fire detection systems in industrial applications rely on which to engage protective systems?

Strength, reflexes, and eye-hand coordination tend to decrease with a(n):

Which is the systematic approach of analyzing what can go wrong with a product, process, or system?

Which is the term representing the death of half the research animal population?

 Training and education can occur in many ways other than lectures. Group or facilitated training can occur during:

The best practices drivers should be trained to complete after an accident (when safe to do so) include:

Which disease often affects the lungs of construction workers doing remodeling and repairs of bridges and older structures?