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23-Ind-B10 Workplace Health and Safety: May 2013

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  1. Question 1 Accident Causation Beyond Operator Error, OHSA Compliance Costs, and Uncovering Unsafe Conditions
  2. Question 2 Fault Tree Analysis, Job Safety Analysis, and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
  3. Question 3 Physical Hazards, Chemical Hazards, and Permit-Required Confined Space
  4. Question 4 Controlling Environmental Stresses, Engineering Controls for Physical Hazards, and Designer Responsibility for Toxic Hazards
  5. Question 5 Process Safety Information, Training for Procedure Compliance, and Hazardous Chemical Information
  6. Question 6 Minimizing Hazard Damage, the Hierarchy of Hazard Controls, and Mechanical Equipment Precautions
  7. Question 7 Case Study — Spray-Gun Clogging Incident Resulting in Amputation

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National Exams — May 2013 — 98-Ind-B10 Industrial Safety and Health. Closed book; no calculators permitted. Any five of the seven questions constitute a complete paper; all questions are of equal value (20 marks each). Answers are written in point form but fully, as instructed. Complete answers to all seven questions follow, with assumptions stated where the question invites them.

Reference texts: Brauer, Safety and Health for Engineers, 4th ed.; CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety), Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety; CSA Z1002 Occupational health and safety — Hazard identification and elimination and risk assessment and control; CSA Z1006 Management of work in confined spaces.