Discuss the following:
1. What mid-major group in the center column fits the following scenario? A truck driver drove through an intersection while the light was red. When interviewed later, he said he was driving toward the sun and could not tell the light was red.
a. Perceptual Error
b. Compliance Error
c. Skill-based Error
d. Routine Violation
2. What risk reduction strategy should be considered before separating the hazard from that needing protection?
a. Help people perform safely
b. Use PPE
c. Improve the resistance of that needing protection
d. Moderate the hazard
3. Which of the following would be considered an error of omission?
a. Wearing the wrong respirator
b. Bypassing the guard on a saw
c. Not wearing hearing protection in a noisy area
d. Trying to lift a 200-pound box without help
4. Which of the following is NOT a good reason for investigating a harmful incident?
a. To learn about system weaknesses
b. To determine if regulations were violated
c. To facilitate prosecution of the person at fault
d. To comply with regulations
5. What specific group in the right column fits the following scenario? An employee tripped on a floor mat and fell. When interviewed, she said her mind was on something other than walking when she suddenly tripped.
a. Ill-Structured Decision
b. Attention Failure
c. Misjudgment
d. Technique Error
Answer the question 6 to 10 within a word limit of 75 words to each:
6. Briefly explain the relationship between human error and system tolerance. Provide an example that illustrates your point.
7. Provide an example of a near-miss incident, and discuss how an investigation of it could help prevent more serious incidents from occurring.
8. Why should post-harm response be included in an incident investigation policy?
9. Perform the following exercise using Strategy 7 – help people perform safely. You will not necessarily be providing complete solutions, only demonstrating application of the specific strategy.
A large haul truck transports ore within a mine. When backing up, the driver can use the mirrors on the on each side of the cab, but still has a large blind spot behind the truck. What would you recommend to help both driver and the pedestrians avoid a backing over fatality?
10. Perform the following exercise using Strategy 2 – moderate the hazard. You will not necessarily be providing complete solutions, only demonstrating application of the specific strategy.
Heat from a furnace in a foundry keeps a room warm during the winter. However, during the summer, the combination of furnace heat and warm humid external air in the room can become difficult for workers to tolerate. There have been instances of heat exhaustion and the occupational health physician is concerned about a future case of heat stroke. What solution do you suggest?
11. Perform exercises a-c below using Strategy 6 – improve the resistance of that needing protection. You will not necessarily be providing complete solutions, only demonstrating application of the specific strategy.
a. A governmental agency wants to build a new office in a location prone to earthquakes. What can you suggest for improving the resistance of the building to damage from an earthquake?
b. Administrators of a hospital want to protect their staff from possible infection with Hepatitis B. A vaccine is available. How is a vaccination program an example of Strategy 6?
c. A forest not far from a city is filled with dead tree materials and considerable undergrowth. Experts on forest fires say that the forest will burn rapidly if a fire should start during hot weather. What option can you suggest for improving the resistance of the forest to fire?
Using the event and causal factors chart, identify the internal and external performance shaping factors that may have contributed to the accident. What recommendations do you have that might change the factors and prevent a recurrence?
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.