ACING PSM I EXAMS: A COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS BLUEPRINT FOR A+ ACHIEVEMENT.
Replacement in kind:
means a replacement which satisfies the design specification.
Trade secret:
means any confidential formula, pattern process, device, information or compilation of information that
is used in an employer's business, and that gives the employer an opportunity to obtain an advantage
over competitors who do not know or use it. Appendix D contained in 29 CFR 1910.1200 set out the
criteria to be used in evaluating trade secrets
Under what circumstances would all of the provisions of the PSM standard apply to a contract
employer?
Paragraph (g) (1)
Employers are required to compile written process safety information before conducting mandatory
Process Hazard Analyses. The compilation of data is necessary so that they can first identify and then
understand the hazards. What are the three main categories of information that are required?
1. identify the employee
2. the data of the training
3. signature of the person
Using the elements of practice and repetition, this method of instruction is valuable for developing
worker skill in fundamental tasks and for performing under pressure. Workers required to perform in
crisis situations should be trained under conditions that resemble the crisis as closely as possible. The
trainer/employer should therefore consider using the ____________ method of training.
individual
What is the preferred source for obtaining the information necessary to determine the hazards of the
chemicals used in a process?
29 CFR 1910.1200
If you are the contractor employer, do you still have to fill out the OSHA 300 log even though the host
employer is required by OSHA to maintain a log on your employees? Please explain your answer.
Yes, as a contractor employer it will be my responsibility for recording the injury or illness, according to
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.31 (b) (3)
With regards to obtaining information on the equipment used in the process, list three sources from
which you could obtain reliable data.
ASTM - American Society Test & Materials
ANSI - American National Standard Institute
NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
, How often must the employer certify that operating procedures are current and accurate?
annually
How much detail is required, or how much information should one compile in preparation for
conducting the process hazard analysis?
OSHA requires that employers determine & document the priority order for conducting process hazard
analysis based on such considerations as the extent of the process hazard, number of potentially
affected employers, age of the process, and operating history of the process.
The training that employees receive relative to the hazards of the chemicals used in the process is
only part of the training that the PSM standard requires. What are three other areas where training is
mandatory?
1. The application of this provision (to whom the training applies
2. OSHA's approach (including the amount and method of training, and the content of the training
program.
3. Grandfathering of training (the recognition of training received by employees prior to promulgation of
this standard).
Contrast and compare a block flow diagram with a process flow diagram.
Block flow diagram: simplified diagram
Process flow diagram: more complex
What is the purpose for having operating procedures?
Provides specific instructions or details on what steps are to be taken or followed in carry out the stated
procedures.
The employer must develop and implement safe work practices to provide for the control of hazards
during work activities such as lockout/tagout, confined space entry, opening process equipment or
piping, and control over entrance into a facility by maintenance, contractor, laboratory, or other
support personnel. What are the three objectives of this requirement?
1. Able to recognize
2. Able to identify
3. Able to prevent
A hazard may be defined as _______, while risk is _______.
source of potential damage, probability that a person will be harmed.
List three sources of objective information that employers can use to evaluate the safety performance
of outside contractors.
1. EMRs letter from the insurance carrier, they must have one Insurance carrier says they are a 5 or 10
or high not good.
2. what is your OSHA (IR) incidence rate.
3. copy of your written safety program current.
ANSWERS BLUEPRINT FOR A+ ACHIEVEMENT.
Replacement in kind:
means a replacement which satisfies the design specification.
Trade secret:
means any confidential formula, pattern process, device, information or compilation of information that
is used in an employer's business, and that gives the employer an opportunity to obtain an advantage
over competitors who do not know or use it. Appendix D contained in 29 CFR 1910.1200 set out the
criteria to be used in evaluating trade secrets
Under what circumstances would all of the provisions of the PSM standard apply to a contract
employer?
Paragraph (g) (1)
Employers are required to compile written process safety information before conducting mandatory
Process Hazard Analyses. The compilation of data is necessary so that they can first identify and then
understand the hazards. What are the three main categories of information that are required?
1. identify the employee
2. the data of the training
3. signature of the person
Using the elements of practice and repetition, this method of instruction is valuable for developing
worker skill in fundamental tasks and for performing under pressure. Workers required to perform in
crisis situations should be trained under conditions that resemble the crisis as closely as possible. The
trainer/employer should therefore consider using the ____________ method of training.
individual
What is the preferred source for obtaining the information necessary to determine the hazards of the
chemicals used in a process?
29 CFR 1910.1200
If you are the contractor employer, do you still have to fill out the OSHA 300 log even though the host
employer is required by OSHA to maintain a log on your employees? Please explain your answer.
Yes, as a contractor employer it will be my responsibility for recording the injury or illness, according to
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.31 (b) (3)
With regards to obtaining information on the equipment used in the process, list three sources from
which you could obtain reliable data.
ASTM - American Society Test & Materials
ANSI - American National Standard Institute
NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
, How often must the employer certify that operating procedures are current and accurate?
annually
How much detail is required, or how much information should one compile in preparation for
conducting the process hazard analysis?
OSHA requires that employers determine & document the priority order for conducting process hazard
analysis based on such considerations as the extent of the process hazard, number of potentially
affected employers, age of the process, and operating history of the process.
The training that employees receive relative to the hazards of the chemicals used in the process is
only part of the training that the PSM standard requires. What are three other areas where training is
mandatory?
1. The application of this provision (to whom the training applies
2. OSHA's approach (including the amount and method of training, and the content of the training
program.
3. Grandfathering of training (the recognition of training received by employees prior to promulgation of
this standard).
Contrast and compare a block flow diagram with a process flow diagram.
Block flow diagram: simplified diagram
Process flow diagram: more complex
What is the purpose for having operating procedures?
Provides specific instructions or details on what steps are to be taken or followed in carry out the stated
procedures.
The employer must develop and implement safe work practices to provide for the control of hazards
during work activities such as lockout/tagout, confined space entry, opening process equipment or
piping, and control over entrance into a facility by maintenance, contractor, laboratory, or other
support personnel. What are the three objectives of this requirement?
1. Able to recognize
2. Able to identify
3. Able to prevent
A hazard may be defined as _______, while risk is _______.
source of potential damage, probability that a person will be harmed.
List three sources of objective information that employers can use to evaluate the safety performance
of outside contractors.
1. EMRs letter from the insurance carrier, they must have one Insurance carrier says they are a 5 or 10
or high not good.
2. what is your OSHA (IR) incidence rate.
3. copy of your written safety program current.
