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What is the purpose of UM's procedure for risk reduction?

• A. To enhance safety and further protect the health of all personnel including staff, delegates, contractors and others who may be affected by the Company’s operations
• B. To minimize any impact on the environment
• C. To ensure that personnel fully understand the potential risks to their health and safety and that they are competent in the use of the control measures and procedures
• D. To increase the profitability of the company

What is the definition of a hazard?

• A. A situation with potential for inflicting personal harm or damage to material or property or to the environment
• B. A combination of severity of potential consequences and likelihood/probability of a hazardous situation
• C. The process of identification of all reasonably predictable hazards associated with given activity
• D. A physical protection, procedure, precaution that can be applied for the purpose of reducing risk

What is the definition of risk?

• A. A situation with potential for inflicting personal harm or damage to material or property or to the environment
• B. A combination of severity of potential consequences and likelihood/probability of a hazardous situation
• C. The process of identification of all reasonably predictable hazards associated with given activity
• D. A physical protection, procedure, precaution that can be applied for the purpose of reducing risk

What is the definition of risk assessment?

• A. A situation with potential for inflicting personal harm or damage to material or property or to the environment
• B. A combination of severity of potential consequences and likelihood/probability of a hazardous situation
• C. The process of identification of all reasonably predictable hazards associated with given activity
• D. The process of identification of all reasonably predictable hazards associated with given activity, evaluating the risk of identified hazards, and defining measures to eliminate the risks or minimize them to ‘ALARP’ level

What is the definition of ALARP?

• A. A situation with potential for inflicting personal harm or damage to material or property or to the environment
• B. A combination of severity of potential consequences and likelihood/probability of a hazardous situation
• C. If a risk cannot be fully eliminated, the ALARP will be the minimum level of risk possible to achieve through application of all available control measures applied
• D. A physical protection, procedure, precaution that can be applied for the purpose of reducing risk

What is a control measure?

• A. A situation with potential for inflicting personal harm or damage to material or property or to the environment
• B. A combination of severity of potential consequences and likelihood/probability of a hazardous situation
• C. The process of identification of all reasonably predictable hazards associated with given activity
• D. Any physical protection, procedure, precaution that can be applied for the purpose of reducing risk

What is a critical operation?

• A. A situation with potential for inflicting personal harm or damage to material or property or to the environment
• B. A combination of severity of potential consequences and likelihood/probability of a hazardous situation
• C. Activity which carries significant risk of causing death, major injuries or illness to people and/or damage to the vessel, cargo, other property and/or the environment
• D. Activity that is not performed regularly and/or is performed by personnel that may not be familiar with the task

What is a non-routine activity?

• A. A situation with potential for inflicting personal harm or damage to material or property or to the environment
• B. A combination of severity of potential consequences and likelihood/probability of a hazardous situation
• C. Activity which carries significant risk of causing death, major injuries or illness to people and/or damage to the vessel, cargo, other property and/or the environment
• D. Activity that is not performed regularly and/or is performed by personnel that may not be familiar with the task

What is a routine activity?

• A. A situation with potential for inflicting personal harm or damage to material or property or to the environment
• B. A combination of severity of potential consequences and likelihood/probability of a hazardous situation
• C. Activity which carries significant risk of causing death, major injuries or illness to people and/or damage to the vessel, cargo, other property and/or the environment
• D. Activity that is performed frequently by competent person(s) who is (are) familiar with the task

What is an area authority?

• A. A person formally responsible for activities within a specific area of ship’s operation
• B. A person whose responsibility is to directly supervise a working team
• C. A team formed on board for the purpose of performing the Risk Assessment with respect to specific activity
• D. A brief meeting and discussion about the specific task about to be carried out