Objective Questions on Accident Theories and Definitions

Three factors that lead to human error in the human factors theory are which of the following?

• A. Carelessness, training, and management

• B. Carelessness, overload, and training

• C. Pressure, motivation, and fatigue

• D. Overload, inappropriate response, and inappropriate activities

Ergonomic traps, overload, and/or a decision to err lead to human error in which of the following theories?

• Human factors theory

• Epidemiological theory

• Accident/incident theory

• Domino theory

The systems theory views a situation in which an accident might occur as a system comprised of components in which of the following?

• Person, machine, and motivation

• Motivation, peer pressure, and overload

• Person, machine, and environment

• Attitude, risk, and motivation

In which of the following theories may an actual cause be combined with two or more models?

• Domino theory

• Combination theory

• Systems theory

• Human factory theory

A theory which tries to change workers actions and attitude by emphasizing on benefits from the change:

• Accident/Incident theory

• Behavioral theory

• Human Factor theory

• Domino theory

A theory of accident which focuses on the fault of workers only

• Behavioral theory.

• Human Factor theory.

• Domino theory.

• Epidemiological theory.

Accident can be defined as:

• An undesirable event which result in loss of life

• An undesirable event which result in damage of properties

• An undesirable event which result in human injury or properties damage

An undesirable event which NOT result in human injury or loss of life, properties damage, or a combination.

• Accident

• Hazard prevention breakdown

• Incident

• Safety failure

An undesirable event which result in human injury or loss of life, properties damage, or a combination. Near miss should be:

• Reported and data collected

• Ignored completely because it has no effect at all

• Ignored because it affects only property but no injury

• Noted mentally by affected worker to avoid the same event repeating.

An undesirable event which result in human injury or loss of life, properties damage, or a combination. What is the two causes of incidents in the workplace?

• Unsafe acts and unsafe people

• Unsafe people and unsafe machines

• Unsafe conditions and unsafe machines

• Unsafe acts and unsafe conditions