Deck 9: Theories of Accident Causation

Question 1

Heinrich's Axioms on Industrial Safety is also known as the epidemiological theory.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

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

A) Human factors theory
B) Epidemiological theory
C) Accident/incident theory
D) Domino theory
E) Byrd's statistical theory

Answer 2

Accident/incident theory

Question 3

According to Heinrich's Axioms on Industrial Safety, the plant manager is the key person concerning industrial accidents.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Ergonomic traps unsafe conditions unintentionally designed into a workstation.

Question 5

The three factors errors identified in the human factors theory of accident causation are environment, ergonomics, and epidemiology.

Question 6

An accident program should take all 10 axioms into account to be effective.

Question 7

What are three factors that lead to human error in the human factors theory?

A) Carelessness, training, and management
B) Carelessness, overload, and training
C) Pressure, motivation, and fatigue
D) Overload, inappropriate response, and inappropriate activities
E) Overload, motivation, and fatigue

Question 8

The domino theory of accident causation is used to predict and prevent accidents.

Question 9

Event-chain theories explain accident causation in terms of events that involve human error, component failure, and/or energy-related factors.

Question 10

The cause of all accidents can be explained by only one theory.

Question 11

Theories of accident causation are used to predict and prevent accidents.

Question 12

Epidemiological theory has focused on accidents caused by overload, inappropriate response, and inappropriate activities.

Question 13

The accident/incident theory is an extension of the domino theory.

Question 14

Why accidents happen is a concern for health and safety decision-makers.

Question 15

The systems theory of accident causation views any situation in which an accident might occur as a system with one component.

Question 16

What term is described by the following definition?: An area of specialization in the field of industrial health and safety that is concerned with predicting, recognizing, assessing, controlling, and preventing environmental stressors in the workplace that can cause sickness or serious discomfort.

A) Human factors theory
B) Epidemiology
C) Industrial hygiene
D) Mechanical hazards
E) Psychology

Question 17

The human factors theory of accident causation attributes accidents to a chain of events caused by human error.

Question 18

What conclusion was made by Herbert W. Heinrich's 1920s study, on the cause of the majority of industrial accidents?

A) Unsafe acts committed by the worker
B) Unsafe acts committed by fellow workers
C) Poor management
D) Lack of health and safety programs
E) Faulty machines and equipment

Question 19

Behaviour based safety (BBS) is also referred to as behavioural theory of accident causation and prevention.

Question 20

What are the three factors errors identified in the human factors theory of accident causation?

A) Environment, ergonomics, and epidemiology
B) Boredom, social media, and technology
C) Overload, inappropriate activities, and inappropriate responses.
D) Ageing workers, globalization, and environment theory
E) Accident/incident theory

Question 21

Which theory of accident causation includes planned interventions designed with the feelings and attitudes of the individual employee in mind following theories?

A) Domino theory
B) Combination theory
C) Systems theory
D) Human factory theory
E) Behavioural theory

Question 22

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

A) Person, machine, and motivation
B) Motivation, peer pressure, and overload
C) Person, machine, and environment
D) Motivation, pressure and risk
E) Attitude, risk, and motivation

Question 23

From the human factors theory of accident causation, what is described "factors that can add a burden on a person and interfere with his or her work, such as personal problems"?

A) Overload
B) Environmental factors
C) Situational factors
D) Internal factors
E) Inappropriate response

Question 24

Which of the following theories would fall into the broad category of "event-chain theories"?

A) Systems
B) Heinrich's domino
C) Human factors
D) Accident/incident
E) Epidemiological

Question 25

In which of the following theories might an actual cause be derived from two or more models?

A) Domino theory
B) Combination theory
C) Systems theory
D) Human factory theory
E) Accident/incident theory