Deck 3: Theories of Accident Causation

Question 1

The findings of Herbert W. Heinrich's 1920s study of the causes of industrial accidents are which of the following?

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

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The Three Es of safety are environment, education, and edification.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

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

Answer 3

False

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

Controlling hazards through better product design or process improvement is which of the Three Es of Safety?

A) Education
B) Engineering
C) Enforcement
D) Environment

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

Human adaptation can cause more experienced workers to take greater risks than newer employees.

Question 13

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) Attitude, risk, and motivation

Question 14

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

Question 15

An accident program does not have to take all the axioms into account to be effective.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT used by event-chain theories to explain accident causation?

A) Multiple events that occur in a sequence
B) Events that involve human error
C) The Beria-Six theory
D) Events that are linked by direct relationships between causal failures

Question 17

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

Question 18

The accident/incident theory is an extension of the human factors theory.

Question 19

There is a strong correlation between obesity and injuries.