Air Force Safety Afsc
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Unless otherwise directed, how often will workplaces and operations where Air Force personnel are regularly employed at fixed installations be inspected?
Annually
the ground safety manager must schedule inspections to make the most effective use of...
personnel and time.
What two types of checklists should be available for a safety inspection?
Program management and facilities
Which activity is conducted to specifically help a unit come up with soulutions to problems?
Staff assistance visit
How often will the Air Force Safety Center (AFSC) conduct a staff assistance visit on a MAJCOM?
On a continuous rotating basis.
Which agency requires higher headquarters to evaluate the safety program management of organizations at or above wing level?
OSHA
Once a report of a safety program evaluation is written, to whom is it sent?
Commander and safety staff of the organization evaluated.
A primary objective of the Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Capability Assessment and Management Process (ESOHCAMP) is to...
accommodate the common interest through assessing environment, safety and occupational health programs.
Internal Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Capability Assessment and Management Process (ESOHCAMP) assessments are conducted at least...
annually
External Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Capability Assessment and Management Process (ESOHCAMP) assessments are conducted at least...
every three years (triennially)
Who is responsible for arranging external Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Capability Assessment and Management Process (ESOHCAMP) assessments?
MAJCOM
During which ESOHCAMP assessment activity does the MAJCOM follow-up on site activities?
Post assessment activities
Who is the approval authority to deem an installation exempt from Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Capability Assessment and Management Process (ESOHCAMP) assessments?
MAJCOM Commander
to be effective, safety inspections must be all of the following except...
faultfinding
What is considered to be a basic ingredient of a good safey inspector?
Proper attitude
The purpose of out-briefing of an inspection is to discuss...
your findings and reccommendations
Which person is most responsible for coordinating in writing the recommended corrective actions of an inspection report?
Area supervisor
Within how many days after the inspection is complete, MUST the formal written inspection report be sent to teh unit commander?
15 days
The second part of an inspection report contains...
findings and causes.
The third part of an inspection report contains...
corrective actions
The action taken to make certain that reported discrepancies have been or are being corrected is called...
follow-up action.
Why are safety investigations and legal investigations conducted separately?
To protect privilaged safety information in the report.
Who has the authority to order a safety investigation?
Convening authority
Who is responsible for preserving evidence during a mishap investigation?
Interim safety board president.
A Single Investigation Officer (SIO) would normally investigate what type of mishaps?
Class C, D, and E
When a board is appointed to investigate a Class A, on-duty mishap, the president must be at least what rank or civilian grade?
Colonel or GS-15
Which agency determines accountability when multiple MAJCOMs have assets involved in a mishap and cannot reach an agreement as to who is accountable?
HQ USAF/SE
When a mishap occurs involving an individual in permanent change of station (PCS) status, to whom is the mishap accountable?
The losing command until the individual signs in at the next duty station.
When a mishap occurs involving a foreign exchange student, to whom is the mishap accountable?
The Air Force at large.
Information that is exempt by statute or case law from being released outside the Air Force community is known as...
Privilaged
When mishap reports are no longer needed, dispose of them IAW with...
Air force Records and Distribution Schedule.
Obscuring the relationship between the identity of a mishap and the findings, causes, and recommendations is called...
sanitizing the report.
What is the purpose of giving a witness a promise of confidentiality during a mishap investigation?
To encourage open and frank communication with the witnesses.
For which mishap is a promise of confidentiality authorized?
Space
Which of the following mishaps are NOT allowed promises of confidentiality?
Afloat, motor vehicle, and ground and industrial.
Which system is used to transmit the majority of mishap reports?
AFSAS
Who must notify the wing safety office of mishaps as soon as possible?
Commanders, functional managers, and supervisors.
The MOST practical way of establishing an intial mishap notification system is...
by written directive.
The main reason safety responds to all major accidents and disaster sites is to...
provide technical support and consultation to commanders.
What tool should every safety office have when responding to a mishap?
Mishap investigation kit
What mishap class requires a preliminary message report within six days after the mishap?
Class D
Which investigative technique os a reconstruction of the events and circumstances that led to the mishap?
Operational analysis.
Which investigative technique is used to look for too many parts, or evidence of FOD?
System and subsystem analysis.
After arranging an interview with a witness, when should you see them in person?
Promptly
Once you set up a time and dat e for the interview, it is important to avoid postponements because...
witness' memories degrade as time passes.
the best location to conduct an interview is...
where the witness was during the mishap.
What type of questions should you ask to start an interview?
open ended
How does the Air Force classify mishaps?
By direct total dollar cost of damage and degree of injury/ illness.
Space mishaps are divided into how many subcategories?
3
Vehicle mishaps are divided into how many subcategories?
3
Mishaps involving injuries that occur during participation in some form of duty related athletic or recreational sport activity is categorized as...
Ground and Industrial-Sports and Recreation.
How many parts does a privilaged formal safety report contain?
2
Which tab in a formal mishap report is considered to be the most important?
Tab T- Investigation, Analysis, and Conclusions
On what do you base mishap findings?
Weight of the evidence, Professional knowledge, investigators best judgement
A deficiency which if corrected, eliminated, or avoided, would likely have prevented or mitigated the mishap damage or significant injuries is a...
cause
What rule of thumb should you use to ensure that you have identified the root causes of a mishap?
Continue to ask why until you come to a dead end.
Which part of the six-part narrative should give the reader the entire picture of the event without reference to any other portion of the report?
Brief synopsis or narrative
Which part of the six-part narrative should follow the course of the investigation logically?
Investigation and Analysis
Recommendations in the narrative should be both...
feasible and effective.
the OSHA 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses report must be posted not later than when and remain in place until what date?
1 Feb; 30 Apr
When do follow-up actions start for mishap reports?
After the release of the final message
What agency prepares of the Memorandum of final Evaluation (MOFE) for on-duty Class A and B formal ground mishap reports?
HQ AFSC
What are the basic source documents used to analyze mishap experience?
Mishap reports
the desired result of recommendations stemming from any analysis program is to...
obtain lasting corrective action
In the analysis process, the use of statistical charts and graphs is helpful in determining...
mishap areas that should be analyzed further.
What is one of the most common use of the computer in the analysis program?
Create a mishap database
What makes a mishap prevention analysis program effective?
Directing the analysis at local problems for which the functional managers have control.
What effect does the limited availability of data have on the analysis function?
Small amounts of data result in large changes.
What analysis limitation should NOT be used as the sole basis for determining the success of prevention efforts?
Rates
In what analysis limitation is exposure not considered when collecting the information?
Raw mishap numbers.
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