Question 1

Which of the following factors affect the ability of a Safety Relief Valve to provide the required overpressure protection on a vessel? (Select all that apply)

Options :

A : Toxicity of material in the vessel

B : Inlet and outlet piping design

C : Wind speed/direction at point of relief discharge

D : Material of construction of the relief valve

E : Boiling point and temperature of vessel contents

Answer: B,D,E

Question 2

The XYZ Corporation decides to track an activity as shown in the diagram. They interpret the results to indicate a possible deteriorating performance in one of their process safety management elements.

Options :

A : Workforce Involvemen

B : Measurement and Metrics

C : Process Safety Information

D : Operating Procedures

Answer: A

Question 3

A line is provided for adding a chemical to a reactor to quench the reaction. The line has an automatic valve which is designed to open when reactor temperature exceeds the High-High limit. Which of the items are key parts of the ITPM (Inspection, Testing, and Preventive Maintenance) requirements for the valve? (Select all that apply)

Options :

A : Valve must be functionally tested to ensure that it opens quickly enough to quench the reaction

B : Valve must be designed to open quickly enough to quench the reaction

C :

Valve and its control system must be inspected and tested with sufficient frequency to confirm that it will reliably open when required

D : Valve must be designed to fail open

Answer: A,C

Question 4

Which of the following is not a leading metric for emergency management?

Options :

A : Number of actual process safety incidents in past year

B : Number of trained emergency response team members on each shift

C : Number of revisions to emergency response plans in past year

D : Number of realistic emergency response drills in past year

Answer: A

Question 5

The Management of Change element: (select all that apply)

Options :

A : Helps maintain safe process operations

B : Makes the evaluation of the safety impact of a small change optional

C : Helps avoid inaccuracies in process safety information

D : Requires communicating approved changes to affected contractors

Answer: A,C,D