Free CSP Practice Questions
Original questions with explanations
These original CSP practice questions are educational examples designed to exercise reasoning. They are not recalled exam items and do not imply access to live or confidential test content.
Question 1
Which risk treatment most directly removes an unacceptable process hazard?
- A. Acceptance
- B. Elimination
- C. Transfer
- D. Warning signage
Answer and explanation
B. Elimination Elimination removes the hazard and is the strongest option when it is feasible.
Question 2
A safety program has many completed inspections but recurring high-risk findings. What should happen next?
- A. Count inspections as success
- B. Analyze root causes and verify corrective-action effectiveness
- C. Stop documenting findings
- D. Lower the inspection frequency
Answer and explanation
B. Analyze root causes and verify corrective-action effectiveness Activity counts are insufficient when high-risk conditions recur; the system needs cause analysis and effectiveness checks.
Question 3
Which measure best describes the center of a normally distributed exposure dataset?
- A. Arithmetic mean
- B. Range only
- C. Maximum value
- D. Sample size
Answer and explanation
A. Arithmetic mean For normally distributed data, the arithmetic mean describes the central tendency.
Question 4
What is the primary purpose of a management-of-change process?
- A. Approve vacation requests
- B. Identify and control risks introduced by changes
- C. Replace incident investigations
- D. Eliminate documentation
Answer and explanation
B. Identify and control risks introduced by changes Management of change evaluates new hazards and controls before or during a significant change.
Question 5
Which training evaluation best demonstrates transfer to the job?
- A. Attendance count
- B. Observation of correct work behavior after training
- C. Course length
- D. Number of slides
Answer and explanation
B. Observation of correct work behavior after training Observed application on the job measures whether learning changed performance.
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