OSHDO Ontology Competency questions Ilona Ławniczak, Agnieszka Ławrynowicz
Draft report
April 2015
CQ1 Man
(S)he is a participant of a work process, (s)he performs acitivites via methods. (S)he is most often an employee.
Her or his work is organized, regulated. (S)he may suffer accidents or potential accidents in a particular
environment and working conditions. Her or his work is bearing an occupational risk depending on the
environment and the complexity of the process.
What is an unsafe act?
What regulates workers training?
What regulates the employment of workers?
To what group of accident causes belongs disregarding regulations and procedures?
To what group of accident causes belongs non-use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by a worker?
For whom is calculated the work load?
Does the mental and physical condition may be the cause of accidents at work?
CQ2 Method
The way of performing work by participants of the work process (workers). It may be specified in regulations ,
laws, norms, internal company requirements (regulations, procedures).
To which group of causes belongs inadequate adaptation of technology to the work process?
What is associated with performing the work?
What describe the procedures to be followed at work?
To which group of the accidents/incidents causes and potential crash/near miss belong problems with
instructions?
To what type of accident causes at work can be assigned the wrong lighting?
CQ3 Management
The way in which work proces is organized.
To what group of accident causes belongs improper management of subordinates?
To what group of accident causes belongs inappropriate distribution and storage of objects of labor (raw
materials, semi-finished products, etc.)?
What causes the division of work or task planning to be incorrect?
To which group of accident causes belongs the lack of personal protective equipment?
CQ 4 Machine
Object on which is performer the work by the participant of the work process.
Which group of causes includes excessive exploitation of material?
Which group of causes includes improper repairs and renovations?
What causes mechanical cuts on the skin of a worker?
Incorrect setting of which can cause an accident at work?
What are mounted permanent security guards during the work process?
CQ 5 Material
Treated and processed (by the participant of the work process) object. It is a raw material, semi-finished product
to be processed or finished article. It may have flaws conditioning the execution of the process.
What are hidden causes of material defects?
Does incorrectly protected material can cause near miss event?
CQ 6 Environment
The environment in which the work is done by man. Its improper adjustment may result in an increase in
accidents at work or potentially accidental events, as well as an increase in harmful and dangerous factors that
affect the risk assessment.
What kind of environment is most susceptible to factors harmful to the health of workers?
What is the most dangerous environment for the worker?
What are the unsafety conditions?
Do dangerous conditions have an impact on safety?
CQ 7 Risk assessment
Consists of estimating based on the likelihood, the severity of the consequences ( effects), sometimes the
exposure time is also taken into account. It is mandatory for every job .
What is the most common cause of accidents at work?
What work generates the highest risk during work?
What affects the occurrence of near miss events?
Which profession can have the highest score in occupational risk assessment?
Which of the areas are major causes of accidents at work?
What is the threshold limit value (TLV)?
What is WEEL (Workplace Environmental Exposure Level)?
What is the sector of industry from which the company achieves the highest percentage of accidents?
What methods can be used to minimize occupational risk?
What tools can be used to minimize occupational risk?
What techniques can be used to minimize occupational risk?
What is the most common cause of fatal accidents?
What threat is most common in the occupational risk assessment?
Where are the records of internal regulations of working?
Where are written procedures for internal organization of work processes?
What are the most commonly used means of corrective or preventive actions?
What measures are part of the PPE (personal protective equipment)?
What measures are part of collective protection measures?
For what we should prepare a plan of corrective and preventive actions?
What groups of threats can be distinguished ?
What kind of health effects are reversible?
What kind is an accident which may result in serious disability, incurable disease, or life-threatening disease,
resulting in the inability to work in the profession?
What kind of event is a situation in which nearly happened an incident at work?
What degree of probability involve the effects of hazards that are those that should not occur during the entire
period of occupational activity?
With respect to what kind of risk assessment sufficient measures to protect workers from the effects of these
factors were applied?
With respect to what kind of risk assessment there is a need for further actions to implement additional safety
measures?
What is the severity of the consequences defined as resulting from risks related to injuries and diseases (e.g.
third-degree burns, amputations, occupational hearing loss, etc.)?