🔍 Key Concepts

• Difference between routine operation and work on equipment (repair, maintenance, troubleshooting) • How often each activity occurs in day-to-day shipboard or industrial operations • Risk from exposure frequency vs. risk from inherently dangerous tasks

💭 Think About

• Think about which of these activities is performed most frequently by the largest number of people, not just which sounds most dangerous. • Consider when crew are most likely to be in contact with energized equipment without special precautions, permits, or lockout/tagout. • Ask yourself: is more harm usually caused by rare, high‑risk jobs or by very common, everyday situations where people may let their guard down?

✅ Before You Answer

• Compare how often crew are exposed to energized equipment during each listed activity. • Consider when protective procedures (like lockout/tagout, PPE, permits) are most formally applied versus when they might be skipped. • Think about historical patterns: many accidents come from routine use of equipment rather than special work on it—verify which option best reflects that idea.