CSP question for October 25, 2026
The CSP question of the day for Sunday, October 25, 2026, on the business case for safety: costs and benefits. Pick an answer to see the explanation and its source.
CSP Domain 2: Program Management
After a worker's fall, an analyst lists these employer costs: workers' compensation payments $18,000; medical expenses $9,000; legal services $3,000; training a replacement employee $4,000; repair of damaged equipment $6,000; lost productivity $5,000. Using OSHA's description of indirect costs, what is the total of the indirect costs?
Show answer and source: OSHA, Business Case for Safety and Health (Costs; Benefits)
Answer: A. $15,000
OSHA's business case guidance lists training replacements, repairs of damaged equipment and property, and lost productivity as indirect costs. Here that is $4,000 + $6,000 + $5,000 = $15,000. $9,000 leaves out the equipment repair, $30,000 is the direct total, and $45,000 is every item combined.
On the job
A site superintendent at a warehouse expansion reviews the costs of a crane mishap that damaged a loading dock. Hospital bills and compensation payments go in the direct column. Training a temporary operator, repairing the dock and damaged equipment, and the lost productivity from the stalled shift are indirect costs. Adding those three gives the figure he presents when arguing for a rigging inspection program.
Study aid, not site-specific safety advice. The official rule controls.
Answer A comes from
OSHA, Business Case for Safety and Health (Costs; Benefits)(opens osha.gov in a new tab)“Examples of indirect costs include training replacement employees, accident investigation and implementation of corrective measures, lost productivity, repairs of damaged equipment and property, and costs associated with lower employee morale and absenteeism.”
Where it appears on the exam
CSP: CSP11 Domain 2, Program Management
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