16 Risk Control Techniques

What are the four types of hazard controls?

• Preventive, Corrective, Proactive, and Reactive

• Preventive, Corrective, Directive, and Detective

• Preventive, Reactive, Directive, and Investigative

• Preventive, Corrective, Directive, and Proactive

Which type of control is designed to limit the possibility of an undesirable hazard event occurring?

• Detective controls

• Preventive controls

• Directive controls

• Corrective controls

What is the main purpose of corrective controls?

• To ensure a particular outcome is achieved

• To identify when an undesirable outcome has occurred

• To correct undesirable circumstances and reduce unacceptable risk exposures

• To limit the possibility of an undesirable hazard event occurring

What are directive controls designed to do?

• To ensure a particular outcome is achieved

• To identify when an undesirable outcome has occurred

• To correct undesirable circumstances and reduce unacceptable risk exposures

• To limit the possibility of an undesirable hazard event occurring

What is the main purpose of detective controls?

• To identify when an undesirable outcome has occurred

• To ensure a particular outcome is achieved

• To limit the possibility of an undesirable hazard event occurring

• To correct undesirable circumstances and reduce unacceptable risk exposures

How are disaster recovery planning (DRP) and business continuity planning (BCP) classified in terms of hazard controls?

• Fifth type of control

• Directive controls

• Corrective controls

• Preventive controls

Which type of control is considered the most effective in managing risks?

• Detective controls

• Preventive controls

• Corrective controls

• Directive controls

What is the main advantage of preventive controls?

• They identify when an undesirable outcome has occurred

• They are designed to ensure a particular outcome is achieved

• They eliminate the hazard so that no further consideration of it is required

• They are simple to administer

What is the main advantage of corrective controls?

• They are designed to ensure a particular outcome is achieved

• They are simple to administer

• They eliminate the hazard so that no further consideration of it is required

• They correct undesirable circumstances and reduce unacceptable risk exposures

What is the main advantage of directive controls?

• They eliminate the hazard so that no further consideration of it is required

• They identify when an undesirable outcome has occurred

• They are simple to administer

• They are designed to ensure a particular outcome is achieved