- A Risk Management plan and criticality measurement system was in place for the

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- A Risk Management plan and criticality measurement system was in place for the Space Shuttle Challenger Mission. T or F

- Roger Boisjoly, a Morton Thiokol rocket engineer, was effective in utilizing NASA’s risk management system to warn of eminent O-ring failure on the Space Shuttle Challenger’s main booster rocket. T or F

- The Acme Confetti exercise demonstrated that multi-tasking is better than setting priorities and focusing on one project at a time. T or F

- 20 tons of dynamite did the job in removing a whale that washed ashore onto a public beach without incident. T or F

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TRUE: NASA policy regarding safety was to ensure that risk assessment and risk management systems were in place to avoid loss of life, injury of personnel, equipment damage and property loss. TRUE: Roger Boisjoly was an Applied Mechanics Engineer who cautioned that the joints in the boosters could fail in cold weather, leading to a catastrophic failure of the casing. Boisjoly had also noticed that the O-rings eroded as well. FALSE: While multitasking, efficiency is reduced by 40 percent. The brain needs time to refocus on a task after a distraction. FALSE: 20 sticks of dynamite did the job in removing a whale that washed ashore onto a public beach (approximately half a ton)

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