When Filing an Incident Report, What Is the Time in Which

question 7

Multiple Choice

When filing an incident report, what is the time in which it should be completed?

• A) Within 8 hours of the incident
• B) Within 12 hours of the incident
• C) Within 24 hours of the incident
• D) Within 2 weeks of the incident

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Definitions:

Tension

a force that stretches something, making it longer or tighter.

Shear

A strain in materials characterized by slippage along a plane or planes parallel to the imposed stress.

Confining Pressure

The pressure applied equally in all directions on a rock or sediment body usually due to the weight of overlying materials.

Fluid Pressure

The pressure exerted by a fluid at rest in a given point within the fluid, which can significantly affect geological features and human-engineered structures.