STANDARDS
a. Code
b. Title
c. Part
d. Chapter
What is c. Part?
Explosion, heat, shrapnel, and pressure waves are hazards associated with this.
a. electrical contact
b. arc flash
c. thermal exposure
d. extreme impact noise
What is b. arc flash?
After training has been completed, an evaluation should be conducted for this reason:
a. ensure trainees are proficient
b. determine effectiveness of instructor and instructional method
c. calculate ROI of the training
d. see if training objectives were accomplished
What is d. see if training objectives were accomplished?
This is the leadership style that is indicative of a leader with a high level of trust in their experienced and qualified team.
a. Autocratic
b. Bureaucratic
c. Democratic
d. Laissez Faire
What is d. Laissez Faire
Corey Parr is in Columbus, OH for a Quad States conference. He has been to Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center twice before. He has rented a car and is following directions on the GPS to get to the conference. Corey is in this Human Performance Mode:
a. Knowledge based
b. Skill based
c. Rule based
d. Cognition based
What is c. Rule based HP mode?
This will likely influence operations management when making a decision about purchase of new safety equipment.
a. 10% improvement in experience modifier
b. 20% improvement in OSHA incident rates
c. 15% return on investment
d. 5% morale improvement on employee surveys
What is c. 15% return on investment?
When tying a knot, this is the free end used in forming the knot:
a. bight
b. standing part
c. running end
d. loop
What is c. running end?
When computing MAD above 72kV, this is a required element:
a. Temperature
b. Humidity
c. Altitude correction factor
d. Distance to nearest energy source
What is c. Altitude correction factor?
This agency's mission is to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing outreach, training, education, and assistance.
a. National Safety Council
b. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
c. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What is b. Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
Lighter and lower vibration tools, quieter equipment, easier to reach service components, and more leg room for crane operators are example of this type of solutions to hazards associated with operation and maintenance of tools and equipment.
a. costly
b. economical
c. ergonomic
d. administrative
What is c. ergonomic?
A utility worker is using a jackhammer to bust out concrete for a pole hole. This worker ____ .
a. must be provided a supplied air respirator to protect from silica exposure
b. must have the jackhammer tied off
c. must document a job briefing
d. must be provided and use safety glasses and hearing protection
What is d. must be provided and use safety glasses and hearing protection?
Digital communications such as an email or text should be utilized in this situation:
a. To send an easily understood message requiring minimal feedback or follow-up.
b. To facilitate discussion among a large group of people.
c. To provide OJT on a new procedure.
d. Any of the above.
What is a. To send an easily understood message requiring minimal feedback or follow-up?
This is best defined as a group of synergetic parts working together to achieve an objective:
a. Program
b. Team
c. System
d. Group
What is c. System?
You are on a jobsite when your co-worker gets frostbite. This is a true statement regarding the administration of first aid.
a. Rub the affected area for circulation and warmth
b. Warm the skin before sending him back out into the cold.
c. Dry and wrap the affected area.
d. Immerse the affected area in hot water ASAP.
What is c. Dry and wrap the affected area?
Circular road signs indicate this:
a. School zones
b. Railroad crossings
c. Hospitals
d. Work Zones
What is b. Railroad crossings?
The largest number of members would be affected for the longest duration during this event:
a. A tree falls on a service drop to a residential member
b. A fault occurring on an underground loop feed
c. One operation of a recloser when a branch bounces on and then off an overhead line.
d. A fault occurring on an underground radial feed.
What is d. A fault occurring on an underground radial feed?
OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard can be found in THIS STANDARD and requires that training be conducted THIS OFTEN:
a. 1910.1200: initial assignment, then annually
b. 1926.650: initial assignment
c. 1910.1200: initial assignment, then when hazards change.
d. 1910.1030: annually, and when hazards change
What is c. 1910.1200: initial assignment, then when hazards change?
Normalization of deviation would be most likely to occur in this situation.
a. A lineman from MO with 20 years of experience working mutual aid in New York.
b. A newly hired apprentice hand digging a hole.
c. A 3rd year apprentice rubber gloving a 3-phase pole.
d. An equipment operator with 5 years experience lowering the outriggers on a digger derrick.
What is d. An equipment operator with 5 years experience lowering the outriggers on a digger derrick?
According to 1910 Subpart H, an employee wearing this level of PPE would have the most protection:
a. Level A
b. Level B
c. Level C
d. Level D
What is a. Level A?
Using the DISC Profile personality traits, this is a trait that is consistent with a high "C" (Conscientious):
a. Guarded and direct focused on task completion at a fast pace.
b. Life of the party.
c. Open and slow paced and tendency to appear very patient.
d. Fears being incorrect.
What is d. Fears being incorrect?
This is an impairment factor that falls under the Individual Capabilities category of error precursors.
a. Complacency
b. Stress
c. Use of drugs or alcohol
d. All of the above
What is c. Use of drugs or alcohol?
This is a true statement regarding fire and heat transfer:
a. Convection transfers heat through contact with solid material.
b. Conduction transfers heat through heated air.
c. Radiation heat transfers through electromagnetic waves given off by flames.
d. All of the above.
What is c. Radiation heat transfers through electromagnetic waves given off by flames?
Hot work permits are usually issued for this:
a. working on energized power lines
b. high intensity manual labor in extreme temps
c. welding or cutting
d. maintenance activities performed without lockout/tagout procedures
What is c. welding or cutting?
This is the correct guideline concerning the installation and removal of grounds:
a. Protective grounds must have a low enough impedance so they do not delay operation of the protective device in case of accidental re-energization.
b. Means other than live-line tools can be used under certain provisions for lines or equipment energized at 900V or less.
c. Protective grounding equipment shall have an ampacity greater than or equal to #4 AWG copper.
d. Mobile equipment grounds should be connected to the system neutral first and then to the equipment and then removed in the opposite order.
What is a. Protective grounds must have a low enough impedance so they do not delay operation of the protective device in case of accidental re-energization?
You are working for a cooperative that has received a citation from OSHA that you want to contest. This is the standard that would provide you with information on next steps:
a. ANSI Z863 Inspection and Citation Procedures
b. 29 CFR Part 1903 Inspections, Citations, and Proposed Penalties
c. Part 1926 Safety and Health Regulations for Construction.
d. OSHA's Recordkeeping and Reporting Standard
What is b. 29 CFR Part 1903 Inspections, Citations, and Proposed Penalties?
This is a potentially fatal condition caused by breathing in cement dust.
a. Cement dermatitis
b. Emphysema
c. Silicosis
d. Mesothelioma
What is c. Silicosis?
Dale's Cone of Experience tells us that people generally remember 70% of what they _____.
a. read
b. say as they do
c. see and hear
d. say and write
What is d. say and write?
This is the ultimate measure of a leader:
a. Number of followers.
b. Results achieved that are in line with organizational goals.
c. How results are achieved via followers behavior.
d. Number of direct reports on the org chart.
What is c. How results are achieved via followers behavior?
In the TWIN model of error precursors, interpretation requirements and unclear goals, roles, or responsibilities fall into this category:
a. T
b. W
c. I
d. N
What is a. T?
This statement reflects a leading indicator of safety leadership by a supervisor lost likely to foster desired culture:
a. JHAs are routinely completed and sent electronically to supervisors for review.
b. Incident rates in a supervisor's area are better than company rates and industry averages.
c. Each employee can give an example of their supervisor demonstrating safe work practices.
d. The supervisor holds monthly safety meetings and ensures documentation is completed.
What is c. Each employee can give an example of their supervisor demonstrating safe work practices?
You are looking for guidance on what must be accomplished for a specific task and how that task can safely be accomplished. When focusing on how that task can be safely performed, you would look in:
a. Federal regulations
b. Consensus standards
c. An internet search
d. An industrial hygienist
What is b. Consensus standards?
A lineman is rubber gloving a circuit that requires ARC Flash PPE Category 3 Protection, with a minimum ATPV of 25 cal/cm2. His outer layer has a rating of 18 and his undershirt has a rating of 10. This is a true statement:
a. He can proceed because his clothing, when added together, exceed the minimum.
b. He cannot proceed because untested combinations of layers default to the innermost layer which is 10.
c. He cannot proceed because federal regulations do not allow changing out pole top insulators in 25 cal/cm2 circuits.
d. He can proceed if the combination of his outer layer and undershirt have been tested together and the test result is equal to or greater than 25 cal/cm2.
What is d. He can proceed if the combination of his outer layer and undershirt have been tested together and the test result is equal to or greater than 25 cal/cm2?
This company location would be required to maintain an OSHA log.
a. A field office that experiences a fatality that is part of a company with 4 full-time and 5 part-time employees.
b. A regional office in Canada that is part of an organization headquartered in the US.
c. A florist with 11 employees that has 3 injuries that meet OSHA's recordability criteria.
d. None of the above.
What is d. None of the above?
Soil can be assumed to be Type C in the determination of a protective system requirements in an excavation:
a. Sometimes true
b. Always true
c. Never true
d. There is no such thing as Type C soil
What is c. Never true?
Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training - defines a competent person as this:
a. one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards.
b. a person prepared by education, training, or experience to develop and implement various elements of a training program.
c. a qualified person who has successfully completed a train-the-trainer program for a specified class.
d. a frontline supervisor competent in the task being performed and able to provide training.
What is b. a person prepared by education, training, or experience to develop and implement various elements of a training program?
This is the most accurate following statement regarding coaching and feedback:
a. Feedback is the reactive part of proactive coaching process.
b. Coaching is required for feedback.
c. Feedback and coaching are the same.
d. All of the above are true statements.
What is a. Feedback is the reactive part of proactive coaching process?
This is considered as a "management tool" rather than an "individual tool".
a. Questioning attitude
b. Observations
c. Place Keeping
d. Procedure Use and Adherence
What is b. Observations?
This is when a forklift is considered as "unattended".
a. When the operator is 15' away and in view of forklift while it is running.
b. When the operator is performing another task while in the forklift with controls neutralized.
c. When the operator is competent but does not have a valid license.
d. While the operator is 25' or more away from the forklift.
What is d. While the operator is 25' or more away from the forklift?
Before a confined space is entered, its internal atmosphere is check with a calibrated direct-reading instrument in this order:
a. There is no specified order
b. Oxygen content, flammable gases and vapors, potential toxic air contaminants
c. Highly toxic and lethal gases, oxygen, friable particulates
d. Instruments must be designed to test the atmosphere concurrently.
What is b. Oxygen content, flammable gases and vapors, potential toxic air contaminants?
Training for a qualified lineworker must be this:
a. task specific
b. conducted after new equipment is used on the job
c. verified by the employer with observations and inspections conducted every two years.
d. repeated for any task performed les than once every three months.
What is a. task specific?
OSHA discovers an employee violation on January 20, 2025 and issues a citation for working off the top rung of a step ladder. The employer receives the citation dated June 9, 2025 and decides to contest the citation because it was issued in a timely fashion. This will be the likely outcome:
a. The citation will be deleted because OSHA didn't reply within 60 days.
b. The citation will be considered valid because it was issued within reasonable promptness.
c. The citation will be deleted because OSHA didn't reply within 180 days.
d. The citation will be valid because there is no time limit on egregious violations that could be fatal.
What is b. The citation will be considered valid because it was issued within reasonable promptness?
This statement is true based on H.W. Heinrich's work:
a. Direct costs are typically greater than indirect cost.
b. The majority of accidents are caused by unsafe conditions.
c. Most accidents do not result in injury.
d. There is typically one cause of an incident.
What is c. Most accidents do not result in injury?
This is in ANSI Z10, but not in OSHA's guidance on safety programs:
a. Employee involvement
b. Management commitment
c. Hazard prevention and control
d. Implementation and operation
What is d. Implementation and operation?
According to Aubrey and James Daniels, this is NOT a criteria of followers behavior that defines leadership:
a. Discretionary behavior directed toward the leader's goals.
b. Sacrifices for the leader's cause.
c. Reinforce or correct others so they conform to the leader's teachings and example.
d. Adhere to leader's directions and standards without question.
What is d. Adhere to leader's directions and standards without question?
A self-check utilizing STAR (Stop, Think, Act, Review) would be least useful for a person currently in this HP mode:
a. Rule based
b. Knowledge based
c. Skill based
d. Procedure based
What is b. Knowledge based?
This is the sound level requirements for backup alarms on construction site vehicles:
a. A minimum 90 DBA.
b. Louder than that of the noise level in the surrounding environment.
c. 90 DBA for equipment over 2 tons, 70 DBA for equipment less than 2 tons.
d. At least 75 DBA.
What is b. Louder than that of the noise level in the surrounding environment?
According to OSHA, a wire rope with 100 total strands can be used for material handling in construction if this many of its visible strands are broken in a length of 8 diameters:
a. 4
b. 8
c. 12
d. Wire rope with visible broken strands cannot be used.
What is b. 8?
When a lineworker is working from a pole, fall protection with an anchorage capable of supporting at least twice the potential impact load of an employee's fall or ___ pounds-force, whichever is greater shall be rigged so that the employee can free fall no more than ___ feet.
a. 2000; 3
b. 310; 4
c. 5,000; 6
d. 3,000; 2
What is d. 3,000; 2?