Fun Facts
What is the name of the tallest Mountain on Earth?
(Double Jeopardy)
Mt. Everest
The top rail of a guardrail must be able to support how many pounds?
200lbs
What is the max gap allowed from the bottom of the toe board to the substrate?
1/4"
What is the maximum stanchions can be spaced apart in a guardrail system?
(Double Jeopardy)
8'
What is the distance that a worker will travel from the moment the fall begins to the moment the fall arrest system is activated called?
Free Fall
What is the most effective fall protection?
(Double Jeopardy)
Eliminating the hazard
A positioning device system must limit a free fall to within _____.
2'
What is the preferred Rescue method?
Self Rescue
What is the smallest state in the United States?
Rhode Island
A system relying on the use of guardrails, fences, or similar static barriers is called ________________
Passive, Passive Fall Protection
A(n) _____ is a personal fall protection system that allows workers to work hands-free.
Positioning Device
What is the least effective Fall protection?
(Double Jeopardy)
Administrative
Who has been the tallest American president?
Abraham Lincoln
What do the ABCD's stand for?
Anchorage, Body Support, Connection Descent and Rescue
A(n) _____ is an unprotected side and edge of a floor, roof, or formwork for a floor or other walking or working surface, such as a deck, that changes location as additional floor or roof decking formwork sections are placed, formed, or constructed.
(Double Jeopardy)
Leading Edge
Safety nets and hole covers are examples of what type of fall protection?
Passive
What state has the largest population?
California
A condition that exists if a worker’s anchorage point is not directly above the worker and that will cause the body to act like a pendulum, should the worker fall, is known as _____.
(Double Jeopardy)
Swing Fall
What country gifted the U.S.A the statue of liberty?
France
What is the longest river in the USA?
Missouri River