Tools
Protective Personal Equipment
Chapter 8
Chapter 7
Safety First
100

The first tool used during demolition operations.

What is a hoe.

100

This PPE is used to protect your head. 

What is a hard hat.

100

The three types of protective vehicles that Caltrans uses.

What is shadow, barrier, and advance warning. 

100

The three ways to avoid an errant driver. 

What are face traffic, use lookouts, and have a planned escape route. 

100

Nearly 12 percent of all highway fatalities for pedestrians occur here. 

What is roadways or on the shoulder.

200

This tool is used during a moving operation. 

What is a picker.

200

Use this class of vest when on the field. 

What is type two. 

200

The three types of operations that Caltrans performs.

What is moving, short duration, and stationary. 

200

Number of feet site distance ahead of the first flashing aerosign 

What is 1500

200

The number one most preventable motor vehicle accident.

What is backing.

300

This tool is used to load ice plant into a dump truck. 

What is a pitchfork. 

300

Vest must have this to be in compliance with high visibility. 

What are reflectors. 

300

The requirement for a Shadow vehicle.

What is a truck mounted attenuator. 

300

The acronym SDS stands for this. 

What is Safety Data Sheets. 

300

The minimum number of orange flags places on an advanced warning signs. 

What is Two.

400

This tool is used for knocking down weeds.

What is a handheld weed cutter. 

400

The class of helmet used on the site.

What is class G.

400

The difference between a Type 1 and Type 2 Flashing Arrow Sign (FAS)

What are Type 1 is trailer mounted and Type 2 is vehicle mounted. 

400

These are the two differences between a shadow vehicle and a barrier vehicle.

What is a barrier vehicle is unoccupied and any vehicle can be used as a barrier.

400

The frequency of training if you work in a confined space. 

What is every year. 

500

This tool is used for moving mud. 

What is a mud shovel. 

500
The safety glasses must be this type. 

American National Safety Institution (ANSI)

500

The five things a flagger should know before they flag. 

What is equipment used, layout of the work zone, signaling methods, what to do in emergency situations, and how to deal with hostile drivers. 

500

The minimum requirement when working a short duration operation. 

What is a shadow or barrier vehicle and a lookout. 

500

This is used to dispose of needles. 

What is a sharps container.