SAFETY
What are 4 PPE items?
Safety Glasses, Boots, Class 3 Vest, Hardhat, Goves, Pants
What is the proper distance to travel behind another vehicle?
4 seconds
What is USIC's standard utility marking order?
CPEG
Cable, phone, electric, and gas
Do we place markings on patio's, private walks, fences, or any type of private decor?
no
what signal travels further, 940 hz, 200 khz, 8 k, 640 hz
640 hz
We should wear _______ when walking on slick surfaces.
Yak Trak's
An emergency call comes in when driving to your next ticket, what do you do?
Pull over to a safe area and call the number back.
What is the process for identifying and marking a CR A phase cable?
Marking out ATT first and all services and secondaries, then out ending and double accessing both primaries.
What 3 things we do when we finish a ticket for entire rear of property?
1. make sure all cables are bonded back together, and structures closed.
2. make sure all materials and debris you brought back there goes back to the truck with you. (paint cans, trash)
3. make sure all fences, doors, and gates are closed and latched when you leave.
if you arrive to a ticket and the gate is locked, what do you do?
just delay ticket or leave a message for contractor and bill ticket out or leave a message for contractor, leave a door tag, and reschedule ticket
leave a message for contractor, leave a door tag, and reschedule ticket
What should be done 3 times daily to help your body?
Ropes/ stretch
Loose debris or trash in your truck can cause what? 2 answers
Distraction and projectiles
Whats the steps when you direct connect inside an att ped (main line cable) and you are only getting 15 ma, using 640 hz
adjust ground rod, identify stud on cable is attached, double check out end peds are bonded.
What's one of the things you do when you arrive to your next ticket? (Remember the name of this category)
Knock on the homeowner's door and identify who you are and why you are there.
a contactor calls in the wrong address and when you arrive the ask you to just go ahead and mark the correct one down the street. what do you do?
inform them they need a valid ticket for the correct address, and we are not the only utility locators
what is the proper amount of water intake each day?
15.5 cups
When can the company trucks be used?
to and from work, and during work
What type of markings do you put down if 4 comed services travel out of raceways and come together in one trench, then travel to ped or trans?
a single line for each service all the way to ped or trans.
If an angry homeowner tells you to leave their yard, what would be your first reaction?
leave yard and contact both supervisor and contractor.
you arrive at your first ticket and realize your equipment is dead, what do you do?
notify your supervisor immediately about the situation.
What is the proper amount of the rest the body needs each day?
7-9 hours
What type of drivers are we?
Professional and defensive
What steps do you follow if you have a ticket (due today) that you are not able to complete that day?
1. call and email, contractor and explain why ticket cannot be completed
2.put all conversation description and notes in note section of ticket.
3. properly reschedule ticket
How do you handle someone tailgating you while drive down the road?
slow down and let them go around or pull off to a side street.
you arrive at your last cable drop ticket for the day and go to back yard, and then you realize your ground rod is missing. What do you do next?
notify your supervisor that you lost your ground rod and then travel back to the last place you used it