Chapter 1 - Safety

Question 1

Human error,

Willfull rule violation, and maliciousness are examples of ______\

Answer 1

Unsafe acts

Question 2

Working circumstances, such as equipment failure, that could lead to injury or fatality

Answer 2

Unsafe working conditions

Question 3

Discredited term for unplanned, undesirable event that could result in unintentional injuries or property damage that are attributed to fate or bad luck

Answer 3

Accident

Question 4

An example of how unsafe acts or conditions that demonstrates how escalating factors lead to major incidents

Answer 4

Heinrich’s accident pyramid

Question 5

The industry developed national consensus safety standard or practice in US

Answer 5

ANSI Z133

Question 6

Electric flow in an unintended direction through a process whereby de-energized lines become energized from an external source

Answer 6

Back feed

Question 7

A theory of industrial accident prevention that considers the overwhelming majority of incidents to be caused by unsafe acts

Answer 7

Behavior based principles

Question 8

In the United States, enforcement of safety work resides with _______

Answer 8

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 9

A worker neglecting to wear cut resistant chaps while operating a chainsaw is committing an unsafe ____, while and employee failing to provide chaos is creating an unsafe _____

Answer 9

Unsafe act, unsafe working condition

Question 10

The ______-_____ rule suggests that workers should take time before starting a job to check for potentially unsafe conditions and confer about them

Answer 10

Two minute rule

Question 11

According to ANSI Z133, the minimum approach distance for persons other than line-clearance qualified arborists for 7.2kV is ______ ft / ______ m

Answer 11

10, 3.5

Question 12

Surface Temperatures are the point of contact with high voltage can reach _______ C / _______ F

Answer 12

1,000 , 1,832

Question 13

The difference in voltage between two objects someone simultaneously contacts is termed ______ _____

Answer 13

Touch Potential

Question 14

_______ ________ is the difference in voltage on the ground between two of a person’s body parts near where electricity goes into the ground

Answer 14

Step Potential

Question 15

An energized human body, tree, or climbing rope are all examples of __________ _________ threats

Answer 15

Indirect Contact

Question 16

The safety acronym S.T.A.R. is valuable for preventing errors and stands for

Answer 16

Stop, Think, Act Review

Question 17

A high-reliability organization would not always accept the

Answer 17

simplest explanation for close calls or minor incidents

Question 18

True or False: there are no published safety data related specifically to utility arborculture

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Which of the following is not a recommended way for an employer to create a safe workplace:
A.) Provide a workplace that is free of known dangers
B.) Provide PPE free of charge
C.) Provide employees with minimal control over their work environment
D.) Inform employees of their rights and duties under the company’s safety and health program

Answer 19

C.) Provide employees with minimal control over their work environment

Question 20

Name some ways an employer can create a safe work environment

Answer 20

1. ) Provide a workplace that is free of known dangers
2. ) Provide PPE free of charge
3. ) Provide employees with control over their work environment
4. ) Inform employees of their rights and duties under the company’s safety and health program

Question 21

Unsafe Acts include:

Answer 21

1. ) willfull rule violation
2. ) maliciousness
3. ) Human error

Question 22

Why is the term accident in disfavor?

Answer 22

It implies that outcomes are due to bad luck

Question 23

Unsafe Conditions include:

Answer 23

1. ) Equipment failure
2. ) Failure to provide PPE
3. ) Inadequate training by employer
4. ) Providing employees with minimal control over their work environment

Question 24

Electric flow in an unintended direction through a process whereby de-energized lines become energized from an external source is called _____

Answer 24

Back Feed

Question 25

Describe behavior based principles

Answer 25

a theory of accident prevention that considers the majority of incidents to be caused by unsafe acts

Question 26

Why is over-reliance on discipline counter-productive to a safety program

Answer 26

1. ) carries implication bad things happen to bad people
2. ) undermines morale and creates mistrustful work environment
3. ) discourages employers from coming forward to report close calls
4. ) lose the opportunity to benefit from lessons learned

Question 27

An electrical contact that occurs when someone touches an energized fixture is ____ ______

Answer 27

direct contact

Question 28

Electric Shock vs Electrocution

Answer 28

Electric Shock: physiological reaction to the passage of electrical current through the human body
Electrocution: death from electric shock

Question 29

Describe a High Reliability Organization

Answer 29

group that takes a systems approach to safety, recognizing that humans are imperfect and that errors have to be considered in the context of the system in which they occurred.

Question 30

Lagging Indicators are ________

Answer 30

serious injuries or fatalities; at the top of the pyramid

Question 31

Leading Indicators are ________

Answer 31

unsafe acts and close calls at the bottom of the accident pyramid

Question 32

Describe Minimum Approach Distance

Answer 32

the distance from energized conductors inside of which LCQ arborists, incidental LCQ arborists, or other persons may not work. Distance increase with increasing voltage and training.

Question 33

Refinement of the behavioral-based safety theory that considers workplace injuries to be caused by a number (rather than the number) of contributing factors and causes, which randomly interact is called ______ ______ _____

Answer 33

Multiple Causation Theory

Question 34

Groups of employees responsible for developing safe work practices is called a _______ _______

Answer 34

Safety committee