Pole Climbing 16

Question 1

The safest type of pants to wear while pole climbing.

Answer 1

Straight-legged

Question 2

The minimum recommended length of a gaff is _____ inches?

Answer 2

1-1/4”

Question 3

A method to determine if your gaffs are properly shaped and sharpened.

Answer 3

Cut-out test, at a 30 degree angle

Question 4

A test to detect if a pole is rotten.

Answer 4

Prod Test, 5 inch screwdriver driven into pole below grade and should not enter pole more that 1/2 inch

Question 5

When belted on, your safety strap should be at a ___ degree angle.

Answer 5

5

Question 6

Minimum points of contact when ascending or descending.

Answer 6

3 - 2 hands, 1 foot or 1 hands, 2 feet.

Question 7

Recommended shirt to wear when climbing.

Answer 7

Long sleeved, 100% cotton with sleeves extended and buttoned.

Question 8

Another option to wearing a long sleeve shirt.

Answer 8

Kevlar sleeves

Question 9

OSHA

Answer 9

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 10

ANSI

Answer 10

American National Standards Institute

Question 11

PPE

Answer 11

Personal Protective Equipment

Question 12

PPE to be worn when climbing.

Answer 12

Hard hats, safety glasses and gloves

Question 13

A safety hard hat can absorb approximately ___% of the force of a blow?

Answer 13

75

Question 14

Safety hard hats shall meet this ANSI standard.

Answer 14

Z89.1 type 1 or 2 with a Class E

Question 15

Hard hats with a minimum ___” brim are recommended.

Answer 15

1/4

Question 16

All safety glasses should meet this ANSI standard:

Answer 16

Z87.1

Question 17

What kind of gloves should be worn when ascending or descending?

Answer 17

Leather or leather faced gloves with 4” gauntlets

Question 18

To prevent injury, do not carry tools where?

Answer 18

within 2 inches of the center of your back

Question 19

Maximum number of tool loops OSHA allows on the belt?

Answer 19

4

Question 20

Body belt specification:

Answer 20

OSHA 1910.268(G)(1)&(2)

Question 21

Where should the top of the climbers be when properly fitted?

Answer 21

About 2” below the side of the knee bone

Question 22

A wood preservative, yellowish to brown substance, made from coal tar

Answer 22

Creosote

Question 23

3 pole tests to perform after FVD test.

Answer 23

Push test
Prod test
Sound test

Question 24

Inspect your gaffs with a gaff guage this often

Answer 24

Monthly

Question 25

method for ascending and descending pole

Answer 25

belt, step, lock , step, belt

Question 26

Accessories you can wear with your safety hard hat include

Answer 26

chin straps and winter liners.

Question 27

A type of hard, white, unperfumed soap made from olive oil and lye.

Answer 27

Castile Soap:

Question 28

Quality leather cleaner

Answer 28

Saddle Soap:

Question 29

Heavyweight oil that is absorbed into fibers to preserve and maintain the leather

Answer 29

Neatsfoot Oil:

Question 30

A gaff that is properly sharpened and shaped will cut in within

Answer 30

a quarter to a half inch

Question 31

How far should belt attachments be from D-rings?

Answer 31

4

Question 32

The points of the gaffs should resemble a

Answer 32

chisel

Question 33

When working on the top of a pole, place the safety strap

Answer 33

around the pole and over a strand.

Question 34

It is important to clean and dress the leather parts of your climbing equipment every

Answer 34

three months

Question 35

Remove your climbers if you plan to walk more than

Answer 35

three feet from the pole.

Question 36

Before fastening the bootstraps, pull up your pant leg

Answer 36

two to three inches so that they bag at the knee

Question 37

three characteristics of the gaff you will need to keep your eye on

Answer 37

Width Thickness Point