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These 10 free CTSP questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Certified Treecare Safety Professional blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.

Domain 1: Safety Leadership (business case for safety, management commitment, employee involvement)

Question 1

A tree care company wants to begin tracking a leading indicator of safety performance. Which of the following would qualify?

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Correct answer: C - The number of near-miss reports submitted by crews

Question 2

A tree care company recorded 3 OSHA recordable injuries during a year in which its employees worked a total of 150,000 hours. What is the company's Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR)?

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Correct answer: B - 4.0

Domain 2: Hazard Identification

Question 3

While clearing a storm-damaged lot, a crew finds a small maple bent over and pinned beneath a large fallen limb. The maple is holding its bend under significant tension. Before any cutting begins, the crew leader should identify this primarily as:

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Correct answer: C - A spring pole storing energy that will release when the bind is cut

Question 4

A CTSP is preparing a Job Hazard Analysis for a residential crane-assisted removal. What is the FIRST step in the JHA process?

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Correct answer: B - Select the job that will be analyzed

Question 5

During a site assessment, a crew leader identifies an unmarked cable running from a utility pole to the roof of the house, well below the primary conductors. Under ANSI Z133, this cable must be treated as:

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Correct answer: C - Energized, unless and until the utility confirms otherwise

Domain 3: Hazard prevention/control

Question 6

A crew must remove a large limb directly over an energized 12kV primary conductor. The utility has confirmed it can de-energize and ground the line, but doing so would delay the job by one working day. Applying the hierarchy of controls, the MOST effective option available is to:

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Correct answer: A - Have the utility de-energize, ground, and test the line

Question 7

Under ANSI Z133, cut-resistant leg protection meeting ASTM F1897 is required when an arborist is:

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Correct answer: D - Operating a chainsaw while positioned on the ground

Question 8

An electrically unqualified arborist must maintain a minimum approach distance of 10 feet from an energized conductor. As system voltage rises above 50kV, that required distance:

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Correct answer: C - Increases beyond 10 feet as the system voltage rises

Domain 4: Learning (includes training, education, and behavior modification)

Question 9

A company has a written tie-in policy, covers it in new-hire orientation, posts reminder signage at the shop, and reviews it at every monthly safety meeting. Climbers still routinely skip the pre-climb tie-in inspection. Applying the ABC model, the MOST likely reason is that:

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Correct answer: D - Skipping the step produces consequences that are soon, certain, and positive

Question 10

In TCIA's "Tell, Show, Do" training method, the "Do" step is complete only when the trainer has:

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Correct answer: A - Observed the trainee perform the task correctly

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