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
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A tree care company wants to begin tracking a leading indicator of safety performance. Which of the following would qualify?
Correct answer: C - The number of near-miss reports submitted by crews
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)?
Correct answer: B - 4.0
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:
Correct answer: C - A spring pole storing energy that will release when the bind is cut
A CTSP is preparing a Job Hazard Analysis for a residential crane-assisted removal. What is the FIRST step in the JHA process?
Correct answer: B - Select the job that will be analyzed
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:
Correct answer: C - Energized, unless and until the utility confirms otherwise
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:
Correct answer: A - Have the utility de-energize, ground, and test the line
Under ANSI Z133, cut-resistant leg protection meeting ASTM F1897 is required when an arborist is:
Correct answer: D - Operating a chainsaw while positioned on the ground
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:
Correct answer: C - Increases beyond 10 feet as the system voltage rises
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:
Correct answer: D - Skipping the step produces consequences that are soon, certain, and positive
In TCIA's "Tell, Show, Do" training method, the "Do" step is complete only when the trainer has:
Correct answer: A - Observed the trainee perform the task correctly
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