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Your employer is required to develop a fall protection plan for workers who must work where they could fall _____ or more metres and are not protected by guardrails.


A. 2


B. 3


C. 4

3.

If you must work where you could fall 3 metres or more you must wear a ____ protection system.

Fall

When a full body harness is require, your employer must ensure that the equipment is approved to the appropriate standards , if it was manufactured on or after July 1 2009. T or f

True

Who’s responsibility is it to ensure you inspect your fall protection equipment prior to each work shift ?


A. You


B. Employer


C. Supervisor

B. Employer.

You must never step on or work grim the top __\ rings , cleats or steps on any portable ladder.


A. 1


B. 2


C. 3

B. 2

The ladder should be set at the proper angle of (1) horizontal length to every (__) vertical height to the point where the ladder makes contact with the wall.


A. 2


B. 3


C. 4

C.4

When I’m position the ladder around protrude __ metre above the intended landing point ?


A. 1


B. 2


C. 3

A. 1

What kind of contact method should you use when moving up or down a ladder?

3 point contact method.


1 hand , 2 feet or 2 hands and 1 foot in contact at all times

What material is a ladder made out of best suitable for welding ?


A. Wood


B. Aluminum


C. Fibre glass


D. A and c

D. A and c

Why should a wood ladder never be painted ?

So it doesn’t hide the defects (cracks )

A scaffold system should be able to support __ x the weight ?


A. 2X


B. 3X


C. 4x

C. 4x

Elevating working platforms are ____ adjustable.

Height

Framed scaffold system are ___ height.

Fixed

For free standing scaffolds the scaffold must not be taller then __ its smaller dimension in width. ?


A. 2X


B. 3X


C. 4x

B. 3X

The scaffold must be anchored by tie backs or guy wires at intervals of ____ vertical and ____ horizontal?


A. 2.6 , 7.4m


B. 4.6, 6.4m


C. 5.6, 8.5m

B.

Guardrails must be installed on any temporary work platform that is ____ meters or higher above then ground.


A. 1 meter


B. 2 meters


C. 3 meters

C.

A horizontal rail on a platform must be ?


A. 1-2m


B. 2.0-3.5m


C. 0.92 - 1.07 m

C.

Vertical barriers at floor level that prevent objects such as tools and materials from falling are often made of planks are called ?

Toe boards.

Toe boards must be a minimum of ?


A. 100mm


B. 140mm (5.5”)


C. 150 mm

B.

Outriggers are used to attain a _____ ratio?


A. 5:1


B. 3:1


C. 10:1

B.

A worker can remain on a rolling scaffold while its being moved if the height of its work platform doesn’t not exceed twice the shortest base dimension. T or f ?

True

MSI stands for ?

Musculoskeletal injuries.

Twist your back when lifting. T or f

False

SWL stands for ?

Safe work load

_____ strength is the minimum load required to break that component.


A. Breaking


B. Stretching


C. Lifting

A. Breaking.

Wire rope slings are made from carbon steel or stainless steel laid around an independent wire rope core ? T or f

T

Wire rope slings are eye and eye and endless or grommet sling configurations?


T or f

True

Reinforcements on a slings eye is called a ____?

Thimble.

A thimble serves to extend the life of the sling by preventing wear on the eye of the sling while the sling is in use ? T of f

True

Any sudden movement of the load by the hoisting equipment can produce ____ loading in the hoisting and rigging hardware and must be avoided. ?


A. Shock.


B. Heavy


C. Over

A. Shock.

Safety factor for general rigging & hoisting ??


A. 5:1


B. 10:1


C. 20:1

A. 5:1

Safety factor for lifting and transporting workers. ?


A. 5:1


B. 10:1


C. 20:1

B. 10:1

Safety factor when used for public elevators ?


A. 5:1


B. 10:1


C. 20:1

C. 20:1

All synthetic web slings have a label attached specifying the safe working load for various sling configurations ? T or f

True

The material used to fabricate chain slings must be ?


A. Mild steel


B. Alloy steel


C. Stainless steel

B. Alloy steel

A chain sling that cannot be verified for the type of steel used to manufacture it is not the best used for overhead applications ? T or f ?

True

The _______ (WLL) of a particular chain refers to the Max lord that can be safely applied to a straight length of chain? T or f

True

___ safety factor is a comparison between a chains min load and working load limit. ?

Chain

Minimum ultimate load refers to the minimum load that will break a new chain when a uniform load is applied to a straight length of chain in a testing machine ? T or f

True.

Your employer is not responsible for the inspection of all rigging equip prior to the commencement of each shift ? T or f

False

No worker shall use any rigging equipment that is found to be unsafe. T or f

True

Decreased angle of the sling causes the load on the sling to ?


A. Decrease


B. Increase


C. Stay the same.

B. Increase

The load on a sling legs increase dramatically as the sling angle ____?


A. Decreases


B. Increases


C. Stay the same

A. Decreases.

The recommended safe lifting angle for sling legs is 60o. The 60o sling angle forks an _____ triangle between the sling legs and the load.

Equilateral

The centre of gravity of an object is the point at which all of its weight is considered to be concentrated ? T or f ?

True

A bridle hitch is created by connecting _______ single hitches together for hoisting.


A. 1 or 2


B. 2 or 3


C. 2,3 or 4

C.

In a single basket hitch the sling is wrapped around the ___?


A. Corner


B. Hook


C. Load

C.

The double basket hitch is made up of ___ single basket hitches.


A. Double


B. Single


C. Triple

B. Single

The double basket hitch is where the sling is completely wrapped around the load. It is best for long loose loads ? T or f

True

In the single choker hitch as the load is lifted then noose is fronted by this configuration tightens around the ___?

Load

The double choker hitch consists of ___ single chickens attached to the load with the sling legs spread out to provide stability. ?


A. 1


B. 2


C. 3

B. 2

The double wrap choker hitch is a ______ hitch. ?


A. Single contact


B. Dual contact


C. Full contact

C. Full contact

The single vertical hitch is rated at ___ x the song materials SWL ?


A. 1


B. 2


C. 3

A. 1

Most hoisting jobs have a SWL factor of ?


A. 3:1


B. 5:1


C. 10:1

B.

A ladder must extend above work level by. ?


A. 3’ or 1 meters


B. 2 rings


C. Enough to stabilize.


D. Just below the first run

A.

A chain sling load leveller allows you to adjust the sling lengths ? Y or n

Yes

The % of total WCB claims relating back injuries has been declining ? T or f

True

Under OH & S a worker may not work of which rings of a ladder ?


A. Top 2


B. Top 3


C. Top 4


D. Bottom run

A. Top 2

The term bridle hitch refers to ?


A. One long choker or sling with 4 lifting eyes


B. 2 cable slings of unequal lengths.


C. A set of chokers or slings of equal length


D. One long choker or sling double wrapped around an object

C.

Several strands of light wire are wrapped between the back and point of a hook subsisting a latch is called ?


A. Mousing


B. Cats paw


C. And mess


D. None

A.

What will a small change in song angle drastically affect?


A. Sling load


B. Boom angle


C. The ropes life.


D. The load angle.

A.

Which signal indicates “boom down”


A. Arm horizontal fingers pointing up


B. Arm horizontal fingers pouring down


C. Closed first and thumb down


D. Closed first and thumb up

C.

A single choker would not be suitable for what load of material ?


A. Large diameter of pipe


B. Small compacts loads


C. Non mental materials


D. Loose bundles of pipe

D. Loose bundles of pipe.

As the sling angle decreases the load on each sling line with ?


A. Decrease


B. Increase


C. Remain constant

B. Increase.

If a rigger finds that a wire rope sling is kinked he should ?


A. Straighten it by heating and stretching.


B. Calculate the reduction in its max load rate.


C. Tag it to be used w caution


D. Remove it from service.

D.

The working load limit got wire rope sling is?


A. 5:1


B. 6:1


C. 10:1


D. 20:1

A.

The SWL for shouldered and shouldered eye bolts is the same for a vertical lift. T or f ?

True

The best way to lift a load of pipe with two slings is to use ?


A. The single choker hitch


B. The single basket hitch my. The double choker hitch


D. The double wrap basket hitch

D.

All hooks should be fitted with ____ latches. ?

Safety

Hooks that don’t have safety latches should have _____ ?

Mousing

A spreader bar is used to support loads which are long , difficult to handle or susceptible to crushing. ? T or f

True

_____ are used to safely move a load that is greater in weight than the SWL of the single rope , by providing mechanical advantage. Also used to change the direction of the pulling or lifting force.


A. Squares


B. Blocks.


C. Circles

B. Blocks

Wire rope blocks are typically used on overhead hoists and cranes ? T or f ?

True.

A snatch ____ is a top block with one or more shaved and designed to allow one side of the block to be opened for threading the top. ?

Block

The vertical hitch supports the total weight of a lid with a sling at 90 degrees to horizontal. ?


A. Single


B. Double.


C. Triple.

A. Single.