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NWSA TEST COMPLETE DETAILEDCASE STUDY
mAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI) - Who is the third-party group that approves and
endorses standards?
Standards - What term is used to describe the documents written by members, or peers, in the industry.
Industry Standards - Company's Health, Safety and Environment policy should be a combination of Labor
Regulations and _________?
Employer - Where OSHA has not promulgated specific standards, who is responsible for following the
act's general duty clause?
The whole crew - On a job site who should be involved in the JHA process?
Scope of Work - What does the term SOW stand for?
Job Hazard Assessment - What does the term SOW stand for?
3 feet - When using an extension ladder, how many feet past the platform must it extend?
4 feet - If you have a sixteen-foot ladder leaning against a building wall, how many feet from the wall
does the case need to be to provide the correct slope?
Personal Protective Equipment - What do the letters PPE stand for?
-Senses a short circuit.
-Prevents electrocution.
, -Shuts off the flow of electricity - What does a ground fault circuit Interrupter (GFCI) do?
Employer - Who is responsible for providing the applicable PPE for a work site?
Shoulder level or above - When using a Y-lanyard attached to your back d-ring, at what height should the
connection to your anchorage be place? Extend?
Nine inches - What is the maximum distance between the sternal d-ring and the fixed safety climb?
Four feet - When calculating a fall distance using a "6 foot" energy absorber, what is the maximum pull
out distance?
Two times the arresting force or 3,000 lbs. - When calculating a fall distance using a "6 foot" energy
absorber, what is the maximum pull out distance?
5,000 lbs - What minimum force must a non-engineered anchor be able to withstand for fall protection
use?
3,600 lbs - What minimum force must an engineered anchor be able to withstand for fall protection use?
3,600 lbs - On any fall protection component, the latch must be double locking and be designed to
withstand how many pounds of force?
1,000 lbs - When using a Fall Restraint system, what is the minimum anchorage allowed?
Daily before each use - When working, how often should fall protection equipment be inspected?
Six feet - According to the applicable industry standards, what is the minimum height from a lower
surface or ground where fall protection must be used?
225 lbs - How many pounds force is one kilo newton (kN)?
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