NWSA Telecommunications Tower
Technician 1 Questions and Answers
1. OSHA stands for: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2. What is OSHA?: Safety protocols and guidelines focused on worker safety.
3. ANSI (American National Standards Institute): Is a private non profit
organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards.
4. OSHA and ANSI work together: ANSI is voluntary, while OSHA is a legal entity
implementing the law.
5. OSHA 29 CFR 1910: Rules applied to the "general industry"
6. OSHA 1926-Contruction: Standards that provider safety and Heath regulations for
construction workers.
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, 7. ANSI Z359: Fall protection
8. personal fall arrest system: Piece of personal protective equipment used to prevent
falls and protect workers who do fall.
9. OSHA 1926.150 (a)(1): Fire protection readily accessible on site at all times.
10. Power line clearance: Up to 50kv- 10 ft
11. Tower light signals: Are mandatory as per FCC to be painted also.
12. Y lanyards: Do not hook a 6 ft lanyard below the back D-ring.
13. shock absorber: Limited to 1800 lbs. Per force on the body.
14. Positioning lanyards: Must be double locked and have a load rating 3000 lbs.
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Technician 1 Questions and Answers
1. OSHA stands for: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2. What is OSHA?: Safety protocols and guidelines focused on worker safety.
3. ANSI (American National Standards Institute): Is a private non profit
organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards.
4. OSHA and ANSI work together: ANSI is voluntary, while OSHA is a legal entity
implementing the law.
5. OSHA 29 CFR 1910: Rules applied to the "general industry"
6. OSHA 1926-Contruction: Standards that provider safety and Heath regulations for
construction workers.
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, 7. ANSI Z359: Fall protection
8. personal fall arrest system: Piece of personal protective equipment used to prevent
falls and protect workers who do fall.
9. OSHA 1926.150 (a)(1): Fire protection readily accessible on site at all times.
10. Power line clearance: Up to 50kv- 10 ft
11. Tower light signals: Are mandatory as per FCC to be painted also.
12. Y lanyards: Do not hook a 6 ft lanyard below the back D-ring.
13. shock absorber: Limited to 1800 lbs. Per force on the body.
14. Positioning lanyards: Must be double locked and have a load rating 3000 lbs.
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