ISA Utility Arborist Master Study Questions
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Sleet - ANS✓✓Precipitation that freezes solid before it hits the ground
Term for a systematic method for command, control, and coordination of an
emergency response - ANS✓✓incident command system
emergency operations center - ANS✓✓Most utilities, municipalities, and large tree
contracting firms have designated storm processes and designated ( ) where
conditions are monitored and decisions are made.
True - ANS✓✓T/F Personell from external organizations who travel to a storm
area are generally paid the higher of either their home pay rates or the established
local rates
67 - ANS✓✓Percent accuracy of the US National Hurricane Center to predict the
track of a storm
True - ANS✓✓T/F Removal of brush following a storm is typically the
responsibility of the customer
safety stand down - ANS✓✓a proactive measure in which all operations are
brought to a halt until relevant safety information can be provided to response
workers
True - ANS✓✓Organizations such as electric utilities may declare an emergency
independent of official government declarations
False - ANS✓✓Enhanced Fujita ratings are based on estimated damage before the
storm
False - ANS✓✓Enhanced Fujita ratings are based on wind speeds during the storm
False - ANS✓✓Enhanced Fujita ratings are based on observations during the storm
,True - ANS✓✓T/F Enhanced Fujita ratings are based on observed damage
following the storm
True - ANS✓✓T/F Rain and snow on dense foliage can increase the likelihood of
tree failure
True - ANS✓✓T/F Heavy, wet snows have a snow-to-water equivalent that is 10:1
or less
False - ANS✓✓T/F Heavy, wet snows have a snow-to-water equivalent that is
15:10
False - ANS✓✓T/F Heavy, wet snows have a snow-to-water equivalent that is 20:1
False - ANS✓✓T/F Heavy, wet snows have a snow-to-water equivalent that is 30:1
or more
False - ANS✓✓T/F On the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale, a storm must be
at least category 5 to be considered major
False - ANS✓✓T/F On the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale, a storm must be
at least category 4 to be considered major
True - ANS✓✓T/F On the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale, a storm must be
at least category 3 to be considered major
False - ANS✓✓T/F On the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale, a storm must be
at least 2 category to be considered major
False - ANS✓✓T/F A standardized method for improving the overall effectiveness
of emergency response is called an Incident Coordination System
True - ANS✓✓T/F A standardized method for improving the overall effectiveness
of emergency response is known as the Incident Command System
False - ANS✓✓T/F A standardized method for improving the overall effectiveness
of emergency response is known as the Emergency Command System
False - ANS✓✓T/F A standardized method for improving the overall effectiveness
of emergency response is known as the Disaster Response System
, False - ANS✓✓T/F Oversight is not an advantage of providing temporary
accommodations for a large-scale disaster response
False - ANS✓✓T/F Economics of sale is not an advantage of providing temporary
accommodations for a large-scale disaster response
False - ANS✓✓T/F Communication is not an advantage of providing temporary
accommodations for a large-scale disaster response
True - ANS✓✓T/F Setup cost is not an advantage of providing temporary
accommodations for a large-scale disaster response
True - ANS✓✓T/F Coniferous trees that receive frequent, heavy snows are better
adapted to snow loading than such trees in areas where snow is rare
Freezing rain - ANS✓✓Precipitation that remains in a liquid state until it freezes
on contact
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - ANS✓✓In the United States,
enforcement of safety work rules resides within which organization (full Acronym)
True - ANS✓✓T/F A worker neglecting to wear cut resistant chaps while
operating a chainsaw is committing an unsafe act, while an employer failing to
provide chaps is creating an unsafe condition.
True - ANS✓✓T/F The 2 minute rule suggests that workers should take time
before starting a job to check for potentially unsafe conditions and confer about
them
True - ANS✓✓True/False Surface temperatures at the point of contact with high
voltage can reach 1000 C/1832 F
True - ANS✓✓T/F Direct contact occurs when someone touches an energized
fixture. Indirect contact can occur when a person touches a conductive object that
is in contact with an energized fixture
touch potential - ANS✓✓Term for the difference in voltage between two objects
someone simultaneously contacts
step potential - ANS✓✓term for the difference in voltage on the ground between
two of a person's body parts near where electricity goes into the ground
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Sleet - ANS✓✓Precipitation that freezes solid before it hits the ground
Term for a systematic method for command, control, and coordination of an
emergency response - ANS✓✓incident command system
emergency operations center - ANS✓✓Most utilities, municipalities, and large tree
contracting firms have designated storm processes and designated ( ) where
conditions are monitored and decisions are made.
True - ANS✓✓T/F Personell from external organizations who travel to a storm
area are generally paid the higher of either their home pay rates or the established
local rates
67 - ANS✓✓Percent accuracy of the US National Hurricane Center to predict the
track of a storm
True - ANS✓✓T/F Removal of brush following a storm is typically the
responsibility of the customer
safety stand down - ANS✓✓a proactive measure in which all operations are
brought to a halt until relevant safety information can be provided to response
workers
True - ANS✓✓Organizations such as electric utilities may declare an emergency
independent of official government declarations
False - ANS✓✓Enhanced Fujita ratings are based on estimated damage before the
storm
False - ANS✓✓Enhanced Fujita ratings are based on wind speeds during the storm
False - ANS✓✓Enhanced Fujita ratings are based on observations during the storm
,True - ANS✓✓T/F Enhanced Fujita ratings are based on observed damage
following the storm
True - ANS✓✓T/F Rain and snow on dense foliage can increase the likelihood of
tree failure
True - ANS✓✓T/F Heavy, wet snows have a snow-to-water equivalent that is 10:1
or less
False - ANS✓✓T/F Heavy, wet snows have a snow-to-water equivalent that is
15:10
False - ANS✓✓T/F Heavy, wet snows have a snow-to-water equivalent that is 20:1
False - ANS✓✓T/F Heavy, wet snows have a snow-to-water equivalent that is 30:1
or more
False - ANS✓✓T/F On the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale, a storm must be
at least category 5 to be considered major
False - ANS✓✓T/F On the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale, a storm must be
at least category 4 to be considered major
True - ANS✓✓T/F On the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale, a storm must be
at least category 3 to be considered major
False - ANS✓✓T/F On the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale, a storm must be
at least 2 category to be considered major
False - ANS✓✓T/F A standardized method for improving the overall effectiveness
of emergency response is called an Incident Coordination System
True - ANS✓✓T/F A standardized method for improving the overall effectiveness
of emergency response is known as the Incident Command System
False - ANS✓✓T/F A standardized method for improving the overall effectiveness
of emergency response is known as the Emergency Command System
False - ANS✓✓T/F A standardized method for improving the overall effectiveness
of emergency response is known as the Disaster Response System
, False - ANS✓✓T/F Oversight is not an advantage of providing temporary
accommodations for a large-scale disaster response
False - ANS✓✓T/F Economics of sale is not an advantage of providing temporary
accommodations for a large-scale disaster response
False - ANS✓✓T/F Communication is not an advantage of providing temporary
accommodations for a large-scale disaster response
True - ANS✓✓T/F Setup cost is not an advantage of providing temporary
accommodations for a large-scale disaster response
True - ANS✓✓T/F Coniferous trees that receive frequent, heavy snows are better
adapted to snow loading than such trees in areas where snow is rare
Freezing rain - ANS✓✓Precipitation that remains in a liquid state until it freezes
on contact
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - ANS✓✓In the United States,
enforcement of safety work rules resides within which organization (full Acronym)
True - ANS✓✓T/F A worker neglecting to wear cut resistant chaps while
operating a chainsaw is committing an unsafe act, while an employer failing to
provide chaps is creating an unsafe condition.
True - ANS✓✓T/F The 2 minute rule suggests that workers should take time
before starting a job to check for potentially unsafe conditions and confer about
them
True - ANS✓✓True/False Surface temperatures at the point of contact with high
voltage can reach 1000 C/1832 F
True - ANS✓✓T/F Direct contact occurs when someone touches an energized
fixture. Indirect contact can occur when a person touches a conductive object that
is in contact with an energized fixture
touch potential - ANS✓✓Term for the difference in voltage between two objects
someone simultaneously contacts
step potential - ANS✓✓term for the difference in voltage on the ground between
two of a person's body parts near where electricity goes into the ground
