CWEA COLLECTION SYSTEMS
MAINTENANCE,QUESTIONS WITH ALL
ANSWERS
WhyVareVgasolineVandVvolatileVsolventsVobjectionableVwhenVpresentVinVaVsewer?V-
VcorrectVanswer-TheyVproduceVanVexplosionVhazard
YouVshouldVneverVattemptVtoVinstall,Vmaintain,VrepairVorVreplaceVelectricalVequipmentVp
anels,Vcontrols,VwiringVorVcircuitsVunlessV-VcorrectVanswer-
YouVknowVwhatVyouVareVdoing,VareVqualifiedVandVareVauthorized
WhatVareVtheVdifferentVareasVofVtrafficVzones?V-VcorrectVanswer-
AdvanceVWarningVArea,VTransitionVArea,VActivityVAreaV(bufferVspaceVandVworkVspace)
,VTerminationVArea.VCouldVbeV4VorV5,VjustifyVyourVanswerVonVtheVtest!
whyVshouldVhydrogenVsulfideVbeVcontrolled?V-VcorrectVanswer-
toVprotectVfromVcorrosionVandVodors
PersonnelVenteringVaVPermitVRequiredVConfinedVSpaceVmustVhaveVtheVfollowingVtraini
ngV-VcorrectVanswer-entryVandVrescue
ToVfindVprotectiveVgearVbeforeVapplicationVofVaVproduct,VyouVshould:V-VcorrectVanswer-
lookVatVtheVMSDS
TheVgasVmostVcommonlyVassociatedVwithVsepticVwastewaterVisV-VcorrectVanswer-
HydrogenVSulfide
, TheVlackVofVanVunpleasantVodorVinVaVmanhole,VliftVstationVorVotherVstructuresVdoesVnotV
alwaysVmeanVthatVdangerousVgasesVareVnotVpresentVbecause:V-VcorrectVanswer-
someVdangerousVgassesVareVodorlessV(forVexample,VcarbonVmonoxide)
WhatVareVtheVfourVconditionsVnecessaryVtoVcreateVanVexplosion?V-VcorrectVanswer-
combustibleVgas,VadequateVoxygen,VheatVandVproperVmixingVofVgasVandVoxygen
whatVdoesVtheV"transitionVarea"VmeanVinVtrafficVcontrol?V-VcorrectVanswer-
ItVmovesVtrafficVoutVofVitsVnormalVpath
whatVelementsVshouldVbeVconsideredVtoVimproveVworkerVsafetyVinVHighVspeedVTempor
aryVTrafficVcontrolVZones?V-VcorrectVanswer-
ReroutingVtrafficVaroundVtheVworkVsite,VpositioningVofVlawVenforcementVofficersVinVtheVt
emporaryVtrafficVcontrolVzone,VandVworkVzoneVtraining
WhatVkeyVfeaturesVwouldVyouVneedVtoVaddressVwhenVdevelopingVanVS.O.P.VforVaVLiftVS
tationVfailure?V-VcorrectVanswer-TrafficVControlVPlan,VBy-
PassVconnections,VandVSpillVcontainment
WhatVtoolsVareVusedVwithVaVpowerVrodder?V-VcorrectVanswer-SpringVBlades
ToolsVusedVforVsewerVroddingVinclude:V-VcorrectVanswer-
porcupine,VrootVsaw,VsquareVbarVcorkVscrew
WhatVtoolVwouldVyouVuseVtoVcutVVCPVpipe?V-VcorrectVanswer-ChainVPipeVCutter
WhichVconditionsVshouldVaVgasVdetectionVdeviceVtestVfor?V-VcorrectVanswer-
HydrogenVsulfide,Vexplosive/flammableVgases,Voxygen
WhatVdoesV"LEL"VmeanVonVaVgasVdetectionVmeter?V-VcorrectVanswer-
LowerVExplosiveVLimit
TheVoxygenVlevelValarmVnormallyVgoesVoffVifVoxygenVlevelsVareVbelow:V-
VcorrectVanswer-19.5Vpercent
WhenVdevelopingVanVS.O.P.VforVscheduledVmaintenanceVofVelectricalVequipment,Vwhat
VprogramVshouldVbeVaddressedVasVaVprimaryVsafetyVguideline?V-VcorrectVanswer-
TheVL.O.T.OVProgram
WhatVdoesVL.O.T.O.VStandVfor?V-VcorrectVanswer-LockVoutVtagVout
WhatVdocumentVwouldVyouVrequireVtoVbeVreferencedVwhenVdevelopingVanVS.O.p.VforVh
azardousVsubstaceVspillVcleanVup?V-VcorrectVanswer-M.S.D.S.
inVdevelopingVanVS.O.P.VforVairVmonitoringVinVaVPermitVRequiredVConfinedVSpaceVyouV
wouldVincludeVwhatVtwoVfactors?V-VcorrectVanswer-
PlacementVofVtheVblowerVandVaVweatherVforecast
MAINTENANCE,QUESTIONS WITH ALL
ANSWERS
WhyVareVgasolineVandVvolatileVsolventsVobjectionableVwhenVpresentVinVaVsewer?V-
VcorrectVanswer-TheyVproduceVanVexplosionVhazard
YouVshouldVneverVattemptVtoVinstall,Vmaintain,VrepairVorVreplaceVelectricalVequipmentVp
anels,Vcontrols,VwiringVorVcircuitsVunlessV-VcorrectVanswer-
YouVknowVwhatVyouVareVdoing,VareVqualifiedVandVareVauthorized
WhatVareVtheVdifferentVareasVofVtrafficVzones?V-VcorrectVanswer-
AdvanceVWarningVArea,VTransitionVArea,VActivityVAreaV(bufferVspaceVandVworkVspace)
,VTerminationVArea.VCouldVbeV4VorV5,VjustifyVyourVanswerVonVtheVtest!
whyVshouldVhydrogenVsulfideVbeVcontrolled?V-VcorrectVanswer-
toVprotectVfromVcorrosionVandVodors
PersonnelVenteringVaVPermitVRequiredVConfinedVSpaceVmustVhaveVtheVfollowingVtraini
ngV-VcorrectVanswer-entryVandVrescue
ToVfindVprotectiveVgearVbeforeVapplicationVofVaVproduct,VyouVshould:V-VcorrectVanswer-
lookVatVtheVMSDS
TheVgasVmostVcommonlyVassociatedVwithVsepticVwastewaterVisV-VcorrectVanswer-
HydrogenVSulfide
, TheVlackVofVanVunpleasantVodorVinVaVmanhole,VliftVstationVorVotherVstructuresVdoesVnotV
alwaysVmeanVthatVdangerousVgasesVareVnotVpresentVbecause:V-VcorrectVanswer-
someVdangerousVgassesVareVodorlessV(forVexample,VcarbonVmonoxide)
WhatVareVtheVfourVconditionsVnecessaryVtoVcreateVanVexplosion?V-VcorrectVanswer-
combustibleVgas,VadequateVoxygen,VheatVandVproperVmixingVofVgasVandVoxygen
whatVdoesVtheV"transitionVarea"VmeanVinVtrafficVcontrol?V-VcorrectVanswer-
ItVmovesVtrafficVoutVofVitsVnormalVpath
whatVelementsVshouldVbeVconsideredVtoVimproveVworkerVsafetyVinVHighVspeedVTempor
aryVTrafficVcontrolVZones?V-VcorrectVanswer-
ReroutingVtrafficVaroundVtheVworkVsite,VpositioningVofVlawVenforcementVofficersVinVtheVt
emporaryVtrafficVcontrolVzone,VandVworkVzoneVtraining
WhatVkeyVfeaturesVwouldVyouVneedVtoVaddressVwhenVdevelopingVanVS.O.P.VforVaVLiftVS
tationVfailure?V-VcorrectVanswer-TrafficVControlVPlan,VBy-
PassVconnections,VandVSpillVcontainment
WhatVtoolsVareVusedVwithVaVpowerVrodder?V-VcorrectVanswer-SpringVBlades
ToolsVusedVforVsewerVroddingVinclude:V-VcorrectVanswer-
porcupine,VrootVsaw,VsquareVbarVcorkVscrew
WhatVtoolVwouldVyouVuseVtoVcutVVCPVpipe?V-VcorrectVanswer-ChainVPipeVCutter
WhichVconditionsVshouldVaVgasVdetectionVdeviceVtestVfor?V-VcorrectVanswer-
HydrogenVsulfide,Vexplosive/flammableVgases,Voxygen
WhatVdoesV"LEL"VmeanVonVaVgasVdetectionVmeter?V-VcorrectVanswer-
LowerVExplosiveVLimit
TheVoxygenVlevelValarmVnormallyVgoesVoffVifVoxygenVlevelsVareVbelow:V-
VcorrectVanswer-19.5Vpercent
WhenVdevelopingVanVS.O.P.VforVscheduledVmaintenanceVofVelectricalVequipment,Vwhat
VprogramVshouldVbeVaddressedVasVaVprimaryVsafetyVguideline?V-VcorrectVanswer-
TheVL.O.T.OVProgram
WhatVdoesVL.O.T.O.VStandVfor?V-VcorrectVanswer-LockVoutVtagVout
WhatVdocumentVwouldVyouVrequireVtoVbeVreferencedVwhenVdevelopingVanVS.O.p.VforVh
azardousVsubstaceVspillVcleanVup?V-VcorrectVanswer-M.S.D.S.
inVdevelopingVanVS.O.P.VforVairVmonitoringVinVaVPermitVRequiredVConfinedVSpaceVyouV
wouldVincludeVwhatVtwoVfactors?V-VcorrectVanswer-
PlacementVofVtheVblowerVandVaVweatherVforecast