NWSA Certification Test Prep
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - correct answer ✔✔Who is the third-party group that
approves and endorses standards?
Standards - correct answer ✔✔What term is used to describe the documents written by members, or
peers, in the industry.
Industry Standards - correct answer ✔✔Company's Health, Safety and Environment policy should be a
combination of Labor Regulations and _________?
Employer - correct answer ✔✔Where OSHA has not promulgated specific standards, who is responsible
for following the act's general duty clause?
The whole crew - correct answer ✔✔On a job site who should be involved in the JHA process?
Scope of Work - correct answer ✔✔What does the term SOW stand for?
Job Hazard Assessment - correct answer ✔✔What does the term SOW stand for?
3 feet - correct answer ✔✔When using an extension ladder, how many feet past the platform must it
extend?
4 feet - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔What do the letters PPE stand for?
-Senses a short circuit.
-Prevents electrocution.
, -Shuts off the flow of electricity - correct answer ✔✔What does a ground fault circuit Interrupter (GFCI)
do?
Employer - correct answer ✔✔Who is responsible for providing the applicable PPE for a work site?
Shoulder level or above - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔What is the maximum distance between the sternal d-ring and the fixed
safety climb?
Four feet - correct answer ✔✔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. - correct answer ✔✔When calculating a fall distance using a
"6 foot" energy absorber, what is the maximum pull out distance?
5,000 lbs - correct answer ✔✔What minimum force must a non-engineered anchor be able to withstand
for fall protection use?
3,600 lbs - correct answer ✔✔What minimum force must an engineered anchor be able to withstand for
fall protection use?
3,600 lbs - correct answer ✔✔On any fall protection component, the latch must be double locking and
be designed to withstand how many pounds of force?
1,000 lbs - correct answer ✔✔When using a Fall Restraint system, what is the minimum anchorage
allowed?
Daily before each use - correct answer ✔✔When working, how often should fall protection equipment
be inspected?
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - correct answer ✔✔Who is the third-party group that
approves and endorses standards?
Standards - correct answer ✔✔What term is used to describe the documents written by members, or
peers, in the industry.
Industry Standards - correct answer ✔✔Company's Health, Safety and Environment policy should be a
combination of Labor Regulations and _________?
Employer - correct answer ✔✔Where OSHA has not promulgated specific standards, who is responsible
for following the act's general duty clause?
The whole crew - correct answer ✔✔On a job site who should be involved in the JHA process?
Scope of Work - correct answer ✔✔What does the term SOW stand for?
Job Hazard Assessment - correct answer ✔✔What does the term SOW stand for?
3 feet - correct answer ✔✔When using an extension ladder, how many feet past the platform must it
extend?
4 feet - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔What do the letters PPE stand for?
-Senses a short circuit.
-Prevents electrocution.
, -Shuts off the flow of electricity - correct answer ✔✔What does a ground fault circuit Interrupter (GFCI)
do?
Employer - correct answer ✔✔Who is responsible for providing the applicable PPE for a work site?
Shoulder level or above - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔What is the maximum distance between the sternal d-ring and the fixed
safety climb?
Four feet - correct answer ✔✔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. - correct answer ✔✔When calculating a fall distance using a
"6 foot" energy absorber, what is the maximum pull out distance?
5,000 lbs - correct answer ✔✔What minimum force must a non-engineered anchor be able to withstand
for fall protection use?
3,600 lbs - correct answer ✔✔What minimum force must an engineered anchor be able to withstand for
fall protection use?
3,600 lbs - correct answer ✔✔On any fall protection component, the latch must be double locking and
be designed to withstand how many pounds of force?
1,000 lbs - correct answer ✔✔When using a Fall Restraint system, what is the minimum anchorage
allowed?
Daily before each use - correct answer ✔✔When working, how often should fall protection equipment
be inspected?
