Ropes Level 1 Exam Questions
with Answers
600 lbs - -___lbs is considered a two person load.
- NFPA 1983 - -Relates to manufacturers of fire service life safety rope
system components
- belay - -A system used as a redundant safety mechanism to support the
entire weight of the load should some element of the original system fail
- NFPA 1951 - -Manual states that technical rescue personal protective
equipment must meet these standards
- 90 dB - -Protecting a rescuers hearing is part of utilizing PPE. When they
are exposed to noise above ___ hearing protection must be worn
- True - -Gloves used during rope tasks must be free of any contaminants
including glass shards and grease/oil. (True/false)
- True - -Two individuals who did NOT build/assemble the system WILL
perform a final safety check when the system is prepared and the rescue
team is ready
- Double Fisherman's Knot - -What knot is used to form the loop used to
create a Prusik Hitch?
- False - -A class 3 harness covers the legs and waist only (true/false)
- Anticipated load - -The rope rescue system is planned to match the ___
and available resources should be analyzed to ensure that the adequate
equipment and personnel are available before initiating any vertical
operations
- True - -In a high-angle (60-90 degrees) rescue operation, a primary hazard
includes sharp elevation differences (true/false)
Define low angle rescue
- Belayer - -Which incident individual has the sole job of protecting the
person on a rope in case of a fall?
, - Edge tender - -When team members are out of view from the rescuer, who
is responsible for relaying signals between the rescuer and the other
members as well as ensuring the edge protection remains in place to protect
the rope?
- Remove slack or excess rope - -What does the command "take-up" mean
during a rope rescue operation?
- load-distributing (self-adjusting) - -What type of anchor systems are used
when the direction of the pull is likely to change during the rescue operation
or a single anchor is NOT strong enough to support the anticipated load?
- Load-Sharing anchors - -Constructed from multiple single point anchors
and are used when there may be some doubt that one anchor point is
sufficient to carry the expected load.
- critical angle - -The angle between legs of any directional anchor that will
never exceed the critical angle of 120 degrees
- True - -Load sharing anchors allow the load to be distributed between two
or more anchor points (true/false)
- Load Sharing anchors - -These systems work well as long as the direction
of pull remains constant; however, if the direction of pull changes, the entire
load can shift to one of the anchors
- True - -When it is NOT possible to use readily available anchors, a picket
anchor system can be constructed (true/false)
- Picket anchor - -Cold rolled steel that is 4ft. long, 1in. diameter, pointed on
one end and flat on the other end
- 1-1-1, 2-1, 3-2-1 - -What are the most common ways a picket can be
configured?
- 4 feet - -How far apart should each picket be separated?
- Single picket - -Picket has load capacity of 700lbs
- 1-1 - -Picket has load capacity of 1400lbs
- 1-1-1 - -Picket has load capacity of 1800lbs
- 2-1 - -Picket has load capacity of 2000lbs
- 3-2-1 - -Picket has load capacity of 4000lbs
with Answers
600 lbs - -___lbs is considered a two person load.
- NFPA 1983 - -Relates to manufacturers of fire service life safety rope
system components
- belay - -A system used as a redundant safety mechanism to support the
entire weight of the load should some element of the original system fail
- NFPA 1951 - -Manual states that technical rescue personal protective
equipment must meet these standards
- 90 dB - -Protecting a rescuers hearing is part of utilizing PPE. When they
are exposed to noise above ___ hearing protection must be worn
- True - -Gloves used during rope tasks must be free of any contaminants
including glass shards and grease/oil. (True/false)
- True - -Two individuals who did NOT build/assemble the system WILL
perform a final safety check when the system is prepared and the rescue
team is ready
- Double Fisherman's Knot - -What knot is used to form the loop used to
create a Prusik Hitch?
- False - -A class 3 harness covers the legs and waist only (true/false)
- Anticipated load - -The rope rescue system is planned to match the ___
and available resources should be analyzed to ensure that the adequate
equipment and personnel are available before initiating any vertical
operations
- True - -In a high-angle (60-90 degrees) rescue operation, a primary hazard
includes sharp elevation differences (true/false)
Define low angle rescue
- Belayer - -Which incident individual has the sole job of protecting the
person on a rope in case of a fall?
, - Edge tender - -When team members are out of view from the rescuer, who
is responsible for relaying signals between the rescuer and the other
members as well as ensuring the edge protection remains in place to protect
the rope?
- Remove slack or excess rope - -What does the command "take-up" mean
during a rope rescue operation?
- load-distributing (self-adjusting) - -What type of anchor systems are used
when the direction of the pull is likely to change during the rescue operation
or a single anchor is NOT strong enough to support the anticipated load?
- Load-Sharing anchors - -Constructed from multiple single point anchors
and are used when there may be some doubt that one anchor point is
sufficient to carry the expected load.
- critical angle - -The angle between legs of any directional anchor that will
never exceed the critical angle of 120 degrees
- True - -Load sharing anchors allow the load to be distributed between two
or more anchor points (true/false)
- Load Sharing anchors - -These systems work well as long as the direction
of pull remains constant; however, if the direction of pull changes, the entire
load can shift to one of the anchors
- True - -When it is NOT possible to use readily available anchors, a picket
anchor system can be constructed (true/false)
- Picket anchor - -Cold rolled steel that is 4ft. long, 1in. diameter, pointed on
one end and flat on the other end
- 1-1-1, 2-1, 3-2-1 - -What are the most common ways a picket can be
configured?
- 4 feet - -How far apart should each picket be separated?
- Single picket - -Picket has load capacity of 700lbs
- 1-1 - -Picket has load capacity of 1400lbs
- 1-1-1 - -Picket has load capacity of 1800lbs
- 2-1 - -Picket has load capacity of 2000lbs
- 3-2-1 - -Picket has load capacity of 4000lbs
