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TEEX Rope Rescue Awareness and Ops
Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
Bend
⼀Answer:- A knot connecting ends of rope or webbing together
Q: Bight
⼀Answer:- Section of rope or webbing formed into a U shape, with
the loose ends not crossed over each other
Q: Dressing
⼀Answer:- Ensuring the knots are pulled tight and clean and are
recognizable
Q: Hitch
⼀Answer:- A fastening created by wrapping around an object; the
removal of the object would cause the hitch to fall apart
Q: Knot
⼀Answer:- A fastening created by rope, cord, or webbing achieved
through turns and bends
Q: Loop
⼀Answer:- A section of rope or webbing formed into a circle with
the ends crossing over each other
Q: Round turn
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⼀Answer:- A complete pass of a rope or webbing around an object
with both ends going the same direction
Q: Safety knot
⼀Answer:- Used to reinforce a knot to reduce the risk for failure;
also known as a backup knot
Q: Anchor Point
⼀Answer:- A single, structural component used either alone or in
combination with other components to create an anchor system
capable of sustaining the actual and potential load on the rope rescue
system
Q: Anchor System
⼀Answer:- One or more anchor points rigged in such a way as to
provide a structurally significant connection point for rope rescue
system components
Q: Back ties
⼀Answer:- An anchor system component that reinforces a primary
anchor through a tension attachment to an equally substantial, in-line
secondary anchor
Q: Directional
⼀Answer:- Used to create a more favorable angle in the system
Q: Dynamic load
⼀Answer:- Forces created by moving loads
TEEX Rope Rescue Awareness and Ops
Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
Bend
⼀Answer:- A knot connecting ends of rope or webbing together
Q: Bight
⼀Answer:- Section of rope or webbing formed into a U shape, with
the loose ends not crossed over each other
Q: Dressing
⼀Answer:- Ensuring the knots are pulled tight and clean and are
recognizable
Q: Hitch
⼀Answer:- A fastening created by wrapping around an object; the
removal of the object would cause the hitch to fall apart
Q: Knot
⼀Answer:- A fastening created by rope, cord, or webbing achieved
through turns and bends
Q: Loop
⼀Answer:- A section of rope or webbing formed into a circle with
the ends crossing over each other
Q: Round turn
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⼀Answer:- A complete pass of a rope or webbing around an object
with both ends going the same direction
Q: Safety knot
⼀Answer:- Used to reinforce a knot to reduce the risk for failure;
also known as a backup knot
Q: Anchor Point
⼀Answer:- A single, structural component used either alone or in
combination with other components to create an anchor system
capable of sustaining the actual and potential load on the rope rescue
system
Q: Anchor System
⼀Answer:- One or more anchor points rigged in such a way as to
provide a structurally significant connection point for rope rescue
system components
Q: Back ties
⼀Answer:- An anchor system component that reinforces a primary
anchor through a tension attachment to an equally substantial, in-line
secondary anchor
Q: Directional
⼀Answer:- Used to create a more favorable angle in the system
Q: Dynamic load
⼀Answer:- Forces created by moving loads
