ISA UTILITY SPECIALIST COMPREHENSIVE
TEST SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Utility pruning is the pruning of trees located in the vicinity of power
lines for the purpose of __________ __________ __________.
Answer: ensuring reliable service
●● A comprehensive vegetation management program should be
__________ rather than reactive, & based on principals of __________
vegetation management.
Answer: proactive;
integrated
●● What is a volt?
Answer: a unit of electrical force
●● Major storms or __________ weather events are the usual cause of
power outages over large areas.
Answer: catastrophic
●● Without __________, messages can have multiple meanings.
Answer: context
,●● ISA BMPs provide a practical guide for implementing __________
__________.
Answer: industry standards
●● Electrical resistance determines how much __________ is required
to move electricity along a conductor and is measured in __________.
Answer: energy;
ohms
●● When communicating, a person's experience & __________ will
influence how the person reacts.
Answer: perceptions
●● Crew mobilization for a storm event is much more rapid from a
__________ status.
Answer: standby
●● NERC standards are specific to what line voltages?
Answer: 200 kV & above
●● An important first step in any vegetation management program
should be to asses system conditions, which is often done through an
__________.
,Answer: inventory
●● Which type of cuts are less unacceptable?
Answer: internodal cuts
(e.g. topping)
●● A worker neglecting to wear cut-resistant chaps while operating a
chainsaw is committing an unsafe __________, while an employer
failing to provide chaps is creating an unsafe __________.
Answer: act;
condition
●● A conductor carrying more than __________ volts would be
considered a NERC line.
Answer: 200,000
●● Communication is both verbal & nonverbal. When a customer is
confronted with contradictory information, the person will usually
believe the __________ message.
Answer: nonverbal
●● Voluntary safety standards for pruning, trimming, repairing,
maintaining & removing trees, & cutting brush:
Answer: ANSI Z133
, ●● NERC standards require the reporting of all tree caused outages by
__________ categories
Answer: three
●● A traditional cycle will schedule maintenance __________ trees
grow into conductors.
Answer: before
●● Which type of cuts are more acceptable?
Answer: nodal cuts
(e.g. drop-crotch, thinning)
●● The __________-__________ rule suggests that workers should take
time before starting a job to check for potentially unsafe conditions &
discuss them.
Answer: two-minute
●● According to ANSI Z133, the minimum approach distance for
persons other than qualified line-clearance arborists for 50 kV & less is
__________.
Answer: 10 feet
TEST SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Utility pruning is the pruning of trees located in the vicinity of power
lines for the purpose of __________ __________ __________.
Answer: ensuring reliable service
●● A comprehensive vegetation management program should be
__________ rather than reactive, & based on principals of __________
vegetation management.
Answer: proactive;
integrated
●● What is a volt?
Answer: a unit of electrical force
●● Major storms or __________ weather events are the usual cause of
power outages over large areas.
Answer: catastrophic
●● Without __________, messages can have multiple meanings.
Answer: context
,●● ISA BMPs provide a practical guide for implementing __________
__________.
Answer: industry standards
●● Electrical resistance determines how much __________ is required
to move electricity along a conductor and is measured in __________.
Answer: energy;
ohms
●● When communicating, a person's experience & __________ will
influence how the person reacts.
Answer: perceptions
●● Crew mobilization for a storm event is much more rapid from a
__________ status.
Answer: standby
●● NERC standards are specific to what line voltages?
Answer: 200 kV & above
●● An important first step in any vegetation management program
should be to asses system conditions, which is often done through an
__________.
,Answer: inventory
●● Which type of cuts are less unacceptable?
Answer: internodal cuts
(e.g. topping)
●● A worker neglecting to wear cut-resistant chaps while operating a
chainsaw is committing an unsafe __________, while an employer
failing to provide chaps is creating an unsafe __________.
Answer: act;
condition
●● A conductor carrying more than __________ volts would be
considered a NERC line.
Answer: 200,000
●● Communication is both verbal & nonverbal. When a customer is
confronted with contradictory information, the person will usually
believe the __________ message.
Answer: nonverbal
●● Voluntary safety standards for pruning, trimming, repairing,
maintaining & removing trees, & cutting brush:
Answer: ANSI Z133
, ●● NERC standards require the reporting of all tree caused outages by
__________ categories
Answer: three
●● A traditional cycle will schedule maintenance __________ trees
grow into conductors.
Answer: before
●● Which type of cuts are more acceptable?
Answer: nodal cuts
(e.g. drop-crotch, thinning)
●● The __________-__________ rule suggests that workers should take
time before starting a job to check for potentially unsafe conditions &
discuss them.
Answer: two-minute
●● According to ANSI Z133, the minimum approach distance for
persons other than qualified line-clearance arborists for 50 kV & less is
__________.
Answer: 10 feet
