TEEX Rope Rescue Technician UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
NFPA 1670 - CORRECT ANSWER - Standard on Operations and Training for Technical
Search and Rescue Incidents (TEAM)
Technician Level of Rope Rescue May be able to? - CORRECT ANSWER - - Tend to
litter
- Pick offs
(Official:
- Perform High-angle rescues of people stranded on or suspended from man-made structures or
natural terrain features
- Perform high-angle rescues with a little and litter tender)
Between 1982 and 2015, what percentage of fatalities involved falls? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 42%
In 2017, what percentage of worker deaths were from falls? - CORRECT ANSWER - 17%
OSHA regulation for working at heights - CORRECT ANSWER - OSHA 1910, subpart D
OSHA 1910, subpart D requires fall protection at what height? - CORRECT ANSWER -
More than 4 feet off the ground
Industrial hazards - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemicals, Biological materials, mechanical/
physical hazards
, OSHA regulation to protect construction workers from falls - CORRECT ANSWER -
OSHA 1926, subpart M
How tall is a Monopole tower? - CORRECT ANSWER - Exceeds 200 ft
Can you use foot pegs on a monopole tower as anchors? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
Guyed tower height? - CORRECT ANSWER - Up to 2000 ft
How to identify Guyed towers? - CORRECT ANSWER - Signage placed on the tower
Self-supporting towers height? - CORRECT ANSWER - 200-500 ft
Electric transmission towers height? - CORRECT ANSWER - Exceed 200 ft
Municipal Hazards - CORRECT ANSWER - Height of structure, weather, location of
sound anchor points, access to the structure and victim
Tower Hazards - CORRECT ANSWER - RF and microwave sources, induced current
Induced current can cause ____ - CORRECT ANSWER - Biological effects
Who regulates the electrical towers? - CORRECT ANSWER - FCC (Federal
Communications Commission)
What is LOTO - CORRECT ANSWER - Lockout/Tagout
What is ZMS - CORRECT ANSWER - zero mechanical state
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
NFPA 1670 - CORRECT ANSWER - Standard on Operations and Training for Technical
Search and Rescue Incidents (TEAM)
Technician Level of Rope Rescue May be able to? - CORRECT ANSWER - - Tend to
litter
- Pick offs
(Official:
- Perform High-angle rescues of people stranded on or suspended from man-made structures or
natural terrain features
- Perform high-angle rescues with a little and litter tender)
Between 1982 and 2015, what percentage of fatalities involved falls? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 42%
In 2017, what percentage of worker deaths were from falls? - CORRECT ANSWER - 17%
OSHA regulation for working at heights - CORRECT ANSWER - OSHA 1910, subpart D
OSHA 1910, subpart D requires fall protection at what height? - CORRECT ANSWER -
More than 4 feet off the ground
Industrial hazards - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemicals, Biological materials, mechanical/
physical hazards
, OSHA regulation to protect construction workers from falls - CORRECT ANSWER -
OSHA 1926, subpart M
How tall is a Monopole tower? - CORRECT ANSWER - Exceeds 200 ft
Can you use foot pegs on a monopole tower as anchors? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
Guyed tower height? - CORRECT ANSWER - Up to 2000 ft
How to identify Guyed towers? - CORRECT ANSWER - Signage placed on the tower
Self-supporting towers height? - CORRECT ANSWER - 200-500 ft
Electric transmission towers height? - CORRECT ANSWER - Exceed 200 ft
Municipal Hazards - CORRECT ANSWER - Height of structure, weather, location of
sound anchor points, access to the structure and victim
Tower Hazards - CORRECT ANSWER - RF and microwave sources, induced current
Induced current can cause ____ - CORRECT ANSWER - Biological effects
Who regulates the electrical towers? - CORRECT ANSWER - FCC (Federal
Communications Commission)
What is LOTO - CORRECT ANSWER - Lockout/Tagout
What is ZMS - CORRECT ANSWER - zero mechanical state
