NFPA70 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
WhatpoispoanpoArcpoFlash?po-poans--
Aposhortpocircuitpothatpojumpspothroughpothepoairpofrompoonepoexposedpoconductorpotopoa
nother.
WhatpomakespoanpoArpoFlashpodangerous?po-poans--
Temperaturespoofpouppotopo35k'poF,poshrapnel,pomoltenpometal,pochocks,poshockwavepo(2
kpolbs/foot^2),posoudpo(140podB),poburnpoinjuries.
Hazard/RiskpoCategorypo1pocontainspoPPEporequirements.poWhatpoarepothey?po-poans--
hardhat,posafetypoglasses,pohearingpoprotection,poheavypodutypoleatherpogloves,poleatherp
oworkposhoes.
WhatpoproperpoelectricalpoPPEpoprotectpoyoupofrom?po-poans--
burns,poelectricalposhockpoandposmallposhrapnel.
WhatpoispoPPE?po-poans--PersonalpoProtectivepoEquipment
Ifpoyoupoarepoqualifiedpotopoworkpoonpolow-voltagepoequipment,powhatpoispothepocut-
offpopointpowherepoyoupoareponotpoallowedpotopoperformpoelectricalpotaskspoatpohigherpovol
tages?po-poans--50po-po600V
Whatpoispothepomostpoimportantpopartpoofpocreatingpoanpoelectricallyposafepoworkpoconditi
onpo-poans--TestpoforpoVoltage
Oncepoanpoelectricallyposafepoworkpoconditionpoispocreated,poshockpoandpoarcpoflashpoprot
ectionpoareponopolongerponecessary.po(T/F)po-poans--True
ThepoArcpoFlashpoProtectionpoBoundarypoispothepodistancepofrompoanpoarcposourcepowher
epoanpounprotectedpoworkerpowillporeceivepofirst-degreepoburns.po(T/F).po-poans--False
Whenpodressingpoinpolayerspoforpoarcpoflashpoprotection,ponon-
FRpomaterialpocanpobepocountedpotowardpoyourpototalpolevelpoofpoprotection.po(T/F).po-
poans--False
ANSWERS
WhatpoispoanpoArcpoFlash?po-poans--
Aposhortpocircuitpothatpojumpspothroughpothepoairpofrompoonepoexposedpoconductorpotopoa
nother.
WhatpomakespoanpoArpoFlashpodangerous?po-poans--
Temperaturespoofpouppotopo35k'poF,poshrapnel,pomoltenpometal,pochocks,poshockwavepo(2
kpolbs/foot^2),posoudpo(140podB),poburnpoinjuries.
Hazard/RiskpoCategorypo1pocontainspoPPEporequirements.poWhatpoarepothey?po-poans--
hardhat,posafetypoglasses,pohearingpoprotection,poheavypodutypoleatherpogloves,poleatherp
oworkposhoes.
WhatpoproperpoelectricalpoPPEpoprotectpoyoupofrom?po-poans--
burns,poelectricalposhockpoandposmallposhrapnel.
WhatpoispoPPE?po-poans--PersonalpoProtectivepoEquipment
Ifpoyoupoarepoqualifiedpotopoworkpoonpolow-voltagepoequipment,powhatpoispothepocut-
offpopointpowherepoyoupoareponotpoallowedpotopoperformpoelectricalpotaskspoatpohigherpovol
tages?po-poans--50po-po600V
Whatpoispothepomostpoimportantpopartpoofpocreatingpoanpoelectricallyposafepoworkpoconditi
onpo-poans--TestpoforpoVoltage
Oncepoanpoelectricallyposafepoworkpoconditionpoispocreated,poshockpoandpoarcpoflashpoprot
ectionpoareponopolongerponecessary.po(T/F)po-poans--True
ThepoArcpoFlashpoProtectionpoBoundarypoispothepodistancepofrompoanpoarcposourcepowher
epoanpounprotectedpoworkerpowillporeceivepofirst-degreepoburns.po(T/F).po-poans--False
Whenpodressingpoinpolayerspoforpoarcpoflashpoprotection,ponon-
FRpomaterialpocanpobepocountedpotowardpoyourpototalpolevelpoofpoprotection.po(T/F).po-
poans--False