NWSA TEST EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - ANS Who is the third-party group that
approves and endorses standards?
Standards - ANS What term is used to describe the documents written by members, or
peers, in the industry.
Industry Standards - ANS Company's Health, Safety and Environment policy should be a
combination of Labor Regulations and _________?
Employer - ANS Where OSHA has not promulgated specific standards, who is responsible for
following the act's general duty clause?
The whole crew - ANS On a job site who should be involved in the JHA process?
Scope of Work - ANS What does the term SOW stand for?
Job Hazard Assessment - ANS What does the term SOW stand for?
3 feet - ANS When using an extension ladder, how many feet past the platform must it
extend?
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, 4 feet - ANS If you have a sixteen-foot ladder leaning against a building wall, how many feet
from the wall does the case need to be to provide the correct slope?
Personal Protective Equipment - ANS What do the letters PPE stand for?
-Senses a short circuit.
-Prevents electrocution.
-Shuts off the flow of electricity - ANS What does a ground fault circuit Interrupter (GFCI) do?
Employer - ANS Who is responsible for providing the applicable PPE for a work site?
Shoulder level or above - ANS When using a Y-lanyard attached to your back d-ring, at what
height should the connection to your anchorage be place? Extend?
Nine inches - ANS What is the maximum distance between the sternal d-ring and the fixed
safety climb?
Four feet - ANS When calculating a fall distance using a "6 foot" energy absorber, what is the
maximum pull out distance?
Two times the arresting force or 3,000 lbs. - ANS When calculating a fall distance using a "6
foot" energy absorber, what is the maximum pull out distance?
5,000 lbs - ANS What minimum force must a non-engineered anchor be able to withstand for
fall protection use?
3,600 lbs - ANS What minimum force must an engineered anchor be able to withstand for
fall protection use?
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AND ANSWERS
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - ANS Who is the third-party group that
approves and endorses standards?
Standards - ANS What term is used to describe the documents written by members, or
peers, in the industry.
Industry Standards - ANS Company's Health, Safety and Environment policy should be a
combination of Labor Regulations and _________?
Employer - ANS Where OSHA has not promulgated specific standards, who is responsible for
following the act's general duty clause?
The whole crew - ANS On a job site who should be involved in the JHA process?
Scope of Work - ANS What does the term SOW stand for?
Job Hazard Assessment - ANS What does the term SOW stand for?
3 feet - ANS When using an extension ladder, how many feet past the platform must it
extend?
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, 4 feet - ANS If you have a sixteen-foot ladder leaning against a building wall, how many feet
from the wall does the case need to be to provide the correct slope?
Personal Protective Equipment - ANS What do the letters PPE stand for?
-Senses a short circuit.
-Prevents electrocution.
-Shuts off the flow of electricity - ANS What does a ground fault circuit Interrupter (GFCI) do?
Employer - ANS Who is responsible for providing the applicable PPE for a work site?
Shoulder level or above - ANS When using a Y-lanyard attached to your back d-ring, at what
height should the connection to your anchorage be place? Extend?
Nine inches - ANS What is the maximum distance between the sternal d-ring and the fixed
safety climb?
Four feet - ANS When calculating a fall distance using a "6 foot" energy absorber, what is the
maximum pull out distance?
Two times the arresting force or 3,000 lbs. - ANS When calculating a fall distance using a "6
foot" energy absorber, what is the maximum pull out distance?
5,000 lbs - ANS What minimum force must a non-engineered anchor be able to withstand for
fall protection use?
3,600 lbs - ANS What minimum force must an engineered anchor be able to withstand for
fall protection use?
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