CWEA COLLECTIONS GRADE 2
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Whyaareagasolineaandavolatileasolventsaobjectionableawhenapresentainaaasewer?a-
acorrectaanswersTheyaproduceaanaexplosionahazard
Youashouldaneveraattemptatoainstall,atroubleshoot,amaintain,arepair,aorareplaceaelectricalaequip
mentaunless:a-
acorrectaanswersYouaknowawhatayouaareadoing,aareaqualified,aandaareaauthorized.
Howamanyadifferentaareasaofatrafficazonesaareathereawhenaworkingainaroadways?a-
acorrectaanswersFive
Whyashouldahydrogenasulfideabeacontrolled?a-
acorrectaanswersToaprotectasewersaandastructuresafromacorrosion
PersonnelaenteringaaaPermitaRequiredaConfinedaSpaceamustahaveatheafollowingatraining:a-
acorrectaanswersEntryaandarescueaprocedures
Toafindaproperaprotectiveagearabeforeaapplicationaofaaaproduct,ayouawould:a-
acorrectaanswersLookaatatheaMSDSa(MaterialaSafetyaDataaSheet)
Theagasamostacommonlyaassociatedawithasepticawastewaterais:a-
acorrectaanswersHydrogenaSulfidea(H2S)
Thealackaofaanaunpleasantaodorainaaastructureadoesanotaalwaysameanathatadangerousagasesaarea
notapresentabecause:a-acorrectaanswersSomeadangerousagasesahaveanoaodor
Whatafouraconditionsaareanecessaryatoacreateaanaexplosion?a-
acorrectaanswersCombustibleagas,aadequateaoxygen,asufficientaheat,aandaproperamixingaofagasa
andaoxygen.
Whatadoesa"transitionaarea"ameanainatrafficacontrol?a-
acorrectaanswersMovesatrafficaoutaofaitsanormalapath
Theaterma"transitionaarea"aisaoneacomponentaofaa:a-acorrectaanswersTrafficaControlaZone
WhataelementsashouldabeaconsideredatoaimproveaworkerasafetyainaHighaSpeedaTemporaryaTraff
icaControlaZones?a-
acorrectaanswersReroutingatrafficaaroundatheaworkasite,apositioningaofalawaenforcementaofficer
sainatheatemporaryatrafficacontrolazone,aandaworkazoneatraining.
WhatakeyafactorsawouldayouaneedatoaaddressawhenadevelopingaanaS.O.P.aforaLiftaStationafailure
?a-acorrectaanswersTrafficacontrolaplan,aby-passaconnections,aandaspillacontainment.
"SpringaBlades"aareaaatypeaofatoolausedawith:a-acorrectaanswersPoweraRodder
, Porcupine,aRootaSaw,aandaaaSquareaBaraCorkaScrewaareaallatoolsausedafor:a-
acorrectaanswersSewerarodding
WhatatoolawouldayouauseatoacutaVCPapipe?a-acorrectaanswersChainapipeacutter
Whichaconditionsashouldaaagasadetectionadeviceatestafor?a-
acorrectaanswersHydrogenaSulfide,aexplosive/flammableagases,aoxygen.
Whatadoesa"LEL"ameanaonaaagasadetectionameter?a-acorrectaanswersLoweraexplosivealimit
Theaoxygenalevelaalarmainaaagasadetectionameteraisanormallyasetatoagoaoffaataoxygenalevelsabelo
w:a-acorrectaanswers19.5%
WhenadevelopingaanaS.O.P.aforascheduledamaintenanceaofaelectricalaequipment,awhataprogra
mashouldabeaaddressedaasaaaprimaryasafetyaguideline?a-
acorrectaanswersTheaL.O.T.O.a(LockaOutaTagaOut)aProgram
WhatadocumentawouldayouarequireatoabeareferencedawhenadevelopingaanaS.O.P.aforahazardous
asubstanceaspillacleanupaasawellaasaspillacontainment?a-acorrectaanswersM.S.D.S.
PlacementaofatheaBloweraandaP.P.E.aareatwoathingsayouawouldaincludeainadevelopingaanaS.O.P.af
oraairamonitoringainaa:a-acorrectaanswersPermitaRequiredaConfinedaSpace
AccordingatoaaaStateaWateraResourcesaControlaBoardaorder,aeachaEnrolleeamustadevelopaandai
mplementaaasystem-specific:a-acorrectaanswersSeweraSystemaManagementaPlana(SSMP)
Categorya1aSSO'sathatadischargeatoaaadrainageachannelaand/orasurfaceawateramustabeareported
awithin:a-acorrectaanswers2ahours
ToareportainatheaStatewideaSSOaData-
baseaCaliforniaaIntegratedaWateraQualityaSystema(CIWQS),aregardingathealocationaofaaaCategor
ya2aSSO,ayouamustaknow:a-acorrectaanswerstheaGPSacoordinates
Biologicalaactivityainalong,asluggish-
flow,aflatagradeaseweralinesawillalikelyacauseaodors,atrueaorafalse?a-acorrectaanswersTrue
Flatteraseweralineagradesamayacauseaaddedaseweramaintenanceaexpenseaandaodoranuisance.aT
heaproblemaisamostalikelyacausedaby:a-
acorrectaanswersAadecreaseainavelocityaallowingaorganicaandainorganicasolidsatoasettleaout
Infiltrationafromaaahighawateratableacanabeaoneasourceaofaexcessiveaclearawaterainaaacollectionas
ystem,atrueaorafalse?a-acorrectaanswersTrue
Whataisatheafirstathingatoaconsiderawhenaselectingaaasolutionatoaclearaaastoppageainaaasewer?a-
acorrectaanswersCauseaofastoppage
Theainterioraofa300afeetaofa12-
inchapipeaisauniformlyacoatedawithaoneainchaofagrease.aHowamanyagallonsawillathisapipeaholdaw
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Whyaareagasolineaandavolatileasolventsaobjectionableawhenapresentainaaasewer?a-
acorrectaanswersTheyaproduceaanaexplosionahazard
Youashouldaneveraattemptatoainstall,atroubleshoot,amaintain,arepair,aorareplaceaelectricalaequip
mentaunless:a-
acorrectaanswersYouaknowawhatayouaareadoing,aareaqualified,aandaareaauthorized.
Howamanyadifferentaareasaofatrafficazonesaareathereawhenaworkingainaroadways?a-
acorrectaanswersFive
Whyashouldahydrogenasulfideabeacontrolled?a-
acorrectaanswersToaprotectasewersaandastructuresafromacorrosion
PersonnelaenteringaaaPermitaRequiredaConfinedaSpaceamustahaveatheafollowingatraining:a-
acorrectaanswersEntryaandarescueaprocedures
Toafindaproperaprotectiveagearabeforeaapplicationaofaaaproduct,ayouawould:a-
acorrectaanswersLookaatatheaMSDSa(MaterialaSafetyaDataaSheet)
Theagasamostacommonlyaassociatedawithasepticawastewaterais:a-
acorrectaanswersHydrogenaSulfidea(H2S)
Thealackaofaanaunpleasantaodorainaaastructureadoesanotaalwaysameanathatadangerousagasesaarea
notapresentabecause:a-acorrectaanswersSomeadangerousagasesahaveanoaodor
Whatafouraconditionsaareanecessaryatoacreateaanaexplosion?a-
acorrectaanswersCombustibleagas,aadequateaoxygen,asufficientaheat,aandaproperamixingaofagasa
andaoxygen.
Whatadoesa"transitionaarea"ameanainatrafficacontrol?a-
acorrectaanswersMovesatrafficaoutaofaitsanormalapath
Theaterma"transitionaarea"aisaoneacomponentaofaa:a-acorrectaanswersTrafficaControlaZone
WhataelementsashouldabeaconsideredatoaimproveaworkerasafetyainaHighaSpeedaTemporaryaTraff
icaControlaZones?a-
acorrectaanswersReroutingatrafficaaroundatheaworkasite,apositioningaofalawaenforcementaofficer
sainatheatemporaryatrafficacontrolazone,aandaworkazoneatraining.
WhatakeyafactorsawouldayouaneedatoaaddressawhenadevelopingaanaS.O.P.aforaLiftaStationafailure
?a-acorrectaanswersTrafficacontrolaplan,aby-passaconnections,aandaspillacontainment.
"SpringaBlades"aareaaatypeaofatoolausedawith:a-acorrectaanswersPoweraRodder
, Porcupine,aRootaSaw,aandaaaSquareaBaraCorkaScrewaareaallatoolsausedafor:a-
acorrectaanswersSewerarodding
WhatatoolawouldayouauseatoacutaVCPapipe?a-acorrectaanswersChainapipeacutter
Whichaconditionsashouldaaagasadetectionadeviceatestafor?a-
acorrectaanswersHydrogenaSulfide,aexplosive/flammableagases,aoxygen.
Whatadoesa"LEL"ameanaonaaagasadetectionameter?a-acorrectaanswersLoweraexplosivealimit
Theaoxygenalevelaalarmainaaagasadetectionameteraisanormallyasetatoagoaoffaataoxygenalevelsabelo
w:a-acorrectaanswers19.5%
WhenadevelopingaanaS.O.P.aforascheduledamaintenanceaofaelectricalaequipment,awhataprogra
mashouldabeaaddressedaasaaaprimaryasafetyaguideline?a-
acorrectaanswersTheaL.O.T.O.a(LockaOutaTagaOut)aProgram
WhatadocumentawouldayouarequireatoabeareferencedawhenadevelopingaanaS.O.P.aforahazardous
asubstanceaspillacleanupaasawellaasaspillacontainment?a-acorrectaanswersM.S.D.S.
PlacementaofatheaBloweraandaP.P.E.aareatwoathingsayouawouldaincludeainadevelopingaanaS.O.P.af
oraairamonitoringainaa:a-acorrectaanswersPermitaRequiredaConfinedaSpace
AccordingatoaaaStateaWateraResourcesaControlaBoardaorder,aeachaEnrolleeamustadevelopaandai
mplementaaasystem-specific:a-acorrectaanswersSeweraSystemaManagementaPlana(SSMP)
Categorya1aSSO'sathatadischargeatoaaadrainageachannelaand/orasurfaceawateramustabeareported
awithin:a-acorrectaanswers2ahours
ToareportainatheaStatewideaSSOaData-
baseaCaliforniaaIntegratedaWateraQualityaSystema(CIWQS),aregardingathealocationaofaaaCategor
ya2aSSO,ayouamustaknow:a-acorrectaanswerstheaGPSacoordinates
Biologicalaactivityainalong,asluggish-
flow,aflatagradeaseweralinesawillalikelyacauseaodors,atrueaorafalse?a-acorrectaanswersTrue
Flatteraseweralineagradesamayacauseaaddedaseweramaintenanceaexpenseaandaodoranuisance.aT
heaproblemaisamostalikelyacausedaby:a-
acorrectaanswersAadecreaseainavelocityaallowingaorganicaandainorganicasolidsatoasettleaout
Infiltrationafromaaahighawateratableacanabeaoneasourceaofaexcessiveaclearawaterainaaacollectionas
ystem,atrueaorafalse?a-acorrectaanswersTrue
Whataisatheafirstathingatoaconsiderawhenaselectingaaasolutionatoaclearaaastoppageainaaasewer?a-
acorrectaanswersCauseaofastoppage
Theainterioraofa300afeetaofa12-
inchapipeaisauniformlyacoatedawithaoneainchaofagrease.aHowamanyagallonsawillathisapipeaholdaw