ISA Utility Specialist (Chapters 1-7)
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In the U.S., enforcement of safety work rules resides with: - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Occupational Safety & Health Administration
(OSHA)
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
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,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
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,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
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, 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
Trees growing into contact with a single-phase distribution conductor pose
__________ threat of a tree-ground fault. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔little
Where should the final cut be made for proper utility pruning? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔just outside of the branch bark ridge and the branch collar
A vegetation management scheduling unit may be an entire __________ or
a __________ __________. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔circuit;
geographical area
2 examples of protective equipment: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔circuit breakers
lightning receptors
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In the U.S., enforcement of safety work rules resides with: - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Occupational Safety & Health Administration
(OSHA)
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
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,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
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,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
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, 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
Trees growing into contact with a single-phase distribution conductor pose
__________ threat of a tree-ground fault. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔little
Where should the final cut be made for proper utility pruning? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔just outside of the branch bark ridge and the branch collar
A vegetation management scheduling unit may be an entire __________ or
a __________ __________. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔circuit;
geographical area
2 examples of protective equipment: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔circuit breakers
lightning receptors
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