ISA Utility Specialist (Ch. 6 Storm
Preparation & Response)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
catastrophic - correct answer ✔✔Major storms or __________ weather events are the usual
cause of power outages over large areas.
standby - correct answer ✔✔Crew mobilization for a storm event is much more rapid from a
__________ status.
ANSI Z133 - correct answer ✔✔Voluntary safety standards for pruning, trimming, repairing,
maintaining & removing trees, & cutting brush:
safest - correct answer ✔✔On a storm site, cutting should not begin until all risks have been
assessed & the __________ approach has been decided & adopted.
communication - correct answer ✔✔As clearance work progresses, __________ between crews
& dispatcher is critically important to determine locations of downed or damaged lines.
fatigue - correct answer ✔✔One of the highest personal risks in a storm is __________.
energized - correct answer ✔✔Always consider that all lines are __________.
backfeed - correct answer ✔✔The sound of a running home generator should alert crews to the
possibility of __________.
, the utility - correct answer ✔✔Crew members should always refer customer relations questions
about the status of power restoration to:
safety & power restoration - correct answer ✔✔Customer relations are important during a
storm response, but are necessarily a lower priority than:
work on the circuits feeding hospitals - correct answer ✔✔When responding to a storm
emergency, the highest priority for crews should be to:
immediately identify & locate downed electrical lines - correct answer ✔✔When arriving on a
storm site, the highest priority for the crew foreman is to:
overhanging, live branches - correct answer ✔✔Of the following conditions, which is most likely
to fail & cause an electrical outage in a moderate storm?
- An open trunk cavity
- Codominant leaders with included bark
- Overhanging, live branches
- A decurrent tree form
ANSI Z133.1-2000 - correct answer ✔✔A revision of the ANSI Z133 standard intended to be the
standard reference for those engaged in tree care work:
stand down - correct answer ✔✔The time when crews return to normal working hours after
being on-call or on 24-7 status:
5 x 5 Matrix - correct answer ✔✔A tool used to determine the severity & likelihood of a risk:
sleet;
Preparation & Response)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
catastrophic - correct answer ✔✔Major storms or __________ weather events are the usual
cause of power outages over large areas.
standby - correct answer ✔✔Crew mobilization for a storm event is much more rapid from a
__________ status.
ANSI Z133 - correct answer ✔✔Voluntary safety standards for pruning, trimming, repairing,
maintaining & removing trees, & cutting brush:
safest - correct answer ✔✔On a storm site, cutting should not begin until all risks have been
assessed & the __________ approach has been decided & adopted.
communication - correct answer ✔✔As clearance work progresses, __________ between crews
& dispatcher is critically important to determine locations of downed or damaged lines.
fatigue - correct answer ✔✔One of the highest personal risks in a storm is __________.
energized - correct answer ✔✔Always consider that all lines are __________.
backfeed - correct answer ✔✔The sound of a running home generator should alert crews to the
possibility of __________.
, the utility - correct answer ✔✔Crew members should always refer customer relations questions
about the status of power restoration to:
safety & power restoration - correct answer ✔✔Customer relations are important during a
storm response, but are necessarily a lower priority than:
work on the circuits feeding hospitals - correct answer ✔✔When responding to a storm
emergency, the highest priority for crews should be to:
immediately identify & locate downed electrical lines - correct answer ✔✔When arriving on a
storm site, the highest priority for the crew foreman is to:
overhanging, live branches - correct answer ✔✔Of the following conditions, which is most likely
to fail & cause an electrical outage in a moderate storm?
- An open trunk cavity
- Codominant leaders with included bark
- Overhanging, live branches
- A decurrent tree form
ANSI Z133.1-2000 - correct answer ✔✔A revision of the ANSI Z133 standard intended to be the
standard reference for those engaged in tree care work:
stand down - correct answer ✔✔The time when crews return to normal working hours after
being on-call or on 24-7 status:
5 x 5 Matrix - correct answer ✔✔A tool used to determine the severity & likelihood of a risk:
sleet;
