NWSA TEST Questions And All Correct
Answers.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - Answer Who is the third-party group that
approves and endorses standards?
Standards - Answer What term is used to describe the documents written by members, or
peers, in the industry.
Industry Standards - Answer Company's Health, Safety and Environment policy should be a
combination of Labor Regulations and _________?
Employer - Answer Where OSHA has not promulgated specific standards, who is responsible
for following the act's general duty clause?
The whole crew - Answer On a job site who should be involved in the JHA process?
Scope of Work - Answer What does the term SOW stand for?
Job Hazard Assessment - Answer What does the term SOW stand for?
3 feet - Answer When using an extension ladder, how many feet past the platform must it
extend?
4 feet - Answer 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 - Answer What do the letters PPE stand for?
-Senses a short circuit.
-Prevents electrocution.
-Shuts off the flow of electricity - Answer What does a ground fault circuit Interrupter (GFCI)
do?
, Shoulder level or above - Answer 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 - Answer What is the maximum distance between the sternal d-ring and the fixed
safety climb?
Four feet - Answer 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. - Answer When calculating a fall distance using a "6
foot" energy absorber, what is the maximum pull out distance?
5,000 lbs - Answer What minimum force must a non-engineered anchor be able to withstand
for fall protection use?
3,600 lbs - Answer What minimum force must an engineered anchor be able to withstand for
fall protection use?
3,600 lbs - Answer On any fall protection component, the latch must be double locking and be
designed to withstand how many pounds of force?
1,000 lbs - Answer When using a Fall Restraint system, what is the minimum anchorage
allowed?
Daily before each use - Answer When working, how often should fall protection equipment be
inspected?
Six feet - Answer According to the applicable industry standards, what is the minimum height
from a lower surface or ground where fall protection must be used?
225 lbs - Answer How many pounds force is one kilo newton (kN)?
Anchorage, Full Body Harness and Connectors - Answer What are the three main components
that make up a fall arrest system?
Answers.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - Answer Who is the third-party group that
approves and endorses standards?
Standards - Answer What term is used to describe the documents written by members, or
peers, in the industry.
Industry Standards - Answer Company's Health, Safety and Environment policy should be a
combination of Labor Regulations and _________?
Employer - Answer Where OSHA has not promulgated specific standards, who is responsible
for following the act's general duty clause?
The whole crew - Answer On a job site who should be involved in the JHA process?
Scope of Work - Answer What does the term SOW stand for?
Job Hazard Assessment - Answer What does the term SOW stand for?
3 feet - Answer When using an extension ladder, how many feet past the platform must it
extend?
4 feet - Answer 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 - Answer What do the letters PPE stand for?
-Senses a short circuit.
-Prevents electrocution.
-Shuts off the flow of electricity - Answer What does a ground fault circuit Interrupter (GFCI)
do?
, Shoulder level or above - Answer 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 - Answer What is the maximum distance between the sternal d-ring and the fixed
safety climb?
Four feet - Answer 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. - Answer When calculating a fall distance using a "6
foot" energy absorber, what is the maximum pull out distance?
5,000 lbs - Answer What minimum force must a non-engineered anchor be able to withstand
for fall protection use?
3,600 lbs - Answer What minimum force must an engineered anchor be able to withstand for
fall protection use?
3,600 lbs - Answer On any fall protection component, the latch must be double locking and be
designed to withstand how many pounds of force?
1,000 lbs - Answer When using a Fall Restraint system, what is the minimum anchorage
allowed?
Daily before each use - Answer When working, how often should fall protection equipment be
inspected?
Six feet - Answer According to the applicable industry standards, what is the minimum height
from a lower surface or ground where fall protection must be used?
225 lbs - Answer How many pounds force is one kilo newton (kN)?
Anchorage, Full Body Harness and Connectors - Answer What are the three main components
that make up a fall arrest system?
