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Stage 1 Apprentice Lineman
‣ What is meant by housekeeping? - ✓✓Keeping a neat and orderly jobsite ‣ "Everything has a place and everything in its place" means? - ✓✓Putting tools and material back where they belong when you're finish with them ‣ What is done once the job is completed? - ✓✓Clean the jobsite ‣ Walkways on trucks, work areas, and jobsites...? - ✓✓Will be kept clear and unobstructed by tools, materials, or debris. ‣ T/F: Each employee is responsible for knowing and practicing safety as it pertains to his job? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: Where hazardous conditions exist, barricades, barriers and/or warning signs shall be used to warn the employees and the public of the dangers? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: Metal accessories, such as key chains and watch chains shall not be worn when working with energized conductors or rotating machinery? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: You will be provided FR clothing and while "on the clock" you must wear the clothing? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: Suitable safety glasses or eye shields shall be worn when working in areas involving energized conductors, drilling and cutting wire? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: Keep oily and soiled rags in an open container? - ✓✓False ‣ T/F: All shoes shall be in good condition and suitable to the work being performed? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: Tools and equipment that are known to be unsafe can be used with caution?
- ✓✓False ‣ T/F: When in the work area, protective safety headgear shall be worn? - ✓✓True
‣ T/F: Work gloves must be worn when handling objects which have surfaces that may injure the hands? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: The correct way to lift is to stand far from the object, placing feet a comfortable distance apart? - ✓✓False ‣ T/F: All local, state and federal traffic rules and regulations must be observed? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: Horseplay and pranks are prohibited while working? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: Employees entering customers' premises should make known their presence known and identify themselves? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: Gasoline or other highly flammable liquids can be used for cleaning purposes? - ✓✓False ‣ T/F: Fire extinguishers shall be accessible at all times? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: De-energized circuits can be considered safe to work on before being properly grounded? - ✓✓False ‣ T/F: After Workman's Protection Assurance has been obtained, test are necessary to assure the equipment is safe to work on? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: Walking or working under objects being hoisted, lowered, or in transit, should be avoided? - ✓✓True ‣ When is it acceptable for climber gaffs not to be covered? - ✓✓When climbing a pole ‣ What piece of climbing equipment supports the worker around the waist? - ✓✓Body belt ‣ The safety strap connects to the? - ✓✓"D" rings ‣ When putting on a set of climbers, the gaffs are on the? - ✓✓Inside of the leg
‣ T/F: The strength of a pole is expressed as its "class"? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: The depth of the pole is set varies depending on class, length, soil condition and intended use? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: The birthmark will indicate the length, class, year manufactured and trademark? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: The condition of every pole should be determined before it is climbed? - ✓✓True ‣ When striking the pole with a hammer to determine its interior condition, what sound indicates probable interior decay? - ✓✓Dull thud ‣ What operation should be done at the point visual inspection or sounding indicates probable interior decay? - ✓✓Boring should be made at that point ‣ What should holes bored in a pole be plugged with? - ✓✓Creosote impregnated plugs ‣ When boring a pole below ground line, at what angle should the bore be directed?
- ✓✓Downward at about a 45 degree angle toward the center of the pole ‣ What should poles be marked with that are recommended for replacement? - ✓✓A special red tag with the arrow pointing to the defect ‣ Before climbing wood poles, they shall be inspected for? - ✓✓Soundness ‣ When climbing, employees shall avoid standing on? - ✓✓Mail boxes, fire alarm boxes, and telephone boxes ‣ T/F: Employees shall watch themselves hook their safety snap into "D" ring when belting in? - ✓✓True ‣ T/FL: Employees shall slide or coast down a pole or guy wire? - ✓✓False ‣ Employees shall check to be sure the gaffs are? - ✓✓Properly sharpened
‣ When climbers are stored, the gaffs shall be? - ✓✓Covered with approved protectors ‣ Employees engaged in climbing poles shall wear? - ✓✓A long sleeve shirt with sleeves fastened at the wrist ‣ The safety belt shall not be placed around line? - ✓✓Top of the pole above the top crossarm, end of the arm, and crossarm braces ‣ If at all possible, you must climb on the? - ✓✓High side of the pole ‣ A rotten pole will usually be rotten at the? - ✓✓Ground line or just below the ground line ‣ A good pole when struct with a hammer, will have a? - ✓✓Solid sound ‣ When climbing, the step length used should be a? - ✓✓Natural step for you ‣ The hands and arms are used for what when climbing? - ✓✓Balance ‣ T/F: When on the ground, the climbers may be worn all the time? - ✓✓False ‣ When safety strap is around the pole. both snap keepers of the snap hooks should face? - ✓✓Outward ‣ Never place the safety strap around the? - ✓✓Top of a pole above the top crossarms ‣ What should you do to the safety strap before climbing the pole? - ✓✓Adjust the length of it for the work area on the pole ‣ T/F: Defective tools shall be tagged to prevent their use? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: Tools shall be used only for the purpose for which they designed. Only tools approved by the person in charge shall be used? - ✓✓True
‣ What section of the Standards Book would Standard (11004601) be found in? - ✓✓ 11 ‣ How many digits is a Standard Number? - ✓✓ 8 ‣ What do the second two digits of a Standards Number represent? - ✓✓Voltage Designation ‣ The Standard Number is located where on a page? - ✓✓Upper right ‣ The tailgate is given by? - ✓✓The person in charge ‣ The tailgate is given? - ✓✓Before each job is started ‣ If changes are required? - ✓✓All members of the crew affected shall be notified ‣ Before beginning any work, the person in charge shall? - ✓✓Size up the job, identify the hazards, and develop a plan of action ‣ The job briefing shall cover at least six subjects. Provide a description of three or these required subjects? - ✓✓Give employee specific duties, plan to comply with applicable safety rules and safe work practices, and determine if employees understand their duties. ‣ The standing part of a rope is? - ✓✓The longest part of the rope ‣ The bight of the rope is? - ✓✓A loop formed with the rope so that two parts lie alongside each other ‣ The running end of a rope is? - ✓✓The free end ‣ The overhand knot is? - ✓✓The simplest of knots made, part of many other knots, and a stop knot ‣ The two half hitches is? - ✓✓Easily untied
‣ The square knot is? - ✓✓Used to tie two ropes together, easily untied, and used to tie slings ‣ The clove hitch is? - ✓✓Used to attach a rope to a pole ‣ The timber hitch is? - ✓✓Used to pull logs or poles ‣ The bowline? - ✓✓Will not slip, is tied to make a loop in the end of the rope, and is used to attach come-alongs to rope ‣ The eyes splice? - ✓✓Is used to make a permanent eye at the end of a rope ‣ The short splice or butt splice? - ✓✓Is used to join two ropes together ‣ What is used to send small material up a pole? - ✓✓Hook of hand line and nose bag ‣ What knot is mainly used in sending larger material on a hand line? - ✓✓Half hitch ‣ Where should the operator or hand line position himself when sending material up a pole? - ✓✓Well to one side of the material being sent ‣ T/F: When working alone streets or highways, employees shall exercise care to keep hand lines from blowing into the lane of traffic? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: When work is performed, employees shall remain away from the base of pole, except to assist the person doing the overhead work? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: Connectors and clamps are fastening devices used to join two pieces of wire together? - ✓✓True ‣ What are some of the types of connectors and clamps used at Ameren? - ✓✓Split bolt connector, three bolt P.G. clamp, stirrup clamp, and hot line clamp ‣ T/F: If aluminum and copper conductors are joined, they can contact one another? - ✓✓False
‣ How do you secure the wire from springing apart? - ✓✓By taping the wire ‣ Name two splices we use at Ameren? - ✓✓automatic and compression ‣ The splice and sleeve perform two functions. They must be ________ strong and provide a good ________ connections? - ✓✓mechanical and electrical ‣ T/F: All of the nicopress tools are used in the same manner and operate in the same way? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: Hydraulic presses are used on splicing sleeves for large conductors? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: The Y35 is used to press automatic line splices on small conductors? - ✓✓False ‣ T/F: Mechanical tools, such as the Nicopress, are used for compressing sleeves on small conductors? - ✓✓True ‣ What is removed from the conductor when it is wire brushed? - ✓✓Oxidation ‣ What helps prevent the sleeve from bending when it is crimped? - ✓✓Rotate tool after ever crimp ‣ What type of sleeve is used on the neutral when splicing a #2 triplex service cable? - ✓✓Partial-tension ‣ What type of sleeves is used on the hot leads when splicing a triplex service cable? - ✓✓Non-tension ‣ T/F: Staggering the sleeve is not necessary when splicing out a service? - ✓✓True ‣ When splicing service conductors together, the compressions are made? - ✓✓From the middle to the end of the sleeve ‣ T/F: A service press is the only press to be used when splicing out a service? - ✓✓False
‣ The items that are needed for a First Aid Kit are ordered on? - ✓✓Major Material Order Form 4925 ‣ A First Aid Kit is readily identified on a vehicle by? - ✓✓Green First Aid Sticker ‣ Some of the required basic items found in a First Aid Kid are? - ✓✓Microshield and Rubber gloves ‣ First Aid Kits should be inspected? - ✓✓Weekly ‣ A chain hoist should not be? - ✓✓Overloaded and thrown or dropped ‣ T/F: A chain and strap hoist should be checked for damage before being sent aloft? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: A operator should always be in a proper and secure position when using a hoist? - ✓✓True ‣ The hoist used on energized circuits is called? - ✓✓Strap hoist ‣ T/F: Chain slings can be used over their safe working load? - ✓✓False ‣ What are the three basic sizes of guy wires? - ✓✓1/4", 3/8" and 7'16" ‣ A guy running from one pole to the adjacent pole is called? - ✓✓Span guy ‣ A guy running from the top of a pole to an anchor is called? - ✓✓Down guy ‣ A guy where a horizontal strut is used to deflect the guy wire is called? - ✓✓Sidewalk guy ‣ A guy wire running from a crossarm to a pole is called? - ✓✓Arm guy ‣ An extension rack guy runs from where to where? - ✓✓Extension rack to pole ‣ What size guy wire is used for down guys? - ✓✓3/8" and 7/16"
‣ T/F: Every conductor is rated by the amount of stresses it will take before breaking. This breaking point is called the ultimate strength of the conductor - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: When using a dynamometer, it is placed between a deadend and the hoist? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: When sagging two conductors being deadended on opposite ends of a crossarm, it will usually be necessary to pull the conductors up at the same time to prevent canting of the crossarm? - ✓✓True ‣ Which of the following shall be worn when using a chainsaw? - ✓✓Safety glasses ‣ The following adjustments and repairs can not be made to the chainsaw with the motor running? - ✓✓refill the gas tank, sharpen the chain, and adjust the tension on the chain ‣ What must you do just before pulling the chord? - ✓✓Watch clearances and make sure of footing ‣ During refueling, which of the following shall not be permitted? - ✓✓Engine left running, smoking, and open flames ‣ What must be done to a hot engine before refueling? - ✓✓Allowed to cool ‣ Flammable and combustible liquids shall be transported in? - ✓✓Approved containers ‣ All spills of gasoline, oil, or other flammable liquids shall be? - ✓✓Cleaned up immediately ‣ Chainsaw fuel is a mixture of? - ✓✓Gasoline and Lubricating oil ‣ Before starting the saw, check the level of? - ✓✓Bar oil, gasoline, and chain adjustment ‣ The chain tension can be adjusted by? - ✓✓Loosening bar mounting nuts. turning the chain adjustment screw, and retightening bar mounting nuts
‣ When felling a pole or tree, what cut determines the direction of fall? - ✓✓Undercut ‣ What size limbs should be undercut first? - ✓✓Large ‣ The compressor is powered by? - ✓✓Gasoline and diesel ‣ What are the tree basic items that must be checked before starting the compressor engine? - ✓✓Engine oil, coolant and fuel ‣ The compressor produces how many PSI? - ✓✓ 80 - 100 lbs ‣ Before stopping air compressor engine, the engine should idle for how many minutes? - ✓✓ 3 - 5 minutes ‣ When checking compressor lubricating oil level should never be ________ center of sight gage when unit is not running? - ✓✓Above ‣ T/F: Before beginning work, the person in charge shall take time to size up the job, identify the hazards and develop a plan of action? - ✓✓True ‣ What is the main purpose of stubbing a pole? - ✓✓To provide a safe condition for the public, temporarily fix the dangerous condition, and provide time to order a new pole so the old pole can be replaced ‣ When stubbing a pole with crossarms that is rotten at ground level, how deep shall the crossarm be placed in the ground? - ✓✓ 3 - 1/2" to 4' ‣ How many crossarms do you use when stubbing a pole at ground level? - ✓✓Two crossarms ‣ What is used to transport a pole into position? - ✓✓Pole dolly ‣ What is the channeled part of the hole called? - ✓✓Gopher ‣ What keeps the pole from digging into the back of the pole hole? - ✓✓Butt board
‣ T/F: The ladder shall be placed at a proper angle, with the base set one fourth of the ladders length? - ✓✓True ‣ T/F: When using a step ladder, the employee can stand on the top step? - ✓✓False ‣ How many types of anchors are used at Ameren? - ✓✓ 5 ‣ The purpose of each anchor is to help ________ the pull of the line conductors on the pole? - ✓✓Counterbalance ‣ T/F? Power screw anchors can be used in rocky soil conditions? - ✓✓False ‣ T/F: Hi-torque anchors are installed in solid rock? - ✓✓False ‣ How deep should the hole be drilled to install a rock anchor? - ✓✓At least 12" ‣ T/F: Bust anchors are installed with powered equipment? - ✓✓False ‣ Pole key anchors are used as a _______ _________ in soft soils where the load is unbalanced? - ✓✓Pole reinforcement ‣ When loading heavy or bulky material, you should? - ✓✓Get help to load material ‣ Y/N: When loading material, the back should be used to lift with? - ✓✓No ‣ Y/N: Would good housekeeping play a part in loading and unloading? - ✓✓Yes ‣ What are the three safety items that shall be worn while loading material? - ✓✓Safety glasses, gloves, and hard hat ‣ T/F: When securing material it must be placed where it cannot fall off the vehicle, shift, or slide? - ✓✓True ‣ When the angle of a guy wire is increased from the pole, the...? - ✓✓Load on the pole will decrease
‣ The distance from the installation point to the turret of the truck is approximately? - ✓✓5 steps ‣ The anchor is installed at an angle to the? - ✓✓Pole ‣ The anchor is screwed into the ground until the locking dogs on the adaptor are approximately ________ above the ground level? - ✓✓6'' ‣ What is the most common angle used in calculating the anchor distance from the pole? - ✓✓45 degrees ‣ The distance from the pole to the anchor installation point is referred to as the? - ✓✓Lead ‣ What are the parts that should be checked on a fire extinguisher? - ✓✓Hose, nozzle, annual test date, and general appearance ‣ T/F: Fire extinguishers that have been discharged should be replaced? - ✓✓True ‣ What type of fire extinguisher is on Ameren trucks? - ✓✓Dry chemical ‣ The ball level on the extinguisher should be in what position when fully charged and operable? - ✓✓Up ‣ T/F: When signaling for straightening out a vehicle. use both hands, palms facing each other, and move the forearm with a waist-to-shoulder movement? - ✓✓True ‣ If you are the person directing a vehicle backing up, you must be ________ _________ at all times to the operator? - ✓✓Clearly visible ‣ What must be employed when giving equipment operation directions from a distance? - ✓✓Hand and arm signals ‣ T/F: The operator of a truck shall obey the hand signals given by the person backing him into a parking space? - ✓✓True ‣ What activities may require the use of hand signals? - ✓✓Maneuvering vehicle, truck winching, boom operations, and wire stringing
‣ Before setting up the bucket truck, the employee shall make sure that the? - ✓✓Brakes are set ‣ The bucket truck and controls at the beginning of each shift shall be? - ✓✓checked for hydraulic leaks, unusual noises, and controls operated from the ground ‣ To perform the "pre-flight check", you must do it in an area that is clear of? - ✓✓All overhead obstructions ‣ How many sets of controls that are needed to operate the bucket, are there on Ameren bucket trucks? - ✓✓ 2 ‣ What are the reasons for having lower controls? - ✓✓In case the person in the bucket makes contact or basket controls malfunction and so mechanics can do maintenance work ‣ Which control allows you to operate the lower controls from the ground? - ✓✓Lower controls (override control) ‣ What control must be operated first when raising the boom? - ✓✓Upper boom ‣ No attempt shall be made to stop or control a hydraulic air line leak until? - ✓✓The pressure is relieved, or equipment is shut off ‣ When may the controls to the bucket truck or basket be operated with someone in the basket? - ✓✓When following the direct orders from the employee in the basket or in an emergency ‣ Where should the truck be parked whenever possible? - ✓✓Out of traffic ‣ One of Ameren's outstanding and most versatile pieces of equipment is? - ✓✓Bucket truck ‣ When the vehicle is provided with outriggers, the employee shall? - ✓✓Place the outriggers firmly on the pad, use the outriggers, and first check to see that everyone is in the clean before using outrigger
‣ The knots of the P.T.O. in the cab is usually what color? - ✓✓Red ‣ What is the one piece of equipment in the line department that you need to become very familiar with? - ✓✓Bucket truck ‣ What is the definition of a P.T.O.? - ✓✓Power take-off ‣ On bucket trucks with air brakes, when may the air brakes be released? - ✓✓When the system air pressure is up to the normal operating range ‣ After engaging the P.T.O. with an automatic transmission, the transmission should be left in what gear for the bucket truck to operate? - ✓✓Neutral ‣ On the large bucket trucks, what helps keep them stable when they are set up? - ✓✓The outriggers lowered in place ‣ The control valves for lowering the outriggers are located on the? - ✓✓Rear of the truck ‣ Under OSHA, which one of the items below is a qualification requirement before someone can operate a crane? - ✓✓Must possess adequate hearing for the specific job, either with or without hearing aids ‣ The operator shall respond ONLY to signals from? - ✓✓The designated person ‣ The operator shall obey a stop signal from? - ✓✓Anyone on site ‣ When is it ok to drive the crane with the load attached? - ✓✓Only when the crane is designed to do so ‣ What happens to the load capacity of a crane as the boom is lowered? - ✓✓Capacity decreases ‣ A critical lift is one that meets either of what two criteria? - ✓✓The lift exceeds 75% of the rated capacity or it requires the use of two or more cranes
