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A horizontal lifeline must be designed by a professional engineer. What information should be included in the
design?

How the system is to be set up

The type of fall arrester that must be used with the system

A list of all required components and their specications

The instructions for installation, inspection, and maintenance

The number of workers that can safely be attached to the lifeline at one time

The emergency procedures response workers should follow in the event of a fall incident

A part of a guardrail must be removed in order to complete the task you have been assigned. What measures
should be taken to ensure your safety and the safety of other workers working in the area?
 Install a safety net before you begin your task

Replace the guardrail as soon as the task is complete

Have a monitor assigned to watch the area while you work

Replace the guardrail whenever the area is left unattended

Use another type of fall protection while completing your task

Only remove the part of the guardrail that is in the way of completing your task

When you are working at height near a wall or oor opening, an open-top container, or a walkway, what type of
control should be used?

Elimination

Personal Protective Equipment

Engineering control, like guardrails or a protective cover

Administrative control, like scheduling, signage, or procedures

A hazard is anything that has the potential to cause you injury or illness.

True

False

Which of these steps should you follow when positioning your ladder for safe use?

Set your ladder at the required angle, using the 4-to-1 rule

On wet or unstable ground, brace the base to keep it in place

Place your ladder on a rm and level surface with both feet on the ground

Keep areas at the top and base of your ladder clear of tools, material, equipment, and debris

Extension ladder side rails must extend at least 1 m (3 feet) above the level you are accessing

Set up in a location that is the required distance away from any overhead electrical conductors

Post warning signs or use pylons or barricade tape, if people or vehicles might pass near your ladder

What three rights do you have as a worker under Canadian occupational health and safety legislation?

The right to nd and control workplace hazards

The right to know the hazards at work and how to control them

The right to refuse work that you believe is unusually dangerous

 The right to choose the type of personal protective equipment you use for your work

The right to refuse work because you would prefer to be reassigned to a dierent task

The right to create and implement occupational health and safety policies at your workplace

A buer zone is the area immediately outside the inner edge of a control zone that extends a further distance,
usually an additional 2 metres (6.5 feet), in from that edge.

True

False

What kind of work is a Type D full-body harness designed for?

Rescue

Ladder climbing

Conned spaces

With work positioning systems

With raising and lowering controlled descent systems

With a fall arrest system mounted on or adjacent to ladders or towers

Is a Fall Protection Plan necessary for situations involving the use of a boom-supported elevating work platform or
the use of a fork-mounted elevating work platform intended to support a worker?

Yes

No

Which of these are facts about a lanyard used for fall protection?

It can be vertical, horizontal, or self-retractable

It is a connector component of a fall protection system

It is usually 0.61 m, 1.22 m, or 1.83 m (2, 4 or 6 feet) long

It can be a exible line of webbing, or a synthetic or wire rope

It is typically rigged between substantial anchor points

It is used to secure your safety belt or full body harness to a lifeline or to an anchor

What components should a full-body harness capable of fullling all the functions of an industrial fall arrest
system include?
 D-ring

Energy absorber

Shoulder straps

Leg or thigh straps

Waist strap (optional)

Subpelvic strap (optional)

What type of fall protection should be used when your tools or other objects may fall from your work surface onto
other workers below you?

A safety net

Guardrails

A fall arrest system

A travel restraint system

If your wire rope lanyard shows evidence of worn or broken wires, crushed, jammed or attened strands, or
corrosion, should your lanyard fail inspection and be removed from service?

Yes

No

What are some characteristics of bump lines?

They must be 1.07 metres (42 inches) high

They are an example of an administrative control

They are warning barriers that alert workers about a fall hazard

They are set up around a work area, at least 2 metres from an unprotected edge

They consist of weighted posts, bre rope, and warning ags or signs along their entire length

Any repair to a ladder must be done by the manufacturer to ensure that the strength of the ladder continues to
meet CSA standards.

True

False

Which of these are conditions you should look for when inspecting a shock absorbing lanyard that require that you
remove your lanyard from service?
 Damaged bres

Modications made by you or another person using the lanyard

Cuts, nicks, tears, fraying, abrasions, knots, and overall deterioration

Indications of heat damage (hard or shiny spots, burnt, charred or melted bres, etc)

Indications of a possible fall (a missing or popped ag, a change in the core size, or undue stretching)

What are some factors that increase your risk of falling when working at height?

When equipment is misused or is in poor condition

Poor lighting, slippery surfaces, inadequate housekeeping

Missing, unsuitable, and poorly maintained protective devices

Poor work practices like unclear job procedure or lack of training

When appropriate PPE is unavailable, misused, or not used when it is required

Unguarded openings in oors, work surfaces, or walls of buildings, or other structures

Are there specic criteria you should use when inspecting your lifeline to determine whether your lifeline is t for
use, depending on the type of lifeline you are using?

Yes

No

Which type of full-body harness has additional front D-rings for attachment to a ladder system, and connection to
a rope grab, cable, rope, or rail.

Type A

Type D

Type E

Type L

According to the hierarchy of controls, if a fall hazard cannot be eliminated, which category of controls should be
considered next?

Engineering controls

Administrative controls

Personal protective equipment

 None of the above

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