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PPE: Personal Protective Equipment Training

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The goal of this training module is to establish an understanding of the essential Protective Personal Equipment (PPE) used in Telecommunications. PPE use is required by all personnel on all jobsites. It is the responsibility of the 1099 employee to provide his or her own PPE, and to ensure that PPE meets ANSI and OSHA standards and requirements. 

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1. What does PPE stand for?
Personal Professional Equipment Private Protective Equipment Personal Protective Equipment Protective Personal Equipment
2. What is the main goal of the provided training material?
To identify each manufacturer and brand of PPE To understand the pricing of PPE you purchase To establish an understanding of essential Protective Personal Equipment To learn how to effectively store each piece of PPE
3. Besides protecting from side-to-side and top blows, what else can a hard hat temporarily protect against?
Falling birds Electrical currents Chemical spills Extreme temperatures
4. When should a hard hat be worn?
Only when working on a outside in the rain When working on a ladder, near a street, in a crawlspace, or in an attic Only when using power tools Only during new construction
5. What is the purpose of a safety vest?
To protect against falling objects To provide insulation in cold weather To make a person bright and highly reflective so passers-by can identify them To store tools and equipment
6. How do safety vests reduce the risk of injury?
By providing a physical barrier By alerting others with an audible sound By increasing your visibility to others, drastically reducing the risk of injury They don't, they are simply a fashion statement
7. What does FVD stand for?
Falling Voltage Device Foreign Voltage Detector Fixed Voltage Detector Feral Voltage Device
8. What is the most common producer of the strong electromagnetic fields that an FVD detects?
Cell phones High-voltage electricity Radio waves Microwaves
9. How does an FVD alert you to a nearby electromagnetic field?
It vibrates It flashes a light It produces an audible warning sound It displays a warning on a screen
10. How often should an FVD be used?
Only when you suspect there is a problem At every job site in all conditions Only in outdoor settings When working with power lines
11. When using a safety belt and lanyard aloft, what three things are connected together?
The ladder, the ladder's resting surface, and yourself The ladder, a vehicle, and yourself The electrical pole, a vehicle, and yourself The ladder, the ground, and a colleague
12. What does a safety belt and lanyard do if a ladder gives way?
It prevents you from falling and allows you to pull the ladder back together It causes you to fall to the ground safely It alerts emergency services It locks the ladder in place
13. In which specific situations must a safety belt be used?
When you want to look cool When working at heights above 10 feet When working in an attic or crawlspace In every ladder situation involving an electrical pole or strand
14. What type of work boots are essential for the cable industry?
Stylish boots Standard hard toe work boots with a 21​ shank Steel-toe boots Hiking boots
15. Why are steel-toe boots not recommended in the cable industry?
They are too heavy and uncomfortable. They can increase injury in the event of an electric shock. They are not durable enough. They are not waterproof.
16. When should traffic cones be used?
To block traffic To decorate your work area Whenever parked or working on the side of a street To hold tools or equipment when needed
17. How do traffic cones improve safety?
They provide a magical physical barrier against vehicles. They alert people to a road closures, bridges out etc. They help reduce the risk of accident by improving your visibility to passing drivers. They are not for safety, just decorative.
18. What part of the work boots helps reduce fatigue while on a ladder?
The hard toe The sole The 21"​ shank The laces
19. The safety vest is described as being what two things?
Heavy and durable Bright and highly reflective Waterproof and insulated Comfortable and breathable
20. Based on what you've learned, what is the importance of traffic cones?
They are only for advertising your company. They mark the end of the roadway. They help reduce the risk of an accident by improving your visibility to passing drivers. They provide shade for workers.