UTILITY ARBORIST APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM - LEVEL ONE BLOCK EXAM : Line H - Emergency Response

UTILITY ARBORIST APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM - LEVEL ONE BLOCK EXAM :

Line H - Emergency Response

H1 - Identify First Aid certification requirements

1. How long are Level 1 first aid certificates and certificate endorsements typically valid for from the date of completion of a training close?

2. List four skills included in an Occupational First Aid Level 1 course.

3 Proper first aid procedures can be the difference between life and____________.

4. What is the focus of an Occupational First aid Training program?

5. Where can a Utility Arborist find resources if they want more information on First Aid Certification requirements?

H2 - Describe precautions and procedures to prevent and suppress fires

1. Fire needs oxygen, fuel, and ________ to burn.

2. What is the term for the layer of soil that consist of decaying leaves, roots, or other plant material?

3. When all of the ingredients for fire are present, ____________ and topography affect how fire will behave.

4. Which class of fire extinguisher is used to fight fires involving ordinary combustible such as wood. clot, paper, rubber and some plastics?

5. Which class of fire extinguisher is used to fight fiers ivovling energizsed electrical equipment?

6. Which class of fire is the only one water is used on?

7. Name two types of weather conditions that can affect wildfires.

8. On what kind of terrain do fires tend to spread faster.

9. Name the two basic characteristic that determine how fuel affects a fire

10. Each worker should have access to a tool with which to carry out fie suppression work. Give four examples of such tools.

H3 - Implement spill response

1. What does the acronym WHMIS stand for?

2. What WHMIS classification dose flammable and combustible materrials fall under?

3. Name three examples of products in the Arborist Technician trade which will apply to WHMIS

4. What WHIMIS classification does poisonous and Infection Material fall under?

5. What does the acronym MSDS stand for?

6. An MSDS for a controlled product must mot be more than ________ year old.

7. According to provincial regulation, if a spill occurs beyond the reportable quantities, the person who had possession, char or control of the substance immediately before the soil must report the spill immediately to _________.

8. WHMIS is a _______ system that provides information on how to safely use, store, and handle hazardous materials used in the workplace.

9. How many hazard classes are thee under WHIS?

10. How many hazard symbols are thee under WHMIS?

11. List two of the WHIMIS elements use to communicate health and saftey information.

12. List two controlled products that are exempt from WHIMIS, and two controlled products that are partially exempt from WHIMIS.

H4 - Perform aerial bucket rescue

1. Why is suspension trauma a serious hazard for all workers who work in a saddle?

2. How long after a fall can a worker be suspended upright in a hardness before the situation may become deadly?

3. Which statement describes orthostatic intolerance?

4. What is the cause of orthostatic intolerance?

5. In a full-body harness, the worker cant fall into a _________ posture, so the reduced heart rate cause the brains blood supply to fall below the critical level.

6. What is the definition of femoral arteries?

7. What can occur to the kidneys as a result of excessive venous pooling?

Name five environmental factors that can increase the onset of venous pooling and othostatic intolerance cause by a fall and suspension trauma

9.The best rescue strategy is to take every possible precaution to prevent workers from falling in the firs t place. never become aw_______________.

10.Who is allowed to attempt rescuing an injured worker from an aerial lift or bucket ?

11. Step and touch potentials are hazard of indirect contact. Explain what is meant by indirect contact.

H54 - Perform aerial tree rescue

1. What detailed component should be included in an overall emergency response plan when the Climbing Arborist is working in trees?

2. Name two possible communication system that could be used between a suspended Climbing Arborist and a rescue team.

3. Who must be contacted immediately with the location of the site and the nature of the accident.

4. Who must be called to DE-energise the area if an injured worker is n a tree that may be electrocuted?

5. What is another potential cause of injury to an aerial rescuer?

6. What must be done if the victim in an aerial rescue appears to have a spinal injury and is still breathing

7. What is essential to performing successful aerial rescues and first-aid procedures?

8. A rescue procedure must be in place and practice on a regular basis and _________________Maintained and record.

9. What must be available before attempting to make an aerial rescue?

10. What are the three areas that should include procedures on a rescue plan?