LINEMAN APPRENTICESHIP
ORIENTATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
electrical pressure measured in ________ - Correct Answers -Volts ?????
Water pressure comes from a water pump; electrical pressure comes from _______ -
Correct Answers -Electrical Generator
When there is a ______ there is always the Probability of Electrical shock - Correct
Answers -Difference Potential
Electrical current is actually the flow of ______ jumping from one atom to the next -
Correct Answers -Electrons
The unit for measurement for current flow is _________ and is measured with a
_________ - Correct Answers -Ampere, Ammeter
T or F. The current that leaves the source must make a complete circuit (circle) and
return to the source - Correct Answers -True
It takes as little as _____ through your heart to put it into Fibrillation - Correct Answers -
10 MA
An electrical arc can reach temperatures as high as _______ - Correct Answers -35,000
F*
It is the ______ of time the current flows, the ______ of current and _______ current
takes through the body that does the damage - Correct Answers -Duration, amount,
path
The human body organs have ______ resistance to current flow than the skin - Correct
Answers -Less
Perspiration can lower a person resistance from 100,000 Ohms to as low as _______
Ohms - Correct Answers -35,000
, There can be a _____ between two ends of a broken neutral - Correct Answers -
Voltage
T or F. If there is a difference of potential across a workers body current will not flow -
Correct Answers -False
Plan each step of the job. Do not take _______ for granted - Correct Answers -small
details
T or F. Everyone on the crew should be encouraged to take part in the job briefing -
Correct Answers -True
Once a job has started id there ever a need to have additional tail board discussions
and why - Correct Answers -yes; if an element of the job has changed
As per OSHA what minimum level must employees who work in the electrical field be
trained in. - Correct Answers -Trained in or familiar with:
- Safety-related procedures
-Practices
-and other safety requirements
-emergency procedures (such as Pole top and manhole rescue)
List the three reasons to install protective grounds - Correct Answers -1. to prove
isolation
2. to protect against accidental energizing of the line
3. to provide protection from induction
In what way could an isolated line become energized unexpectedly? - Correct Answers
-Operator error, Lightening, and back feed
The properly selected proceed grounds must be able to carry _____ long enough to trip
out the circuit - Correct Answers -Volt Current
Explain the difference between the grounding principle and the bonding principle. -
Correct Answers -Grounding: controlling Current after grounds are applied
Bonding: controlling Voltage after grounds are applied
What principle would provide the lineman the greatest protection and why? - Correct
Answers -Bonding principle. because it is made to not let the worker bridge between
ground and circuit
All lines and equipment must be considered energized unless they are - Correct
Answers --Tested
-grounded
-de-energized
-Tagged
ORIENTATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
electrical pressure measured in ________ - Correct Answers -Volts ?????
Water pressure comes from a water pump; electrical pressure comes from _______ -
Correct Answers -Electrical Generator
When there is a ______ there is always the Probability of Electrical shock - Correct
Answers -Difference Potential
Electrical current is actually the flow of ______ jumping from one atom to the next -
Correct Answers -Electrons
The unit for measurement for current flow is _________ and is measured with a
_________ - Correct Answers -Ampere, Ammeter
T or F. The current that leaves the source must make a complete circuit (circle) and
return to the source - Correct Answers -True
It takes as little as _____ through your heart to put it into Fibrillation - Correct Answers -
10 MA
An electrical arc can reach temperatures as high as _______ - Correct Answers -35,000
F*
It is the ______ of time the current flows, the ______ of current and _______ current
takes through the body that does the damage - Correct Answers -Duration, amount,
path
The human body organs have ______ resistance to current flow than the skin - Correct
Answers -Less
Perspiration can lower a person resistance from 100,000 Ohms to as low as _______
Ohms - Correct Answers -35,000
, There can be a _____ between two ends of a broken neutral - Correct Answers -
Voltage
T or F. If there is a difference of potential across a workers body current will not flow -
Correct Answers -False
Plan each step of the job. Do not take _______ for granted - Correct Answers -small
details
T or F. Everyone on the crew should be encouraged to take part in the job briefing -
Correct Answers -True
Once a job has started id there ever a need to have additional tail board discussions
and why - Correct Answers -yes; if an element of the job has changed
As per OSHA what minimum level must employees who work in the electrical field be
trained in. - Correct Answers -Trained in or familiar with:
- Safety-related procedures
-Practices
-and other safety requirements
-emergency procedures (such as Pole top and manhole rescue)
List the three reasons to install protective grounds - Correct Answers -1. to prove
isolation
2. to protect against accidental energizing of the line
3. to provide protection from induction
In what way could an isolated line become energized unexpectedly? - Correct Answers
-Operator error, Lightening, and back feed
The properly selected proceed grounds must be able to carry _____ long enough to trip
out the circuit - Correct Answers -Volt Current
Explain the difference between the grounding principle and the bonding principle. -
Correct Answers -Grounding: controlling Current after grounds are applied
Bonding: controlling Voltage after grounds are applied
What principle would provide the lineman the greatest protection and why? - Correct
Answers -Bonding principle. because it is made to not let the worker bridge between
ground and circuit
All lines and equipment must be considered energized unless they are - Correct
Answers --Tested
-grounded
-de-energized
-Tagged
