DIGGER DERRICK QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
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WhoA2comesA2outA2toA2markA2locationsA2ofA2undergroundA2utilitiesA2inA2yourA2digA2areaA2-
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enA2diggingA2-A2Ans--MinimumA2ofA22ft
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CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
WhatA2areA2commonA2usesA2forA2aA2diggerA2derrickA2-A2Ans--
DigA2poles,A2hangA2transformers,A2setA2poles,A2installA2anchorA2rods
WhatA2isA2aA2qualifiedA2personA2-A2Ans--
ExtricateA2orA2degreeA2holder,A2personA2whoA2canA2solveA2problemsA2relatingA2toA2subjec
tA2matterA2workA2orA2project
WhatA2isA2aA2competentA2personA2-A2Ans--
AbleA2toA2identifyA2hazardsA2hasA2authorizationA2toA2takeA2correctingA2measures
WhatA2doesA2OSHAA21926.959A2talkA2aboutA2-A2Ans--
CriticalA2safetyA2componentsA2forA2lifting,A2thoroughA2visualA2inspectionA2beforeA2eachA2s
hift
WhatA2areA2someA2placesA2ofA2concernA2duringA2yourA2walkA2aroundA2-A2Ans--
WinchA2line,A2hydraulicA2hoseA2fitting,A2augerA2sling,A2hoseA2fittingA2byA2grabbers,
WhileA2performingA2yourA2walkA2aroundA2whatA2isA2importantA2toA2checkA2forA2regardingA2
theA2dialecticA2certificationA2-A2Ans--ThatA2itA2isA2notA2expired,A2goodA2forA22A2years
HowA2manyA2daysA2aheadA2shouldA2youA2callA2beforeA2youA2beginA2digging,A2whatA2numb
erA2doA2youA2callA2-A2Ans--2-3A2daysA2
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WhatA2informationA2shouldA2youA2haveA2beforeA2youA2callA2811A2-A2Ans--
ContactA2information,A2locationA2ofA2dig,A2typeA2ofA2workA2thatA2isA2toA2beA2done
WhoA2comesA2outA2toA2markA2locationsA2ofA2undergroundA2utilitiesA2inA2yourA2digA2areaA2-
A2Ans--UtilityA2company
AlwaysA2stayA2awayA2aA2minimumA2ofA2whatA2distanceA2fromA2undergroundA2utilitiesA2wh
enA2diggingA2-A2Ans--MinimumA2ofA22ft
WhatA2canA2andA2cannotA2beA2usedA2inA2aA2toleranceA2zone
ToA2digA2-A2Ans--HandA2tools,A2vacuumA2
NoA2powerA2tools,A2diggerA2DerrickA2etcA2
24A2inchesA2eachA2sideA2ofA2conduit