NLC Rigging Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT Answers
What are the two types of fall protection? Fall Arrest and Positioning Device System
When do you wear Fall Arrest? when working from horizontal surfaces
When do you wear Positioning Device System? when working from vertical surfaces
What 3 things does a fall arrest system consist of? 1. Harness
2. Lifeline/ Laynard
3. Anchorage
, Fall Arrest: You cannot free fall more than how many 6ft or contact any lower level
feet?
Body Harnesses must limit the maximum arresting force 1800lbs
to what?
Body Harnesses must meet what ANSI Standard? Z359.1
Where does OSHA mandate the D-ring positioning be on Center of the back
a body harness?
What is Suspension Trauma? When an employee is suspended for an extended period of time
What is the main objective of a personal fall arrest To reduce the amount of arresting force on the employee when subject to fall.
system?
What type of material are lanyards made of? Synthetic
3 types of lanyards: 1. Shock Absorbing
2. Rip-Stitch
3. Double hook one (Lattice tower)
Lifelines: --Made of synthetic rope--
--Only one employee per lifeline--
1. Can be in a horizontal or vertical configuration and used with a lanyard
2. Part of a retractable unit that replaces the lanyard
How should lifelines be attached? In a way that it reduces the intensity of swing in the event of a fall.
Swing fall: A situation in which the fall protection keeps the employee from falling to the
ground and swings the employee into the part of the structure in which the
lanyard or lifeline is attached.
AND CORRECT Answers
What are the two types of fall protection? Fall Arrest and Positioning Device System
When do you wear Fall Arrest? when working from horizontal surfaces
When do you wear Positioning Device System? when working from vertical surfaces
What 3 things does a fall arrest system consist of? 1. Harness
2. Lifeline/ Laynard
3. Anchorage
, Fall Arrest: You cannot free fall more than how many 6ft or contact any lower level
feet?
Body Harnesses must limit the maximum arresting force 1800lbs
to what?
Body Harnesses must meet what ANSI Standard? Z359.1
Where does OSHA mandate the D-ring positioning be on Center of the back
a body harness?
What is Suspension Trauma? When an employee is suspended for an extended period of time
What is the main objective of a personal fall arrest To reduce the amount of arresting force on the employee when subject to fall.
system?
What type of material are lanyards made of? Synthetic
3 types of lanyards: 1. Shock Absorbing
2. Rip-Stitch
3. Double hook one (Lattice tower)
Lifelines: --Made of synthetic rope--
--Only one employee per lifeline--
1. Can be in a horizontal or vertical configuration and used with a lanyard
2. Part of a retractable unit that replaces the lanyard
How should lifelines be attached? In a way that it reduces the intensity of swing in the event of a fall.
Swing fall: A situation in which the fall protection keeps the employee from falling to the
ground and swings the employee into the part of the structure in which the
lanyard or lifeline is attached.
