CH. 5 Emergency Management/Storm Response

Question 0

24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Answer 0

24-7

Question 1

A method to determine the severity and likelihood of risk

Answer 1

5X5 matrix

Question 2

A process whereby a electricity is fed back into downed lines, usually from a home generator that can re-energize the lines; the voltage can be raised if it passes through a transformer.

Answer 2

Back feed

Question 3

The person at the utility or line clearance company who is in control of sending the line clearance crews to work locations

Answer 3

Dispatcher

Question 4

Properly providing a path for the flow of electricity to prevent accidental energizing of a power line

Answer 4

Grounded

Question 5

Line clearance crews that are on standby 24 hours a day, seven days a week and can be called to an emergency at relatively short notice

Answer 5

On call

Question 6

A person designated as the leader or controller of an emergency situation or operation

Answer 6

Person in charge

Question 7

Personal safety gear such as hard hat, safety glasses, and hearing protection

Answer 7

Personal protective equipment PPE

Question 8

Distribution lines that carry voltage ranging from 2400 to 34,500 volts

Answer 8

Primary lines

Question 9

The process of assessing the risks posed by a job task such that the identified risks can be reduced or eliminated, making the job safer for personnel; process of determining the level of risk posed by a tree or group of trees on a property

Answer 9

Risk assessment

Question 10

Circuits that carry lower voltages from distribution transformers to the point of use

Answer 10

Secondary lines

Question 11

Refers to issues, situations, risks, dangers, and other factors that are unique to a particular worksite or emergency situation

Answer 11

Site specific

Question 12

Refers to the time when crews are released from a call or 24-7 status to return to normal working hours

Answer 12

Stand down

Question 13

A device used to facilitate communication between two parties such as crews and crew leaders, crew leader and dispatcher, or dispatcher and utility person in charge

Answer 13

Two way radio

Question 14

Safety standards care operations, approved by the American National Standards Institute. These safety standards are for pruning, trimming, repairing, maintaining, and removing trees and cutting brush

Answer 14

ANSI Z133.1-2000

Question 15

Major storms or _____ weather events are the usual cause of power outages over large areas.

Answer 15

Catastrophic

Question 16

Crew mobilization for a storm event is much more rapid from a _______status.

Answer 16

Standby

Question 17

The _______standards are voluntary safety standards for pruning, trimming, repairing, maintaining and removing trees, and cutting brush.

Answer 17

ANSI Z133

Question 18

On a storm site, cutting should not begin until all risks have been assessed in the_______approach decided in adopted.

Answer 18

Safest

Question 19

As clearance work progresses,________between crews and dispatcher is critically important to determine locations of downed or damaged lines.

Answer 19

Communication

Question 20

One of the highest personal risks and storm work is________.

Answer 20

Fatigue

Question 21

Always consider that all lines are_______.

Answer 21

Energized

Question 22

The sound of a running home generator should alert crews to the possibility of________.

Answer 22

Back feed

Question 23

Crew members should always refer customer questions about the status of power restoration to the_________.

Answer 23

Utility

Question 24

Customer relations are important during a storm response but are necessarily a low priority than_______and power restoration.

Answer 24

Safety

Question 25

An electrical backfeed may be caused by:

Answer 25

And operating home generator

Question 26

When responding to a storm emergency, the highest priority for crews should be to:
A. Remove all trees with past trim refusals
B. Work on circuits with the most tree damage
C. Work on circuits feeding hospitals

Answer 26

Work on circuits feeding hospitals

Question 27

When arriving at a storm site, the highest priority for the crew foreman is to immediately identify and locate:
A.down the electrical lines.
B. Downed or damage poles and other equipment.
C. Trees and or branches hanging in the lines.
D. An escape route

Answer 27

Downed electrical lines

Question 28

A basic guideline to follow in storm emergency work is two:
A. consider CATV and telephone lines to be safe
B. keep the customer satisfied
C. consider all wires energized
D. cut first and ask questions later

Answer 28

Consider all wires energized

Question 29

Which of the following conditions is most likely to fail and causing electrical outage in a moderate storm?
A. An open trunk cavity
B. Code dominant leaders with included bark
C. Overhanging, live branches
D. A D current tree form

Answer 29

Overhanging, live branches