Pole Climbing 16 Flashcards
The safest type of pants to wear while pole climbing.
Straight-legged
The minimum recommended length of a gaff is _____ inches?
1-1/4”
A method to determine if your gaffs are properly shaped and sharpened.
Cut-out test, at a 30 degree angle
A test to detect if a pole is rotten.
Prod Test, 5 inch screwdriver driven into pole below grade and should not enter pole more that 1/2 inch
When belted on, your safety strap should be at a ___ degree angle.
5
Minimum points of contact when ascending or descending.
3 - 2 hands, 1 foot or 1 hands, 2 feet.
Recommended shirt to wear when climbing.
Long sleeved, 100% cotton with sleeves extended and buttoned.
Another option to wearing a long sleeve shirt.
Kevlar sleeves
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
PPE to be worn when climbing.
Hard hats, safety glasses and gloves
A safety hard hat can absorb approximately ___% of the force of a blow?
75
Safety hard hats shall meet this ANSI standard.
Z89.1 type 1 or 2 with a Class E
Hard hats with a minimum ___” brim are recommended.
1/4
All safety glasses should meet this ANSI standard:
Z87.1
What kind of gloves should be worn when ascending or descending?
Leather or leather faced gloves with 4” gauntlets
To prevent injury, do not carry tools where?
within 2 inches of the center of your back
Maximum number of tool loops OSHA allows on the belt?
4
Body belt specification:
OSHA 1910.268(G)(1)&(2)
Where should the top of the climbers be when properly fitted?
About 2” below the side of the knee bone
A wood preservative, yellowish to brown substance, made from coal tar
Creosote
3 pole tests to perform after FVD test.
Push test
Prod test
Sound test
Inspect your gaffs with a gaff guage this often
Monthly
method for ascending and descending pole
belt, step, lock , step, belt
Accessories you can wear with your safety hard hat include
chin straps and winter liners.
A type of hard, white, unperfumed soap made from olive oil and lye.
Castile Soap:
Quality leather cleaner
Saddle Soap:
Heavyweight oil that is absorbed into fibers to preserve and maintain the leather
Neatsfoot Oil:
A gaff that is properly sharpened and shaped will cut in within
a quarter to a half inch
How far should belt attachments be from D-rings?
4
The points of the gaffs should resemble a
chisel
When working on the top of a pole, place the safety strap
around the pole and over a strand.
It is important to clean and dress the leather parts of your climbing equipment every
three months
Remove your climbers if you plan to walk more than
three feet from the pole.
Before fastening the bootstraps, pull up your pant leg
two to three inches so that they bag at the knee
three characteristics of the gaff you will need to keep your eye on
Width
Thickness
Point
