Test 3

Question 1

What percentage of non-fatal injuries are back injuries?

Answer 1

20%

Question 2

What amount of weight should the average construction worker be able to lift?

Answer 2

100lbs

Question 3

Name for someone working the equipment

Answer 3

Operator

Question 4

Balanced Fleet

Answer 4

Assigning the appropriate # of units to a site to meet the schedule. No waiting time for any component.

Question 5

What determines the amount of material that a piece of equipment can carry?

Answer 5

Volume and the weight capacity

Question 6

GVWR

Answer 6

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating; includes Chassey, Body, engine, Operator, Load

Question 7

How many minutes an hour are productive?

Answer 7

50 minutes

Question 8

BCY

Answer 8

Bank Cubic Yard

Question 9

LCY

Answer 9

Loose Cubic Yard

Question 10

CCY

Answer 10

Compact Cubic Yard

Question 11

LF

Answer 11

Load Factor, VOLbcy/VOLlcy

Question 12

SF

Answer 12

Shrinkage Factor, VOLccy/VOLbcy

Question 13

Earthmoving Order

Answer 13

Load, Haul, Dump, Return
Load and Dump -> Fixed`
Haul and Return -> Variable

Question 14

Fringe Benefits

Answer 14

Paid on behalf of, not to the workers (ie health insurance)

Question 15

Work Rules

Answer 15

Restrictive Work Practices

Question 16

Apprentice Programs

Answer 16

Union Training

Claimed as there major benefit

Question 17

Job Stewards

Answer 17

A worker on the job site who sees that union conditions are maintained on the job and handles grievances against an employer.

Question 18

Subcontractor Clause

Answer 18

Contractor agrees to only use union subs

Question 19

Special Provision

Answer 19

Job preservation may be as/more important than a wage increase

Question 20

Hiring Hall

Answer 20

Provides a way for the union to find laborers from the union for needed work.

Question 21

Secondary Boycotts

Answer 21

A has a problem with B and tries to get C to put pressure on B.

Question 22

Common Situs Picketing

Answer 22

Union subs pickett the stie to get the non-union subs to find a union contract.

Question 23

ABC

Answer 23

Associated Builders & Contractors

Question 24

Open Shop

Answer 24

Laborers do not sign a labor contract but instead are sourced on the open market.

Question 25

PLA

Answer 25

Project Labor Agreement

Question 26

FCIA

Answer 26

Federal Insurance Contributions Act

Includes Social Security and Medicare (% items)

Question 27

WCI

Answer 27

Workers Compensations Insurance

Question 28

EMR

Answer 28

Experience Modification Ratio

Question 29

PL

Answer 29

Public Liability

Question 30

PD

Answer 30

Property Damage