Transmission wage progression

Question 1

Cribbing is used to…….

Answer 1

Spread the strain over a large area

Question 2

How must you rig on a tower when raising and lowering conductor?

Answer 2

Rig to the cage or leg first

Question 3

When using a wire rope sling on objects with sharp edges, you must _________

Answer 3

Install padding to protect the wire rope from sharp edges

Question 4

Typing a knot in a wire rope sling is ________

Answer 4

Never allowed

Question 5

Grading rings are used to __________

Answer 5

Prevent corona noise and to protect the insulators rubber material from damage caused by high voltage stress.

Question 6

How are alloy steel chain slings marked?

Answer 6

The size grade and rated capacity are listed on a permanently affixed, durable identification tag.

Question 7

When you are setting up rigging on steel towers, wooden blocks are commonly used for ______

Answer 7

Cribbing

Question 8

You are stringing a 1k span of conductor, and your current tension is 6,800 lbs, what will happen to the sag if you decrease the tension.

Answer 8

The sag will increase

Question 9

What is the minimum anchorage for a tower?

Answer 9

A 2” x 2” angle iron, it must be secured by two 1/2” bolts or one 5/8” bolts

Question 10

You are lifting a set of suspension insulators into position with a 1/2-inch Spec No. 1-1 rope. The insulators weigh 350 pounds and the rope has a working load limit of 800 pounds. The lift is going smoothly, but when the insulators are almost in the correct position, the rope breaks dropping the insulators to the ground. When the rope is examined, it appears to have damaged sometime before this job. Which of the following conditions most likely caused the accident?

Answer 10

Using worn or abused equipment

Question 11

What should you do when a chain has a link that is not moving freely within an adjacent link?

Answer 11

Immediately remove the chain from service

Question 12

Non-ceramic (or polymer) insulators should be stored _________

Answer 12

In a dry, clean area

Question 13

What must you look for when inspecting a temporary pole-mounted work platform (diving board)?

Answer 13

Cracks, loose bolts, and missing keepers

Question 14

When climbing to a work location on a latticed metal pole, what climbing technique should you see?

Answer 14

Climb maintaining three points of contact at all times

Question 15

Complete the following sentence with the best answer. Grounding tailboard form is used to document the grounding scheme to be followed…….

Answer 15

For every job requiring protective grounding

Question 16

What is the maximum load capacity of a temporary pole-mounted work platform (diving board)?

Answer 16

One person, with a maximum load of 500 pounds

Question 17

You are working on a kingpin insulator on a wooden pole, what type of fall arrest system must you use?

Answer 17

12 ft shock absorbing lanyard

Question 18

Complete the following statement with the correct answer. Protective grounding…….

Answer 18

Proves the circuit de-energized at the worksite

Question 19

You are stringing a 1000 ft span of conductor. You decide to decrease the sag by 14 inches. What will happen to the tension in this case?

Answer 19

The tension increases

Question 20

How is the working load limit of a hook affected when the load is off center in the hook?

Answer 20

The working load limit is reduced

Question 21

When inspecting hardware (metal) on your FRE what are you not looking for?

Answer 21

Cuts and tears

Question 22

When using a wire rope along on an object with sharp edges, you must _________

Answer 22

Install padding to protect wire rope from sharp edges

Question 23

MWD for 480 volts

Answer 23

12”

Question 24

What kind of clothing do you wear while operating solid blade 3 fused disconnects

Answer 24

DLFR

Question 25

MWD for 500kv

Answer 25

135"

Question 26

What is not true about non-ceramic insulators

Answer 26

Non-ceramic or polymer insulators are stronger and not as fragile

Question 27

Which conductors do you ground first?

Answer 27

Lowest or nearest

Question 28

When cleaning non-ceramic insulators, what pressure and how far away?

Answer 28

Min of 10 ft and 600 psi

Question 29

What gloves do you wear when working with 50-300 volts

Answer 29

00 gloves

Question 30

230kv insulators............

Answer 30

Get one 11" grading ring on the hot end

Question 31

What happens when you decrease slings from 90 degrees to 30 degrees

Answer 31

Reduces by 50%

Question 32

Grade 30= Grade 43= Grade 70= Grade80=

Answer 32

30 proof coil 43 high test 70 transport 80 alloy

Question 33

When do you use a diving board?

Answer 33

When all other means of access are impossible

Question 34

What is the multiplier for 22kv xlp-pvc?

Answer 34

12

Question 35

4" conduit and you're pulling 1000 kcmil triplex

Answer 35

25%

Question 36

How much insulation do you remove for #6-350 kcmil single set screw terminals?

Answer 36

2 1/4"

Question 37

On a riser from top of U shaped molding to communication level measurement?

Answer 37

36"

Question 38

After you train cable

Answer 38

Allow for sufficient slack for movement of elbow

Question 39

What does the air tester not test for?

Answer 39

Helium

Question 40

Calculation ?? Something about 60 degree bridal with two legs

Answer 40

It's 3/8 wire sling

Question 41

Grade 80 chain requires......

Answer 41

Permanently Fixed ID tag

Question 42

How do you tell block size?

Answer 42

Length of the shell

Question 43

When crossing over or under conductors energized in excess of 300 volts

Answer 43

Install rope nets

Question 44

Lindsey 6200/18

Answer 44

18"

Question 45

Kellum grip

Answer 45

WLL 1,300

Question 46

Hoist ? Supporting a ladder with a person

Answer 46

2550

Question 47

Before installing grounds

Answer 47

Install barriers

Question 48

How far does a down guy go from an arm?

Answer 48

8"

Question 49

Where do you find post type insulators with clamp type?

Answer 49

Table 6

Question 50

Short span urban max?

Answer 50

275 ft

Question 51

350 feet span at 25 degrees F

Answer 51

7.3

Question 52

ARC flash boundary 115kv

Answer 52

12 feet

Question 53

Eye splice reduces rope by

Answer 53

10%

Question 54

After climbing a tower/steel pole and you stop......

Answer 54

Hear it see it check it

Question 55

Question about having adjacent hot lines

Answer 55

Putting protective rubber

Question 56

Rule 708 in green book

Answer 56

Always put cover over the hole

Question 57

Choking wire rope reduces it by ______%

Answer 57

25%

Question 58

Fall arrest is good for ________ lbs?

Answer 58

5000

Question 59

What does not affect sag?

Answer 59

Corrosive environment

Question 60

Not a hazard nor do you need tailboards for?

Answer 60

Having a water discharge form

Question 61

Cross linked poly conductors are used in?

Answer 61

Hybrid circuits

Question 62

When storing insulators, put them on _______

Answer 62

Supporting plate that covers the distance of the whole insulator

Question 63

Make sure hot sticks are free of cracks and grease to prevent _______

Answer 63

Carbon tracking

Question 64

Approved chemicals on rubber devices?

Answer 64

Salcom and talcom powder

Question 65

What to look for when inspecting slings?

Answer 65

Missing rating tags

Question 66

Hazard with Wiggins voltage detector?

Answer 66

Other probe is always hot

Question 67

Loose hardware in panel?

Answer 67

Could create arc flashing or fire

Question 68

When using an extension ladder. How much should the ladders overlap each other?

Answer 68

3 feet

Question 69

When you are working on a dead end ladder and your hoist is supporting human load, what is your hoist good for?

Answer 69

85% of WLL of hoist

Question 70

When carrying non ceramic insulators make sure to keep ________

Answer 70

The bending of each end within 30 degrees of horizontal while carrying a long load

Question 71

What is the mwd of 115kv in single layer fr

Answer 71

48"

Question 72

When working on 115kv and your mwd is 40" what must you be wearing?

Answer 72

DLFR

Question 73

Which type of splice has a greater WLL for a wire rope sling used in the basket position?

Answer 73

Swaged

Question 74

What size wire rope sling do you need for weight between 3800-5800 in choker position?

Answer 74

5/8

Question 75

Which end should you attach the shock absorbing lanyard to?

Answer 75

Into the dorsal D-ring on your tower harness

Question 76

What is the model number for a swivel type 13 Miller with 1/4" wire rope?

Answer 76

BB-13

Question 77

What is the WLL of a strong block, Lindsey 6800/10H?

Answer 77

5,000 pounds

Question 78

Approved voltage for 120 volts?

Answer 78

114-126

Question 79

What is considered secondary?

Answer 79

600 volts and below

Question 80

Red tags are for

Answer 80

Secondary

Question 81

Location tags need......

Answer 81

Next sectionalizing device

Question 82

Picture of lead splice

Answer 82

Notify PIC

Question 83

When using extension ladder, be sure to overlap the two sections of ladder by........

Answer 83

3 feet

Question 84

If rigging to raise conductor

Answer 84

You must rig to cage and the tower leg

Question 85

Multi point method include

Answer 85

Source grounds and personal grounds

Question 86

To be a qualified PG&E grounding observer, you must

Answer 86

Pass the PG&E grounding program

Question 87

Hazards when working transmission circuits that are adjacent/ and or parallel

Answer 87

Induced voltage

Question 88

What type of block do you need for a metal shell multi-sheave block when using 1/2" rope

Answer 88

4" block

Question 89

Two or more vehicles connected to a grounding scheme

Answer 89

Must be connected to a single bonding point

Question 90

WP2327-04 Chains must be inspected

Answer 90

Yearly

Question 91

Smallest shackle used to lift 10000 lbs.

Answer 91

7/8

Question 92

Testing 21kv de-energized but get a hot reading

Answer 92

Notify PIC, stop the job

Question 93

Grounding at your work location

Answer 93

Single point grounding

Question 94

4.2 grounding manual? Grounding 4 ACSR 21 kv with 115 overhead, what option do you use?

Answer 94

Option 1

Question 95

Operating a vehicle that has become energized

Answer 95

Do not connect an additional ground

Question 96

Bare minimum equipment used for barricades

Answer 96

4 cones

Question 97

1500' span length for 1113 AAC Marigold conductor, and you have to figure out what size hoist is required to lift conductor

Answer 97

Weight is 1567.5 lbs. and requires a 1 ton hoist

Question 98

How far should you place barricades from grounded vehicles/ equipment

Answer 98

A minimum of 10'

Question 99

What statement is true regarding personal grounds

Answer 99

Personal grounds do not need to be rated for fault duty

Question 100

What is PG&E responsibilities for underground transmission circuits

Answer 100

Checking pressures and inspecting lines

Question 101

What type of grounding is required on a hybrid underground transmission circuit

Answer 101

EPZ grounding

Question 102

What is the definition of fault duty

Answer 102

The maximum amount of energy available in a circuit