Tree Worker Safety Quiz

What is the purpose of safety standards in the arboriculture industry?

• To avoid mandatory education and training

• To ignore safe work practices

• To reduce occupational injury, illness, and death

• To increase occupational injury and illness

What does the term 'approved' mean in safety regulations?

• Not acceptable to the enforcing authority

• Acceptable to the enforcing authority

• Not applicable to specific equipment

• Not regulated by any standard

When should leg protection be worn by tree workers?

• At all times when working with trees

• Only when using a chipper

• Only when using a chain saw aloft

• Only when using a chain saw on the ground

What is the purpose of a job briefing at the start of a tree work operation?

• To avoid wearing personal protective equipment

• To assign blame in case of accidents

• To coordinate the activities of every worker

• To discourage communication among workers

What is the purpose of a drop zone in a work zone?

• To ensure a clear area for dropped branches or logs

• To provide a resting area for workers

• To mark the boundary of the work zone

• To store equipment and tools

What is the purpose of a tagline in tree felling operations?

• To provide added control when felling

• To communicate with the feller

• To mark the work and drop zones

• To secure the tree climber

What is the preferred retreat path for the feller in a tree felling operation?

• Toward the intended direction of fall

• Straight back from the tree

• 45 degrees on either side of a line opposite the intended direction of fall

• 90 degrees opposite the intended direction of fall

What is the preferred notch for tree felling today?

• Open-face notch of 45 degrees

• Conventional notch of 90 degrees

• Open-face notch of 70 degrees or more

• Conventional notch of 45 degrees

What is the purpose of a hinge in tree felling?

• To control the direction of fall

• To secure the tree climber

• To prevent kickback

• To provide added control when felling

What is the purpose of a chain brake when operating a chain saw?

• To engage the chain

• To prevent kickback

• To control the direction of fall

• To disengage the chain