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Wire Guard Training Assessment
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2024-10-29T20:24:31-04:00
Wire Guard Training Assessment
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1) What is the minimum safe distance a Wire Guard should remain from a downed wire?
(Required)
No Distance
20 Feet
30 Feet
50 Feet
2) At what point during your shift should you attach the flashing beacon to the roof of your vehicle?
(Required)
Before arriving to central dispatch location
After arriving to central dispatch location
On your way to your assignment/dispatch site
Upon leaving your assignment/downed wire site
3) If you do not have a blank copy of your Wire Guard Field Checklist, what should you do? (Select all that apply)
(Required)
Cancel the shift
Ask the Field Coordinator for extra copy upon arriving to central dispatch location
Print one out before your shift
Call your shift Coordinator, and request one prior to being dispatched
4) During your shift, you are required to wear your Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), which includes everything EXCEPT...?
(Required)
Hard Hat
Safety Vest, Glasses, & Gloves
Long Pants, Collared Shirt (Natural Fibers), Boots (NO STEEL TOE)
AUSS Face Masks
5) When should join back into the Zoom meeting for your shift to conduct your first virtual check-in with your Coordinator?
(Required)
Before the start of your shift
Upon arriving to your downed wire location
At a check-in time of your choosing
Upon leaving your downed wire site
6) What should you do if you arrive on site and there is no cell service?
(Required)
Drive home
Wait at your assignment location until checked up upon
Drive towards the direction you came until you have service, contact your shift's coordinator, then drive back to the site
Send a letter in the mail
7) How should you handle a member of the public who challenges your barricade or instructions?
(Required)
Remind them that you are in charge
Ignore them and roll up your windows
Tell them to drive through the downed wire
Remind them that you do not work for the utility and they should contact them for more information, provide them with their phone number, if they are insistent on going through you can not stop them, but contact your coordinator and let them know of the situation
8) What should you do if you arrive on site and it has not yet been properly barricaded?
(Required)
Go and tape it off yourself
Leave it be and park your car
Call your coordinator, who will put you in contact with a safety on your shift to help you safely barricade the downed wire location
Wait for the utility to do it
9) Why is it vital for you to never leave the downed wire location without communicating with your coordinator beforehand?
(Required)
The utility may become frustrated
Because you want to be paid for your time
So that your coordinator may send for a replacement without leaving the site unattended
In order for you to maintain your reputation of a strong communicator
10) What must every Wire Guard do following their shift in order to receive credit?
(Required)
Perform a tap dance routine for the team
Write a poem about the day's events
Complete the "Wire Guard Field Checklist Upload" Form on the website
Start a podcast about their shift experience
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