ISA Certified Arborists Examination Chapter 15
Tree Work Safety /31 Questions And Answers
Quiz :Aerial Rescue - √Answer :Method of bringing an injured worker down
from an aerial lift device
Quiz :ANSI Z133.1 - √Answer :The US, industry-developed, national consensus
SAFETY standards of practice for tree care
Quiz :Back cut - √Answer :Cut made on a tree trunk or branch, opposite from
and toward the notch, face cut, or undercut, to complete felling or branch
removal
Quiz :Barber Chair - √Answer :Dangerous condition created when a tree or
branch splits upward vertically from the back cut or slab
Quiz :(CSA) Canadian Standards Association - √Answer :Canadian non for profit
association made up of representatives from various industry, association, and
government groups providing standards Provides similar role as ANSI in the US
Quiz :Command and response system - √Answer :System of vocal
communication used in tree care operations
Quiz :Conventional notch - √Answer :45 degree notch with a horizontal bottom
cut. Used in removing trees or branches. Also called common notch.
Quiz :Direct contact - √Answer :any part of the body touching an energized
conductor
Quiz :Drop Zone - √Answer :Predetermined area where cut branches or wood
sections will be dropped or lowered from a tree
Quiz :Felling wedge - √Answer :Metal or plastic wedge inserted into the back
cut to help direct the path in which a tree or tree part falls.
Quiz :Hinge - √Answer :Strip of uncut wood fibers created between the face cut
or notch and the back cut that helps control direction in tree felling or limb
removal. Holding wood
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