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100 ELEVATOR EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
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โ When using power tools in older buildings without ground led outlets, what precaution must you take? Answer: Verify a positive ground and use an adapter plug with grounding wire โ In the elevator industry, why are fiberglass ladders the most common type of ladders used? Answer: They are non-conductive โ When would a mechanic be required to replace an escalator comb or comb plate? Answer: When teeth are broken โ Along with spring buffers, limit switches, and cylinder head packing, what else would be found in a conventional hydraulic elevator pit? Answer: Drip collection pan or oil return system โ When lifting heavy objects, what is the best lifting technique to use? Answer: Back straight, legs bent โ When performing any work in a traction elevator pit, which hazard is known as the silent killer Answer: Counterweight
โ Which conveyance system is described as one in which a "car" or "cab" is moved up or down a hoistway by suspension means? Answer: Traction elevator โ What must elevator constructors do before using chemical solutions or cleaning fluids? Answer: Read SDS โ You are asked to install additional lighting in the hoistway. What type of extension cord should you use? Answer: Three-wire โ In which type of conveyance system is the energy applied by means of a liquid under pressure? Answer: Hydraulic elevator โ Refer to the figure. An apprentice is setting up a ladder to access a landing 12 feet above his level. What is dimension B? Answer: 3 feet โ Prior to using the elevator car sling as a running platform, what must be operational and tested? Answer: Governor and safeties โ Which entity requires all employees be given information and training on the long and short term health effects of the chemicals they work with? Answer: OSHA
โ You are installing a V-belt drive pulley on a 40 horse motor for a hydraulic pump unit. What type of acre is needed to lock down the pulley to motor shaft? Answer: Hexagonal socket with cup head screws โ You must order enough wire to complete installation of a duplex. Where would you find the information that would determine how much wire is needed? Answer: Electrical layout โ In the metric system, how is the measurement of volume identified? Answer: Liter โ Refer to print 1. Which view shows the pit depth? Answer: A. Elevation view โ You are installing rails in a new building. Which drawing will you reference? Answer: Rail installation detail drawing โ What part of the job folder would contain information regarding elevator speed, capacity, and loading class? Answer: Abstract โ When replacing typical rollers on guides, what is the appropriate tool and fastener to be used? Answer: Snap ring pliers/ snap rings
โ What method should an elevator constructor use to check the well hole depth? Answer: Drop a weight led line to the bottom and measure the line โ What is the simplest locking device used to prevent loosening due to vibrations? Answer: Jam type nuts โ When installing pipe, what type of threads would you use to create a proper seal? Answer: Pipe threads โ What information is typically provided in a job folder? Answer: Contract speed, car platform thickness, machine groove type โ In a mechanical drawing, which symbol would refer to diameter? Answer: Zero with a line through it โ Where would an elevator constructor find information pertaining to platform dimensions? Answer: Final layout โ Which of the following terms describes and architectural drawing that shows three sides at once? Answer: Three-dimensional drawing
โ What is the front or side view drawing of a hoistway called? Answer: Elevation view โ You are installing a bearing on a fearless machine with a class # fit. Which two items are necessary for this to e adequate? Answer: Dry ice and bearing heater โ Which document shows all major parts of an installation Answer: Final layout drawing โ Door rollers can be held in place with through bolts. What other means of attachment can accomplish this? Answer: Snap rings โ Elevator constructors should only use which type of drawings? Answer: Final and approved โ When installing an escalator, what is the most common type of measurement system used? Answer: Metric โ On the plan drawing, the main guide rails are shown in relation to the location of what? Answer: Column line
โ What is the acceptable tolerance (in inches) for the installation of guide rails on a job where the layout drawing does not specify a maximum or minimum dimension? Answer: Plus or minus 1/64" โ What needs to be done prior to surveying the hoistway? Answer: Install plumb line โ With regard to prints, what is another term for arias view? Answer: Plan view โ What is the term for viewing an object straight on from many sides, with each side being at right angles to its adjacent side? Answer: Orthographic projection โ What dangerous gas is given off by a running gasoline engine? Answer: Carbon monoxide โ Why must you LOTO the main disconnect witch before checking the oil reservoir? Answer: So the pump will not start โ What do you need to be certain of before getting on top of a dumbwaiter Answer: That it can support your weight and it has safeties
โ How do you determine the correct angle from the vertical for placing a ladder? Answer: Measure out a distance of 1/4 the height โ Where would you find hoistway access switches mounted? Answer: At a terminal landing โ What is the safest way to lubricate hoist ropes? Answer: With a rope lubricator โ What device must be in working condition in order to use an elevator car sling as a running platform Answer: The governor and safeties โ Many older buildings contain fireproofing materials made of which hazardous substances? Answer: Asbestos โ What are the three levels of reaction to an electrical shock? Answer: Perception, surprise, freeze โ What is the first thing you must do before performing any service on an escalator? Answer: Place barricades at the upper and lower ends
โ What are the two most obvious dangers in the machine room? Answer: Electricity and moving machinery โ What is the name of the document that lists the hazards of substance? Answer: Safety data sheet โ Who is responsible for seeing that barricades are kept in place? Answer: Everyone on the job โ What is a "walk-in" pit? Answer: A pit with an access door at floor level of the pit โ What is the maximum capacity of a dumbwaiter? Answer: 500lbs โ What supports a hydraulic elevator? Answer: The column of oil inside the jack โ What amount of force, in the direction of the hoistway, must the approved barricade be able to withstand? Answer: 200lbs โ What is the required height for OSHA approved barricade? Answer: 42"
โ Scaffolding cross braces can be used as a mid rail in a guard rail system. Answer: True โ What is the maximum allowable platform deflection between supports? Answer: 1/60 of the span when loaded โ According to the federal OSHA safety standard what is the accepted height to base width ratio (including outrigger supports, if used) after which the scaffold needs to be restrained from tipping by buying, tying or bracing? Answer: 4: โ What are scaffolds tied to other structures? Answer: All answer choices are correct โ You are working from a scaffold without a guardrail system. At what height is fall protection required? Answer: 10ft โ What is the purpose of a cross brace? Answer: To provide stability and strength โ A scaffold is required to be able to support its own weight and atleast _______ times the maximum intended loan applied to transmitted to it. Answer: 4
โ Before assembling scaffolding, the components should be inspected for Answer: All answer choices are correct โ You are erecting a scaffold with a 5' x7' base using a 4:1 ratio. What is the maximum height of the first tie? Answer: 20' โ You are using 10 in. wide, 10ft. Long planks rated at 50psf. To build a scaffold. Use your text to find the allowable load rating for the plank. Answer: 5,000lbs โ Toe boards are required to be atleast _____ inches high. Answer: 3 1/2 (three and a half) โ According to the federal OSHA safety standard scaffolds that exceed _____ ft. In height need to be designed by a precessional engineer. Answer: 125 feet โ What is the minimum strength of the top rail of a guard rail system? Answer: 200lbs โ What is the maximum allowable height of the top rail of a guardrail system? Answer: 45 inches
โ When normal voice communication cannot be used what is required? Answer: 2- way communication devices โ The secondary brake on winding drum must be manually reset once it trips Answer: True โ The anchor point for a lifeline must be capable of supporting _____ for each safety like attached to it Answer: 5000 pounds โ What statement best describes a layout drawing? Answer: Overall view showing how large pieces and assemblies are placed in a building โ Which of the following best describes the final layout drawing? Answer: A mechanical drawing showing plan and elevation views of the elevator installation โ Which document would provide information on the number and color of doors for an installation? Answer: Job abstract โ What is the purpose of the elevation view found in the final layouts? Answer: To show vertical locations and dimensions of elevator components
โ How many possible views are available from drawings using orthographic projections? Answer: Six โ What are the two major categories of construction drawings used in the elevator trade? Answer: Mechanical and electrical โ What is he scale of a drawing when marked 1'=1" Answer: 1/ โ What type of materials are typically found in the job folder? Answer: Wiring diagrams, mechanical layouts, detail drawings, and abstracts โ When looking at a plan view drawing, what direction are you viewing the drawing from? Answer: Looking down from above โ Which of the following would be drawn as a detail drawing? Answer: Motor control real โ When a roller bearing needs to be pressed onto a shaft, what type of allowance does the shaft have? Answer: Negative allowance โ Which class of screw thread has the greatest number of threads per inch for a given size? Answer: Unified national fine
