What are the main hazards in the machine room of a heated traction elevator? - Answer- Electrical and mechanical hazards
How do you determine the correct angle from the vertical placing of the ladder? - Answer- Measure out a distance 1/4 the height
What piece of safety equipment is designed t...
100 Elevator Final Exam - Questions And Answers
What are the main hazards in the machine room of a heated traction elevator? -
Answer- Electrical and mechanical hazards
How do you determine the correct angle from the vertical placing of the ladder? -
Answer- Measure out a distance 1/4 the height
What piece of safety equipment is designed to keep you from falling? - Answer- Safety
harness and lanyard
What must be done before checking pump drive belts on a hydraulic elevator? -
Answer- Pull the main LOTO disconnect switch
Why must you pull the main disconnect LOTO switch before checking the oil reservoir?
- Answer- To avoid being splashed with hot oil
What is the lowest amount of electrical current that can be fatal? - Answer- .005
amperes
Which of the following best describes the danger posed by the counterweights when
you're on top of the car? - Answer- It runs close in the opposite direction
What do you need to be sure of before getting on top of a dumbwaiter? - Answer- That it
can support your weight and it has safeties
What makes a hydraulic elevator pit dangerous? - Answer- The car can come down
without power
Why must you place hydraulic elevator car on support posts before servicing the
packing head? - Answer- Because the elevator is supported by a column of oil
What is the most serious consequence of incorrect lifting? - Answer- Spinal injury
Why can't elevator Constructors use a metal ladder? - Answer- Metal ladders conduct
electricity
What piece of safety equipment is required whenever you use any power tool? -
Answer- Eye protection
What is the function of a GFI? - Answer- Detect and Imbalance in current between hot
and neutral wires
, What dangerous gas is given off by a running gasoline engine? - Answer- Carbon
monoxide
What piece of safety equipment is required by OSHA when using an electric motor? -
Answer- Eye protection
Who is primarily responsible for your safety on the job? - Answer- You, yourself
Who is responsible for seeing that barricades are kept in place? - Answer- Everyone on
the job
What is the required height for an OSHA approved barricade? - Answer- 42"
What amount of force, in the direction of the hoistway, must the approved barricade be
able to withstand? - Answer- 200 Lbs
What device must be in working condition in order to use an elevator car sling as a
running platform? - Answer- The governor and safeties
What is the name of the document that lists the hazards of a substance? - Answer-
Safety data sheet
What precautions should you take when painting? - Answer- Maintain adequate
ventilation
What is the first thing you must do before performing any service on an escalator? -
Answer- Place barricades at the upper and lowers ends
Which of the following makes a good substitute for a ladder? - Answer- Never substitute
anything
What three factors determine the severity of injury from contact with electricity? -
Answer- The route through the body, insulation factor, and voltage
What are the three levels of reaction to an electrical shock? - Answer- Perception,
surprise, and freeze
What should you do immediately if you spill the liquid from a storage battery on your
skin? - Answer- Flush liberally with flowing water
How should you proceed to get a toolbox to the machine room when climbing a vertical
ladder? - Answer- Climb the ladder and pull the box with a rope
What are the two most obvious dangers in the machine room? - Answer- Electricity and
moving machinery
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