New Mexico CID Elevator Inspector Examination

During a periodic inspection of a commercial passenger elevator, what is the inspector’s primary responsibility?

• ARecertify the original manufacturer’s design calculations
• BVerify that the equipment remains in a safe operating condition under the code edition en…
• CRewrite the building’s fire-alarm sequence of operations
• DApprove a new rated speed requested by the owner

ASME A17.1 requires each elevator to have which documented maintenance program available to the inspector?

• AA verbal agreement with the service contractor
• BA manufacturer’s sales brochure kept in the lobby
• CA written Maintenance Control Program (MCP) for that unit
• DA one-time start-up checklist discarded after acceptance

Who is permitted access to a commercial elevator machine room?

• AAny building occupant who needs storage space
• BJanitorial staff storing cleaning chemicals
• CThe public during a fire drill
• DElevator personnel and other persons authorized for that space

How must a machine-room access door be arranged?

• ASelf-closing and self-locking, and openable from the inside without a key
• BHeld open with a wooden wedge during business hours
• CLockable from the inside so a mechanic cannot be interrupted
• DA sliding curtain is acceptable if the room is above the hoistway

What is the minimum illumination ASME A17.1 requires at the floor of a machine room or machinery space?

• A50 lx (5 fc)
• B100 lx (10 fc)
• C200 lx (19 fc)
• D500 lx (50 fc)

What is the minimum clear headroom ASME A17.1 requires in a full machine room?

• A6 ft 0 in
• B6 ft 6 in
• C7 ft 0 in
• D8 ft 0 in

Which equipment is permitted in an elevator hoistway or machine room?

• ABuilding domestic-water heaters serving other floors
• BOnly machinery and equipment used directly in connection with the elevator
• CTenant telephone and data racks unrelated to the elevator
• DHVAC equipment serving adjacent offices

What type of portable fire extinguisher does ASME A17.1 require in or convenient to the machine room or machinery space?

• AWater-only Class A extinguisher
• BClass K kitchen extinguisher
• CHalon flooding system in lieu of any portable unit
• DClass ABC extinguisher

What is the minimum illumination required at the elevator pit floor?

• A50 lx (5 fc)
• B100 lx (10 fc)
• C200 lx (19 fc)
• DNo permanent lighting is required if a mechanic carries a flashlight

Where must the pit stop switch be located, and what type of device is it?

• AIn the car operating panel; momentary-contact push button
• BAt the designated-level lobby; keyed three-position switch
• CAccessible from the pit entrance; maintained-contact switch marked STOP and RUN
• DOn the governor; automatically reset after each trip

When does ASME A17.1 require a permanently installed pit ladder?

• AOnly in hydraulic elevator pits
• BWhenever pit depth exceeds 900 mm (35 in)
• COnly if the owner requests one
• DNever; a portable ladder stored in the machine room is always acceptable

An inspector finds standing water covering the pit floor around a hydraulic jack. What is the correct finding?

• AAcceptable if the water is clean
• BAcceptable because water lubricates the cylinder
• CA violation; the pit must be kept dry by a drain or sump arrangement
• DAcceptable if the car still levels within 1 in

Who may access an elevator pit?

• AAny contractor working in the building
• BBuilding tenants using the pit for storage
• CFirefighters only; elevator mechanics are prohibited
• DElevator personnel only

When the car is level with the bottom landing, the distance from the pit floor to the underside of the car sling exceeds 2 100 mm (83 in). What is required?

• ANothing; the extra space is considered a refuge area only
• BA means permanently installed or permanently stored in the pit to reach equipment under t…
• CRemoval of the buffers to reduce the distance
• DA second machine-room stop switch

What is the minimum illumination at an elevator landing sill while the elevator is in service?

• A50 lx (5 fc)
• B100 lx (10 fc)
• C200 lx (19 fc)
• DIllumination is not regulated at the landing sill

Which electrical device is required in elevator machine rooms, machinery spaces, and pits?

• AA GFCI (ground-fault circuit-interrupter) receptacle
• BAn ungrounded Edison receptacle only
• CA 480 V welding receptacle
• DNo receptacle is permitted in a pit

How must pit lighting and the pit GFCI receptacle be supplied?

• AFrom a tap on the elevator motor feeder
• BFrom a separate branch circuit
• CFrom the car lighting circuit only
• DFrom a plug-in extension cord run from the lobby

How shall machine-room and pit lamps be protected, and where shall the light switch be located?

• AUnguarded bare bulbs; switch anywhere in the hoistway
• BExternally guarded lamps; switch at the point of entry
• CLamps inside the controller cabinet only; no wall switch
• DMotion-sensor lighting with no manual switch is mandatory

What minimum working clearance shall be provided in the directions required for maintenance of elevator equipment?

• A6 in
• B12 in
• C18 in
• D48 in in every direction around every device

What environmental information must be permanently posted in a machine or control room?

• AThe building’s original construction cost
• BThe manufacturer’s allowable temperature and humidity range
• CThe names of all building tenants
• DThe elevator company’s hourly billing rate

What is the safety purpose of a hoistway-door interlock?

• ATo keep the car from running unless the hoistway door is closed and locked
• BTo open the door automatically if the fire alarm sounds
• CTo hold the door open whenever the car is between floors
• DTo bypass the governor when the door is closed

When the car is outside the unlocking zone, how far may the hoistway or car doors be opened from inside the car?

• AThey may be fully opened to allow passenger self-rescue at any floor
• BNot more than 100 mm (4 in)
• CNot more than 300 mm (12 in)
• DThere is no restriction if the emergency stop is pulled

When the car is within the unlocking zone, the car doors shall be:

• APermanently screwed shut
• BOpenable from within the car
• COpenable only with a hoistway access key from the landing
• DDisabled whenever Phase I is not in effect

Power-operated horizontally sliding passenger-elevator doors are required to have which protective feature?

• AA reopening device that reopens the door if it strikes or detects a person or object in t…
• BA spring closer that ignores obstruction
• CNo protective device if the door kinetic energy is high
• DA fusible link that melts and closes the door during a fire

What characterizes a Type A car safety?

• AA gradual flexible-guide clamp used at high speed
• BAn instantaneous safety that applies without appreciable slide, used only at lower rated…
• CAn oil buffer mounted on the car crosshead
• DA counterweight-only device that never acts on the car

A Type B car safety is best described as:

• AAn instantaneous wedge that may be used at any speed
• BA flexible or gradual clamping safety with code-limited stopping distances
• CA hydraulic rupture valve
• DA hand-operated winding-drum brake

What is the function of the car speed governor?

• ATo detect overspeed and cause the car safeties to set
• BTo start the elevator on Phase II
• CTo keep the doors from closing too quickly
• DTo heat the machine room in winter

How is the governor rope related to the suspension means?

• AIt is one of the hoisting ropes and shares the car load
• BIt is a separate rope that drives the governor and is not a suspension member
• CIt replaces the governor on hydraulic elevators only
• DIt is optional if a slack-rope switch is provided

What is the purpose of car and counterweight buffers in the pit?

• ATo support the building structure
• BTo absorb remaining energy if the car or counterweight overtravels the bottom terminal
• CTo lock the hoistway doors
• DTo provide the only means of stopping at every floor

How do the normal terminal stopping device and the final terminal stopping device differ?

• AThey are the same switch with two nameplates
• BThe normal device slows or stops the car at the terminal; the final device independently…
• CThe final device is used only on escalators
• DThe normal device is located in the car operating panel

What should happen when a hydraulic elevator’s low-oil protection device operates?

• AThe car immediately reverses and travels to the top landing with doors closed
• BThe car continues in normal group operation until the tank is empty
• CThe car travels to the lowest landing and shuts down so it cannot be called away
• DThe rupture valve is required to dump all oil into the pit

What is the purpose of the pressure relief valve on a hydraulic elevator?

• ATo keep cab lighting on during a power failure
• BTo prevent the system pressure from exceeding a safe limit
• CTo recall the car on Phase I
• DTo lock the hoistway doors

Where must the elevator’s rated-load capacity be displayed?

• AOnly in the original permit file at city hall
• BOn a capacity plate in the car
• COnly on the governor
• DIt need not be displayed if the MCP exists

How often must Category 1 periodic tests of a commercial elevator be performed?

• AOnly at original acceptance
• BAt intervals not exceeding 12 months
• COnly every 10 years
• DNever, if the MCP is on file

Which tests are characteristic of a Category 5 periodic test on an electric traction elevator?

• ALobby smoke-detector sensitivity only
• BFull-load safety, buffer, and brake tests on a five-year interval
• CReplacing all hoist ropes regardless of condition
• DA hydrostatic test of the building standpipe

In addition to Category 1 tests, hydraulic elevators require which additional periodic test category?

• ACategory 3 pressure/static tests of the hydraulic system
• BCategory 8 escalator skirt-index tests
• CA dumbwaiter interlock test only
• DNo additional tests; hydraulic units are exempt from periodic testing

Car-top inspection operation shall:

• ARun the car at contract speed on automatic after a single momentary press
• BUse constant-pressure buttons, a car-top stop switch, and reduced inspection speed
• CDisable all stop switches so the inspector cannot stall the car
• DBe controlled only by hall buttons at every floor

Where must a stop switch be provided for a person working on top of the car?

• AOnly at the remote fire command center
• BOn top of the car, readily accessible to a person on the car top
• COnly inside a locked lobby cabinet
• DStop switches are prohibited on car tops

The elevator mainline disconnecting means shall be:

• AUnlabeled and located wherever convenient in a public corridor
• BLockable in the open position, with a sign identifying the location of the supply-side ov…
• CA pull-chain socket in the pit
• DShared with the building’s exterior lighting

If sprinklers are installed in an elevator hoistway, how shall the piping be arranged?

• AA main that also serves offices may run the full height of the hoistway
• BOnly branch lines shall serve the hoistway, and a line shall not serve more than one hois…
• COpen-head sprinklers may be fed from any domestic water line
• DSprinkler mains must pass through the machine room over the controller

Sprinklers are installed not more than 600 mm (24 in) above the pit floor. What is required for elevator electrical equipment located less than 1 200 mm (48 in) above the pit floor?

• ANo special protection; ordinary indoor equipment is acceptable
• BThe equipment shall be weatherproof (NEMA Type 4) and wiring (except traveling cable) sha…
• CAll pit electrical equipment shall be removed
• DOnly a GFCI on the car lighting circuit is required

When hoistway or machine-room sprinklers can wet elevator electrical equipment, how shall elevator power be removed, and what shall not initiate that shutdown?

• AA shunt-trip or equivalent means removes power; smoke detectors shall not initiate the po…
• BThe pit stop switch is the only permitted means
• CSmoke detectors shall always trip main power before recall
• DPower must remain on so the car can run through spray

ASME A17.1 requires what communications means in a passenger elevator car?

• AA one-way siren with no voice path
• BA two-way communications means to a location staffed by authorized personnel who can take…
• CA handset that connects only to an automated attendant
• DNo communications if the building has a fire alarm

If car emergency communications are normally powered from the building supply, what is required when that supply fails?

• ACommunications may go dead until power is restored
• BThe means shall automatically transfer to standby or emergency power
• CPassengers must use a cell phone; no backup is required
• DOnly the hallway lanterns must remain lighted

How does ASME A17.1 define a freight elevator with respect to who may ride?

• AAny member of the public may ride as on a passenger elevator
• BIt is used primarily for freight, and only the operator and persons necessary to load and…
• CChildren may ride if accompanied by a parent
• DNo person may ever stand on the platform, including the operator

Class C2 freight loading means the elevator is designed for:

• AGeneral freight with no trucks
• BIndustrial truck loading where the truck is not carried
• CPassenger cars only
• DEscalator pallet loading

What is the purpose of ASME A17.3 (2005), which is a New Mexico CID inspector reference?

• AIt is a recommended inspection procedure only, with no retroactive rules
• BIt sets minimum retroactive safety requirements for existing elevators and escalators, re…
• CIt replaces ASME A17.1 for all new construction
• DIt applies only to private-residence elevators