New Mexico CID EV-98 Elevators, Escalators and Conveyors Examination

An installer is setting a commercial electric elevator. Under ASME A17.1-2019, a fixed vertical pit ladder is required when the pit extends more than which distance below the sill of the pit access door?

• A900 mm (35 in.)
• B450 mm (18 in.)
• C600 mm (24 in.)
• D1 200 mm (48 in.)

When installing a nonretractable pit ladder per ASME A17.1-2019, how far must the ladder (or equivalent handgrips) extend above the sill of the pit access door?

• ANot less than 750 mm (29.5 in.)
• BNot less than 1 200 mm (48 in.)
• CNot less than 900 mm (35 in.)
• DNot less than 1 825 mm (72 in.)

ASME A17.1-2019 pit-ladder rungs, cleats, or steps shall be a minimum of 400 mm (16 in.) wide and spaced on center at which interval?

• A250 mm (10 in.) ± 13 mm
• B350 mm (14 in.) ± 13 mm
• C300 mm (12 in.) ± 13 mm
• D400 mm (16 in.) ± 13 mm

A commercial hoistway has a building floor below the bottom terminal landing. Per ASME A17.1-2019, pit access by ladder is not permitted when the pit floor is more than which distance below the access-door sill?

• A1 825 mm (72 in.)
• B2 100 mm (83 in.)
• C4 200 mm (165 in.)
• D3 000 mm (120 in.)

When a separate pit access door is provided on a commercial elevator, ASME A17.1-2019 requires a minimum clear opening of which size?

• A750 mm (29.5 in.) wide by 1 825 mm (72 in.) high
• B600 mm (24 in.) wide by 1 525 mm (60 in.) high
• C750 mm (29.5 in.) wide by 2 030 mm (80 in.) high
• D900 mm (36 in.) wide by 2 030 mm (80 in.) high

Under ASME A17.1-2019 Requirement 2.2.4.4, who is permitted to have access to elevator pits?

• AAny building maintenance employee with a master key
• BElevator personnel only
• CThe general contractor’s superintendent during construction only
• DFirefighters using the Phase I key

A retractable pit ladder lies in the line of movement of the car when it is not fully retracted. What must the installer provide per ASME A17.1-2019?

• AA painted warning stripe on the ladder only
• BA mechanical prop that the mechanic sets after entering the pit
• CA retractable-ladder electrical device that removes power from the driving-machine motor…
• DA car-top inspection switch that must be enabled before the ladder can be extended

With the car at the lowest landing, the distance from the pit floor to the underside of the plank channels exceeds 2 100 mm (83 in.). What does ASME A17.1-2019 Requirement 2.2.8 require the installer to provide?

• AA portable A-frame ladder left in the machine room
• BA second pit stop switch only
• CAn increase in oil-buffer stroke
• DA permanently installed or permanently stored means to access equipment on the underside…

ASME A17.1-2019 machine-room and control-room access doors shall be which of the following?

• ASelf-closing and self-locking, openable from the inside without a key
• BHeld open with a fusible link and lockable only from the corridor
• CSliding fire doors that can be dogged open during occupancy
• DUnlocked whenever the elevator is on automatic operation

What is the minimum size of an ASME A17.1-2019 access door to a machine room or control room?

• A600 mm (24 in.) wide by 1 825 mm (72 in.) high
• B750 mm (29.5 in.) wide by 2 030 mm (80 in.) high
• C750 mm (29.5 in.) wide by 1 825 mm (72 in.) high
• D915 mm (36 in.) wide by 2 030 mm (80 in.) high

Keys that unlock commercial elevator machine-room and control-room access doors are classified by ASME A17.1-2019 Section 8.1 as which security group?

• AGroup 1 Security
• BGroup 3 Security
• CGroup 2 Security
• DGroup 4 Security

An installer is checking machine-room lighting before turnover. ASME A17.1-2019 requires illumination at the machine-room or control-room floor of not less than which level?

• A50 lx (5 fc)
• B100 lx (10 fc)
• C540 lx (50 fc)
• D200 lx (19 fc)

A plumbing contractor wants to run a domestic cold-water line and a sanitary vent through the commercial elevator hoistway. What does ASME A17.1-2019 Section 2.8 require?

• AProhibit equipment and piping not used in connection with the function or use of the elev…
• BPermit both pipes if they are insulated and labeled
• CPermit only the vent if it is steel
• DPermit any pipe that is not a gas line

Unless a listed exception applies, the top emergency exit in a commercial elevator car enclosure shall have an area of not less than 0.26 m² (400 in²) and shall measure not less than which dimension on any side?

• A300 mm (12 in.)
• B400 mm (16 in.)
• C508 mm (20 in.)
• D600 mm (24 in.)

How must a commercial elevator top emergency-exit cover be arranged so passengers cannot open it from inside the car?

• AIt must be welded shut after installation
• BIt must open inward and latch with a passenger-accessible handle
• CIt must be openable from outside the car only and must open outward
• DIt must be removable only after the car-top railing is folded down

During normal closing of a power-operated horizontally sliding commercial elevator door, ASME A17.1-2019 limits the kinetic energy of the door system and its rigid linkages to a maximum of which value?

• A2.5 ft-lbf (3.4 J)
• B15.0 ft-lbf (20.3 J)
• C30.0 ft-lbf (40.7 J)
• D7.0 ft-lbf (9.5 J)

The static force required to prevent closing of a power-operated horizontally sliding commercial elevator door, measured in the middle third of travel, shall not exceed which value?

• A30 lbf (133 N)
• B15 lbf (67 N)
• C50 lbf (222 N)
• D75 lbf (334 N)

For a traction elevator with a rated speed greater than 0.75 m/s (150 ft/min), which type of car safety is required by ASME A17.1-2019?

• AType A instantaneous safety
• BType B flexible or rigid guide-clamp (progressive) safety
• CNo safety, provided oil buffers are used
• DA counterweight safety only

A car speed governor on a commercial traction elevator shall be set to trip at not less than which percentage of rated speed?

• A105 percent
• B125 percent
• C115 percent
• D140 percent

Spring buffers are permitted under ASME A17.1-2019 only when the elevator rated speed does not exceed which value?

• A0.50 m/s (100 ft/min)
• B0.75 m/s (150 ft/min)
• C1.75 m/s (350 ft/min)
• D1.00 m/s (200 ft/min)

A new commercial traction elevator is specified at 350 ft/min. Which pit buffers must the contractor install?

• AOil buffers
• BSolid spring buffers
• CRubber bumpers only
• DNo buffers if a Type B safety is provided

When hanging commercial hoistway swing doors, the clearance between the hoistway face of the door and the hoistway edge of the landing sill shall not exceed which ASME A17.1-2019 value?

• A6 mm (0.25 in.)
• B19 mm (0.75 in.)
• C57 mm (2.25 in.)
• D100 mm (4 in.)

For horizontally sliding commercial hoistway doors, the clearance between the hoistway face of the door and the hoistway edge of the landing sill shall not exceed which value?

• A13 mm (0.50 in.)
• B19 mm (0.75 in.)
• C57 mm (2.25 in.)
• D32 mm (1.25 in.)

Top-of-car inspection operation on a commercial elevator shall be constant-pressure and shall not exceed which speed?

• A0.25 m/s (50 ft/min)
• B0.50 m/s (100 ft/min)
• C1.00 m/s (200 ft/min)
• D0.75 m/s (150 ft/min)

Which electrical protective device must be installed on top of a commercial elevator car as part of the inspection-operation station?

• AA red stop switch that removes power from the driving-machine motor and brake
• BA Phase I FIRE RECALL key switch
• CA mainline circuit breaker
• DA hydraulic pressure-relief valve

Every commercial elevator pit shall have an enclosed stop switch. How must that switch be arranged?

• AMomentary push-button that resets when released
• BManually opened and closed, red, marked STOP, and located so it can be reached from the a…
• CKey-operated only from the designated landing
• DWired in parallel with the car-top stop so either one can be jumped out

ASME A17.1-2019 pit lighting shall provide not less than which illumination at the pit floor?

• A50 lx (5 fc)
• B200 lx (19 fc)
• C100 lx (10 fc)
• D300 lx (28 fc)

Car-top lighting for inspection and maintenance shall provide not less than which illumination at the point where work is performed?

• A50 lx (5 fc)
• B200 lx (19 fc)
• C540 lx (50 fc)
• D100 lx (10 fc)

What is the primary purpose of a commercial hoistway-door interlock?

• ATo prevent opening the hoistway door from the landing unless the car is at that landing,…
• BTo hold the door open during Phase II fire operation
• CTo limit door kinetic energy to 7.0 ft-lbf
• DTo provide the only means of stopping the car in an overspeed

When a commercial elevator car is outside the unlocking zone, the car door shall not be openable from inside the car more than which distance?

• A25 mm (1 in.)
• B100 mm (4 in.)
• C50 mm (2 in.)
• D150 mm (6 in.)

The unlocking zone in which a commercial hoistway door may be unlocked is limited by ASME A17.1-2019 to not more than which distance above and below the landing?

• A75 mm (3 in.)
• B175 mm (7 in.)
• C450 mm (18 in.)
• D900 mm (35 in.)

A hydraulic commercial elevator must remain approximately level with the landing while parked and loading. Which function provides that protection?

• APhase I Emergency Recall
• BAscending car overspeed protection only
• CA Type A instantaneous safety
• DAnticreep operation

When installing an in-ground hydraulic jack on a commercial elevator, what corrosion-protection requirement must the contractor satisfy?

• AProvide a means meeting ASME A17.1-2019 3.18.3.8 to protect the cylinder from corrosion (…
• BPaint the cylinder with ordinary rust-inhibiting enamel only
• CRely on the concrete pit floor to isolate the cylinder
• DOmit protection if the oil is biodegradable

If the hydraulic oil level becomes too low to complete a full up trip, what must the low-oil protection means do?

• AAllow the car to stall between floors with the doors closed
• BAutomatically return the car to the lowest landing and prevent further automatic operatio…
• COpen the pressure-relief valve and dump oil to the pit
• DSwitch the car to Phase II fire operation

A hydraulic elevator machine room must include a means to lower the car manually in an emergency. What device provides that function?

• AThe pit stop switch
• BThe car-top inspection up button
• CA manual lowering valve on the hydraulic control system
• DThe governor overspeed switch

New traction elevators must be provided with a means to stop an ascending car in overspeed and to stop unintended car movement with the doors open. Which ASME A17.1-2019 section governs those means?

• ASection 2.11, protection of hoistway openings
• BSection 2.27, emergency operation and signaling devices
• CSection 3.18, hydraulic cylinders
• DSection 2.19, ascending car overspeed and unintended car movement protection

The mainline disconnecting means for a commercial elevator shall be which of the following?

• AA lockable fused disconnect or circuit breaker, identified, and located in the machine ro…
• BA plug-and-cord connector at the controller
• CThe pit stop switch
• DA breaker in a public corridor so any occupant can shut the elevator down

Every commercial elevator car shall have a capacity plate. What information must that plate show?

• AOnly the manufacturer’s serial number
• BThe rated load in pounds or kilograms and, for passenger elevators, the maximum number of…
• CThe New Mexico contractor license number only
• DThe date of the next Category 5 test only

A freight elevator will be loaded by an industrial truck that remains on the car. How is that loading classified in ASME A17.1-2019?

• AClass A general freight loading
• BClass B motor-vehicle loading
• CClass C1 industrial truck loading
• DPassenger loading

Normal terminal stopping devices on a commercial elevator are intended to do which of the following?

• AApply the car safety at governor trip speed
• BReplace the hoistway-door interlocks
• CInitiate Phase I Emergency Recall
• DAutomatically slow and stop the car at or near the terminal landings under normal operati…

If a commercial elevator passes the normal terminal stopping device, what must the final terminal stopping device do?

• ACause power to be removed from the driving-machine motor and brake, independent of the no…
• BSound an in-car alarm only and allow continued travel
• COpen the hoistway doors at the next landing
• DSwitch the controller to inspection operation

Compensation means (chains or ropes) are installed on a tall traction elevator primarily to do which of the following?

• AReplace the governor rope
• BOffset the changing weight of the suspension ropes as the car moves so traction and brake…
• CProvide the only means of stopping unintended car movement
• DServe as the traveling cable for car lighting

Commercial elevator car and counterweight guide rails shall be which of the following?

• AWood rails are acceptable for any speed if they are fire-retardant
• BAluminum channels hung from the overhead only, with no intermediate brackets
• CSteel guide rails, supports, and fastenings conforming to Section 2.23
• DUnistrut attached only at the pit and overhead

Where a counterweight is located in the same hoistway as the car, ASME A17.1-2019 requires the counterweight to be which of the following?

• AUnguarded so it can be inspected from the car top without obstruction
• BFilled with loose sand so it can be adjusted without stacked weights
• CUsed as the only means of car suspension
• DGuarded or located so that persons on the car top or in the pit are protected from accide…

If sprinklers are installed in a commercial elevator machine room or hoistway, what additional electrical arrangement is required before water can discharge?

• AA means to automatically disconnect mainline power upon or prior to the application of wa…
• BNo additional arrangement; sprinklers may wet a live controller
• CA fusible link that opens the hoistway doors
• DA connection that starts the hydraulic pump to keep the car moving

Under OSHA 29 CFR 1926.552, which statement shall be posted on a material-hoist car frame or crosshead?

• ARiders Allowed During Placement of Concrete
• BNo Riders Allowed
• CPassengers Must Face Forward
• DMaximum 12 Construction Workers

OSHA 1926.552 requires personnel-hoist towers to be anchored to the structure at intervals not exceeding which distance?

• A10 feet
• B15 feet
• C25 feet
• D40 feet