New Mexico CID GS-9 Elevators, Escalators and Conveyors Examination

A commercial traction elevator will sit over an occupied basement. Under ASME A17.1-2019 Section 2.6, what additional protection must the GS-9 contractor provide for the counterweight?

• AA painted stripe on the pit floor only
• BA counterweight safety capable of stopping and sustaining the counterweight if the suspen…
• CA wooden crate around the counterweight frame
• DOmission of the car safety because the counterweight is heavier

On a new commercial electric elevator, Type A instantaneous car safeties are permitted by ASME A17.1-2019 only when the rated speed does not exceed which value?

• A0.25 m/s (50 ft/min)
• B0.50 m/s (100 ft/min)
• C0.75 m/s (150 ft/min)
• D1.00 m/s (200 ft/min)

ASME A17.1-2019 requires the interior height of a commercial passenger-car enclosure, measured from the finished floor to the underside of the car top, to be not less than which dimension?

• A1 525 mm (60 in.)
• B1 830 mm (72 in.)
• C2 030 mm (80 in.)
• D2 440 mm (96 in.)

The entrance side of a commercial elevator platform must be fitted with a smooth metal platform guard (apron). What is the minimum vertical height of that guard under ASME A17.1-2019 Requirement 2.15.9?

• A300 mm (12 in.)
• B600 mm (24 in.)
• C1 220 mm (48 in.)
• D2 030 mm (80 in.)

For a commercial passenger elevator, the horizontal clearance between the car-platform sill and the hoistway edge of the landing sill shall not exceed which ASME A17.1-2019 value?

• A13 mm (0.5 in.)
• B19 mm (0.75 in.)
• C32 mm (1.25 in.)
• D75 mm (3 in.)

A commercial elevator serves a single blind hoistway with a long unstopped rise. ASME A17.1-2019 Requirement 2.11.1.2 requires emergency doors in that blind portion at intervals of not more than which distance, sill to sill?

• A3 000 mm (10 ft)
• B6 000 mm (20 ft)
• C11 m (36 ft)
• D18 m (60 ft)

While a commercial elevator is on hoistway-access-switch operation, ASME A17.1-2019 limits car speed to not more than which value?

• A0.25 m/s (50 ft/min)
• B0.75 m/s (150 ft/min)
• C1.00 m/s (200 ft/min)
• DThe full rated speed of the car

The driving-machine brake on a commercial electric elevator shall be which of the following under ASME A17.1-2019 Section 2.24?

• AElectrically applied and spring released
• BSpring applied and electrically released
• CHeld off only by residual magnetism
• DOmitted if the car has Type B safeties

For a commercial traction elevator rated more than 0.75 m/s (150 ft/min), the car-governor overspeed switch shall open in the down direction at not more than which setting?

• A100% of rated speed
• B90% of the speed at which the governor is set to trip mechanically
• C125% of rated speed, with no relation to the mechanical trip
• DThe same speed as the mechanical safety trip, with no electrical switch required

A winding-drum driving machine on a commercial elevator must be provided with which electrical protective device that a typical traction machine does not use for the same purpose?

• AA hall-lantern chime
• BA slack-rope switch that removes power if a suspension rope goes slack
• CA hydraulic pressure-relief valve
• DA comb-step impact device

A plumber proposes to route a natural-gas line and a soil stack through a commercial elevator hoistway to save shaft space. What does ASME A17.1-2019 Section 2.8 require?

• APermit both lines if they are painted yellow
• BProhibit pipes conveying gases, vapors, or liquids not used in connection with the elevat…
• CPermit the soil stack but not the gas line
• DPermit any building utility if the hoistway is sprinklered

Where sprinklers are installed in a commercial elevator machine room or hoistway, the electrical power to the elevator must be automatically removed at which time relative to water discharge?

• AAfter the sprinkler has been flowing for at least 60 seconds
• BBefore or at the time water is discharged from the sprinkler, typically by a shunt-trip d…
• COnly after Phase II has been completed
• DNever; the car must keep running through the water

A commercial elevator pit shall be provided with a 125-volt, 15- or 20-ampere duplex receptacle. How must that receptacle be protected?

• ANo protection is required if the pit is dry today
• BGround-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) protection
• CA 100-ampere fuse only
• DConnection to the car-light circuit with no GFCI

When a sump is provided in a commercial elevator pit, ASME A17.1-2019 requires which installation practice?

• AThe sump may be left as an open hole in the walking surface
• BThe sump cover shall be secured and substantially flush with the pit floor, and the drain…
• CThe elevator controller may be set down in the sump to save space
• DThe sump must discharge into a sanitary soil stack inside the hoistway

When a commercial elevator car has reached its maximum upward movement, the vertical refuge clearance above the car top to the lowest overhead obstruction, measured within the projection of the car top, shall be not less than which value?

• A300 mm (12 in.)
• B600 mm (24 in.)
• C1 100 mm (43 in.)
• D2 030 mm (80 in.)

A standard railing is required on top of a commercial elevator car when which condition exists?

• AThe car is a freight elevator, regardless of hoistway clearances
• BThe horizontal clearance from the car-top edge to the hoistway enclosure exceeds the 2.14…
• CThe rated speed is less than 0.75 m/s (150 ft/min)
• DThe building is fewer than three stories

Power-operated horizontally sliding doors on a commercial passenger elevator shall be provided with a door reopening device. What is that device required to do?

• ALock the doors so they never reopen
• BCause the doors to stop and reopen if a person or object is in the path of a closing door
• CIncrease closing speed when the lobby is crowded
• DDisable the interlock

If a commercial passenger elevator’s door protective device is made inoperative so the doors can close (nudging), ASME A17.1-2019 limits the kinetic energy of the closing door system to not more than which value?

• A2.5 ft-lbf (3.4 J)
• B7.0 ft-lbf (9.5 J)
• C15.0 ft-lbf (20.3 J)
• D30.0 ft-lbf (40.7 J)

The leveling or releveling zone of a commercial elevator, within which the car may move with the doors open to match the landing, shall not extend more than which distance above or below the landing sill?

• A25 mm (1 in.)
• B75 mm (3 in.)
• C450 mm (18 in.)
• D1 220 mm (48 in.)

A new commercial traction elevator using steel wire ropes shall have which minimum suspension arrangement under ASME A17.1-2019 Section 2.20?

• AOne rope of any diameter
• BTwo ropes of 1/4 in. diameter
• CNot fewer than three ropes, each not less than 9.5 mm (3/8 in.) in diameter
• DFour fiber ropes

A warehouse freight elevator will be loaded by hand trucks and dollies that do not remain on the car. How is that loading classified in ASME A17.1-2019 Section 2.16?

• AClass A — general freight loading
• BClass B — motor-vehicle loading
• CClass C1 — industrial truck loading with the truck remaining on the car
• DClass C2 — industrial truck loading with the truck remaining on the car and concentrated…

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

• AOnly the contractor’s telephone number
• BThe rated load in kilograms or pounds (and, for freight, the applicable loading class)
• CThe building’s street address only
• DThe Phase II key code

A commercial hydraulic elevator power unit must include a pressure-relief valve. What is that valve required to do?

• AHold the car at the landing by trapping oil under the plunger at unlimited pressure
• BLimit maximum system pressure by discharging oil back to the tank if pressure exceeds the…
• CReplace the car safety
• DInitiate Phase I recall

Flexible hose and fitting assemblies on a commercial or residential hydraulic elevator shall be installed how, per ASME A17.1-2019 (3.19.3.3 / 5.3.2.2)?

• AThey may run through the hoistway wall and along the rail for the full rise
• BThey shall not be installed inside the hoistway and shall not penetrate a wall
• CThey may replace the entire steel supply line if they are painted
• DThey are prohibited in all hydraulic systems, including the machine room

A hydraulic commercial elevator parked at a landing slowly sinks as oil leaks past the valve. Which required function brings the car back approximately level with the landing?

• APhase II HOLD
• BAnticreep operation
• CThe broken-drive-chain device
• DThe missing-step device

An in-ground hydraulic jack for a commercial elevator must be protected against corrosion. Which installation satisfies ASME A17.1-2019 Requirement 3.18.3.8?

• ABare steel cylinder set in native soil with no coating or monitor
• BA cylinder with a listed corrosion-protection system, such as a sealed protective casing…
• CA coat of latex house paint only
• DWrapping the cylinder in cardboard before backfill

A hydraulic elevator hoistway is located over an occupied space. In addition to structural design of the jack support, what safety provision must the contractor address under ASME A17.1-2019 Section 3.6?

• ANo additional provision; hydraulics cannot fall
• BProtection of the space below, typically by car safeties, a plunger gripper, or a jack-su…
• CRemoval of the relief valve so the car cannot descend
• DSubstitution of a moving walk for the elevator

Before opening a commercial elevator controller for wiring or component replacement, the Elevator Industry Field Employees’ Safety Handbook practice that matches OSHA lockout/tagout is to do which of the following?

• AOpen only the pit stop and leave the mainline live
• BLock and tag the mainline disconnect in the open position and verify the equipment will n…
• CPlace the car on independent service and begin work
• DPull the hall-target fuse only

During a commercial elevator installation the permanent landing doors are not yet hung. What protection is required at each open hoistway landing?

• AA paper sign taped to the opposite wall
• BA substantial barrier, temporary door, or guardrail system that prevents a person from fa…
• CCaution tape across the opening at 18 in. above the floor
• DNo protection if work will resume in the morning

When a guardrail is used as fall protection at an open commercial hoistway landing, OSHA 29 CFR 1926.502 requires the top rail to be installed at which height?

• A18 in. ± 3 in. above the walking surface
• B42 in. ± 3 in. above the walking surface, with a midrail and toeboard as required
• C60 in. exactly, with no midrail
• DAny convenient height if flagging is added

A GS-9 contractor is modernizing an existing commercial passenger elevator to ASME A17.3-2005. Which car-door feature must be provided if it is missing?

• AA passenger-operable handle on the top emergency exit
• BRestricted opening of the car door so it cannot be opened more than 100 mm (4 in.) from i…
• CRemoval of all hoistway-door interlocks
• DA spring buffer in place of an existing oil buffer on a 350 ft/min car

ASME A17.1-2019 Section 8.6 requires the installer or maintenance organization to leave which documented program with a commercial elevator?

• AA finish-selection brochure
• BA written Maintenance Control Program (MCP) that identifies examinations, tests, cleaning…
• CA verbal promise to oil the machine yearly
• DA passenger-education video only

Before a new commercial elevator is placed in public service, ASME A17.1-2019 Section 8.10 acceptance tests shall be performed by whom?

• AThe building owner’s janitorial staff
• BElevator personnel of the installing contractor, witnessed as required by the authority h…
• CAny journeyman electrician on the general contract
• DThe salesperson who sold the job

The crosshead data plate on a commercial electric elevator is required to show which information?

• AThe names of the original passengers
• BThe weight of the complete car, including the car safety and all auxiliary equipment atta…
• CThe Phase I key bitting
• DThe building fire-alarm account number

A building engineer asks the GS-9 contractor to use independent service in place of Firefighters’ Emergency Operation on a new automatic passenger elevator. What is the correct response?

• AIndependent service satisfies 2.27.3 because the attendant can choose floors
• BIndependent service is not a substitute for Phase I/II Firefighters’ Emergency Operation…
• CIndependent service may replace Phase I if the car is hydraulic
• DIndependent service may replace Phase II if the travel is less than 25 ft

The primary safety function of a commercial hoistway-door interlock is to do which two things?

• ARing the alarm bell and turn on the pit light
• BPrevent the car from running unless the landing door is closed and locked, and prevent op…
• CLevel the car and weigh the load
• DApply the car safety and trip the governor

When a counterweight runs in the same commercial hoistway as the car, ASME A17.1-2019 Section 2.3 requires the contractor to do which of the following in the pit?

• ALeave the counterweight unguarded so it can be oiled from the pit ladder
• BGuard the counterweight runway so a person in the pit cannot step into the path of the co…
• CFill the pit with sand to the first landing
• DHang the counterweight outside the building

A tall commercial traction elevator uses a compensation sheave in the pit. What electrical protective device must that sheave have?

• AA hall-position indicator
• BA compensation-sheave switch that stops the car if the sheave leaves its normal range of…
• CA comb-plate impact device
• DA Phase II HOLD switch

If a commercial elevator passes the normal terminal stopping device, the final terminal stopping device must do which of the following?

• ASlow the car to inspection speed and allow it to continue
• BCause power to be removed from the driving-machine motor and brake independently of the n…
• COpen the car doors at whatever floor it reaches
• DOnly ring a bell in the machine room

A mechanic must ride the car top to set rails on a commercial elevator. Which Field Employees’ Safety Handbook practice is required?

• ARun the car on automatic from a corridor button while standing on the crosshead
• BPlace the car on top-of-car inspection operation, use the car-top stop switch, and treat…
• CDisable the governor so the car cannot overspeed
• DJump the hoistway-door interlocks with untagged wire so the car can run with all landing…

Temporary jumpers used during commercial elevator installation or troubleshooting shall be handled how?

• ALeft in the controller if the car still runs on automatic
• BMade conspicuous, counted, and removed before the elevator is returned to automatic servi…
• CSoldered in so they cannot fall out
• DUsed permanently in place of required electrical protective devices

On a machine-room-less commercial elevator whose driving machine is serviced from the car top, ASME A17.1-2019 working-area rules require the machine, motor, brake, and governor to be located so that they can be reached how?

• AFrom a portable ladder standing on the car-floor finishes
• BFrom the car-top working surface, generally within about 915 mm (36 in.) horizontally of…
• COnly from the roof of the building through an unguarded skylight
• DBy standing on the counterweight

The disconnecting means for commercial elevator car lighting and car fans shall be which of the following?

• AA pull-chain switch inside the car that passengers operate
• BA lockable-in-the-open-position disconnect, typically in the machine room or control spac…
• CThe same unfused switch as the pit light
• DOmitted if the car has emergency lighting

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

• AGroup 1 Security, restricted to elevator personnel
• BGroup 3 Security, the same as the Firefighters’ Emergency Operation key
• CGroup 4 Security, issued to all building tenants
• DUngrouped building master keys

ASME A17.3-2005 requires an existing commercial elevator that is being brought up to the existing-installation code to have which emergency signaling arrangement?

• AA one-way bell that rings only inside the car
• BA means of two-way communication between the car and a location staffed by authorized per…
• CA passenger-owned cellular phone
• DNo signaling device if the building is fewer than four stories

When a commercial elevator car rests on its fully compressed buffers, the clearance between the pit floor and the lowest structural or mechanical part of the car (other than listed guide shoes, safeties, and similar devices) shall be not less than which value?

• A75 mm (3 in.)
• B150 mm (6 in.)
• C600 mm (24 in.)
• D1 220 mm (48 in.)

Under OSHA 29 CFR 1926.552, which statement shall be posted on a material-hoist car used on a construction site?

• A“PASSENGERS WELCOME”
• B“NO RIDERS ALLOWED” (or equivalent wording that personnel shall not ride)
• C“FIRE OPERATION — HOLD”
• D“ADA COMPLIANT PASSENGER ELEVATOR”