NEIEP 800 UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Be sure wellways are properly _____ to avoid accidental injury to you, your team or
anyone working outside of our industry. - ✔✔barricaded
✔✔Barricades around the wellway must be _____ inches high and be capable of
withstanding a _____lb force. - ✔✔42, 200
✔✔A _____ protects you if you come in contact with a hot wire or component and then
come in contact with ground. It opens the circuit and diverts the supplied current to
ground. - ✔✔GFCI
✔✔A _____ _____ is useful for horizontal (side-to-side) pulling of the truss while being
lowered into the wellway. - ✔✔lever hoist
✔✔Code specifies the use of anti-slide devices if the outer edge of the deck is greater
than _____ inches from the center line of the handrail. - ✔✔12
✔✔(True/False) Anti-slide devices must be less than 3/4" in height, have no sharp
corners or edges and fastened to the deck no closer than 4 inches from the handrail
and spaced no greater than 6ft apart. - ✔✔True
✔✔Sometimes referred to as sag switches, _____ _____ switches are located within
the step band of both upper and lower truss assemblies and function to prevent a step
that is sagging by more than _____ inch. - ✔✔step level, 1/8
✔✔Per code, an installed escalator can exceed the 30 degree angle of inclination by
_____ degree. - ✔✔1
✔✔When it comes to moving walks code states that the angle of inclination of the truss
from the horizontal shall not exceed _____ degrees within _____ ft of the entrance or
exits and shall not exceed _____ degrees at any point. - ✔✔3, 3, 12
✔✔Belted walkways use a tensioning device at the tail end to maintain the proper
tension on the treadway belt and is normally maintained at _____ lbs. - ✔✔3000
✔✔(True/False) The speed governor switch on moving walks not driven by an induction
motor directly connected to the driving machine (aka AC squirrel cage), will cause
power to be removed from the motor and brake if the treadway speed exceeds a
predetermined value, not to exceed 20% of maximum designed speed. This device shall
be manually resettable. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔Ensure comb segment teeth are set in the slots of the treadway deep enough so the
teeth are always _____ the upper surface of the treads. - ✔✔below
✔✔(True/False) LULA's must provide a permanent mechanical holding device to
mechanically stop and hold the car between 35 and 79 inches above the pit floor and
must be held 24 inches minimum above the bottom sill. - ✔✔True
✔✔LULA maximum rise is _____ ft - ✔✔25
✔✔Residential elevator maximum platform area is _____ sq ft - ✔✔15
✔✔Hydraulic overspeed valves will stop a downward traveling car if it exceeds speeds
rated between _____ and _____ percent. - ✔✔110, 140
✔✔Car door switches are required to operate no more than _____ inches from full
closed. - ✔✔2
✔✔With chairlifts, there needs to be at least _____ inches of free passage width
remaining on the stairway, per code. If the lift has a seat, it can be measured with the
seat in the folded position. - ✔✔20
✔✔The _____ _____ short radius spiral is a type of short radius spiral. - ✔✔double 90
✔✔The capacity of a chairlift shall not exceed two persons. The rated load shall not be
less than _____ lbs for a one seat lift and not less than _____ lbs for a two seat lift. The
speed shall not exceed _____ fpm. - ✔✔250, 400, 40
✔✔(True/False) With platform lifts, codes require a handrail between 1 and 3 inches in
diameter, 1 1/2 inches minimum from the wall and 34 to 38 inches above the stair tread
nosing. - ✔✔True
✔✔Per code, where the actuation of the safeties is by a governor, the safety shall be
set at a maximum speed of _____ fpm - ✔✔75
✔✔With platform lifts, the _____ is referring to the space occupied by the lifts' travel
whether it is enclosed, partially enclosed or open construction. - ✔✔Runway
✔✔Routine tests and inspections are to be made every _____ months for LULA's in
buildings other than private residences and every _____ for private residences. - ✔✔6,
year
✔✔What is the minimum height of a barricade in place around an open wellway? -
✔✔42"
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Be sure wellways are properly _____ to avoid accidental injury to you, your team or
anyone working outside of our industry. - ✔✔barricaded
✔✔Barricades around the wellway must be _____ inches high and be capable of
withstanding a _____lb force. - ✔✔42, 200
✔✔A _____ protects you if you come in contact with a hot wire or component and then
come in contact with ground. It opens the circuit and diverts the supplied current to
ground. - ✔✔GFCI
✔✔A _____ _____ is useful for horizontal (side-to-side) pulling of the truss while being
lowered into the wellway. - ✔✔lever hoist
✔✔Code specifies the use of anti-slide devices if the outer edge of the deck is greater
than _____ inches from the center line of the handrail. - ✔✔12
✔✔(True/False) Anti-slide devices must be less than 3/4" in height, have no sharp
corners or edges and fastened to the deck no closer than 4 inches from the handrail
and spaced no greater than 6ft apart. - ✔✔True
✔✔Sometimes referred to as sag switches, _____ _____ switches are located within
the step band of both upper and lower truss assemblies and function to prevent a step
that is sagging by more than _____ inch. - ✔✔step level, 1/8
✔✔Per code, an installed escalator can exceed the 30 degree angle of inclination by
_____ degree. - ✔✔1
✔✔When it comes to moving walks code states that the angle of inclination of the truss
from the horizontal shall not exceed _____ degrees within _____ ft of the entrance or
exits and shall not exceed _____ degrees at any point. - ✔✔3, 3, 12
✔✔Belted walkways use a tensioning device at the tail end to maintain the proper
tension on the treadway belt and is normally maintained at _____ lbs. - ✔✔3000
✔✔(True/False) The speed governor switch on moving walks not driven by an induction
motor directly connected to the driving machine (aka AC squirrel cage), will cause
power to be removed from the motor and brake if the treadway speed exceeds a
predetermined value, not to exceed 20% of maximum designed speed. This device shall
be manually resettable. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔Ensure comb segment teeth are set in the slots of the treadway deep enough so the
teeth are always _____ the upper surface of the treads. - ✔✔below
✔✔(True/False) LULA's must provide a permanent mechanical holding device to
mechanically stop and hold the car between 35 and 79 inches above the pit floor and
must be held 24 inches minimum above the bottom sill. - ✔✔True
✔✔LULA maximum rise is _____ ft - ✔✔25
✔✔Residential elevator maximum platform area is _____ sq ft - ✔✔15
✔✔Hydraulic overspeed valves will stop a downward traveling car if it exceeds speeds
rated between _____ and _____ percent. - ✔✔110, 140
✔✔Car door switches are required to operate no more than _____ inches from full
closed. - ✔✔2
✔✔With chairlifts, there needs to be at least _____ inches of free passage width
remaining on the stairway, per code. If the lift has a seat, it can be measured with the
seat in the folded position. - ✔✔20
✔✔The _____ _____ short radius spiral is a type of short radius spiral. - ✔✔double 90
✔✔The capacity of a chairlift shall not exceed two persons. The rated load shall not be
less than _____ lbs for a one seat lift and not less than _____ lbs for a two seat lift. The
speed shall not exceed _____ fpm. - ✔✔250, 400, 40
✔✔(True/False) With platform lifts, codes require a handrail between 1 and 3 inches in
diameter, 1 1/2 inches minimum from the wall and 34 to 38 inches above the stair tread
nosing. - ✔✔True
✔✔Per code, where the actuation of the safeties is by a governor, the safety shall be
set at a maximum speed of _____ fpm - ✔✔75
✔✔With platform lifts, the _____ is referring to the space occupied by the lifts' travel
whether it is enclosed, partially enclosed or open construction. - ✔✔Runway
✔✔Routine tests and inspections are to be made every _____ months for LULA's in
buildings other than private residences and every _____ for private residences. - ✔✔6,
year
✔✔What is the minimum height of a barricade in place around an open wellway? -
✔✔42"
