SSM TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the definition of soil and foundation work? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Grading in soil or installing underpinning, Augering in soil | | | | | | | | |
or removing sheeting, Excavating and drilling in soil or rock
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When contractors use light duty two-point adjustable suspended
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scaffolds in NYC, what - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-¾'' grade #1 unspliced
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manila rope |
At what grade must power buggy brakes be capable of being fixed in
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engagement to hold a full load stationary? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-25%
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grade
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The definition of _____________ is: a horizontal transverse scaffold
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member (which may be supported by legs or runners) upon which the
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scaffold platform rests and joins scaffold uprights, posts, poles, and
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similar members - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bearer (putlog)
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The deck and the substantial enclosure of a sidewalk shed shall be
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extended parallel to the curb at least 20 feet beyond the building line
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,when construction is_______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-greater than 100
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feet
In structures undergoing demolition, how must the existing sprinkler
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system be maintained - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Non-automatic and
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Siamese hose connections shall be marked by a metal sign reading
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|"Sprinkler Siamese Connection" and by a red-light bulb at night
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A ramp for a power buggy must be designed to support how many times
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the maximum intended live load - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-4
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The permanent floors of skeleton steel construction shall be installed as
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soon as possible as steel installation progresses. In no case shall there
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be more than _________ or equivalent levels or __________, whichever
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is less, between the erection floor and the uppermost permanent floor.
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-8 stories, 120 feet
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If an open excavation has been discontinued or interrupted for at least
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___ months, the lot shall be filled and graded to eliminate all steep
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slopes, holes, obstructions, or similar sources of hazard. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-3
Excavated material and superimposed loads such as equipment, trucks,
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etc., shall not be placed closer to the edge of the excavation than a
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distance equal __________ the depth of such excavation, unless the
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, excavation is in rock or unless the sides of the excavation have been
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sloped or sheet piled (or sheeted) and shored to withstand the lateral
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force imposed by such superimposed loads. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-to
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one and one-half times
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The Commissioner shall inquire into the cause of any accident involving
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equipment. When an accident involves any piece of equipment on the
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site, no person shall do the following without the permission of the
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Commissioner: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Use such equipment or remove | | | | | | |
the equipment or any part thereof from the area of the job site
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According to 3314.8.2, the scaffold shall be enclosed with debris netting
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consisting of a wire screen comprised of not less than _____ wire mesh,
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or equivalent synthetic with a maximum _________ mesh. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-No. 18 steel, one-half inch | | | |
According to NYC DOB, how many years is the 32-Hour Rigging
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Supervisor Training valid for and how many hours is the required
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refresher course? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-4 years and 16 hours
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Specific to foundation operations that affect adjacent properties: The
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owner of the property that may be affected shall be given ____ days
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written notice of the intention to perform such operations. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-10
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the definition of soil and foundation work? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Grading in soil or installing underpinning, Augering in soil | | | | | | | | |
or removing sheeting, Excavating and drilling in soil or rock
| | | | | | | | |
When contractors use light duty two-point adjustable suspended
| | | | | | | |
scaffolds in NYC, what - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-¾'' grade #1 unspliced
| | | | | | | | | |
manila rope |
At what grade must power buggy brakes be capable of being fixed in
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
engagement to hold a full load stationary? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-25%
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grade
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The definition of _____________ is: a horizontal transverse scaffold
| | | | | | | | |
member (which may be supported by legs or runners) upon which the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
scaffold platform rests and joins scaffold uprights, posts, poles, and
| | | | | | | | | |
similar members - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bearer (putlog)
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The deck and the substantial enclosure of a sidewalk shed shall be
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extended parallel to the curb at least 20 feet beyond the building line
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,when construction is_______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-greater than 100
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feet
In structures undergoing demolition, how must the existing sprinkler
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system be maintained - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Non-automatic and
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Siamese hose connections shall be marked by a metal sign reading
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|"Sprinkler Siamese Connection" and by a red-light bulb at night
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A ramp for a power buggy must be designed to support how many times
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the maximum intended live load - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-4
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The permanent floors of skeleton steel construction shall be installed as
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soon as possible as steel installation progresses. In no case shall there
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be more than _________ or equivalent levels or __________, whichever
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is less, between the erection floor and the uppermost permanent floor.
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-8 stories, 120 feet
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If an open excavation has been discontinued or interrupted for at least
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___ months, the lot shall be filled and graded to eliminate all steep
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slopes, holes, obstructions, or similar sources of hazard. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-3
Excavated material and superimposed loads such as equipment, trucks,
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etc., shall not be placed closer to the edge of the excavation than a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
distance equal __________ the depth of such excavation, unless the
| | | | | | | | | |
, excavation is in rock or unless the sides of the excavation have been
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
sloped or sheet piled (or sheeted) and shored to withstand the lateral
| | | | | | | | | | | |
force imposed by such superimposed loads. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-to
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one and one-half times
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The Commissioner shall inquire into the cause of any accident involving
| | | | | | | | | | |
equipment. When an accident involves any piece of equipment on the
| | | | | | | | | | |
site, no person shall do the following without the permission of the
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Commissioner: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Use such equipment or remove | | | | | | |
the equipment or any part thereof from the area of the job site
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According to 3314.8.2, the scaffold shall be enclosed with debris netting
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consisting of a wire screen comprised of not less than _____ wire mesh,
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or equivalent synthetic with a maximum _________ mesh. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-No. 18 steel, one-half inch | | | |
According to NYC DOB, how many years is the 32-Hour Rigging
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Supervisor Training valid for and how many hours is the required
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refresher course? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-4 years and 16 hours
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Specific to foundation operations that affect adjacent properties: The
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owner of the property that may be affected shall be given ____ days
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written notice of the intention to perform such operations. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-10
