ICC General Requirements Practice: Complete Special Inspector Exam Study Guide

ICC GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
PRACTICE,
STUDY #5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 AND
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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
D
O


Who performs a structural observation?
N


A) the RDP in responsible charge
O


B) The special inspector
T


C) The contractor
C


D) The building official - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A) the RDP in responsible
O


charge
PY



Who prepares the statement of special inspections?
A) The building offficial
B) The contractor
C) The owner

D) The RDP - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D) The RDP


Can a material not listed in the IBC be used for construction?
A) Yes






,B) No - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A

Who should NOT hire the special inspector?
A) The building official
B) The contractor
C) The Owner

D) The RDP - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B


Whose job is it to ensure that the special inspector has an approved set of plans?
A) The building official
D


B) The contractor
O


C) The owner
N
O


D) The RDP - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
T
C


Who should the special inspector notify upon arrival to the jobsite?
O


A) The building official
PY


B) The contractor
C) The owner

D) The RDP - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B


A basic knowledge in which subject is NOT required to be a special inspector?
A) Structural design
B) An understanding of construction documents
C) An understanding o the current codes






,D) How to perform all test expected of you - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A)
Structural design




Who hires the special inspector?
A) The building official
B) The contractor
C) The owner

D) The RDP - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C and D
D


Who can deem special inspections unnecessary?
O


A) The building official
N
O


B) The contractor
T


C) The owner
C


D) The RDP - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A) The building official
O
PY


What does a special inspector's job NOT entail while on the job site?
A) instructing the contractors workers on how to do their job
B) Verify means and methods of construction
C) Inform the contractor of arrival
D) Discuss with the contractor any discrepancies as they may come up later in a
lawsuit - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A) Instructing the contractor's workers on
how to their job


What should a special inspector NOT do prior to arriving to the jobsite?
A) Attend a preconstruction meeting





, B) Review the construction documents
C) Discuss frequency of reports with the building official

D) Ask any questions you may have - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A) Attend a
preconstruction meeting


Who is in charge of reviewing and approving reports?
A) The building official
B) The contractor
C) The owner

D) The RDP - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D) The RDP
D
O


ICC exams are based on which document?
N
O
T


a) ACI
C


b) IBC
O


c) ASTM - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B) IBC
PY



Who is in charge of giving "approval to proceed"
A) The building official
B) The contractor
C) The owner

D) The RDP - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A


Who responds to reports of uncorrected discrepancies?
A) The building official