NEIEP 100 LATEST EXAM PREPARATION - COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS - STUDY AID
Q1: What are the main hazards in the machine room of a geared traction
elevator? ANSWER Electrical and mechanical hazards
Q2: What piece of safety equipment is designed to keep you from falling?
ANSWER Safety harness and lanyard
Q3: How do you determine the correct angle from the vertical for placing a
ladder? ANSWER Measure out a distance of 1/4 the height
Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) Procedures
Q4: What must be done before checking pump drive belts on a hydraulic
elevator? ANSWER LOTO the main disconnect switch
Q5: Why must you LOTO the main disconnect switch before checking the
oil reservoir? ANSWER So the pump will not start
Electrical Safety
Q6: What is the lowest amount of electrical current that can be fatal?
ANSWER 50 milliampere
Q7: What is the function of a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter?
ANSWER Detect an imbalance in current between the hot and neutral wires
Q8: Why can't Elevator Constructors use a metal ladder? ANSWER Metal
ladders conduct electricity
Q9: What three factors determine the severity of injury from contact with
electricity? ANSWER The route through the body, current, and exposure time
Q10: What are the three levels of reaction to an electrical shock?
ANSWER Perception, surprise, freeze
Counterweight and Car Safety
Q11: Which of the following best describes the danger posed by the
counterweight assembly when you are riding the car top? ANSWER It
runs close by in the opposite direction
, Q12: What do you need to be certain of before getting on the top of a
dumbwaiter? ANSWER That it can support your weight and it has safeties
Q13: What device must be in working condition in order to use an elevator
car sling as a running platform? ANSWER The governor and safeties
Hydraulic Elevator Safety
Q14: What makes a hydraulic elevator pit dangerous? ANSWER The car
can come down without power
Q15: Why must you place a hydraulic elevator car on support posts before
servicing the packing head? ANSWER Because a hydraulic elevator is
supported by a column of oil
Q16: What supports a hydraulic elevator? ANSWER The column of oil
inside the jack
Personal Safety and Responsibility
Q17: What is the most serious consequence of incorrect lifting? ANSWER
Spinal injury
Q18: Who is primarily responsible for your safety on the job? ANSWER
You, yourself
Q19: What dangerous gas is given off by a running gasoline engine?
ANSWER Carbon monoxide
Q20: What should you do immediately if you spill the liquid from a storage
battery on your skin? ANSWER Flush liberally with flowing water
Barricades and Safety Documentation
Q21: Who is responsible for seeing that barricades are kept in place?
ANSWER Everyone on the job
Q22: What is the required height for an OSHA approved barricade?
ANSWER 42 inches
Q23: What amount of force, in the direction of the hoistway, must the
approved barricade be able to withstand? ANSWER 200lbs
Q24: What is the name of the document that lists the hazards of a
substance? ANSWER Safety Data Sheet
Working Procedures
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS - STUDY AID
Q1: What are the main hazards in the machine room of a geared traction
elevator? ANSWER Electrical and mechanical hazards
Q2: What piece of safety equipment is designed to keep you from falling?
ANSWER Safety harness and lanyard
Q3: How do you determine the correct angle from the vertical for placing a
ladder? ANSWER Measure out a distance of 1/4 the height
Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) Procedures
Q4: What must be done before checking pump drive belts on a hydraulic
elevator? ANSWER LOTO the main disconnect switch
Q5: Why must you LOTO the main disconnect switch before checking the
oil reservoir? ANSWER So the pump will not start
Electrical Safety
Q6: What is the lowest amount of electrical current that can be fatal?
ANSWER 50 milliampere
Q7: What is the function of a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter?
ANSWER Detect an imbalance in current between the hot and neutral wires
Q8: Why can't Elevator Constructors use a metal ladder? ANSWER Metal
ladders conduct electricity
Q9: What three factors determine the severity of injury from contact with
electricity? ANSWER The route through the body, current, and exposure time
Q10: What are the three levels of reaction to an electrical shock?
ANSWER Perception, surprise, freeze
Counterweight and Car Safety
Q11: Which of the following best describes the danger posed by the
counterweight assembly when you are riding the car top? ANSWER It
runs close by in the opposite direction
, Q12: What do you need to be certain of before getting on the top of a
dumbwaiter? ANSWER That it can support your weight and it has safeties
Q13: What device must be in working condition in order to use an elevator
car sling as a running platform? ANSWER The governor and safeties
Hydraulic Elevator Safety
Q14: What makes a hydraulic elevator pit dangerous? ANSWER The car
can come down without power
Q15: Why must you place a hydraulic elevator car on support posts before
servicing the packing head? ANSWER Because a hydraulic elevator is
supported by a column of oil
Q16: What supports a hydraulic elevator? ANSWER The column of oil
inside the jack
Personal Safety and Responsibility
Q17: What is the most serious consequence of incorrect lifting? ANSWER
Spinal injury
Q18: Who is primarily responsible for your safety on the job? ANSWER
You, yourself
Q19: What dangerous gas is given off by a running gasoline engine?
ANSWER Carbon monoxide
Q20: What should you do immediately if you spill the liquid from a storage
battery on your skin? ANSWER Flush liberally with flowing water
Barricades and Safety Documentation
Q21: Who is responsible for seeing that barricades are kept in place?
ANSWER Everyone on the job
Q22: What is the required height for an OSHA approved barricade?
ANSWER 42 inches
Q23: What amount of force, in the direction of the hoistway, must the
approved barricade be able to withstand? ANSWER 200lbs
Q24: What is the name of the document that lists the hazards of a
substance? ANSWER Safety Data Sheet
Working Procedures
