Elevator Mechanic Exam 2026 |
100% Accurate
• DOSH -✓✓Division of Occupational Safety and Health
• LADBS -✓✓Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
• Alteration made to conveyance shall comply with ASME A17.1-204
Section -✓✓8.7
• The seismic section of ASME A17.1-2004 and alterations made to
conveyances must also comply with this section -✓✓8.4
• What must be submitted to the applicable Division Elevator office
prior to beginning construction or alterations on a conveyance
Title 8 Sec 3000 -✓✓Letter of Intent
• When shall Category One Tests on conveyances be completed
Title 8 Sec 3141.6 -✓✓Once every 12 months
• What shall be provided on all conveyances regardless of the existence
of an emergency stop switch
ASME A17.1-2004
2.27.1.2 -✓✓Audible signaling device
• When are Hoistway door unlocking devices on all conveyances
required
Title 8 Sec 3141.7
ASME A17.1-2004
2.12.6 -✓✓Prohibited
,• What section should Group IV platform lifts and stairway chairlifts
shall comply with -✓✓ASME A18.1-2003
• When setbacks or projections exceed this number of inches, occur in
the enclosure wall, the top of the setback or projection shall be beveled
at an angle not less than 75 degrees with the horizontal
ASME A17.1-2004
2.1.6 -✓✓4 inches
• At what height shall the hoistway enclosure of a Group IV elevator be
Unperforated
ASME A17.1-2004
2.1.1.2.2 -✓✓79 inches
• For elevators installed after June 5, 1947, there shall be installed in the
pit of each elevator where the pit extends below the sill of the pit access
door a fixed vertical ladder. How many inches below the sill?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.4.2 -✓✓35 inches
• On a Group IV elevator, what is the minimum pit lighting illumination
that should be provided at the pit floor
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.5.1 -✓✓10 fc (foot candles)
• For Group IV elevators that are not fully enclosed, how high of
protection should be provided on the hoistway sides that are located 59
inches or less from elevator equipment in areas accessible to other than
elevator personnel
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.1.3 -✓✓94.5 inches
• Permanent means shall be provided to prevent the accumulation of
what?, in the elevator pit
,ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.2.3 -✓✓Water
• In place of a sump pump, what else shall be provided on elevators
equipped with Firefighters' Emergency Operation
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.2.5 -✓✓Drain
• On a Group IV elevator, how far shall a pit ladder extend no less than
how many inches above the sill of the access door
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.4.2 -✓✓48 inches
• Where pit mounted counterweight buffers are used, a counterweight
guard is not required when the bottom of the counterweight resting on its
compressed buffer is how many inches or more above the pit floor
ASME A17.1-2004
2.3.2.2
5.10.1.3.2 -✓✓84 inches
• When an elevator rests on its fully compressed buffers or bumpers,
there shall be a vertical clearance of not less than how many inches
between the pit floor and the lowest structural or mechanical part,
equipment, or device installed beneath the car platform
ASME A17.1-2004
2.4.1 -✓✓24 inches
• The minimum bottom runby of an un-counterweighted Group IV
elevators shall not be less than how many inches where the rated speed
exceeds 30 fpm
ASME A17.1-2004
2.4.3 -✓✓6 inches
, • In no case shall the maximum bottom runby exceed how many inches
for cars
ASME A17.1-2004
2.4.4 -✓✓24 inches
• In no case shall the maximum bottom runby exceed how many inches
for counterweights -✓✓35 inches
• The illumination measured at the landing sills of a Group IV elevator
shall not be less than how many foot candles
ASME A17.1-2004
2.11.10.2 -✓✓10 fc
• What minimum size traveling cable conductor is used for elevator
wiring other than those supplying light and control equipment circuits.
14 gauge for lighting and control equipment -✓✓20 gauge
• Phase I fire recall and a minimum of one floor operation of phase II
fire service shall be tested how often to ensure the system is in proper
working order -✓✓Monthly
• Which of the following elevators require 5 yr load test to be
performed: Group II, Group III, Group IV
Title 8 Sec 3071 -✓✓All of the above
• The tripping speed of an overspeed valve on a hydraulic elevator shall
not be greater than what percentage of the elevator operating speed in
the down direction. Minimum is 110%
ASME A17.1-2004
2.19.4.7.5 -✓✓140 % Max
• What is the maximum speed allowed for a spring buffer
ASME A17.1-2004
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• DOSH -✓✓Division of Occupational Safety and Health
• LADBS -✓✓Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
• Alteration made to conveyance shall comply with ASME A17.1-204
Section -✓✓8.7
• The seismic section of ASME A17.1-2004 and alterations made to
conveyances must also comply with this section -✓✓8.4
• What must be submitted to the applicable Division Elevator office
prior to beginning construction or alterations on a conveyance
Title 8 Sec 3000 -✓✓Letter of Intent
• When shall Category One Tests on conveyances be completed
Title 8 Sec 3141.6 -✓✓Once every 12 months
• What shall be provided on all conveyances regardless of the existence
of an emergency stop switch
ASME A17.1-2004
2.27.1.2 -✓✓Audible signaling device
• When are Hoistway door unlocking devices on all conveyances
required
Title 8 Sec 3141.7
ASME A17.1-2004
2.12.6 -✓✓Prohibited
,• What section should Group IV platform lifts and stairway chairlifts
shall comply with -✓✓ASME A18.1-2003
• When setbacks or projections exceed this number of inches, occur in
the enclosure wall, the top of the setback or projection shall be beveled
at an angle not less than 75 degrees with the horizontal
ASME A17.1-2004
2.1.6 -✓✓4 inches
• At what height shall the hoistway enclosure of a Group IV elevator be
Unperforated
ASME A17.1-2004
2.1.1.2.2 -✓✓79 inches
• For elevators installed after June 5, 1947, there shall be installed in the
pit of each elevator where the pit extends below the sill of the pit access
door a fixed vertical ladder. How many inches below the sill?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.4.2 -✓✓35 inches
• On a Group IV elevator, what is the minimum pit lighting illumination
that should be provided at the pit floor
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.5.1 -✓✓10 fc (foot candles)
• For Group IV elevators that are not fully enclosed, how high of
protection should be provided on the hoistway sides that are located 59
inches or less from elevator equipment in areas accessible to other than
elevator personnel
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.1.3 -✓✓94.5 inches
• Permanent means shall be provided to prevent the accumulation of
what?, in the elevator pit
,ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.2.3 -✓✓Water
• In place of a sump pump, what else shall be provided on elevators
equipped with Firefighters' Emergency Operation
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.2.5 -✓✓Drain
• On a Group IV elevator, how far shall a pit ladder extend no less than
how many inches above the sill of the access door
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.4.2 -✓✓48 inches
• Where pit mounted counterweight buffers are used, a counterweight
guard is not required when the bottom of the counterweight resting on its
compressed buffer is how many inches or more above the pit floor
ASME A17.1-2004
2.3.2.2
5.10.1.3.2 -✓✓84 inches
• When an elevator rests on its fully compressed buffers or bumpers,
there shall be a vertical clearance of not less than how many inches
between the pit floor and the lowest structural or mechanical part,
equipment, or device installed beneath the car platform
ASME A17.1-2004
2.4.1 -✓✓24 inches
• The minimum bottom runby of an un-counterweighted Group IV
elevators shall not be less than how many inches where the rated speed
exceeds 30 fpm
ASME A17.1-2004
2.4.3 -✓✓6 inches
, • In no case shall the maximum bottom runby exceed how many inches
for cars
ASME A17.1-2004
2.4.4 -✓✓24 inches
• In no case shall the maximum bottom runby exceed how many inches
for counterweights -✓✓35 inches
• The illumination measured at the landing sills of a Group IV elevator
shall not be less than how many foot candles
ASME A17.1-2004
2.11.10.2 -✓✓10 fc
• What minimum size traveling cable conductor is used for elevator
wiring other than those supplying light and control equipment circuits.
14 gauge for lighting and control equipment -✓✓20 gauge
• Phase I fire recall and a minimum of one floor operation of phase II
fire service shall be tested how often to ensure the system is in proper
working order -✓✓Monthly
• Which of the following elevators require 5 yr load test to be
performed: Group II, Group III, Group IV
Title 8 Sec 3071 -✓✓All of the above
• The tripping speed of an overspeed valve on a hydraulic elevator shall
not be greater than what percentage of the elevator operating speed in
the down direction. Minimum is 110%
ASME A17.1-2004
2.19.4.7.5 -✓✓140 % Max
• What is the maximum speed allowed for a spring buffer
ASME A17.1-2004
