CO Elevator Contractor Exam Practice
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1. Under Colorado’s conveyance regulations, which standard is
principally used for the design, construction, installation, alteration,
operation, inspection, testing, and maintenance of conventional
elevators?
A. NFPA 70
B. ASME A17.1
C. ASME B31.9
D. NFPA 13
B. ASME A17.1
ASME A17.1 is the principal safety code governing elevators and many
related conveyances in Colorado, subject to the specific edition and
requirements adopted by the applicable authority having jurisdiction.
2. Which Colorado entity is responsible for administering the state
conveyance regulatory program where state jurisdiction applies?
A. Colorado Department of Transportation
B. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
,C. Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety
D. Colorado Department of Revenue
C. Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety
Colorado’s conveyance program is administered through the Division of
Oil and Public Safety, including licensing, registration, inspections, and
certificates of operation under the applicable regulations.
3. What type of Colorado conveyance mechanic license generally
permits work on elevators, escalators, personnel hoists, moving
walkways, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, and dumbwaiters,
except where specifically excluded?
A. Type 1
B. Type 2
C. Type 3
D. Type 4
A. Type 1
A Type 1 conveyance mechanic license covers the broad group of
conveyances identified in Colorado’s rules, including elevators and
several other conveyance categories, subject to the license limitations.
4. Which Colorado mechanic license type is specifically associated with
platform lifts and stairway chairlifts?
A. Type 1
B. Type 2
,C. Type 3
D. Type 5
B. Type 2
Colorado identifies Type 2 as the mechanic license category for platform
lifts and stairway chairlifts as defined by the applicable ASME A18.1
requirements.
5. Before a newly installed elevator is placed into public service, which
process is generally required?
A. Only a contractor's visual inspection
B. Acceptance testing and the required inspection process
C. A five-year periodic inspection
D. A maintenance inspection performed after one year
B. Acceptance testing and the required inspection process
New elevator installations must undergo the applicable acceptance tests
and inspection procedures before being placed into service, with
required documentation and approvals completed.
6. What is the primary purpose of an elevator governor?
A. To control cab lighting
B. To regulate building voltage
C. To initiate safety action when excessive car speed occurs
D. To maintain hydraulic oil temperature
C. To initiate safety action when excessive car speed occurs
, The governor monitors elevator car speed and, when an overspeed
condition reaches the applicable tripping threshold, initiates the
mechanism that can activate the car safety system.
7. In a traction elevator, which component normally provides the
driving force for moving the car and counterweight?
A. Governor rope
B. Traction machine
C. Door operator
D. Pit buffer
B. Traction machine
The traction machine drives the sheave, and the resulting traction
between the hoist ropes and sheave moves the elevator car and
counterweight.
8. What is the primary function of a counterweight in a traction
elevator?
A. To stop the elevator at the bottom floor
B. To balance a substantial portion of the car and load weight
C. To operate the car doors
D. To provide emergency lighting
B. To balance a substantial portion of the car and load weight
The counterweight reduces the amount of motor power required to
move the elevator by balancing the car weight and a specified portion of
the rated load.
Questions And Correct Answers
(Verified Answers) Plus Rationale 2027
Q&A| Instant Download Pdf.
1. Under Colorado’s conveyance regulations, which standard is
principally used for the design, construction, installation, alteration,
operation, inspection, testing, and maintenance of conventional
elevators?
A. NFPA 70
B. ASME A17.1
C. ASME B31.9
D. NFPA 13
B. ASME A17.1
ASME A17.1 is the principal safety code governing elevators and many
related conveyances in Colorado, subject to the specific edition and
requirements adopted by the applicable authority having jurisdiction.
2. Which Colorado entity is responsible for administering the state
conveyance regulatory program where state jurisdiction applies?
A. Colorado Department of Transportation
B. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
,C. Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety
D. Colorado Department of Revenue
C. Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety
Colorado’s conveyance program is administered through the Division of
Oil and Public Safety, including licensing, registration, inspections, and
certificates of operation under the applicable regulations.
3. What type of Colorado conveyance mechanic license generally
permits work on elevators, escalators, personnel hoists, moving
walkways, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, and dumbwaiters,
except where specifically excluded?
A. Type 1
B. Type 2
C. Type 3
D. Type 4
A. Type 1
A Type 1 conveyance mechanic license covers the broad group of
conveyances identified in Colorado’s rules, including elevators and
several other conveyance categories, subject to the license limitations.
4. Which Colorado mechanic license type is specifically associated with
platform lifts and stairway chairlifts?
A. Type 1
B. Type 2
,C. Type 3
D. Type 5
B. Type 2
Colorado identifies Type 2 as the mechanic license category for platform
lifts and stairway chairlifts as defined by the applicable ASME A18.1
requirements.
5. Before a newly installed elevator is placed into public service, which
process is generally required?
A. Only a contractor's visual inspection
B. Acceptance testing and the required inspection process
C. A five-year periodic inspection
D. A maintenance inspection performed after one year
B. Acceptance testing and the required inspection process
New elevator installations must undergo the applicable acceptance tests
and inspection procedures before being placed into service, with
required documentation and approvals completed.
6. What is the primary purpose of an elevator governor?
A. To control cab lighting
B. To regulate building voltage
C. To initiate safety action when excessive car speed occurs
D. To maintain hydraulic oil temperature
C. To initiate safety action when excessive car speed occurs
, The governor monitors elevator car speed and, when an overspeed
condition reaches the applicable tripping threshold, initiates the
mechanism that can activate the car safety system.
7. In a traction elevator, which component normally provides the
driving force for moving the car and counterweight?
A. Governor rope
B. Traction machine
C. Door operator
D. Pit buffer
B. Traction machine
The traction machine drives the sheave, and the resulting traction
between the hoist ropes and sheave moves the elevator car and
counterweight.
8. What is the primary function of a counterweight in a traction
elevator?
A. To stop the elevator at the bottom floor
B. To balance a substantial portion of the car and load weight
C. To operate the car doors
D. To provide emergency lighting
B. To balance a substantial portion of the car and load weight
The counterweight reduces the amount of motor power required to
move the elevator by balancing the car weight and a specified portion of
the rated load.
