700 NEIEP FINAL REVIEW FINAL PAPER Questions with Correct
Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: When choosing planks for hoisting, what must be considered?
Answer: Use only scaffold grade lumber
Question 2: The distance between the counterweight buffer strike plate and the striking surface of the
counterweight buffer when the car floor is level with the top terminal landing is known as
Answer: Runby
Question 3: What type of wrench is used to align the holes for rail installation?
Answer: Spud Wrench
Question 4: Which of the following wrenches is used to thread pipes with polished surfaces together?
Answer: Strap Wrench
Question 5: Which of the following statements applies to the use of a hacksaw on the job?
Answer: Hacksaw blades must be installed with the teeth facing forward.
Question 6: The operation of the down final limit switch will prevent movement of the car by normal
operating devices in .
Answer: both directions of travel
Question 7: Which of the following statements is correct regarding ladders?
Answer: Metal ladders should never be used
Question 8: What safety precaution is most important when using rollers to move heavy equipment?
Answer: Pipe rollers must be picked up by the hollow inner pan
Question 9: What are two things a compound mitre saw does best at the same time?
Answer: Bevel and mitre cuts can be made at the same time.
Question 10: When the pit down final limit switch is actuated, the car.
Answer: Will not run at all
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, Question 11: Why do we use laminated glass in the walls of glass elevator cabs?
Answer: If the glass cracks the plastic interlayer holds the fragments.
Question 12: For carpet installation, if the cab area measures 94 inches by 62 inches and you need an
additional six inches on each side to account for waste during cutting, how many square yards of carpet
do you need for this job?
Answer: 6
Question 13: Which is an advantage of lang lay ropes over regular lay ropes?
Answer: They are more flexible
Question 14: Tension on the governor rope is maintained by using a
Answer: Tension Sheave
Question 15: A reference mark from which vertical measurements are made is known as a
Answer: Bench Mark
Question 16: If the compensating sheave diameter is smaller than the distance between the car and
counterweight compensating rope hitches, the plumb lead of the compensating rope from the
compensating sheave should be from the
Answer: Counterweight
Question 17: The location of the governor tension sheave is determined.
Answer: from the final layout drawing
Question 18: The finished pit floor is normally poured to the
Answer: lower web of the buffer channel
Question 19: The ASME safety code requires oil buffers for elevators when traveling at a car speed of
Answer: Over 200 FPM
Question 20: How are the ends of rails made so they may be joined together?
Answer: The ends have a tongue and groove
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Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: When choosing planks for hoisting, what must be considered?
Answer: Use only scaffold grade lumber
Question 2: The distance between the counterweight buffer strike plate and the striking surface of the
counterweight buffer when the car floor is level with the top terminal landing is known as
Answer: Runby
Question 3: What type of wrench is used to align the holes for rail installation?
Answer: Spud Wrench
Question 4: Which of the following wrenches is used to thread pipes with polished surfaces together?
Answer: Strap Wrench
Question 5: Which of the following statements applies to the use of a hacksaw on the job?
Answer: Hacksaw blades must be installed with the teeth facing forward.
Question 6: The operation of the down final limit switch will prevent movement of the car by normal
operating devices in .
Answer: both directions of travel
Question 7: Which of the following statements is correct regarding ladders?
Answer: Metal ladders should never be used
Question 8: What safety precaution is most important when using rollers to move heavy equipment?
Answer: Pipe rollers must be picked up by the hollow inner pan
Question 9: What are two things a compound mitre saw does best at the same time?
Answer: Bevel and mitre cuts can be made at the same time.
Question 10: When the pit down final limit switch is actuated, the car.
Answer: Will not run at all
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, Question 11: Why do we use laminated glass in the walls of glass elevator cabs?
Answer: If the glass cracks the plastic interlayer holds the fragments.
Question 12: For carpet installation, if the cab area measures 94 inches by 62 inches and you need an
additional six inches on each side to account for waste during cutting, how many square yards of carpet
do you need for this job?
Answer: 6
Question 13: Which is an advantage of lang lay ropes over regular lay ropes?
Answer: They are more flexible
Question 14: Tension on the governor rope is maintained by using a
Answer: Tension Sheave
Question 15: A reference mark from which vertical measurements are made is known as a
Answer: Bench Mark
Question 16: If the compensating sheave diameter is smaller than the distance between the car and
counterweight compensating rope hitches, the plumb lead of the compensating rope from the
compensating sheave should be from the
Answer: Counterweight
Question 17: The location of the governor tension sheave is determined.
Answer: from the final layout drawing
Question 18: The finished pit floor is normally poured to the
Answer: lower web of the buffer channel
Question 19: The ASME safety code requires oil buffers for elevators when traveling at a car speed of
Answer: Over 200 FPM
Question 20: How are the ends of rails made so they may be joined together?
Answer: The ends have a tongue and groove
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