NASCLA Accredited Exam Study Questions And
Answers 2025
/ Elevator call buttons - Answer-Raised or flush, minimum diameter of 1 inch
/.Swell factor - Answer-Change in hauling and equipment efficiency
/.Front loading washing machine - Answer-Maximum allowable offset for clear floor
space
/.Employer on a jobsite - Answer-Not required to provide defibrillator
/.Project contract - Answer-Lump sum, retainage, final payment amount
/.Vapor retarder - Answer-Installed around both layers of insulation
/.Individuals working in a trench - Answer-Maximum lateral distance from means of
egress
/.Lightweight curtain wall - Answer-Building insulation and external panels
/.Shoring system - Answer-Prevents potential shoring failure
/.Hotel with 20 sleeping rooms - Answer-Minimum number of visible fire alarm
notification devices
/.Personal fall arrest systems and guardrails - Answer-Installed or provided for
walkways and platforms
/.Finishing concrete - Answer-Excessive moisture loss likely to cause plastic shrinkage
cracking
/.Income recognition method - Answer-Recognizes income when work is done but not
received
/.Waffle slab floor - Answer-Formed by metal or plastic resting on a flat deck
/.Open web steel joist - Answer-Maximum depth
/.Excavation load - Answer-Reduced through wheeled loading, tracked excavation, slot
dozing, or loader bucketing
/.Prevailing wage rates - Answer-Included in the general conditions of the contract
documents
, /.Compressed air - Answer-Not used for cleaning purposes above 30 psi
/.Swell percentage - Answer-Percentage increase in volume of excavated soil
/.Thresholds at doorways - Answer-Maximum height above finished floor or landing
/.Crane operating near power lines - Answer-Minimum approach distance permitted
/.Deck attachment to building frame - Answer-Methods of attachment excluding arc
puddle welds
/.Pivot or side-hinged swinging doors - Answer-Swing in the direction of egress travel
/.Plywood thickness - Answer-Minimum thickness for subfloor joists spaced 16 inches
on center
/.Construction waste - Answer-Amount generated during new construction of office
space
/.Performance bond - Answer-Ensures completion of a project and protection against
liens, claims, and defaults
/.Labor agreement - Answer-Required between contractor and union when employing
union labor
/.Installed truss - Answer-Maximum allowable amount out of plumb
/.Wood flooring acclimation - Answer-Minimum number of days stored in the building
before installation
/.Electric screw guns - Answer-Used for fastening metal decking and driving self-drilling
screws
/.Accessible parking spaces - Answer-Minimum number required for a parking lot with
30 spaces
/.Radiant type temporary room heater - Answer-Installed with clearance to combustible
material
/.Wall penetrations - Answer-Details to be incorporated into the project
/.Excavation depth - Answer-Maximum depth below the bottom of a shield system
/.Project Schedule of Values - Answer-Calculates progress payment based on
completion percentage of tasks
Answers 2025
/ Elevator call buttons - Answer-Raised or flush, minimum diameter of 1 inch
/.Swell factor - Answer-Change in hauling and equipment efficiency
/.Front loading washing machine - Answer-Maximum allowable offset for clear floor
space
/.Employer on a jobsite - Answer-Not required to provide defibrillator
/.Project contract - Answer-Lump sum, retainage, final payment amount
/.Vapor retarder - Answer-Installed around both layers of insulation
/.Individuals working in a trench - Answer-Maximum lateral distance from means of
egress
/.Lightweight curtain wall - Answer-Building insulation and external panels
/.Shoring system - Answer-Prevents potential shoring failure
/.Hotel with 20 sleeping rooms - Answer-Minimum number of visible fire alarm
notification devices
/.Personal fall arrest systems and guardrails - Answer-Installed or provided for
walkways and platforms
/.Finishing concrete - Answer-Excessive moisture loss likely to cause plastic shrinkage
cracking
/.Income recognition method - Answer-Recognizes income when work is done but not
received
/.Waffle slab floor - Answer-Formed by metal or plastic resting on a flat deck
/.Open web steel joist - Answer-Maximum depth
/.Excavation load - Answer-Reduced through wheeled loading, tracked excavation, slot
dozing, or loader bucketing
/.Prevailing wage rates - Answer-Included in the general conditions of the contract
documents
, /.Compressed air - Answer-Not used for cleaning purposes above 30 psi
/.Swell percentage - Answer-Percentage increase in volume of excavated soil
/.Thresholds at doorways - Answer-Maximum height above finished floor or landing
/.Crane operating near power lines - Answer-Minimum approach distance permitted
/.Deck attachment to building frame - Answer-Methods of attachment excluding arc
puddle welds
/.Pivot or side-hinged swinging doors - Answer-Swing in the direction of egress travel
/.Plywood thickness - Answer-Minimum thickness for subfloor joists spaced 16 inches
on center
/.Construction waste - Answer-Amount generated during new construction of office
space
/.Performance bond - Answer-Ensures completion of a project and protection against
liens, claims, and defaults
/.Labor agreement - Answer-Required between contractor and union when employing
union labor
/.Installed truss - Answer-Maximum allowable amount out of plumb
/.Wood flooring acclimation - Answer-Minimum number of days stored in the building
before installation
/.Electric screw guns - Answer-Used for fastening metal decking and driving self-drilling
screws
/.Accessible parking spaces - Answer-Minimum number required for a parking lot with
30 spaces
/.Radiant type temporary room heater - Answer-Installed with clearance to combustible
material
/.Wall penetrations - Answer-Details to be incorporated into the project
/.Excavation depth - Answer-Maximum depth below the bottom of a shield system
/.Project Schedule of Values - Answer-Calculates progress payment based on
completion percentage of tasks
