Elevator Mechanic Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
ASME - ANSWER✔✔-American Society of Mechanical Engineers
DOSH - ANSWER✔✔-Division of Occupational Safety and Health
LADBS - ANSWER✔✔-Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
Alteration made to conveyance shall comply with ASME A17.1-204 Section -
ANSWER✔✔-8.7
The seismic section of ASME A17.1-2004 and alterations made to conveyances must also
comply with this section - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-Letter of Intent
When shall Category One Tests on conveyances be completed
Title 8 Sec 3141.6 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-Prohibited
What section should Group IV platform lifts and stairway chairlifts shall comply with -
ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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
Questions and Answers
ASME - ANSWER✔✔-American Society of Mechanical Engineers
DOSH - ANSWER✔✔-Division of Occupational Safety and Health
LADBS - ANSWER✔✔-Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
Alteration made to conveyance shall comply with ASME A17.1-204 Section -
ANSWER✔✔-8.7
The seismic section of ASME A17.1-2004 and alterations made to conveyances must also
comply with this section - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-Letter of Intent
When shall Category One Tests on conveyances be completed
Title 8 Sec 3141.6 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-Prohibited
What section should Group IV platform lifts and stairway chairlifts shall comply with -
ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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
