Ma State Elevator Exam 2025 Questions and Answers

Ma State Elevator Exam 2025
Questions and Answers


What is the minimum height of a landing door? - ANSWER✔✔-6' 6"




84.1 17.07 (2)


What is the minimum size of a vent in a hoistway? - ANSWER✔✔-3 1/2% of the area of

the hoistway or 3 square. Whichever is greater.




80 17.03 (3)


What is the minimum length of a babitted socket? - ANSWER✔✔-The length of the

socket shall be not less than 4.75 times the nominal diameter of the rope.




113 17.26 (16)(a)

,What is the maximum numbers of elevators in one bank? - ANSWER✔✔-No more than

4 elevators shall be installed in the same hoistway.




76 17.01 (4)


What is the maximum size of a resident elevator? - ANSWER✔✔-12 square feet




161 23.01


What is the minimum size hoisting rope allowed? - ANSWER✔✔-1/2 inch diameter




111 17.26 (4)


What is the maximum speed for an instantaneous type safety? - ANSWER✔✔-125 feet

per minute.




101 17.16 (4)


What is the size of the side emergency exit panel? - ANSWER✔✔-At least


16" in width


5' in height

, 17.14 (4)(d)


What is the maximum speed of an elevator in Massachusetts? - ANSWER✔✔-1500 FPM

- Traction


500 FPM - Hydraulic




104 17.17 (1),(3)


What is the maximum inspection speed? - ANSWER✔✔-150 FPM




123 17.35 (11)(a3)


How is load computed for machine beams? - ANSWER✔✔-load equals the weight of all

apparatus resting on the beams plus twice the maximum load suspended from the

beams.




79 17.02 (14)(a)


What is the maximum voltage allowed in the hoistway? - ANSWER✔✔-300 volts