CA BRANCH 3 FINAL PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Completion tags must be posted in what location? - ✔✔Next to the Inspection tag
✔✔How many days from their hiring date can an unlicensed individual legally apply
pesticides and/or rodenticides as long as they are applied under the direct control of a
field representative or an operator? - ✔✔30 days
✔✔How long can board members serve on the Structural Pest Control Board? -
✔✔Two, four year terms
✔✔Stronger concrete can be produced by doing what? - ✔✔Using less water
✔✔Which is not a characteristic of a Carpenter Bee? - ✔✔Social insect
✔✔A scaffolding platform plank minimum size is? - ✔✔2x10
✔✔Copies of reports must be kept for what length of time? - ✔✔3 years
✔✔What par of a structure do girders usually support? - ✔✔Floor joist
✔✔Each riser should be no more than how many inches high? - ✔✔8 1/4 inches
✔✔Stringers are typically made of which type of material? - ✔✔2x12
✔✔The height of a riser is called the unit rise, so the sum of all risers would be the
_________________ - ✔✔Total Rise
✔✔You must have at least how much head room? - ✔✔6 foot, 8 inches
✔✔The width of a tread is called the unit run, so the sum of all the treads would be the
_______________ - ✔✔Total Run
✔✔What is the maximum amount of difference allowed between the heights of risers? -
✔✔1/4 inch
✔✔The minimum size of a stairway landing is ____________ - ✔✔4 foot x 6 foot
✔✔Scaffolding must be capable of supporting _____ times the maximum load during
normal use? - ✔✔4 times
✔✔Which of these would not be considered to be a "light-trade"?
, a)Painter
b)Mason
c)Carpenter
d)Plasterer - ✔✔b)Mason
✔✔Wood scaffolding must be made of which material? - ✔✔Select Lumber
✔✔Barrels are approved for use as scaffold supports? True or False - ✔✔False
✔✔Scaffolds over 75 feet in height must be approved by the Division of Industrial
Safety? - ✔✔True
✔✔For light trades scaffolding up to 32 feet high, the uprights must be made of which
material? - ✔✔2x4 or better
✔✔For light trades scaffolding, the platforms must be made of which material? -
✔✔2x10 or better
✔✔For light trades scaffolding over 32 feet, the bottom 32 feet must not be less than
__________? - ✔✔3x4
✔✔Platforms on light trades scaffolding, must be no less than 20 inches wide? True or
False - ✔✔True
✔✔The uprights on heavy trades scaffolding up to 32 feet, must be which of the
following? - ✔✔4x4 or better
✔✔Platforms on heavy trades scaffolding, must be no less than which of the following?
- ✔✔40 inches wide
✔✔For heavy trades scaffolding, the platforms must be mad of which material? -
✔✔2x10 or better
✔✔The bottom 32 feet on heavy trades scaffolding above 32 feet, must be which of the
following? - ✔✔4x6 or better
✔✔For light trades scaffolding over 32 feet, the top 32 feet must not be less than
___________? - ✔✔2x4
✔✔For heavy trades scaffolding over 32 feet, the top 32 feet must not be less than? -
✔✔4x4
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Completion tags must be posted in what location? - ✔✔Next to the Inspection tag
✔✔How many days from their hiring date can an unlicensed individual legally apply
pesticides and/or rodenticides as long as they are applied under the direct control of a
field representative or an operator? - ✔✔30 days
✔✔How long can board members serve on the Structural Pest Control Board? -
✔✔Two, four year terms
✔✔Stronger concrete can be produced by doing what? - ✔✔Using less water
✔✔Which is not a characteristic of a Carpenter Bee? - ✔✔Social insect
✔✔A scaffolding platform plank minimum size is? - ✔✔2x10
✔✔Copies of reports must be kept for what length of time? - ✔✔3 years
✔✔What par of a structure do girders usually support? - ✔✔Floor joist
✔✔Each riser should be no more than how many inches high? - ✔✔8 1/4 inches
✔✔Stringers are typically made of which type of material? - ✔✔2x12
✔✔The height of a riser is called the unit rise, so the sum of all risers would be the
_________________ - ✔✔Total Rise
✔✔You must have at least how much head room? - ✔✔6 foot, 8 inches
✔✔The width of a tread is called the unit run, so the sum of all the treads would be the
_______________ - ✔✔Total Run
✔✔What is the maximum amount of difference allowed between the heights of risers? -
✔✔1/4 inch
✔✔The minimum size of a stairway landing is ____________ - ✔✔4 foot x 6 foot
✔✔Scaffolding must be capable of supporting _____ times the maximum load during
normal use? - ✔✔4 times
✔✔Which of these would not be considered to be a "light-trade"?
, a)Painter
b)Mason
c)Carpenter
d)Plasterer - ✔✔b)Mason
✔✔Wood scaffolding must be made of which material? - ✔✔Select Lumber
✔✔Barrels are approved for use as scaffold supports? True or False - ✔✔False
✔✔Scaffolds over 75 feet in height must be approved by the Division of Industrial
Safety? - ✔✔True
✔✔For light trades scaffolding up to 32 feet high, the uprights must be made of which
material? - ✔✔2x4 or better
✔✔For light trades scaffolding, the platforms must be made of which material? -
✔✔2x10 or better
✔✔For light trades scaffolding over 32 feet, the bottom 32 feet must not be less than
__________? - ✔✔3x4
✔✔Platforms on light trades scaffolding, must be no less than 20 inches wide? True or
False - ✔✔True
✔✔The uprights on heavy trades scaffolding up to 32 feet, must be which of the
following? - ✔✔4x4 or better
✔✔Platforms on heavy trades scaffolding, must be no less than which of the following?
- ✔✔40 inches wide
✔✔For heavy trades scaffolding, the platforms must be mad of which material? -
✔✔2x10 or better
✔✔The bottom 32 feet on heavy trades scaffolding above 32 feet, must be which of the
following? - ✔✔4x6 or better
✔✔For light trades scaffolding over 32 feet, the top 32 feet must not be less than
___________? - ✔✔2x4
✔✔For heavy trades scaffolding over 32 feet, the top 32 feet must not be less than? -
✔✔4x4
