RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR EVALUATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The curving broken lines on a grading plan are ________ lines. - ✔✔contour
✔✔Widely spaced differing contour lines indicate ________ on a grading plan. -
✔✔flatter area
✔✔Any self-loading scraper will be more productive in muddy soil when assisted by a
________. - ✔✔dozer pushing on the push blocks at the rear of the bowl
✔✔What is the hardest part of grader's work? - ✔✔finish blading
✔✔What type of dozer is used for fine grading, trench backfilling, landscaping, light
logging, and swamp dozing? - ✔✔light utility dozer
✔✔If the operator fails to lift, tilt, and angle the blade just ________. - ✔✔most of the
load is lost
✔✔Align the direction of dozer travel with the ________ whenever possible. - ✔✔blade
dump area
✔✔________ dozing increases the dozer blade capacity and adds to the pushing force.
- ✔✔downgrade
✔✔You can reduce the amount of lost load by ________. This keeps the load from
slipping away. - ✔✔slot dozing
✔✔Which equipment is best for digging trenches 8' or less? - ✔✔wheeled backhoe
,✔✔An employer is responsible for all medical services except ________. - ✔✔portable
defibrillator
✔✔An adequate supply of ________ water clearly marked shall be provided for
drinking. - ✔✔potable
✔✔Common drinking cups are ________. - ✔✔forbidden
✔✔For 20 or less employees, ________ number of toilet facilities are to be provided. -
✔✔1
✔✔Employees whose vision requires corrective lenses shall ________. - ✔✔wear
goggles that can be worn over corrective spectacles
✔✔Who will furnish all respirator equipment needed? - ✔✔employer
✔✔Travel distance from any point to the nearest fire extinguisher shall not exceed
________. - ✔✔3,000 square feet
✔✔No more than ________ of flammable or combustible liquid shall be stored in a
room outside of an approved storage cabinet. - ✔✔25 gallons
✔✔Bundled bricks shall not be stacked more than ________ in height. - ✔✔7'
✔✔When loose, the brick stacks that reach 4' should be tapered back ________. - ✔✔2'
every foot of height above 4' level
✔✔Used lumber shall have all nails withdrawn before stacked and shall not be stacked
over ________ in height. - ✔✔20'
✔✔Rigging equipment will be inspected prior to use and ________. - ✔✔removed from
service if found to be defective
✔✔If debris is dropped more than ________ to any point outside the exterior walls of a
building, any enclosed chute of wood or cloth shall be used. - ✔✔20'
✔✔Handheld power tools shall be equipped with a ________ switch that will shut off the
power when pressure is released. - ✔✔pressure switch
✔✔Guards shall be used at all times on all portable, power-driven ________. - ✔✔tools
✔✔Platforms or walkways shall be at least ________ wide. - ✔✔18"
, ✔✔Ladder jack scaffold shall be at least ________ wide. - ✔✔12"
✔✔Scaffold coasters and wheels shall be locked with ________ or equivalent means, to
prevent movement of the scaffold while it is being used in a stationary manner. -
✔✔caster locks
✔✔Best protection for skylights are ________. - ✔✔coverings
✔✔Minimum height of guard rails shall be ________ inches, plus or minus 3 inches. -
✔✔42
✔✔Fall arrest systems shall be inspected ________. - ✔✔before each use
✔✔All vehicles whose payload is loaded by crane shall have a ________ shield. -
✔✔cab
✔✔Pneumatic tired earth moving equipment whose maximum speed exceed ________
miles per hour shall be equipped with fenders. - ✔✔15
✔✔Protection from hazardous materials (spoiled soil) and equipment shall be provided
by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least ________ feet from the
edge of excavations. - ✔✔2
✔✔Daily inspections by a competent person of excavations shall take place, especially
after ________. - ✔✔rains
✔✔Masonry walls over ________ feet in height shall be adequately braced to prevent
overturning. - ✔✔8
✔✔At no time shall there be more than ________ whichever is less of unfinished bolting
or welding above the foundation or uppermost permanently secured floor. - ✔✔4 stories
or 48'
✔✔The permanent floors shall be installed as the erection progresses and there shall
not be more than ________ stories between the floor and the uppermost permanent
floor. - ✔✔8
✔✔When preparing to demolish a building, an engineering survey should be made by
the company that will do the demolition, but an ________ . - ✔✔inspection by local
building codes department is not needed
✔✔Minimum perpendicular space between fixed ladder rungs, cleats, and steps and
any obstruction behind the ladder shall be ________ inches. - ✔✔7
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The curving broken lines on a grading plan are ________ lines. - ✔✔contour
✔✔Widely spaced differing contour lines indicate ________ on a grading plan. -
✔✔flatter area
✔✔Any self-loading scraper will be more productive in muddy soil when assisted by a
________. - ✔✔dozer pushing on the push blocks at the rear of the bowl
✔✔What is the hardest part of grader's work? - ✔✔finish blading
✔✔What type of dozer is used for fine grading, trench backfilling, landscaping, light
logging, and swamp dozing? - ✔✔light utility dozer
✔✔If the operator fails to lift, tilt, and angle the blade just ________. - ✔✔most of the
load is lost
✔✔Align the direction of dozer travel with the ________ whenever possible. - ✔✔blade
dump area
✔✔________ dozing increases the dozer blade capacity and adds to the pushing force.
- ✔✔downgrade
✔✔You can reduce the amount of lost load by ________. This keeps the load from
slipping away. - ✔✔slot dozing
✔✔Which equipment is best for digging trenches 8' or less? - ✔✔wheeled backhoe
,✔✔An employer is responsible for all medical services except ________. - ✔✔portable
defibrillator
✔✔An adequate supply of ________ water clearly marked shall be provided for
drinking. - ✔✔potable
✔✔Common drinking cups are ________. - ✔✔forbidden
✔✔For 20 or less employees, ________ number of toilet facilities are to be provided. -
✔✔1
✔✔Employees whose vision requires corrective lenses shall ________. - ✔✔wear
goggles that can be worn over corrective spectacles
✔✔Who will furnish all respirator equipment needed? - ✔✔employer
✔✔Travel distance from any point to the nearest fire extinguisher shall not exceed
________. - ✔✔3,000 square feet
✔✔No more than ________ of flammable or combustible liquid shall be stored in a
room outside of an approved storage cabinet. - ✔✔25 gallons
✔✔Bundled bricks shall not be stacked more than ________ in height. - ✔✔7'
✔✔When loose, the brick stacks that reach 4' should be tapered back ________. - ✔✔2'
every foot of height above 4' level
✔✔Used lumber shall have all nails withdrawn before stacked and shall not be stacked
over ________ in height. - ✔✔20'
✔✔Rigging equipment will be inspected prior to use and ________. - ✔✔removed from
service if found to be defective
✔✔If debris is dropped more than ________ to any point outside the exterior walls of a
building, any enclosed chute of wood or cloth shall be used. - ✔✔20'
✔✔Handheld power tools shall be equipped with a ________ switch that will shut off the
power when pressure is released. - ✔✔pressure switch
✔✔Guards shall be used at all times on all portable, power-driven ________. - ✔✔tools
✔✔Platforms or walkways shall be at least ________ wide. - ✔✔18"
, ✔✔Ladder jack scaffold shall be at least ________ wide. - ✔✔12"
✔✔Scaffold coasters and wheels shall be locked with ________ or equivalent means, to
prevent movement of the scaffold while it is being used in a stationary manner. -
✔✔caster locks
✔✔Best protection for skylights are ________. - ✔✔coverings
✔✔Minimum height of guard rails shall be ________ inches, plus or minus 3 inches. -
✔✔42
✔✔Fall arrest systems shall be inspected ________. - ✔✔before each use
✔✔All vehicles whose payload is loaded by crane shall have a ________ shield. -
✔✔cab
✔✔Pneumatic tired earth moving equipment whose maximum speed exceed ________
miles per hour shall be equipped with fenders. - ✔✔15
✔✔Protection from hazardous materials (spoiled soil) and equipment shall be provided
by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least ________ feet from the
edge of excavations. - ✔✔2
✔✔Daily inspections by a competent person of excavations shall take place, especially
after ________. - ✔✔rains
✔✔Masonry walls over ________ feet in height shall be adequately braced to prevent
overturning. - ✔✔8
✔✔At no time shall there be more than ________ whichever is less of unfinished bolting
or welding above the foundation or uppermost permanently secured floor. - ✔✔4 stories
or 48'
✔✔The permanent floors shall be installed as the erection progresses and there shall
not be more than ________ stories between the floor and the uppermost permanent
floor. - ✔✔8
✔✔When preparing to demolish a building, an engineering survey should be made by
the company that will do the demolition, but an ________ . - ✔✔inspection by local
building codes department is not needed
✔✔Minimum perpendicular space between fixed ladder rungs, cleats, and steps and
any obstruction behind the ladder shall be ________ inches. - ✔✔7
