NEIEP 100 STUDY GUIDE
What are the main hazards in the machine room of a geared traction elevator?
- CORRECT ANSWER-Electrical and mechanical hazards
How do you determine the correct angle from the vertical for placing a ladder?
- CORRECT ANSWER-Measure out a distance of 1/4 the height
What piece of safety equipment is designed to keep you from falling? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Safety harness and lanyard
What must be done before checking pump drive belts on a hydraulic elevator? -
CORRECT ANSWER-LOTO the main disconnect switch
Why must you LOTO the main disconnect switch before checking the oil
reservoir? - CORRECT ANSWER-So the pump will not start
What is the lowest amount of electrical current that can be fatal? - CORRECT
ANSWER-50 milliampere
Which of the following best describes the danger posed by the counterweight
assembly when you are ridina the car too? - CORRECT ANSWER-It runs close by
in the opposite direction
What do you need to be certain of before
getting on the top of a dumbwaiter? - CORRECT ANSWER-That it can support
your weight and it has safeties
, What makes a hydraulic elevator pit dangerous? - CORRECT ANSWER-The car
can come down without power
Why must you place a hydraulic elevator car on support posts before servicing
the packing head? - CORRECT ANSWER-Because a hydraulic elevator is
supported by a column of oil
What is the most
serious consequence of incorrect lifting? - CORRECT ANSWER-Spinal injury
Why can't Elevator Constructors use a metal ladder? - CORRECT ANSWER-Metal
ladders conduct electricity
What is the function of a Ground Fault Circuit
Interrupter? - CORRECT ANSWER-Detect an imbalance in current between
the hot and neutral wires
What dangerous gas is given off by a running gasoline engine? - CORRECT
ANSWER-carbon monoxide
Who is primarily responsible for your safety on the job? - CORRECT ANSWER-
you, yourself
Who is responsible for seeing that barricades are kept in place? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Everyone on the job
What is the required height for an OSHA approved barricade? - CORRECT
ANSWER-42 inches
What are the main hazards in the machine room of a geared traction elevator?
- CORRECT ANSWER-Electrical and mechanical hazards
How do you determine the correct angle from the vertical for placing a ladder?
- CORRECT ANSWER-Measure out a distance of 1/4 the height
What piece of safety equipment is designed to keep you from falling? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Safety harness and lanyard
What must be done before checking pump drive belts on a hydraulic elevator? -
CORRECT ANSWER-LOTO the main disconnect switch
Why must you LOTO the main disconnect switch before checking the oil
reservoir? - CORRECT ANSWER-So the pump will not start
What is the lowest amount of electrical current that can be fatal? - CORRECT
ANSWER-50 milliampere
Which of the following best describes the danger posed by the counterweight
assembly when you are ridina the car too? - CORRECT ANSWER-It runs close by
in the opposite direction
What do you need to be certain of before
getting on the top of a dumbwaiter? - CORRECT ANSWER-That it can support
your weight and it has safeties
, What makes a hydraulic elevator pit dangerous? - CORRECT ANSWER-The car
can come down without power
Why must you place a hydraulic elevator car on support posts before servicing
the packing head? - CORRECT ANSWER-Because a hydraulic elevator is
supported by a column of oil
What is the most
serious consequence of incorrect lifting? - CORRECT ANSWER-Spinal injury
Why can't Elevator Constructors use a metal ladder? - CORRECT ANSWER-Metal
ladders conduct electricity
What is the function of a Ground Fault Circuit
Interrupter? - CORRECT ANSWER-Detect an imbalance in current between
the hot and neutral wires
What dangerous gas is given off by a running gasoline engine? - CORRECT
ANSWER-carbon monoxide
Who is primarily responsible for your safety on the job? - CORRECT ANSWER-
you, yourself
Who is responsible for seeing that barricades are kept in place? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Everyone on the job
What is the required height for an OSHA approved barricade? - CORRECT
ANSWER-42 inches
