Safety Quiz

Questions for this safety quiz were taken from Elevator World’s educational safety products, which can be found here. After you complete all ten multiple-choice questions just click “Show me the answers!” If you missed any questions you will then be shown the correct answers. A new set of questions will be posted every other month. Enjoy and be safe out there!

1. When performing maintenance on equipment:

Remove all jewelry
Tuck in loose clothing
Use proper personal protective equipment
All of the above

2. Personal protective equipment:

Should be with employees at all times
Are only needed on construction and some modernization jobs
Should never be replaced
Can be traded with other employees freely.

3. The number one cause of lost work time and on the job fatalities is:

Falls from heights
Back sprains from improper lifting
Motor vehicle incidents
Burns from welding

4. When work must be performed in areas accessible to the public:

Be sure to make a public announcement
Install proper barricades/barriers
Try to be neatly dressed in company-approved uniform
Complete work in the hours that the building is closed

5. When performing lockout/tagout procedure you should never:

Leave your lock on for more than one hour at a time.
Open the switch cover for the main-line disconnect.
Wear fire-rate clothing
Stand on a rubber mat

6. Circuit jumpers are used in service work to:

Temporarily defeat safety circuits
Lock and tagout an elevator
Ground the lighting circuits at the controller
All of the above

7. The most common hazards encountered in the pit while performing routine service include:

Disease and bacteria
Moving equipment and inadequate refuge area
Gases and deadly vapors
Insects

8. When performing service on top of completed operational cars:

Always stand on the car top emergency access cover to support your weight
Hold crosshead or other structural car parts when car is moving
Lubricate and inspect ropes as car is running at the slowest inspection speed
Wear full personal fall protection system even when fall hazard does not exist

9. Identify the correct statement below concerning hand tools:

Hand tools should be secured in the technician's tool belt
Pliers and pipe wrenches shall be used on nuts and bolts
Never strike hardened steel surfaces with a steel hammer
Use a sharp knife to strip traveling cable

10. If you must clean the pit, car top or machine room:

Wear suitable work gloves
Wear a safety harness
Wear a tool belt
Wear respirator