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Located in the Title block, what identifies the project?
Sheet title
The identification of lines and other symbols is called:
The legend
Where do you record any changes (revisions) to the drawing:
The revision block
This shows the natural contours of the earth:
Civil plan
The floor plan which is an arial view of each room, which is also a part of:
Architectural plans
What are the 6 types of construction drawings?
Civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical and sometimes fire protection plans.
The architectural plan also includes the:
Roof plan
These show what construction materials to use and how the parts of the object or building fit together:
Section drawings
What type of scale do you use for structural plans?
Engineer scale
What type of scale do you use for archetectural plans?
Archetectural scale
Shows the lowest level of the building, including concrete footings, slabs, and foundation walls:
Foundation plans
These are engineered plans for motors, pumps, piping systems, and piping equipment.
Mechanical plans
Schematic diagrams of a complete piping system that show the process flow.
(P&ID's) Piping and instrumentation drawings
Include locations of the electric meter, distribution panel, switchgear, convenience outlets, and special outlets are found in the:
Electrical plans
Are used to clarify any discrepencies in the plans:
Request for information (RFI)
These define the quality of work to be done and describe the materials to be used:
Specifications
NTS means:
Not to scale
Lines of construction (Alphabet of lines) include:
Dimension lines, Leaders, property lines, cut lines, section cuts, break lines, hidden lines, center lines, object lines.
This type of line shows where an object has been broken off to save space on the drawing:
Break lines
A number or letter (usually in a square or circle) with a leader and arrowhead that is used to identify a specific object:
A Keynote
To avoid confusion which letters and numbers are removed from the gridline system:
1 and 0, I,O,and Q
When refering to specific locations on a plan, use the:
Gridline system
These measurements are allways in whole numbers on a drawing:
Feet
On power tools; never activate the:
Trigger lock
Before loading a bit into an electric, pnuemantic, or battery powered drill:
Disconnect the power, air, or battery source.
This bit is used for drilling wood and other soft materials:
Auger drill bit
A masonry bit has a:
Carbide tip
To prevent electrical shock, operate only those tools with proper:
(GFCI) Ground fault circuit interrupter
What do you use to clean the drill's air vent with?
A small brush or small stick
What type of drill would you use for drilling into concrete, brick, or tile?
Hammer drill
On a construction site that has no source of electricity what type of drill would you typically use?
Pneumatic drill
On a circular saw your protected by two guards, what do they protect you from?
Top; Flying debris, Bottom; touching the blade
To avoid vibration when using a saber saw allways:
Secure your work in a vise or with clamps
When do you discard a clamp?
When the frame becomes bent
The power miter saw combines?
A miter box with a circular saw
Used to grind away heavy materials and to grind surfaces such as pipes, plates, or welds:
Angle grinder
Horizontal grinders or pencil grinders used to smooth the inside of materials such as pipe:
End grinder
There should be a distance of 1/8" between the tool rest and the wheel and 1/4" between the top guard and the wheel on the:
Bench grinder
Porta-Power is a type of:
Hydraulic lever operated pump
The safest hammers are those with heads made of:
Alloy and drop-forged steel
When using a sledgehammer:
Don't swing beyond your head
Are used to cut and shape wood, stone, or metal
Chisel
Are used to indent metal, drive pins, and align holes
Punch
Dont use a chisel head or hammer that has become:
mushroomed or flattened
Have serrated teeth that grip flat, square, round, or hexagonal objects:
Tongue and groove pliers
Clamp firmly onto objects the way a vise does:
Locking pliers
Are L shaped wrenches, hexagonal (six-sided) steel bars:
Hex key or allen wrench
When torquing a bolt:
Hold the head of the wrench with one hand to support the bolt.
Used for measuring vertical distance:
Wooden folding rule
These levels have 3 vials filled with alcohol:
Spirit levels
Are used for laying out common rafters, hip rafters, and stairs:
Carpenters square
Rafter angle square is also known as a:
Speed square
Used to mark 30, 45, 60 and 90 degree angles:
Combination square
Used to cut holes for large diameter pipes, vents, and plugs for switch boxes:
Compass Keyhole saw
Designed to cut on the push stroke:
Hacksaw
Models of utility knives that have a retractable blade are:
The safest
Brace yourself when sawing so you are not thrown off balance on the last stroke when using:
A handsaw
When finished using a file, brush the fillings between the teeth with a:
File card
Chain falls lift:
Vertically
Come-alongs pull:
Horizontally
Used to dig holes or remove large amounts of soil:
Round bladed shovel
Used to move gravel or clean up construction debris:
Square-bladed shovel
Used to move large amounts of soil, or dig trenches that need smooth, straight sides:
Spade
Before swinging a pick:
Check to ensure head is fixed firmly to handle
These are located in the title block:
Company Logo, Sheet title, Date, drawn by, drawing number, scale, revision blocks
Usually preprinted on the drawing:
Company Logo
When the drawing was checked and readied for seal, or issued for construction:
Date
Initials of the person who drafted the drawing:
Drawn by
Code numbers assigned to a project:
Drawing number
The ratio of the size of the object as drawn to the objects actual size:
Scale
The date and initials of the person making the revision
Revision blocks
Approximately half an inch around the edge of the drawing area:
Border
Presents the information for constructing the project: the floor plan, elevations of the building, sections, and details:
Drawing area
Piping system plans for gas, oil, or steam heat may be included in the:
HVAC plan
A learned behavior and attitude:
Safety
Code of Federal Regulations:
29 CFR 1926
Occupational Safety and health act:
OSHA
Employees required to report fatalities to OSHA within 8 hours:
Catastrophe Inspections
If you have been discriminated against for asserting your OSHA rights, you have the right to file a complaint within:
30 Days
Your employer is required by OSHA 29 CFR 1926.33 to maintain your medical records for_________ after you leave employment:
30 years
A person who is in possession of a degree, certificate, or professional standing, or who by extensive knowledge demonstrates thier ability to the subject matter or project at hand:
Qualified person
A person who is experienced and knowledgeable about the specific operation and has the authority from the employer to correct the problem untill it's safe:
Competent person
Anything that could have caused an injury or damage but, because it was caught in time, did not:
An incident
Anything that causes injury or property damage:
An accident
Requires treatment, even minor first aid:
An injury
One of the leading causes of fatalities among construction workers:
Falls from elevated areas
Requires fall protection for platforms or work surfaces with unprotected sides or edges:
OSHA Subpart M
They can be wooden posts and rails, posts and chain, or steel cable. People should not be able to get past:
Protective barricades
Are used across wall openings or as a barrier around floor openings to prevent falls:
Railings
Any hole in a floor needs to be:
Guarded or covered
Any work 6 feet off the ground, not protected by a guard rail or safety net should use a:
Personal fall arrest system (PFAS)
(PFAS) should be inspected ___________ by a competent person:
Monthly
Should be positioned to the rear, between your shoulder blades:
D-ring
If your using a 6' long, shock-absorbing lanyard, it's manufacturer's data may show that it's shock absorber will expand to:
3.5'
A straight ladder should extend at least _________ above the point where the ladder touches the platform, oroof, side rails, etc...
3 feet
The highest standing level of an extension ladder is the _____________ from the top:
4th rung
Don't stand above the _______________ step from the top of a stepladder:
2nd
OSHA safety construction standards require ______________ of light in stairways.
5 foot-candles
___________________ should be set up to allow people to walk under a scaffold, also ensuring the toeboard is in place:
Debris nets & Canopies
Second highest cause of construction related deaths:
Struck-by accidents
When operating a vehicle on a job site and your rear vision is blocked:
Get a signaler to direct you
When in doubt about what type of soil your testing it's:
Type C soil
Access and egress when working in a trench there must be an exit every:
25 feet for every trench over 4 feet deep
One of the most common safety grounding systems used to protect you from accidental electrical shock:
3 wire system
Is designed to shut off electrical power within as little as 1/40th of a second:
The GFCI
Gas welding and burning requires the use of a filter lens of not less than a:
No.4 shade
Clean ____________ regularily with soap and water to prevent ear infection:
Ear plugs
Carries it's own air supply in a compressed air tank:
SCBA - Self contained breathing apparatus
Information including: Indentity of the substance, exposure limits, physical and chemical characteristics of the substance, type of hazard the substance presents, precautions, manufacturer's contact information......
MSDS - Material safety data sheet
A hazardous material that can be harmful to your lungs can cause mesothelioma:
Asbestos
Hot air or high humidity prevents your body from cooling itself fast enough:
Heat stress
Loss of water and electrolytes from heavy sweating
Heat cramps
The body's temperature control system stops working, temperature can rise so high that brain damage and death may result if not cooled off quickly:
Heat stroke
Body fluids lost through heavy sweating:
Heat exhaustion
Is used to measure weight, length, temperature, and volume:
The metric system
On a tape measure, The_________ is not precise so measurements can be off by as much as 1/16"
Hook end
When converting Meters - Centimeters:
Example: .45 Meters = 45 Centimeters
Multiply by 100
When converting Centimeters - Meters:
Example: 1 Centimeter = .01 Meters
Divide by 100
Formula for finding circumference:
Pi (3.14) x Diameter
Area for a rectangle or square:
Length x width
Area for a circle:
Pi x radius square = (3.14 x radius x radius)
Area of a triangle:
.05 x base . height
Volume of a rectangle or square:
Length x width x depth
When converting Cubic feet to Cubic Yards:
Divide by 27 = Cu. Yards
Volume of a cylinder:
Calculate area first (3.14 x R square, then
Area x hight =
Volume of a prism:
.05 x base x height x depth =
Planned movement of material and equipment from one location to another using slings, hoists or other types of equipment:
Rigging
Rigging operators should only be:
Qualified persons
The maximum load weight that the sling was designed to carry:
Rated capacity
Most sythetic web slings are manufactured with:
Red core warning yarns
The following: Endless web slings, round slings, synthetic web eye and eye slings:
Types of synthetic web slings
Twin-Path slings are equippped with ___________ yarns to help the rigger determine whether the sling has become overloaded or stretched beyond a safe limit:
Tattle - tale
These types of slings are used in high heat or rugged conditions:
Chain slings
Steel chain slings used for overhead lifting must be made of:
Alloy steel
Chain bridle slings are available with:
2 to 4 legs
Steel chain slings can be used in temperatures up to:
500 degree's F.
Made of high strength steel wires formed into strands wrapped around a supporting core:
Wire rope slings
May be damaged by heat at a relatively low temperature (180 F. to 200 F.)
Fiber core ropes
Lifting a load straight up, it forms a 90 degree angle between the hitch and the load:
Vertical hitch
Consists of 3 or 4 single hitches attached to the same hook, master link, or bull ring:
The multiple-leg bridle hitch
Forms a constricting loop around the load:
Choker hitch
The choker hitch affects the capacity of the sling, reducing it by a minimum of:
25%
When an item is more than 12 feet long is being rigged, the general rule is to use ______________ spaced far enough apart to provide the stability needed.
2 choker hitches
Ideal for lifting bundles of items, such as pipes and structural steel:
A double-wrap choker hitch
What shackle design has become the most widely used type in the industry?
The screw pin shackle design
Designed for angular pulls from 0 to 90 degrees from the horizontal plane of the load:
Swivel eyebolts, also called hoist rings
How often do eyebolts get inspected by a qualified rigging inspector?
Once a year
Hooks for rigging must be made of:
Drop - or hammer forged steel
Sling stress increases dramatically when the temperature is:
below 45 degree
What type of hoists use a gear system to lift heavy loads?
Chain hoists
After lubricating the chain hoist:
Ensure no oil gets on the clutch
Hand signals for use with mobile cranes:
ANSI American national standard institute
To save lives, prevent injuries, and protect the health of America's workers:
The mission of OSHA
If a standard does not specifically address a hazard, the _________________ must be invoked.
The general duty clause
Cannot be used in Type C soils. They will not hold the bench properly and could collapse.
Benching systems
Most books have special features that can help you locate information, including the following:
Table of contents, Index, Glossary, Appendixes, Tables and graphs
Never______________ in front of co-workers, supervisors, or customers. This is rude and unprofessional.
Talk on the phone
______________________ is very important in the construction industry.
Accuracy
When writing an ____________, the nonverbal part of communication (facial expressions, body language, tone of voice) is lost, so it is possible that people may misinterpret the message you are trying to convey if you are not careful.
Email