CSLB C-21 Building Moving and Demolition (Trade Exam) — All Questions

According to what is the placement of warning signs set for flagging operations?

• a.The shape of the building next to the work area
• b.The California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices✓
• c.The foreman's estimate of the speed of approaching drivers
• d.The size of the signs that happen to be available

Placement of warning signs shall be according to the Manual. The rule does not rely on an estimate. Sign availability does not decide placement. Building shape does not decide placement.Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, §1599(c)

Which employees must be given an asbestos medical examination under the standard's 30-day rule?

• a.Those with 30 days at the PEL or 30 combined Class I to III days✓
• b.The employees who report symptoms to the foreman
• c.Supervisors with more than five years of asbestos experience
• d.The employees on the project, counted from the first day on site

The 30-day rule covers PEL-level exposure for 30 or more days a year or a combined 30 days of Class I, II or III work. The rule is triggered by exposure days, not by project membership. Symptoms are not the trigger. Experience is not the trigger.Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, §1529(m)

What force must a temporary railing withstand at the top rail?

• a.At least 50 pounds, applied outward at the top
• b.At least 200 pounds, applied outward or downward✓
• c.At least 20 pounds, applied in one direction at a post
• d.At least 500 pounds, applied downward at midspan

Railings must withstand a force of at least 200 pounds applied to the top rail in any outward or downward direction. Fifty pounds is below the minimum and outward only is too narrow. Five hundred pounds downward only is not the rule. Twenty pounds is far below the minimum.Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, §1620(c)

Which filter shade does the table list for heavy gas welding over 1/2 inch?

• a.Shade 14
• b.Shade 6 or 8✓
• c.Shade 3 or 4
• d.Shade 2

Gas welding (heavy), over 1/2 inch, lists shade 6 or 8. Shade 2 is listed for soldering. Shade 3 or 4 is for light cutting and torch brazing. Shade 14 is for carbon-arc and large-electrode arc welding.Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, §3382(b)

Which topic must PPE training cover?

• a.How to buy PPE from approved suppliers at the lowest unit price
• b.How to rank PPE by color so that supervisors can spot it from a distance
• c.When PPE is needed, which PPE, how to wear it, its limits and its care✓
• d.How to ask for PPE at the company stockroom during regular business hours

Training covers when and what PPE is necessary, how to don, doff, adjust and wear it, its limitations, and its care, maintenance, useful life and disposal. Buying and pricing are purchasing matters and are not the training content. Color coding is not the training content. Stockroom procedure is not the training content.Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, §3380(f)(4)