Procedural Scenarios

1. A technician slips and injures his leg while inspecting an elevator shaft. What is your first action?

A) Call the foreman immediately B) Apply a bandage yourself C) Continue working until break D) Document the incident online

2. During a test run, you hear an unusual grinding noise in the hoistway. What should you do?

A) Stop the test and report it B) Increase speed to clear debris C) Ignore until end of day D) Open the hoistway door

3. You detect a small fuel leak from a cutting torch hose. What is your immediate response?

A) Shut off the torch and report B) Wipe the leak with a rag C) Continue cutting quickly D) Add water to the leak area

4. A fire alarm sounds while you’re working in an elevator pit. What do you do first?

A) Evacuate the pit and building B) Silence the alarm locally C) Finish the task at hand D) Call the fire department

5. You notice water accumulating in the elevator pit. What is the correct procedure?

A) Mop it up and continue B) Report flooding to supervisor C) Ignore and keep working D) Dry with compressed air

6. A customer reports the elevator stopped between floors and doors won’t open. What’s your first step?

A) Attempt manual door release following procedure B) Reset circuit breaker remotely C) Advise customer to wait D) Disconnect main power

7. During maintenance, you find a tool left in the pit by another worker. What do you do?

A) Remove the tool and continue B) Leave it and notify them later C) Use it yourself D) Report unsafe condition and remove

8. The elevator’s weight indicator shows an overload despite empty car. What’s the correct action?

A) Inspect and clear debris on sensor B) Ignore and reset overload alarm C) Overfill car to balance D) Lubricate sensor arm

9. Electric supply to the elevator motor is lost. What procedure follows?

A) Check and reset the main circuit B) Kick the door to restart C) Call dispatch to override D) Continue testing mechanical parts only

10. You finish a repair and need to return the elevator to service. What’s your final step?

A) Perform a full function test and document B) Hand key to customer immediately C) Lock out power D) Leave tools in pit

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