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8) Shock absorbing lanyard during fall how much reduce arresting force?
Ans: - 65 to 80%
19) At hoisting areas how much long guardrail system shall be erected
Ans: - 1.2 meter (4 feet ,48 inches)
22) Capacity of full body hardness, life line and other component of
personnel fall arrest system is?
25) The diameter of horizontal and vertical life line wire rope is
……………...?
Ans: -10 mm (3/8-inch)
39) How much variation is allowed in riser height and tread depth?
Ans: - Up to 6 mm
42) How much clear distance is required in between handrail and wall
or structure?
Ans: - 80 mm (3 inches)
Ans: - if the slop of a ramp or walkway is steeper than 1:4, 350 mm (14
inches) apart which are securely fastened to the planks to provide
footing.
47) All cords, leads, hoses etc. shall, if possible be support at least
………………. above walkway and platform by nonconductive martial
48) On scaffold what is the wind speed limit? personnel can work?
53) Stepladder can be used for access to roof or any other elevated
surfaces?
Ans: - Can’t be used, not allowed
56) What is the maximum length of job made ladder? Single or double
rung?
Ans: - 4.5 meter (15 feet)
58) Which lumber shall be used for siderails in double rung job made
ladders?
Ans: - up to 3.6 meter (12 feet) =nominal 2x4, from 3.6 meter to 4.5
meter (12 to 15 feet) =nominal 2x6
61) Rungs shall be secured to each siderail with three 10d common
nails?
Ans: - True false
62) If the length of rung is 500mm (20 inches) how much shall be
thickness and width?
Ans: -Thickness= 20mm (0.78 inch), width=80mm (3 inch)
63) If the length of rung in over 500mm (20 inches) and up to and
including 760mm (30 inches) how much thickness and width?
Ans: -Thickness=20mm (0.78 inches), width=95mm (3.75 inches)
69) Steel tubing for tube and coupler scaffold shall be hot-Dip
Galvanized in accordance?
Ans: - ASTM A123
72) What is the thickness and width of solid sawn wood plank?
Ans: -solid sawn wood shall be timber and may be Either 2x10 inch
(nominal), 2x9 inch (Rough), 38mm X 225mm or 50mm x 225 mm
76) When used outrigger frames shall extend the base dimension to
more than ¼ of the scaffold Height?
Ans: -True
77) If the front face of a working platform is less then 360mm (14
inch) from the face of wall or structure, guardrail need to be installed?
Ans; - No need to install
78) For medium duty and more heavily loaded scaffold at least one
board bearer shall be used in every bay at each platform?
Ans: - True
82) How much the minimum projecting distance of Gin wheel from
scaffold tube?
Ans: -750 mm (30 inches)
83) The horizontal tube holding the Gin wheel shall be fixed with……
Ans: -Right angle double coupler with two scaffold posts.
86) Gin wheel ropes shall be correct size to gin wheel usually………….
Ans: -18mm (3/4-inches)
88) Brace ends shall be overlapped by at least 300mm (12 inches) and
joined with at least two adjustable couplers?
Ans: - True
92) What is the degree ratio for zig-zag bracing transversal and
longitudinal?
Ans: -between 35 degree to 55 degree
93) Light duty mobile and tower scaffold what is the post spacing with
embossed tubes?
Ans: - 2-meter x 2 meter maximum
94) Light duty mobile and tower scaffold what is the post spacing with
non-embossed tubes?
Ans: - 1.7-meter x 1.7 meter maximum
95) For medium duty mobile and tower scaffold what is the post
spacing?
Ans: -1.5-meter x 1.5 meter
96) Mobile and tower scaffold for moving force shall not be applied at
a height greater then …………………………….
Ans: -1.5 meter maximum above the supporting surface
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99) What is the dimension of bracket straps which welded with tank
wall?
Ans: - bracket straps shall be at least 250mm (10 inches) wide x75 mm (3
inch) high x10 mm (3/8-inches) thick
100) How much bracket strap shall be welded with tank wall?
Ans: - at least 150 mm (6 inches) 75 mm each top side of strap, and
down 25 mm (1 inch) along each side of the straps, with minimum 5 mm
(3/16-inch) fillet weld
108) Under hang scaffold suspended by wire rope how much clip shall
be used?
Ans: - total six numbers 3 at the load ends and 3 at clip installed at the
attachment end of each wire rope
109) All suspension wire rope shall be covered with insulating material
extending at least 1.2 meter (4 feet) above the working platform
Ans: - True
110) What part of the system scaffold may be connected using tube
and coupler component?
Ans: - Bracing
117) What must be done when a ladder found with a split or damaged
rung?
Ans: -Should be removed from Saudi Aramco projects or property
121) What type of ladder is not use near electrical power lines?
Ans: -Aluminum ladder
124) What is the minimum clear distance between the sides of adjacent
single-rung ladders or stepladders?
Ans: - 410 mm (16 inches)
125) The vertical toe clearance above top edge of the rung of ladder
must be?
Ans: -10 mm (4-inch)
132) Refer to drawing 1001 how many lifts is the inner section of the
scaffold?
Ans: -14 lift
133) Refer to drawing 1001 what is the height from the ground to the
bottom of soldier beam?
Ans: -15.85
134) Refer to drawing 1002 what is the calculated leg load of scaffold?
Ans: -6.7kn
135) Refer to drawing 1002 how many bays long is the scaffold?
Ans: -8 bays
136) Refer to drawing 1002 what is the height of first working platform
from the ground?
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Ans: -2.0 meter
137) Refer to drawing 1003, how many plane braces are on the mobile
scaffold?
Ans: -2
139) Refer to drawing 1004, how many Rocking base plate are on the
outer row of post?
Ans: -28
141) Refer to drawing 1005, how many levels of ties tubes are bulled to
the column?
Ans: -7
144) Refer to drawing 1005, what is the diameter and wall thickness of
scaffold tube?
Ans: -Diameter 48.3mm and wall thickness is 3.2mm
147) Refer to drawing 1006, What is the size of outer most bays of the
working platform?
Ans: -1.0-meter X 1.3 meter
150) Refer to drawing 1007, what is the total length of the posts?
Ans: -6.8 meter
153) Refer to drawing 1007, what is the calculated leg load is?
Ans: -6.30kn
155) Refer to drawing 1007, how many cantilevered frames Are there?
Ans: -4
156) Refer to drawing 1008, what is the length of ladder sure beam?
Ans: -6.10m
159) Refer to drawing 1008, what is the calculated leg load is?
Ans: -5.27kn/leg
163) Refer to drawing 1010, in which height first joint pin are used?
Ans: -6.0 meter
164) In Bracket Scaffold, the gap created by the bent section of the
bracket strap must be compatible in size with the bracket to be inserted
with…………………………. maximum clearance on the front or back faces.
Ans: -3 mm (1/8-inch)
166) Prior to attaching the bracket, completed bracket strap welds shall
be inspected and approved by?
Ans: -Welding inspector who is certified by Saudi Aramco
168) Clearance between scaffold and power lines if the insulated lines
voltage is less than 300 volts than how much minimum distance
required?
Ans: -1 meter (3 feet)
169) Clearance between scaffold and power lines if the insulated lines
voltage is 300 volts to 50 kV than how much minimum distance
required?
Ans: -3 meters (10 feet)
170) Clearance between scaffold and power lines if the insulated lines
voltage is more than 50 kV than how much minimum distance required?
Ans: -3 meters (10 feet) plus 100 mm (4-inches) for each 1 Kv over 50 Kv
177) On a light -duty tube and coupler scaffold constructed with Non-
embossed tubing, with a transverse post spacing of 1 meter than
longitudinal post spacing must be…………...?
Ans: -2.3 meters (7.5 ft.) Maximum
178) On a light -duty tube and coupler scaffold constructed with Non-
embossed tubing, with a longitudinal post spacing of 2.3 meter than
transverse post spacing must be no more than…………...?
Ans: -1.0-meter (3.25 ft.) Maximum
179) On a light duty tube and coupler scaffold constructed with Non-
Embossed tubing, with a transverse post spacing of 1.2 meter, the
longitudinal post spacing must be no more than…………….?
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Ans: -1.8 meters (6.0 ft.) Maximum
180) On a light -duty tube and coupler scaffold constructed with Non-
embossed tubing, with a longitudinal post spacing of 1.8 meter than
transverse post spacing must be no more than…………...?
Ans: -1.2 meters
181) How many working levels can be there on a light-duty tube and
coupler scaffold, with 9 planked levels?
Ans: -Maximum number of working levels is 1 (Maximum scaffold height
38 meters (125 ft.)
182) How many working levels can be there on a light-duty tube and
coupler scaffold, with 6 planked levels?
Ans: - Maximum number of working levels is 21 (Maximum scaffold
height 38 meters (125 ft.)
183) How many working levels can be there on a light-duty tube and
coupler scaffold, with 3 planked levels?
Ans: - Maximum number of working levels is 3 (Maximum scaffold height
28 meters (91 ft.)
193) Steel tubing for tube and coupler scaffolds shall be Hot-dip
galvanized in accordance with?
Ans: -In accordance with ASTM A123