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Building Trades Semester Testquestions & answers passed
OSHA - correct answer ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a government regulatory
agency created to ensure safe working conditions
stairs/stairway - correct answer ✔✔a series of steps leading from one level or floor to another
riser - correct answer ✔✔the upright member of a step situated at the back of a lower tread and near
the leading edge of the next higher tread
tread - correct answer ✔✔the horizontal member of a step
step ladder - correct answer ✔✔A self-supporting portable ladder, nonadjustable in length, having flat
steps and a hinged back - its size is designated by the overall length of the ladder measured along the
front edge of the side rails
single ladder - correct answer ✔✔A non-self-supporting portable ladder, nonadjustable in length,
consisting of but one section - its size is designated by the overall length of the side rail
extension ladder - correct answer ✔✔A non-self-supporting portable ladder adjustable in length. It
consists of two or more sections traveling in guides or brackets so arranged to permit length adjustment
- its size is designated by the sum of the lengths of the sections measured along the side rails
rung - correct answer ✔✔Ladder cross pieces of circular or oval cross-section on which a person may
step in ascending or descending
scaffold - correct answer ✔✔Any temprorary elevated platform and its supporting structure used for
supporting workmen or materials or both.
, toe board - correct answer ✔✔A vertical barrier at floor level erected along exposed edges of a floor
opening, wall opening, platform, runway, or ramp to prevent falls of materials
dimensional lumber - correct answer ✔✔Lumber between 2 to 4 inches in nominal thickness
2x4 - correct answer ✔✔A board that measures 1 1/2" by 3 1/2", typically used in framing
2x6 - correct answer ✔✔A board that measures 1 1/2" by 5 1/2", typically used in framing
2x8 - correct answer ✔✔A board that measures 1 1/2" by 7 1/4", typically used in framing
2x10 - correct answer ✔✔A board that measures 1 1/2" by 9 1/4", typically used in framing
2x12 - correct answer ✔✔A board that measures 1 1/2" by 11 1/4", typically used in framing
stud - correct answer ✔✔A vertical framing member, most commonly 2x4 or 2x6
precut stud - correct answer ✔✔A stud that comes precut to an exact length and ready to use for
framing. Lengths vary, but 92 5/8" is most common
top plate - correct answer ✔✔a horizontal framing member laid and nailed to top of studs
double top plate - correct answer ✔✔made up of two pieces of lumber stacked and nailed on top of
each other. The double top plate is needed in load bearing applications.
bottom plate - correct answer ✔✔The lowermost horizontal framing member in a wall, to which studs
are nailed. The same as the sole plate.
king stud - correct answer ✔✔A full stud running from top to bottom plate on either side of a window or
door.
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