Heavy Construction
Apply for the License
Mississippi Board of Contractors (MSBOC)
2679 Crane Ridge Drive, Suite C
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: (601) 354-6161
Exam Provider
PSI Services LLC
3210 E. Tropicana Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89121
Phone: (800) 557-0619
Exam Type
OPEN BOOK
Exam Content
| Subject Areas | # of
Questions |
|---|
| Water & Sewer | 16 |
| Gas | 8 |
| Paving | 12 |
| Excavation, Compaction & Grading | 12 |
| Safety | 7 |
| Steel | 12 |
| Piles | 4 |
| Concrete | 17 |
| Traffic Control | 3 |
| Welding | 6 |
| Mississippi One-Call | 3 |
Total number of test questions:
100
Time allowed (hours):
4.0
In addition to the Mississippi trade-specific examination, you are required to pass the Law & Business Management Exam offered by PSI unless waived through reciprocity.
Books Allowed in the Exam
1.
Placing Reinforcing Bars, 9th Edition, 2011, CRSI
2.
Code of Federal Regulations, 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA), GPO [or] (OSHA) Selections by PSI, 2013
3.
Installation Guide for Ductile Iron Pipe, 2021 (older versions superceded), DIPRA
4.
Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 2011, Dave Roberts
5.
Pipe Welding Procedures, 2003, Hoobasar Rampaul
6.
Hot-Mix Asphalt Paving Handbook (AC 150/5370-14B), 2013 (supersedes 14A/2000 version), FAA/USACE
7.
Pipefitter’s Handbook, 3rd Edition, 1967, Industrial Press
8.
Mississippi Regulation of Excavation, Chapter 13 Regulation of Excavations Near Underground Utility Facilities
9.
Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, Technical Digest No. 9, 3rd Edition, Steel Joist Institute
10.
ASME B31.8 - Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems, 2014, ASME
11.
Training and Certification of Field Personnel for Unbonded Post-Tensioning - Level 1 Field Fundamentals, 3rd Edition, Post-Tensioning Institute
12.
Concrete Pipe and Box Culvert Installation Manual, 2020, ACPA (all other versions superceeded. Link is to a mobile friendly version)
13.
Mississippi Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2004, MDOT
14.
Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, 2011, 15th Edition, Kosmatka, Kerkhoff, Panarese
15.
Formwork for Concrete (SP-4), 2014, David Johnson, ACI
Available Study Materials
PSI OSHA Selections
Study Guide
$54.95
Sample questions are based on the PSI publication titled “29 CFR PART 1926 Selections, as of June 2013” (highlighted in green above).
This file contains approx. 800 sample questions.
REMINDER: PSI uses this book for many exams they offer. Not all sections of this code will apply to your exam.
We also include a table showing the relationship between our questions and OSHA code sections. Corrections to the original PSI publication are noted.
