Nevada State Contractor‘s Board 2310 Corporate Circle, Suite 200 Henderson, NV 89074 Phone: (702) 486-1100
Exam Provider
PSI Clark County Office 450 N Stephanie St. Henderson, NV 89014 Phone: (855) 205-5827
Exam Type
CLOSED BOOK
Exam Content
Subject Areas
# of Questions
Post-Tensioning
10
Reinforcing Steel
10
Safety - OSHA Subpart R
7
Safety - General
6
Steel Decks
7
Steel Joists & Girders
20
Total number of test questions:
60
Time allowed (hours):
2.0
Scope of Work
Fabrication, placement and tying of steel reinforcing bars
(rods), and post-tensioning to reinforce concrete buildings and structures. The fabrication and erection of structural steel shapes and plates used as structural members, or tanks, including any connected riveting, welding and rigging. The assembling, casting, cutting, shaping, stamping, forging,
fabricating and installing of metals for the architectural treatment, ornamental decoration or security of structures, but does not include the work authorized by a classification C-13 license issued by the Board in the specialty of using sheet metal. (see PSI bulletin for expanded scope)
This exam may also include questions on the following subjects:
Reading and interpreting construction codes and regulations
Nevada Health Department regulations
Appropriate building codes
Trade materials, tools, equipment and methods
Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Rules
In addition to the trade-specific examination, you are required to pass the Contractor Management Survey Exam offered by PSI.
Books NOT Allowed in the Exam
1.
CFR Title 29, Part 1926 Selections (OSHA), 2013, PSI
2.
Instructional Manual for Training and Certification of Field Personnel for Unbonded Post-Tensioning, Post-Tensioning Institute
3.
Placing Reinforcing Bars, 9th Edition, CRSI
4.
Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, Technical Digest No. 9, 3rd Edition, 2008, Steel Joist Institute
5.
Manual of Standard Practices, 28th Edition, CRSI
6.
SDI Manual of Construction with Steel Deck (MOC2), 2nd Edition, Steel Deck Institute
Available Study Materials
This study guide only covers the OSHA portion of the PSI exam.
PSI OSHA Selections, 2013 Study Guide
$49.95
We advise that you NOT purchase the PSI published book shown in the exam bulletin. We recommend a better, up-to-date allternative on our Study Guides purchase page linked below.
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