Arizona Elevators Residential / Commercial Contractor (CR-12) Exam Book Package

Arizona Elevators Residential / Commercial Contractor (CR-12) Exam Book Package

The Arizona Elevators Residential / Commercial Contractor (CR-12) Exam Book Package is designed for candidates preparing for the Arizona CR-12 Elevators residential and commercial contractor trade exam. This package brings together the key references used to study elevator systems, escalators, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, accessibility requirements, electrical code, OSHA construction safety, elevator installation, existing elevator safety, welding knowledge, elevator maintenance, and field employee safety practices.

The Arizona CR-12 classification is focused on residential and commercial elevator-related work. Candidates preparing for this license should be comfortable with elevator and escalator safety standards, platform lift and stairway chairlift requirements, accessible and usable building features, electrical wiring requirements, hoistways, machine rooms, equipment rooms, controls, safety devices, inspection concepts, maintenance practices, modernization considerations, welding fundamentals, and jobsite hazard awareness.

This exam book package is a strong fit for elevator contractors, accessibility lift installers, escalator professionals, platform lift technicians, stairway chairlift installers, elevator maintenance professionals, electrical and mechanical trade professionals, construction supervisors, project managers, and qualifying parties preparing for the Arizona CR-12 residential and commercial contractor exam. The references support both open book exam navigation and practical trade study for vertical transportation systems.

Elevator and lift work requires careful attention to safety, accessibility, electrical requirements, mechanical equipment, controls, structural support, maintenance procedures, inspection requirements, and code compliance. The books in this package help candidates study the approved exam-room references along with important supplemental study materials that strengthen real-world understanding before test day.

Open book contractor exams require more than simply owning the books. Candidates need to know how each reference is organized, which topics belong in each book, and how to find information quickly under exam conditions. A strong study plan includes reviewing the exam content areas, reading through the references, learning indexes and chapter layouts, creating approved permanent tabs, highlighting useful sections before exam day, and practicing timed lookup. The goal is to make the approved references familiar enough that candidates can use them efficiently during the exam.

Exam Details

The Arizona CR-12 Elevators residential and commercial contractor exam is designed to measure the trade knowledge needed for elevator, escalator, platform lift, stairway chairlift, accessibility, electrical, safety, and maintenance-related work. Candidates should prepare for questions involving elevator and escalator safety requirements, existing elevators, platform lifts, chairlifts, electrical code requirements, accessible building features, OSHA safety, inspection concepts, maintenance procedures, welding awareness, and field safety practices.

The exam may include direct reference lookup questions and questions based on general trade knowledge. Candidates should be ready to identify the subject being tested, select the correct reference, and locate the answer efficiently. OSHA supports construction safety questions. NFPA 70 supports electrical wiring, grounding, bonding, overcurrent protection, disconnects, and equipment questions. ICC A117.1 supports accessibility requirements. ASME A17.1 supports elevators and escalators. ASME A17.3 supports existing elevator and escalator safety. ASME A18.1 supports platform lifts and stairway chairlifts.

Elevator candidates should focus on the difference between new equipment requirements, existing equipment requirements, and lift-specific requirements. ASME A17.1 addresses safety requirements for elevators and escalators, including equipment, hoistways, machinery spaces, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair. ASME A17.3 supports existing elevators and escalators, which is important for maintenance, modernization, and safety upgrade questions. ASME A18.1 supports platform lifts and stairway chairlifts, including equipment used for accessibility and mobility-related applications.

Accessibility is a major study area for elevator and lift candidates. ICC A117.1-2017 supports study of accessible and usable building features, including clear floor space, reach ranges, accessible routes, controls, communication features, elevator-related accessibility provisions, and platform lift access considerations. Candidates should understand how accessibility standards connect to the installation and use of vertical transportation equipment.

Electrical preparation is also important. NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code, 2017 edition supports study of wiring methods, conductors, disconnecting means, grounding and bonding, overcurrent protection, motors, controllers, equipment, and electrical safety requirements that may apply to elevator and lift systems. Candidates should practice using the NEC index, article structure, definitions, and tables to locate information quickly.

Supplemental study references help build the trade understanding behind the approved codes. Modern Welding supports welding fundamentals that may relate to metalwork, supports, brackets, repairs, and fabrication awareness. Elevator Maintenance Manual supports maintenance procedures, troubleshooting concepts, inspection preparation, components, and service practices. Elevator Industry Field Employees' Safety Handbook supports hazard awareness and safe work habits for elevator field personnel.

Open Book Test

The Arizona CR-12 Elevators residential and commercial contractor exam is an open book test. Candidates are responsible for bringing their own approved references to the examination center and following all testing center rules for book preparation, tabs, notes, calculators, and permitted materials.

The exam-room-approved references for this package are Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA), NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code, 2017 edition, ICC A117.1-2017 Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, ASME A17.1 - Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, 2007, ASME A17.3: Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, 2011, and ASME A18.1 - Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, 2008.

Reference materials may be highlighted, underlined, annotated, and indexed before the examination session. Candidates may not write, highlight, underline, or index references during the exam. All book preparation should be completed before test day, including highlighting, notes, indexes, and permanent tabs.

References may be tabbed or indexed with permanent tabs only. Permanent tabs are tabs that would tear the page if removed. Temporary tabs, Post-It notes, removable notes, loose papers, or tabs that can be removed without tearing the page are not allowed. Candidates should review all references before the exam and remove unapproved temporary tabs or loose materials.

A silent, nonprinting, non-programmable calculator may be used in the examination center. Downloaded references may be brought into the testing center when they are bound. Candidates may use spiral binding or place hole-punched pages in a binder when permitted by current testing rules.

Modern Welding, 2013, Elevator Maintenance Manual – 4th Edition, and Elevator Industry Field Employees' Safety Handbook, 2025 are study references for this package. They help candidates strengthen welding knowledge, maintenance understanding, troubleshooting awareness, and field safety preparation before test day, but they are not allowed in the examination center. Candidates should use them during preparation and rely on the approved exam-room references during testing.

Licensing Steps

Arizona contractor licensing is handled through the Arizona Registrar of Contractors. A candidate pursuing the Arizona Elevators Residential / Commercial Contractor (CR-12) license should begin by confirming that the CR-12 dual classification matches the work the business intends to perform. The classification should align with residential and commercial elevator, escalator, platform lift, stairway chairlift, accessibility lift, and related vertical transportation work.

After confirming the proper classification, the candidate should review the required examination path. Arizona contractor licensing may include a trade examination, statutes and rules requirements, qualifying party requirements, experience requirements, bonding, business entity information, and application documentation. This exam book package supports preparation for the technical trade exam portion of the licensing process.

The qualifying party is responsible for demonstrating the knowledge and experience required for the license classification. Candidates should prepare for the CR-12 trade exam using the approved references and supplemental study materials included in this package. A practical preparation routine should include reviewing OSHA safety, studying NEC requirements, learning accessibility provisions, practicing ASME elevator and lift code navigation, and reviewing maintenance and field safety concepts.

After preparation, the candidate can schedule the required examination through the proper testing process and complete the exam according to current procedures. Once examination requirements are completed, the applicant continues through the Arizona contractor license application process. This may include submitting the correct application, naming the qualifying party, satisfying experience requirements, obtaining any required bond, and meeting other state licensing requirements that apply to the classification and business structure.

This exam book package does not replace the state license application. It supports the study portion of the licensing path by giving candidates the references needed to prepare for elevator systems, escalators, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, accessibility requirements, OSHA safety, electrical code, ASME safety codes, maintenance concepts, welding fundamentals, and field employee safety connected to the Arizona CR-12 classification.

State Requirements

The Arizona Registrar of Contractors issues residential, commercial, and dual contractor license classifications. The CR-12 classification is a dual residential and commercial elevators classification. Candidates preparing for this license should understand both residential and commercial elevator-related work and the responsibilities that come with performing vertical transportation work in Arizona.

Elevator and lift work may involve installation, alteration, repair, modernization, service, and maintenance-related activities involving elevators, escalators, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, accessibility equipment, controls, safety devices, hoistways, machinery spaces, electrical equipment, and related components. Contractors should understand how this work connects to safety codes, accessibility standards, electrical requirements, inspection expectations, maintenance procedures, and field safety practices.

Candidates should also understand that elevator work is highly safety-sensitive. Vertical transportation systems move people and equipment between elevations, and failures can create serious hazards. Study should emphasize safety devices, operating requirements, inspection concepts, maintenance procedures, emergency considerations, electrical safety, accessibility, and proper code navigation.

For study purposes, candidates should connect the license scope to the references in this package. OSHA supports jobsite safety topics. NFPA 70 supports electrical installation requirements. ICC A117.1 supports accessibility and usability requirements. ASME A17.1 supports elevator and escalator safety requirements. ASME A17.3 supports existing elevator and escalator safety. ASME A18.1 supports platform lifts and stairway chairlifts. Modern Welding supports welding fundamentals. Elevator Maintenance Manual supports maintenance and service preparation. Elevator Industry Field Employees' Safety Handbook supports safe field practices for elevator personnel.

Reference Books

• Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA)
  This construction safety reference supports preparation for OSHA-related exam content, including personal protective equipment, fall protection, ladders, scaffolds, electrical safety, tools, material handling, hazard communication, hoisting awareness, and safe construction practices.
• NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code, 2017 edition
  This electrical code reference supports study of wiring methods, conductors, grounding and bonding, overcurrent protection, disconnecting means, motors, controllers, equipment, and electrical safety requirements that may apply to elevator and lift systems.
• ICC A117.1-2017 Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities
  This accessibility reference supports study of accessible routes, clearances, controls, reach ranges, communication features, elevator-related accessibility requirements, platform lift access considerations, and usable building features.
• ASME A17.1 - Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, 2007
  This elevator and escalator safety code supports study of elevator construction, escalator requirements, hoistways, equipment, machinery spaces, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair provisions.
• ASME A17.3: Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, 2011
  This existing equipment safety code supports study of existing elevators and escalators, safety upgrades, maintenance-related requirements, inspection concepts, operating requirements, and code guidance for older vertical transportation equipment.
• ASME A18.1 - Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, 2008
  This lift safety standard supports study of platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, inclined lifts, vertical platform lifts, installation requirements, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, controls, and safety provisions.
• Modern Welding, 2013
  This welding reference supports study of welding processes, metal preparation, joint types, welding symbols, cutting, brazing, joining basics, safety, and practical metalwork knowledge that may support elevator and lift field preparation.
• Elevator Maintenance Manual – 4th Edition
  This elevator maintenance reference supports study of elevator system components, maintenance procedures, troubleshooting concepts, inspection preparation, service practices, adjustment awareness, and safer equipment operation.
• Elevator Industry Field Employees' Safety Handbook, 2025
  This field safety reference supports study of elevator industry hazard awareness, personal protective equipment, safe work practices, jobsite communication, equipment safety, access hazards, and field employee safety expectations.

Exam Room Approved Books

• Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA)
  This reference may be used in the exam room for OSHA construction safety questions involving jobsite hazards, personal protective equipment, fall protection, electrical safety, tools, material handling, and safe work practices.
• NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code, 2017 edition
  This reference may be used in the exam room for electrical code questions involving wiring methods, conductors, grounding, bonding, overcurrent protection, disconnects, controllers, motors, and equipment.
• ICC A117.1-2017 Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities
  This reference may be used in the exam room for accessibility questions involving usable building features, clearances, reach ranges, accessible routes, controls, elevator accessibility, and platform lift access considerations.
• ASME A17.1 - Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, 2007
  This reference may be used in the exam room for elevator and escalator questions involving construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, repair, hoistways, and equipment requirements.
• ASME A17.3: Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, 2011
  This reference may be used in the exam room for existing elevator and escalator questions involving safety requirements, maintenance considerations, inspection concepts, operation, and existing equipment compliance.
• ASME A18.1 - Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, 2008
  This reference may be used in the exam room for platform lift and stairway chairlift questions involving installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, controls, and safety requirements.

Test Information and Study Materials

A strong CR-12 study plan should begin with the major areas of elevator and lift work: OSHA safety, electrical code, accessibility, elevator and escalator safety, existing elevator safety, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, maintenance, welding basics, and field employee safety. Candidates should divide study time across the approved references and supporting study materials.

When studying OSHA, candidates should focus on safety topics that apply to elevator and lift work. This may include fall protection, ladders, scaffolds, hoisting awareness, electrical hazards, personal protective equipment, material handling, hand and power tools, hazard communication, housekeeping, and safe access to work areas. Elevator work can involve heights, confined work areas, heavy equipment, moving components, electrical hazards, and coordination with other trades.

When studying the NEC, candidates should focus on electrical requirements that may apply to elevator equipment, controllers, motors, disconnecting means, conductors, wiring methods, grounding, bonding, overcurrent protection, and equipment installation. Candidates should practice moving through articles, definitions, tables, and indexes quickly.

When studying ICC A117.1, candidates should focus on accessibility and usability requirements. Important areas may include accessible routes, clear floor space, reach ranges, controls, elevator-related accessibility features, communication elements, platform lift access, and usability requirements that affect equipment serving people with disabilities.

When studying ASME A17.1, candidates should focus on elevator and escalator safety requirements for equipment, hoistways, machinery spaces, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alterations, and repairs. ASME A17.3 should be used for existing elevators and escalators, with attention to safety requirements and maintenance considerations for equipment already in service. ASME A18.1 should be used for platform lifts and stairway chairlifts, including installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair requirements.

Modern Welding supports basic welding awareness for candidates who need to understand metalwork and joining concepts. Elevator Maintenance Manual supports maintenance, troubleshooting, inspection preparation, service routines, and equipment understanding. Elevator Industry Field Employees' Safety Handbook supports field safety preparation and helps candidates connect code study with daily safe work practices.

Preparation should include repeated timed lookup practice. Candidates should read a question, identify whether it is asking about OSHA, NEC, accessibility, elevators, escalators, existing equipment, platform lifts, chairlifts, maintenance, welding, or field safety, then choose the correct reference and locate the answer efficiently. Over time, this builds familiarity with the books and helps candidates manage the open book testing format.

How 1 Exam Prep Helps You Reach Your Goal

1 Exam Prep helps contractor candidates prepare with organized study guidance, trade-focused review, and exam preparation resources built around licensing exams. For the Arizona Elevators Residential / Commercial Contractor (CR-12) exam, candidates need to understand elevator systems, escalators, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, accessibility standards, OSHA safety, electrical code requirements, ASME safety codes, maintenance concepts, welding fundamentals, and field employee safety while also learning how to navigate references under timed conditions.

This book package supports that preparation by giving candidates the references needed for structured study. OSHA supports jobsite safety preparation. NFPA 70 supports electrical code navigation. ICC A117.1 supports accessibility preparation. ASME A17.1 supports elevator and escalator safety study. ASME A17.3 supports existing equipment safety study. ASME A18.1 supports platform lift and stairway chairlift preparation. Modern Welding, Elevator Maintenance Manual, and Elevator Industry Field Employees' Safety Handbook support supplemental trade knowledge before exam day.

1 Exam Prep focuses on practical preparation. Candidates should know where information is located, how the books are organized, and which reference applies to each topic. With consistent review, proper book organization, and practice-oriented study, candidates can approach the Arizona CR-12 exam with a clearer strategy and stronger confidence.

For open book exams, confidence comes from preparation and familiarity. Candidates who study the references, organize their books correctly, and practice timed lookup are better prepared for the testing experience. The goal is not to promise a specific result. The goal is to support realistic preparation through structured review, reference navigation, trade-focused study, and exam-day readiness.

FAQ Section

What books are included in this Arizona CR-12 Exam Book Package?

This package includes Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA), NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code, 2017 edition, ICC A117.1-2017 Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, ASME A17.1 - Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, 2007, ASME A17.3: Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, 2011, ASME A18.1 - Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, 2008, Modern Welding, 2013, Elevator Maintenance Manual – 4th Edition, and Elevator Industry Field Employees' Safety Handbook, 2025.

Is the Arizona CR-12 Elevators exam open book?

Yes. The Arizona CR-12 Elevators residential and commercial contractor exam is an open book test. Candidates are responsible for bringing their own approved references and following exam center rules for tabs, highlighting, annotations, indexing, calculators, and permitted materials.

Which books are approved for the exam room?

The exam-room-approved references are OSHA 29 CFR Part 1926, NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code, 2017 edition, ICC A117.1-2017, ASME A17.1, 2007, ASME A17.3, 2011, and ASME A18.1, 2008.

Are Modern Welding, Elevator Maintenance Manual, and Elevator Industry Field Employees' Safety Handbook allowed in the exam room?

No. Modern Welding, Elevator Maintenance Manual, and Elevator Industry Field Employees' Safety Handbook are study references for preparation, but they are not allowed in the examination center.

What topics should I study for the Arizona CR-12 exam?

Candidates should study elevator and escalator safety, existing elevators, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, accessibility requirements, electrical code, OSHA safety, hoistways, equipment, controls, inspection concepts, maintenance practices, welding awareness, and field employee safety.

Why is ICC A117.1 included?

ICC A117.1 supports study of accessible and usable building features, including clearances, reach ranges, accessible routes, controls, elevator accessibility, platform lift access, and usability requirements.

Why are ASME A17.1, A17.3, and A18.1 included?

ASME A17.1 supports elevator and escalator safety study. ASME A17.3 supports existing elevator and escalator safety. ASME A18.1 supports platform lifts and stairway chairlifts. Together, these references cover the main elevator and lift safety standards used for CR-12 preparation.

Can I mark my books before exam day?

Yes. References may be highlighted, underlined, annotated, and indexed before the exam session. Candidates may not write, highlight, underline, or index the books during the exam.

Are removable tabs allowed in the exam books?

No. Temporary tabs, Post-It notes, removable notes, and removable sticky tabs are not allowed. Permanent tabs are allowed when they would tear the page if removed.

Who should use this Arizona CR-12 Exam Book Package?

This package is intended for candidates preparing for the Arizona Elevators Residential / Commercial Contractor (CR-12) exam and for contractors who want focused references for elevators, escalators, platform lifts, chairlifts, accessibility, electrical code, OSHA safety, ASME safety codes, maintenance, welding, and field safety study.