Mississippi Elevators and Escalators Contractor Exam Book Package

Prepare for the Mississippi Elevators and Escalators Contractor examination with a focused collection of technical code books covering elevator safety, existing equipment, electrical components, wiring methods, controls, inspections, repairs, emergency operation, and escalator requirements. This package is designed for contractors, qualifying parties, elevator mechanics, service technicians, installers, inspectors, supervisors, and experienced professionals pursuing the Mississippi Elevators and Escalators specialty classification.

Elevator and escalator work involves complex mechanical, electrical, and safety systems. Contractors must understand how equipment is installed, tested, maintained, repaired, and operated while protecting passengers, technicians, building personnel, and the public. The Mississippi examination evaluates knowledge across a wide range of subjects, including safety devices, clearances, electrical equipment, controls, drive mechanisms, wire rope, inspections, emergency power, fire-service operation, and existing installations.

The Mississippi Elevators and Escalators Contractor Exam Book Package combines the four principal code references associated with the trade examination. The package includes standards for new elevator and escalator installations, requirements for existing equipment, electrical equipment rules, and the 2020 National Electrical Code.

Because the examination is open book, candidates must become comfortable using the references under timed conditions. Owning the correct books is only the first step. Effective preparation requires knowing which code applies to a question, how each standard is organized, and how to move efficiently between sections, definitions, tables, exceptions, and referenced requirements.

This is a standard physical book package. Highlighting, permanent tabs, online course access, application service, book rental, business formation, licensing representation, and the Mississippi Law and Business Management reference are not included.

Exam Details

The Mississippi Elevators and Escalators Contractor examination is part of the contractor licensing process administered through PSI. The Mississippi State Board of Contractors identifies Elevators and Escalators as a test-required specialty classification.

The scope of the examination covers the installation and repair of elevators and escalators. The test contains 60 questions. Candidates are allowed 2 hours to complete the examination and must earn a minimum score of 70 percent to pass.

The examination content is divided among the following subject areas:

• Wire Rope: 2 questions
• Clearance and Space Limits: 8 questions
• Electrical: 9 questions
• Testing: 3 questions
• Engineering and Inspection: 6 questions
• Safety Devices: 10 questions
• Controls: 3 questions
• Operating Limitations: 2 questions
• Drive Mechanisms: 4 questions
• Fire Service: 3 questions
• Maintenance and Repairs: 6 questions
• Escalators and Dumbwaiters: 2 questions
• Emergency Power: 2 questions

Safety devices represent the largest individual subject area. Candidates should review safeties, governors, buffers, braking systems, interlocks, door-protection devices, stopping devices, emergency controls, overspeed protection, and other equipment intended to prevent unsafe movement or passenger exposure.

Electrical knowledge is another major part of the examination. Preparation should include elevator and escalator electrical equipment, motors, controllers, wiring methods, disconnecting means, overcurrent protection, grounding, bonding, branch circuits, machine-room requirements, control circuits, emergency circuits, and equipment identification.

Clearance and space-limit questions may address hoistways, pits, machine rooms, machinery spaces, car tops, platforms, runby, overhead spaces, refuge spaces, entrances, landings, escalator clearances, and access for inspection or maintenance.

Engineering and inspection preparation should include equipment evaluation, acceptance testing, periodic inspection, measurements, documentation, alteration requirements, maintenance-control procedures, and recognition of unsafe conditions. Candidates should understand how code requirements apply during installation, repair, modernization, and continued operation.

Drive-mechanism questions may cover traction systems, hydraulic systems, sheaves, drums, chains, sprockets, motors, brakes, pumps, valves, cylinders, and related equipment. Wire-rope questions may involve construction, condition, fastening, replacement criteria, traction, and inspection.

Fire-service and emergency-power preparation should address emergency operation, firefighter access, recall, designated and alternate levels, emergency signaling, standby power, operation during loss of normal power, and procedures that protect passengers and emergency personnel.

Open Book Test

The Mississippi Elevators and Escalators Contractor examination is an open-book test. Candidates may bring approved references into the testing center when the books comply with current examination rules.

Reference materials may be highlighted, underlined, and indexed before the examination. Permanent tabs may be used to identify chapters, parts, sections, tables, and major technical subjects. Temporary tabs, removable notes, loose papers, and Post-it-style markers are not permitted. Candidates may not write in the books during the examination session.

This standard package is not highlighted or tabbed. Candidates who organize the books themselves should use only permitted markings and permanent indexing methods. Tabs should be easy to read, securely attached, and organized in a way that supports quick movement between major subjects.

An open-book exam still requires thorough preparation. With 60 questions in two hours, candidates have an average of two minutes per question. Detailed code searches can take longer, so familiarity with the books is essential.

Begin by learning the role of each reference. ASME A17.1 addresses safety requirements for elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walks, material lifts, and related equipment. ASME A17.3 focuses on existing elevators and escalators and is especially important for maintenance, repairs, continued operation, and older installations.

ASME A17.5 addresses electrical equipment used with elevators and escalators. The National Electrical Code provides broader electrical requirements involving wiring methods, conductors, branch circuits, disconnects, grounding, bonding, overcurrent protection, working clearances, and equipment spaces.

Practice identifying the type of question before opening a book. A question about new-installation clearances, safety devices, fire service, or operating limits may require ASME A17.1. A question about an existing installation may require ASME A17.3. Electrical equipment certification or construction may involve ASME A17.5, while field wiring and power requirements may require the NEC.

Use timed navigation exercises throughout the study period. Select a topic, find the applicable section, read related definitions and exceptions, and confirm the complete requirement. Repeating this process helps reduce random searching and builds a more consistent exam-day method.

Licensing Steps

The Mississippi contractor licensing process begins with an application to the Mississippi State Board of Contractors. Candidates cannot schedule the Elevators and Escalators trade examination until the Board reviews the application and sends the qualifying party’s eligibility information to PSI.

1. Select the Elevators and Escalators classification. Confirm that the classification matches the installation and repair work the business intends to perform.
2. Complete the contractor application. Provide the requested information about the business, ownership, qualifying party, experience, finances, insurance, taxes, and professional references.
3. Identify the qualifying party. Name the individual who will satisfy the applicable examination requirement for the company.
4. Document relevant experience. Provide experience information demonstrating the qualifying party’s knowledge and ability to supervise or perform the classified work.
5. Gather supporting records. Prepare the entity, financial, insurance, tax, reference, and qualifying-party documents required for the application.
6. Submit the application. The Mississippi State Board of Contractors reviews the submission and identifies incomplete or missing requirements.
7. Receive testing eligibility. After the qualifying party is approved, the Board sends the candidate’s eligibility information to PSI.
8. Schedule the required examinations. Follow the testing provider’s registration instructions after authorization is established.
9. Prepare with the code books. Study the examination outline and complete timed reference-navigation practice using the books in this package.
10. Complete final licensing review. Passing the examinations does not automatically issue a license. The complete application and supporting documents must also be approved.

Mississippi contractor applicants must also complete the Mississippi Law and Business Management examination unless an applicable exception changes that requirement. The Law and Business examination is separate, and its reference book is not included in this package.

Applicants pursuing the Elevators and Escalators classification should also determine whether additional requirements apply through the Mississippi Department of Insurance or another authority responsible for elevator installation, inspection, registration, permitting, or operation.

State Requirements

The Mississippi State Board of Contractors identifies Elevators and Escalators as a test-required specialty classification within the Building Construction category. The classification covers the installation and repair of elevators and escalators.

Work can involve passenger elevators, freight elevators, hydraulic elevators, traction elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, related electrical equipment, controls, hoistway components, car and counterweight systems, doors, interlocks, safety devices, drive equipment, and emergency systems.

The contractor application must identify a qualifying party who satisfies the required examination. The qualifying party should have the knowledge, experience, and skills necessary to supervise or perform the classified work.

The applicant must establish the qualifying party’s relationship with the business through documentation accepted by the Board. The qualifying party may be an owner, officer, executive staff member, or responsible managing employee who meets the applicable requirements.

Applicants must provide the business and licensing records required for their application type. These may include entity-registration documents, financial information, insurance records, tax identification, professional references, experience records, and qualifying-party documentation.

The legal business name should remain consistent across the contractor application, entity-registration records, insurance documents, financial information, tax records, bids, permits, and contracts. Contractors should conduct business under the name shown on the issued license.

Elevator and escalator projects may also involve inspections, permits, registrations, testing, certificates, or approvals administered outside the contractor licensing process. The contractor remains responsible for meeting every requirement that applies to the equipment and project location.

Reference Books

The Mississippi Elevators and Escalators Contractor Exam Book Package includes the following four physical code references:

• ASME A17.1 - Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, 2016
  Provides safety requirements for the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walks, material lifts, and related equipment.
• ASME A17.3: Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, 2020
  Addresses safety requirements for existing elevator and escalator installations, including equipment conditions, maintenance, repairs, alterations, protection, operation, and continued use.
• ASME A17.5: Elevator and Escalator Electrical Equipment, 2014
  Covers electrical equipment used with elevators, escalators, moving walks, dumbwaiters, and material lifts, including controllers, switches, relays, protective devices, motors, and related components.
• National Electrical Code, NEC, 2020
  Provides electrical requirements involving elevator and escalator circuits, wiring methods, conductors, disconnecting means, grounding, bonding, overcurrent protection, machine rooms, hoistways, pits, car wiring, and emergency systems.

Exam Room Approved Books

• ASME A17.1 - Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, 2016
  The listed code for elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter, moving-walk, safety-device, clearance, testing, operation, and installation requirements.
• ASME A17.3: Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, 2020
  The listed code addressing existing equipment, maintenance, repair, continued operation, and safety improvements.
• ASME A17.5: Elevator and Escalator Electrical Equipment, 2014
  The listed standard for electrical equipment associated with elevators, escalators, and related conveyances.
• National Electrical Code, NEC, 2020
  The listed electrical code edition for elevator and escalator wiring, power, disconnecting means, grounding, and related installation requirements.

Test Information and Study Materials

A productive study plan should begin with safety devices, electrical requirements, and clearance or space limitations because these categories represent a large portion of the examination.

Review the structure of ASME A17.1 and learn where to find requirements for electric elevators, hydraulic elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, doors, interlocks, safeties, governors, buffers, controls, emergency operation, inspection, and testing.

Use ASME A17.3 to study existing equipment. Pay attention to how requirements for existing installations differ from requirements for new equipment. Review maintenance, repair, alteration, safety improvement, and continued-operation provisions.

Electrical preparation should connect ASME A17.5 with the National Electrical Code. Study controllers, motors, protective devices, switches, wiring, disconnects, branch circuits, grounding, working space, lighting, receptacles, and emergency power.

Practice code navigation by using definitions, indexes, tables of contents, section headings, and cross-references. Code questions often require candidates to follow a reference from one section to another before reaching the complete requirement.

Complete timed practice sessions. With an average of two minutes per question, candidates should avoid spending too long on a single search. Answer familiar questions first, mark difficult items when permitted, and return to them after completing faster questions.

Study fire-service operation, emergency power, testing, inspection, and maintenance as connected subjects. Elevator safety depends on how equipment responds during normal operation, emergency conditions, loss of power, maintenance, and firefighter use.

How 1 Exam Prep Helps You Reach Your Goal

1 Exam Prep helps Mississippi Elevators and Escalators candidates begin with a coordinated collection of the principal code references associated with the trade examination. Instead of locating each standard separately, customers receive the listed books together in one package.

The reference set supports trade-focused review of safety devices, electrical systems, controls, wire rope, clearances, drive mechanisms, inspections, testing, fire service, emergency power, repairs, escalators, and existing equipment.

Practice-oriented preparation encourages candidates to use the books as working exam references. Candidates can locate sections, follow cross-references, interpret requirements, compare new and existing equipment provisions, and complete timed code searches.

Reference-navigation practice is especially important for an open-book code examination. Familiarity with each book can help candidates decide where to search and reduce time spent moving through unrelated material.

The package does not guarantee a passing score, application approval, license issuance, or examination outcome. It provides the code references needed to support organized study, realistic open-book practice, and a more confident approach to the Mississippi Elevators and Escalators Contractor exam.

How many books are included?

The package includes four physical code references covering elevator and escalator safety, existing equipment, electrical equipment, and the 2020 National Electrical Code.

Is the Mississippi Elevators and Escalators exam open book?

Yes. The examination is open book, subject to current testing rules for approved references, permanent indexing, markings, calculators, and testing-room materials.

How many questions are on the examination?

The examination contains 60 questions. Candidates are allowed two hours and must earn a minimum score of 70 percent to pass.

Are the books highlighted and tabbed?

No. This is the standard Mississippi Elevators and Escalators Contractor Exam Book Package. Highlighting and permanent tabbing are not included.

Does the package include an online course?

No. This product includes the four listed physical code books only. Online course access is not included.

Does the package include application service?

No. Applicants remain responsible for completing the Mississippi contractor application and submitting all required supporting documentation.

Does the package include Mississippi Law and Business preparation?

No. The Mississippi Law and Business Management examination is separate, and its reference book and preparation materials are not included.

Which exam topics should receive the most study time?

Safety devices, electrical requirements, and clearance or space limitations should receive significant attention because these categories account for a large portion of the examination.

Does passing the exam automatically issue a license?

No. Passing the examination is one part of the licensing process. The application and supporting documentation must also receive final approval.

Do the code books replace field experience?

No. The references support examination preparation, but they do not replace technical training, supervised experience, equipment-specific instruction, or practical elevator and escalator work.