STATE OF UTAH
S-280 GENERAL ROOFING CONTRACTOR
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SCOPE OF WORK
Application and/or installation of asphalt, pitch, tar, felt, flax,
shakes, shingles, roof tile, slate, and any other material or
materials, or any combination of any thereof which use and
custom has established as usable for, or which are now used as,
water-proof, weatherproof, or watertight seal or membranes
for roofs and surfaces; and roof conversion. Incidental work
includes the installation of roof clamp ring to the roof drain.
# of
Questions
60
Minimum Passing
Score
70%
Time Allowed
2.5 Hours
NRCA Roofing and Waterproofing Manual, 2003, 5th
edition, The National Roofing Contractors Association,
(847) 299-9070, www.nrca.net
Reference material may be highlighted, underlined, and/or
indexed. They must be otherwise unmarked (not written in)
and may not contain additional papers (loose or attached).
THESE REFERENCES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE IN THE
EXAMINATION CENTER. References may be tabbed/indexed
with permanent tabs only. Temporary tabs, such as Post-It
notes, are not allowed and must be removed from the
reference before the exam will begin. If you are downloading
from the Internet, you may bring this reference into the testing
center with you as long as it is bound. You can have it spiral
bound or you may hole-punch it and put it in a binder.
CONTENT OUTLINE
Subject Area
Estimating and Plan Reading
Surface Preparation and Planning
Steep and Low Slope Roofing, including BUR,
Waterproofing
Roofing Components
Safety
# of
Items
10
8
27
9
6
REFERENCE LIST
The reference material listed below was used to prepare the
questions for this examination. The examination may also
contain questions based on trade knowledge or general industry
practices. Except for Code books, you can base your answers
on later editions of references as they become available. For
Code questions, the examinations will be based only on the
edition of the Code book that is listed.
Candidates may use a silent, nonprinting, non-programmable
calculator in the examination center.
The following reference material is allowed in the
examination center:
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International Building Code, 2012, International Code
Council, (800) 786-4452, www.iccsafe.org
Utah Amendments to the International Building Code,
2012.
International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family
Dwellings, 2012, International Code Council, (800) 7864452, www.iccsafe.org
Utah Amendments to the International Residential Code
for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2012.
The following reference material is not allowed in the
examination center:
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Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA),
2008 or 2011, Superintendent of Documents, PO Box
371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, 888-293-6498,
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-tablesearch.html#page1
OR
Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 Selections
by PSI, 2008 or 2011, 3210 E Tropicana, Las Vegas, NV
89121, (800) 733-9267, www.psiexams.com, (See order
form at the end of the Candidate Information Bulletin.)
All items are based on either the 2008 or 2011 editions.Las
Vegas, NV 89121, (800) 733-9267, www. psiexams.com
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Roofing Construction and Estimating, Daniel Atcheson,
1995, Craftsman Book Company, (800) 829-8123,
www.craftsman-book.com/products, ISBN 1-57218-007-2
WWW.PSIEXAMS.COM
Last Revised: 8/27/14