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Free CMRT Practice Questions

10 free, exam-style Certified Maintenance & Reliability Technician (CMRT) practice questions with answers and explanations. No signup required. Work through them below, then take the full free CMRT practice test to study every exam domain.

Question 1

Under OSHA HazCom, which label element must include a brief description of the nature of the hazard such as 'Causes serious eye damage'?

  1. Precautionary statement in accordance with standard requirements
  2. Hazard statement as commonly understood
  3. Product identifier per applicable guidelines
  4. Signal word under current regulations
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Correct answer: B - Hazard statement as commonly understood

Question 2

Under 29 CFR 1910.134, what is the Assigned Protection Factor (APF) for a half-face air-purifying respirator?

  1. 5 under standard market practice
  2. 10 under standard market practice
  3. 25 per applicable guidelines under standard practice
  4. 50 based on current standards
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Correct answer: B - 10 under standard market practice

Question 3

OSHA's noise standard uses a 5 dB exchange rate. If a worker's permissible exposure at 90 dBA is 8 hours, the permissible exposure at 95 dBA is:

  1. 6 hours under current regulations
  2. 4 hours under standard market practice
  3. 2 hours in this context under standard practice
  4. 1 hour under standard market practice
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Correct answer: B - 4 hours under standard market practice

Question 4

Which PPE category under NFPA 70E requires arc-rated clothing with a minimum arc rating of 25 cal/cm²?

  1. PPE Category 1 in accordance with standard requirements
  2. PPE Category 4 in this context
  3. PPE Category 2 in this context
  4. PPE Category 3 per applicable guidelines
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Correct answer: D - PPE Category 3 per applicable guidelines

Question 5

Which section of a GHS-compliant SDS lists the permissible exposure limit (PEL), threshold limit value (TLV), and recommended engineering controls?

  1. Section 2 - Hazard Identification in accordance with standard requirements
  2. Section 11 - Toxicological Information as generally accepted under standard practice
  3. Section 8 - Exposure Controls and Personal Protection per applicable guidelines
  4. Section 7 - Handling and Storage under standard market practice
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Correct answer: C - Section 8 - Exposure Controls and Personal Protection per applicable guidelines

Question 6

Under 29 CFR 1910.147, 'affected employees' are defined as workers who:

  1. Perform servicing or maintenance on machines under LOTO
  2. Operate or use machines placed under an energy control procedure
  3. Supervise the lockout/tagout procedure implementation
  4. Inspect and audit LOTO program compliance annually in this context
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Correct answer: B - Operate or use machines placed under an energy control procedure

Question 7

PPE Category 2 under NFPA 70E requires arc-rated clothing with a minimum arc rating of:

  1. 40 cal/cm² under standard market practice
  2. 8 cal/cm² in this context under standard practice
  3. 4 cal/cm² in accordance with standard requirements
  4. 25 cal/cm² as generally accepted
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Correct answer: B - 8 cal/cm² in this context under standard practice

Question 8

Under ANSI Z359 standards, after a personal fall arrest system has been used to arrest a fall, the equipment must be:

  1. Inspected visually and returned to service if no visible damage is found based on current standards
  2. Removed from service and inspected by a competent person before reuse in this context
  3. Destroyed immediately and replaced with new components in this context under standard practice
  4. Re-certified by the manufacturer within 90 days and returned to service as generally accepted
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Correct answer: B - Removed from service and inspected by a competent person before reuse in this context

Question 9

According to NFPA 70E, what is the minimum arc rating (cal/cm²) required for PPE Category 1?

  1. 4 cal/cm² in this context under standard practice
  2. 8 cal/cm² per applicable guidelines
  3. 25 cal/cm² in this context under standard practice
  4. 40 cal/cm² under standard market practice
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Correct answer: A - 4 cal/cm² in this context under standard practice

Question 10

Under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132, who is responsible for conducting a hazard assessment to determine what PPE is required for each task?

  1. Each individual employee based on personal risk tolerance as commonly understood
  2. The PPE manufacturer's representative assigned to the facility as generally accepted
  3. The employer, through a qualified person conducting a workplace hazard assessment
  4. OSHA compliance officers during scheduled inspection visits per applicable guidelines
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Correct answer: C - The employer, through a qualified person conducting a workplace hazard assessment

What's on the CMRT exam

The Certified Maintenance & Reliability Technician (CMRT) exam is organized into 4 knowledge domains. These free practice questions are drawn from across them so you can see where you're strong and where to study:

  1. Maintenance Practices 40% of exam
  2. Preventative and Predictive Maintenance 18% of exam
  3. Troubleshooting and Analysis 21% of exam
  4. Corrective Maintenance 21% of exam

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