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West Virginia
Steel Erection Contractor

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WV Contractor's Licensing Board
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
State Capitol Complex
Building 3, Room 200
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-7890
Licensing Agency Site
Exam Provider
PSI Services LLC
3210 E. Tropicana Ave
Las Vegas, NV  89121
Phone:  (855) 539-0708
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Exam Type
OPEN  BOOK
Exam Content
Content Areas# of
Questions
Plan Reading & Estimating5
Structural Steel10
Welding & Cutting6
Connections including Bolting4
Metal Decking6
Metal Siding & Roofing3
Metal Joists5
Staging, Rigging & Cranes6
Safety - OSHA5
Total number of test questions:
50
Time allowed (minutes):
180

West Virginia also requires that you take and pass a written Business & Law exam for this license.

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Books Allowed in the Exam
1.
Metal Building Systems Manual, 2018, MBMA
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2.
Modern Welding, 11th Edition, 2013, Althouse, Turnquist, Bowditch
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3.
Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, Technical Digest No. 9, 3rd Edition, 2008, Steel Joist Institute
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4.
SDI Manual of Construction with Steel Deck (MOC3), 3rd Edition, 2016, Steel Deck Institute
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5.
NASCLA Contractor's Guide (OSHA Safety Chapter), West Virginia, 1st Edition, PSI
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