Exam 916
Postal Exam 916 is used to fill fulltime custodial positions.
Custodial employees perform manual labor duties in connection with the maintenance and cleaning of the buildings, equipment, and grounds of a Postal facility.
In some cases, applications to take Exam 916 are limited to and accepted from military veterans only.
Like most other Postal exams, Exam 916 is offered on an as-needed basis.
What's on the exam?
Postal Exam 916 consists of four sections as detailed below.
- Vocabulary & Reading
This section tests your ability to read and understand written materials as used in reading product labels instructions and warnings, material safety data sheets (MSDS), equipment operating instructions, and cleaning route sheets. - Basic Safety
This section tests your knowledge of basic safety principles and practices such as proper lifting techniques, use of personal protective equipment, and awareness of electrical, chemical, and other health hazards in the area of cleaning and building maintenance. - General Cleaning
This section tests your knowledge of general cleaning and disinfecting materials, techniques, equipment, and tools commonly used by custodians. - Following Written Instructions
The Postal Service claims that this section tests your ability to understand and carry out instructions similar to those you might receive on the job. However, we cannot believe that any sane human being would ever give you instructions as strange, convoluted, and confusing as the wording of these questions. Plus, in order to answer a question correctly, you must accomplish three steps a outlined below- First you must create a preliminary answer based upon the wording of the question. The preliminary answer will be a letter and a number put together like this: T 5
- Then, you must look up the preliminary answer on a provided table to find the answer choice (A, B, C, D, or E) that it correlates to.
- Finally, you darken the proper answer choice (A, B, C, D, or E) on your answer sheet.
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