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Paperback Study Guide
Your study guide will cover information and relevant diagrams to help you prepare for your examination. This information is what you can expect to see on your exam and is written in simple terms for anyone to understand. Having a physical study guide makes it easy to make your own notes in the margins, a helpful way to study for hands-on learners.
Online Practice Tests
Taking practice tests is one of the best ways to gauge your knowledge and preparedness and become comfortable with the testing process before exam day arrives. Following the format of the license exam you’ll take, our online practice tests are multiple choice and focus on the information commonly featured on license exams.
Paperback Study Guide
Your study guide will cover information and relevant diagrams to help you prepare for your examination. This information is what you can expect to see on your exam and is written in simple terms for anyone to understand. Having a physical study guide makes it easy to make your own notes in the margins, a helpful way to study for hands-on learners.
Online Practice Tests
Taking practice tests is one of the best ways to gauge your knowledge and preparedness and become comfortable with the testing process before exam day arrives. Following the format of the license exam you’ll take, our online practice tests are multiple choice and focus on the information commonly featured on license exams.
Audio Online Streaming
For those who are auditory learners, listening to audio of instructor-led lectures can be helpful for information retention. Audio streaming is also beneficial for those who are on the go and spend a lot of time commuting. Keep a notepad nearby to jot down notes and time-stamp sections you want to revisit.
Video Online Streaming
Watch pre-recorded lectures on trade-specific instruction. For visual learners, seeing information and 3D illustrations can be helpful to grasp the subjects. Watch as many times as you need, and take notes as you go. Take lectures with you and watch on-the-go via your mobile device anywhere you have internet.
Paperback Study Guide
Your study guide will cover information and relevant diagrams to help you prepare for your examination. This information is what you can expect to see on your exam and is written in simple terms for anyone to understand. Having a physical study guide makes it easy to make your own notes in the margins, a helpful way to study for hands-on learners.
Online Practice Tests
Taking practice tests is one of the best ways to gauge your knowledge and preparedness and become comfortable with the testing process before exam day arrives. Following the format of the license exam you’ll take, our online practice tests are multiple choice and focus on the information commonly featured on license exams.
Audio Online Streaming
For those who are auditory learners, listening to audio of instructor-led lectures can be helpful for information retention. Audio streaming is also beneficial for those who are on the go and spend a lot of time commuting. Keep a notepad nearby to jot down notes and time-stamp sections you want to revisit.
Video Online Streaming
Watch pre-recorded lectures on trade-specific instruction. For visual learners, seeing information and 3D illustrations can be helpful to grasp the subjects. Watch as many times as you need, and take notes as you go. Take lectures with you and watch on-the-go via your mobile device anywhere you have internet.
Goldenrod Paper Tests
In addition to online practice tests, you also have the option of taking a paper practice test. Your official exam will be administered via computer, but if practicing on paper is helpful, this method is available as well for more hands-on learning styles and those who may not have consistent access to computers or mobile devices when preparing. Please note, the practice test questions found in the goldenrod paper tests are the same as those found in the online practice tests.
The C-61 Supplement Manual and audio/video lecture cover the Health and Safety Orders.
Please be sure that you study all of the practice exams. It is important to read and understand each question and read every word of the explanation. It is necessary to learn the principles behind the question because the State’s questions may be worded differently.
The Health and Safety Online Practice Exams are available by subscription. You are issued a key-code which you register on examcenter.com. There are three different methods of studying for the online practice exams: Non-graded quizzes, flashcards, and exam simulations. Once activated, subscriptions are good for up to 365 days. Extensions may be purchased.
Per the California Contractors State License Board, limited specialty contractors are restricted to perform work in fields and scopes of operations set forth in the application and accepted by the Registrar or to that permitted by Section 831. Upon issuance of a C-61 license, the Registrar will endorse the face of the original license certificate with the field and scope of operations in which the licensee has demonstrated qualifications.
A specialty contractor, other than a C-61 contractor, may perform work within the field and scope of the operations of Classification C-61, provided the work is consistent with established usage and procedure in the construction industry and is related to the specialty contractor's classification.
The CSLB has listed the C-61 classifications into subcategories for administrative tracking. These D classifications include:
D-1 - Architectural Porcelain (Now under D-64)
D-2 - Asbestos Fabrication (Now under C-2)
D-3 - Awnings
D-4 - Central Vacuum Systems
D-5 - Communication Equipment (Converted to C-7)
D-6 - Concrete Related Services
D-7 - Conveyors-Cranes (Now under D-21)
D-8 - Doors and Door Services (Now under D-28)
D-9 - Drilling, Blasting and Oil Field Work
D-10 - Elevated Floors
D-11 - Fencing (Converted to C-13)
D-12 - Synthetic Products
D-13 - Fire Extinguisher Systems (Now under C-16)
D-14 - Floor Covering (Converted to C-15)
D-15 - Furnaces (Now under "A" or C-20)
D-16 - Hardware, Locks and Safes
D-17 - Industrial Insulation (Now under C-2)
D-18 - Prison and Jail Equipment (Under relevant class)
D-19 - Land Clearing (Now under C-12 or "A" if license is required)
D-20 - Lead Burning and Fabrication (Now under D-64)
D-21 - Machinery and Pumps
D-22 - Marble (Now under C-29)
D-23 - Medical Gas Systems (Now under C-36)
D24 - Metal Products
D-25 - Mirrors and Fixed Glass (Now under C-17)
D-26 - Mobile Home Installation and Repairs (Converted to C-47)
D-27 - Movable Partitions (Now under D-34)
D-28 - Doors, Gates and Activating Devices
D-29 - Paperhanging
D-30 - Pile Driving and Pressure Foundation Jacking
D-31 - Pole Installation and Maintenance
D-32 - Power Nailing and Fastening (Now under D-64)
D-33 - Precast Concrete Stairs (Now under C-29)
D-34 - Prefabricated Equipment
D-35 - Pool and Spa Maintenance
D-36 - Rigging and Rig Building (Now under "A")
D-37 - Safes and Vaults (Now under D-16)
D-38 - Sand and Water Blasting
D-39 - Scaffolding
D-40 - Service Station Equipment and Maintenance
D-41 - Siding and Decking
D-42 - Non-Electrical Sign Installation
D-43 - Soil Grouting (Now under C-32, C-12 or "A")
D-44 - Sprinklers (Now under D-12)
D-45 - Staff and Stone (Now under C-29)
D-46 - Steeple Jack Work (under relevant class)
D-47 - Tennis Court Surfacing (Now under C-12 or "A")
D-48 - Theater and School Equipment (Now under D-34)
D-49 - Tree Service
D-50 - Suspended Ceilings
D-51 - Waterproofing and Weatherproofing (under relevant class)
D-52 - Window Coverings
D-53 - Wood Tanks
D-54 - Rockscaping (Now under C-15 or C-27)
D-55 - Blasting (Now under C-12 or "A")
D-56 - Trenching Only
D-57 - Propane Gas Plants (Now under "A")
D-58 - Residential Floating Docks (Now under "A")
D-59 - Hydroseed Spraying
D-60 - Striping (Now under C-32)
D-61 - Gold Leaf Gilding (Now under D-64)
D-62 - Air and Water Balancing
D-63 - Construction Clean-up
D-64 - Non-specialized
D-65 - Weatherization and Energy Conservation
The following is the recommended sequence for the C-61 Supplement course:
Listen to or watch the lecture on Health and Safety. Follow along in the C-61 Supplement manual.
Read the C-61 Supplement manual
Take the following practice tests online or on paper until you get a score of at least 90%. Don’t be discouraged by your score the first time you take a test: You’ll improve. Allow enough time to study these tests at least three times. Make sure you read and understand each question and any explanations, especially calculations, that accompany the answer. Don’t just memorize the answers, because these are not the actual State Exam questions.
Health and Safety Test 1
Health and Safety Test 2
Health and Safety Update