MASS 2A-1C Hoisting License MA 2026
Exam Questions with 100% Correct
Answers | Latest Update
How many pounds in a ton? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2000 pounds
What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500
pounds
What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuitry? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Lock out/Tag out
All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in accordance
with what code? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1998 ASME Chapter IX
,What type of protection is required for hoisting operation? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔ROPS, Heat, Seatbelts, Shatterproof Glass, and Hardhats
What regulatory authority governs hoisting in Mass? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔520
CMR 6.00
What does CMR stand for? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Code of Massachusetts
Regulation
What chapter applies to Hoisting? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Chapter 146 section
53-54A
When loading a 10 wheeler; how do you approach the truck? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Low and Slow, load front to back
How do you carry the load? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Close to the ground
How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔18"
When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Raise the bucket or put the machine in neutral
When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket in a sweeping
motion? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔No it can cause mechanical failure
, What are supper extensions used for? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔To dig deeper
When rowing, not trailing a backhoe or ladder; what speed should you not
exceed? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔5 mph
What does articulate mean on a wheel loader? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bends in
the middle
What is the "slow moving triangle" and what speed can they not exceed? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Red triangle with orange center, 25 mph
What is coupling the brakes? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Locking the brakes together,
used when traveling on the road
Can you run a machine inside a building? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Yes with
scrubbers, adequate ventilation, and monitoring
Scavenging air is what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Taking in air naturally
Supercharging air is what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Supercharging air is forcing in
air
How does fuel in a gas engine ignite? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Heat, Spark and
Combustion
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Exam Questions with 100% Correct
Answers | Latest Update
How many pounds in a ton? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2000 pounds
What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500
pounds
What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuitry? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Lock out/Tag out
All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in accordance
with what code? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1998 ASME Chapter IX
,What type of protection is required for hoisting operation? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔ROPS, Heat, Seatbelts, Shatterproof Glass, and Hardhats
What regulatory authority governs hoisting in Mass? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔520
CMR 6.00
What does CMR stand for? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Code of Massachusetts
Regulation
What chapter applies to Hoisting? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Chapter 146 section
53-54A
When loading a 10 wheeler; how do you approach the truck? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Low and Slow, load front to back
How do you carry the load? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Close to the ground
How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔18"
When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Raise the bucket or put the machine in neutral
When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket in a sweeping
motion? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔No it can cause mechanical failure
, What are supper extensions used for? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔To dig deeper
When rowing, not trailing a backhoe or ladder; what speed should you not
exceed? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔5 mph
What does articulate mean on a wheel loader? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bends in
the middle
What is the "slow moving triangle" and what speed can they not exceed? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Red triangle with orange center, 25 mph
What is coupling the brakes? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Locking the brakes together,
used when traveling on the road
Can you run a machine inside a building? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Yes with
scrubbers, adequate ventilation, and monitoring
Scavenging air is what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Taking in air naturally
Supercharging air is what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Supercharging air is forcing in
air
How does fuel in a gas engine ignite? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Heat, Spark and
Combustion
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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