OVERHEAD CRANE UPDATED FINAL EXAMS ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔anyone - ✔✔In the event of an emergency, who may give the stop signal?
✔✔untwisted - ✔✔According to ASME B30.2, before lifting a load the hoist ropes will be
free of kinks and?
✔✔4,500 pounds - ✔✔An object weighs 150 pounds per cubic foot, it measures 5' long
X 3' wide X 2' high, how much does it weigh?
✔✔limit hoist travel - ✔✔What is the purpose of the upper limit switch?
✔✔personnel - ✔✔According to O.S.H.A. the operator shall not hoist loads above?
✔✔near the upper limit - ✔✔Where should the hook block be positioned for shutdown?
✔✔supervisor - ✔✔Whose responsibility is it to select the proper rigging equipment?
✔✔weight of the load - ✔✔What should an operator first determine before making a lift?
✔✔6 strands with 19 wires - ✔✔A wire rope designated as 6 X 19 has?
, ✔✔breaking strength divided by safety factor - ✔✔What is the safe working load (SWL)
of a wire rope defined as?
✔✔hoist controller - ✔✔What is the vertical movement of an overhead crane controlled
by?
✔✔bridge or trolley controls - ✔✔Swinging loads can be controlled by the use of the ?
✔✔main switch locked in off position - ✔✔What is the first step in a daily inspection?
✔✔lower the load to the ground - ✔✔If the load does not balance properly after being
raised, what step should be taken?
✔✔vertical to the load - ✔✔When making a lift, what position should the trolley be in?
✔✔either neutral or off - ✔✔What position should all controllers be in when energizing?
✔✔two wraps - ✔✔ASME B.30.2 states that the minimum number of wraps on the
hoisting drum should never be less than ______________unless a lower limit device is
provided.
✔✔landed - ✔✔Before leaving a crane cab unattended, any attached load shall be?
✔✔limit the hoist travel - ✔✔What is the purpose of the upper limit switch (the only one
required by OSHA)?
✔✔report it to the supervisor - ✔✔When any machinery or apparatus is found to be
defective or inoperative on the crane, the person discovering this condition should do
what?
✔✔put controllers in off position - ✔✔If a loss of power occurs, what should the crane
operator do?
✔✔30 cubic feet - ✔✔An object to be lifted is rectangular in shape and measures 5' long
x 3' wide x 2' high. What is the volume of this object?
✔✔install cribbing to increase surface bearing area - ✔✔A floor weight limitation is
posted at 700 pounds per square foot maximum. Before lowering a load down onto this
floor that is calculated at 900 pounds per square foot, what must be done?
✔✔the distance it takes one strand to make one complete revolution around the center
core - ✔✔The term "Lay Length" when referring to wire rope is equal to?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔anyone - ✔✔In the event of an emergency, who may give the stop signal?
✔✔untwisted - ✔✔According to ASME B30.2, before lifting a load the hoist ropes will be
free of kinks and?
✔✔4,500 pounds - ✔✔An object weighs 150 pounds per cubic foot, it measures 5' long
X 3' wide X 2' high, how much does it weigh?
✔✔limit hoist travel - ✔✔What is the purpose of the upper limit switch?
✔✔personnel - ✔✔According to O.S.H.A. the operator shall not hoist loads above?
✔✔near the upper limit - ✔✔Where should the hook block be positioned for shutdown?
✔✔supervisor - ✔✔Whose responsibility is it to select the proper rigging equipment?
✔✔weight of the load - ✔✔What should an operator first determine before making a lift?
✔✔6 strands with 19 wires - ✔✔A wire rope designated as 6 X 19 has?
, ✔✔breaking strength divided by safety factor - ✔✔What is the safe working load (SWL)
of a wire rope defined as?
✔✔hoist controller - ✔✔What is the vertical movement of an overhead crane controlled
by?
✔✔bridge or trolley controls - ✔✔Swinging loads can be controlled by the use of the ?
✔✔main switch locked in off position - ✔✔What is the first step in a daily inspection?
✔✔lower the load to the ground - ✔✔If the load does not balance properly after being
raised, what step should be taken?
✔✔vertical to the load - ✔✔When making a lift, what position should the trolley be in?
✔✔either neutral or off - ✔✔What position should all controllers be in when energizing?
✔✔two wraps - ✔✔ASME B.30.2 states that the minimum number of wraps on the
hoisting drum should never be less than ______________unless a lower limit device is
provided.
✔✔landed - ✔✔Before leaving a crane cab unattended, any attached load shall be?
✔✔limit the hoist travel - ✔✔What is the purpose of the upper limit switch (the only one
required by OSHA)?
✔✔report it to the supervisor - ✔✔When any machinery or apparatus is found to be
defective or inoperative on the crane, the person discovering this condition should do
what?
✔✔put controllers in off position - ✔✔If a loss of power occurs, what should the crane
operator do?
✔✔30 cubic feet - ✔✔An object to be lifted is rectangular in shape and measures 5' long
x 3' wide x 2' high. What is the volume of this object?
✔✔install cribbing to increase surface bearing area - ✔✔A floor weight limitation is
posted at 700 pounds per square foot maximum. Before lowering a load down onto this
floor that is calculated at 900 pounds per square foot, what must be done?
✔✔the distance it takes one strand to make one complete revolution around the center
core - ✔✔The term "Lay Length" when referring to wire rope is equal to?
