MASSACHUSETTS 2A HOISTING LICENSE EXAM PREP
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1. A 2A license allows the license holder to operate what?: excavators, backhoes and loaders,
front-end loaders, compact hoisting machinery excluding classes 1, 3 & 4.
2. Fine for operating without a license: $500-$3000 and or 3 months in jail
3. What law governs hoisting equipment?: M.G.L. c. 146 section 53
4. What regulations govern hoisting equipment?: 520 CMR 6
5. What organization enforces 520 CMR 6: Division of Professional Licensure, Oflce of Public Safety
and Inspections.
6. What regulations govern trenching?: 520 CMR 14 - Jackie's Law
7. OSHA regulations: OSHA 1910 & 1926
8. ANSI: American National Standards Institute
9. ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
10. Compact hoisting machinery: hoisting machinery under 10,000 lbs
11. DOT: Department of Transportation
12. Emergency Procedure: Actions required to be taken when imminent danger may occur
13. Property damage: Damage to property exceeding $5000
14. Minimum age to obtain a 2A license: 18
15. SAE: Society of Automotive Engineers
16. Hand signal rules for excavators: SAE J1307 - 2002
17. Equipment that requires a license to operate: 10' vertical lift, 1/4 yd bucket capacity, 500 lb lift
capacity
18. Continuing education credit hours are required for a 2A license: 4 hrs
19. Inactive status: By request for 1 year for failure to obtain required credit hours. Cannot operate under license.
20. Maintenance, repair, and refueling can be performed only when: When machine is
inoperable and secure
21. OSHA required daily logs must include inspection of: all parts subject to wear
, 22. Inspection records must be kept: with the hoisting machinery at all times
23. Prior to starting the machinery the operator must: make a complete walk-around (circle check),
making sure the equipment is free of people and safe to operate.
24. With regards to distractions, the operator shall not: engage in any practice that will divert their
attention.
2026 ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED WITH EXPERT
FEEDBACK |NEW AND REVISED
1. A 2A license allows the license holder to operate what?: excavators, backhoes and loaders,
front-end loaders, compact hoisting machinery excluding classes 1, 3 & 4.
2. Fine for operating without a license: $500-$3000 and or 3 months in jail
3. What law governs hoisting equipment?: M.G.L. c. 146 section 53
4. What regulations govern hoisting equipment?: 520 CMR 6
5. What organization enforces 520 CMR 6: Division of Professional Licensure, Oflce of Public Safety
and Inspections.
6. What regulations govern trenching?: 520 CMR 14 - Jackie's Law
7. OSHA regulations: OSHA 1910 & 1926
8. ANSI: American National Standards Institute
9. ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
10. Compact hoisting machinery: hoisting machinery under 10,000 lbs
11. DOT: Department of Transportation
12. Emergency Procedure: Actions required to be taken when imminent danger may occur
13. Property damage: Damage to property exceeding $5000
14. Minimum age to obtain a 2A license: 18
15. SAE: Society of Automotive Engineers
16. Hand signal rules for excavators: SAE J1307 - 2002
17. Equipment that requires a license to operate: 10' vertical lift, 1/4 yd bucket capacity, 500 lb lift
capacity
18. Continuing education credit hours are required for a 2A license: 4 hrs
19. Inactive status: By request for 1 year for failure to obtain required credit hours. Cannot operate under license.
20. Maintenance, repair, and refueling can be performed only when: When machine is
inoperable and secure
21. OSHA required daily logs must include inspection of: all parts subject to wear
, 22. Inspection records must be kept: with the hoisting machinery at all times
23. Prior to starting the machinery the operator must: make a complete walk-around (circle check),
making sure the equipment is free of people and safe to operate.
24. With regards to distractions, the operator shall not: engage in any practice that will divert their
attention.
