MASSACHUSETTS 2A HOISTING EVALUATION
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What restricts the machines lifting capacity? - ✔✔The load chart, the pressure relief
valve, and the manufactures specification
✔✔What is the most common way an operator is injured? - ✔✔Falls off the equipment
✔✔Is it mandatory to wear a seatbelt? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔Is it mandatory to wear a hard hat? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔What is the angle of repose? - ✔✔The greatest angle above horizontal at which
materials will not fall back into the trench
✔✔What is the angle of the angle of repose? - ✔✔34 degrees
✔✔How is it best to work on a slope? - ✔✔Up and down the hill, not across the slope
✔✔Is a hydraulic system high or low pressure? - ✔✔High
✔✔May hydraulic hoses be tightened under pressure? - ✔✔No
, ✔✔What is the hydraulic over pressure maintained by? - ✔✔Pressure relief valve
✔✔Do all machine need a back-up alarm? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔What should hooks, and shackles be made of? - ✔✔Forged steel
✔✔How do you know the weight of the load? - ✔✔Shipping papers, calculate, or
manufacturer information
✔✔What do fuel injectors do? - ✔✔Distribute a metered amount of fuel to each cylinder
✔✔What do you need to know before you make a pick? - ✔✔Net weight, machines
capacity and what the load weighs
✔✔How can weather effect your operation? - ✔✔Wind can cause the boom to bend,
rain can obscure your vision or make soil soft, and electrical storms can shut the
machine down
✔✔What do you check when trailering a machine? - ✔✔Height of the machine, the
trailer and the bridges you must go under
✔✔Do you need a fire extinguisher on a Hoisting machine? - ✔✔Yes 5lb BC minimum
✔✔How many cubic feet are in a cubic yard? - ✔✔27 cubic feet
✔✔When removing a battery from a diesel motor, which terminal do you remove first? -
✔✔Negative
✔✔What is the useful life of a chain sling? - ✔✔50% of manufacturers specification
✔✔What is included in the gross weight of a lift? - ✔✔
✔✔What is the purpose of the 520:C.M.R.6:00 - ✔✔To establish rules and regulations
for safety of the public
✔✔What regulatory authority governs hoisting machinery - ✔✔520-C.M.R. 6:00 MGL
chapter 146 section 53-54A
✔✔What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuit - ✔✔Lock out tag
out
✔✔In event of death, department of public safety must how soon - ✔✔Within 1 hour of
incident
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What restricts the machines lifting capacity? - ✔✔The load chart, the pressure relief
valve, and the manufactures specification
✔✔What is the most common way an operator is injured? - ✔✔Falls off the equipment
✔✔Is it mandatory to wear a seatbelt? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔Is it mandatory to wear a hard hat? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔What is the angle of repose? - ✔✔The greatest angle above horizontal at which
materials will not fall back into the trench
✔✔What is the angle of the angle of repose? - ✔✔34 degrees
✔✔How is it best to work on a slope? - ✔✔Up and down the hill, not across the slope
✔✔Is a hydraulic system high or low pressure? - ✔✔High
✔✔May hydraulic hoses be tightened under pressure? - ✔✔No
, ✔✔What is the hydraulic over pressure maintained by? - ✔✔Pressure relief valve
✔✔Do all machine need a back-up alarm? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔What should hooks, and shackles be made of? - ✔✔Forged steel
✔✔How do you know the weight of the load? - ✔✔Shipping papers, calculate, or
manufacturer information
✔✔What do fuel injectors do? - ✔✔Distribute a metered amount of fuel to each cylinder
✔✔What do you need to know before you make a pick? - ✔✔Net weight, machines
capacity and what the load weighs
✔✔How can weather effect your operation? - ✔✔Wind can cause the boom to bend,
rain can obscure your vision or make soil soft, and electrical storms can shut the
machine down
✔✔What do you check when trailering a machine? - ✔✔Height of the machine, the
trailer and the bridges you must go under
✔✔Do you need a fire extinguisher on a Hoisting machine? - ✔✔Yes 5lb BC minimum
✔✔How many cubic feet are in a cubic yard? - ✔✔27 cubic feet
✔✔When removing a battery from a diesel motor, which terminal do you remove first? -
✔✔Negative
✔✔What is the useful life of a chain sling? - ✔✔50% of manufacturers specification
✔✔What is included in the gross weight of a lift? - ✔✔
✔✔What is the purpose of the 520:C.M.R.6:00 - ✔✔To establish rules and regulations
for safety of the public
✔✔What regulatory authority governs hoisting machinery - ✔✔520-C.M.R. 6:00 MGL
chapter 146 section 53-54A
✔✔What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuit - ✔✔Lock out tag
out
✔✔In event of death, department of public safety must how soon - ✔✔Within 1 hour of
incident
