1. What is the purpose of the swing gear on an excava- It connects the car
tor body to the tracks
2. Who is responisble for inspecting a trench before The equipment
anyone goes in it operator
3. What is the prefered sling angle 60*
4. The top of the spoil pile is called The crown
5. A four footbdeep trench requires an additional ladder 25ft
for each _ of open trench
6. Materials mist be kept back from the edge of the Two feet
trenxh a minimum of
7. When can inspector revoke a hoistinf licence Failure to pay ex-
cise tax
8. Who developed the ma crane hand signals Ansi / asme
9. Dot stands for Department of
transportion
10. When do you do your walk around of the equpiment Before you start it
11. In the one to one sloping ratio what does the 2nd one Depth or verticle
represent rise
12. On a track machine the gears should be where In the rear
13. When load leveling when do you deploy your stabliz- Before you make
ers the lift
14. When backfilling an excavation you should use a Small lift , shade
the ditch
15. In the state of MA what criteria require a hoisting More than 500lbs
license Height greater
than 10ft
, 2a Hoisting license Exam Test Questions with Verified Answers
Bucket bigger
than 1/4 yard
16. What tyoe of saftey system isnused on de-energized Lockout tag out to-
circuts tal de energization
17. In what time should you contact departmant of public Withen one hour
safety if a death occurs
18. How many lbs in 1 ton 2000
19. All welding and cutting on hoistinf equipment shall Aws Asme codes
be done in accoradance with the requirments of what
20. What items should be checked on a daily basis Fluid levels, hoses
tires belts horn
backup system
brakes and con-
trols
21. What action does a signal person intend the operator Boom up
to preform if he extends his arm at shoulder height
makes a fist with his hands and sticks his thumb up
22. What type of protections should be given to opera- Protection from
tors weather
Saftey glass
Heat in cold
weather
Over head protec-
tion
23. What law governs hoisting equipment in state of ma Chapter 146 of
general laws 530
cmr section 6
24. How do you test the load brake on a LULL Lift the load just
off the ground and
return the boom