MASS 2A-1C Hoisting Prep Exam
Questions With Verified Solutions.
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
What OSHA rules govern rigging equipment? - Answer OSHA 1926.251
What does a governor do on a engine? - Answer Controls the RPM
Questions With Verified Solutions.
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
What OSHA rules govern rigging equipment? - Answer OSHA 1926.251
What does a governor do on a engine? - Answer Controls the RPM
