MASS 2A-IC HOISTING EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
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
VERIFIED ANSWERS
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
