MASSACHUSETTS 2A HOISTING
LICENSE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QESTIONS & ANSWERS!!
ANSI - ANSWERAmerican National Standards Institute
Apprentice License - ANSWERA Document Issued by the Department upon proof of
registration at a training facility and with the Division of Apprentice Training
Apprentice Licensee - ANSWERA Person, who is 18 years of age of older,
ASME - ANSWERAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
Cargo - ANSWERA Load, quantity, or volume that can be processed or transported
Certificate of Completion - ANSWERA Uniform certificate issued by a training facility
to a licensee upon the satisfactory completion of a continuing education curriculum
"Cheif" of Inspections - ANSWERMechanical of the Department of Public safety
commisioner - ANSWERThe Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety
Compact Hoisting Machinery - ANSWERHoisting Machinery with a gross vehicle
weight not exceeding 10,000 lb
DAT - ANSWERThe Division of Apprentice Training
Department of Public Safety - ANSWERDepartment of Public Safety
DOT - ANSWERDepartment of Transportation
Emergency Procedure - ANSWERActions Required to be taken when imminent
danger may occur to prevent damage to life, property, or to ensure public safety
Company license - ANSWERA license issued by an Exempt Company that has a
Department approved in-service training program and which is only valid for hoisting
machinery used on company property
Company property - ANSWERProperty which is owned or under the care and control
of a tenant company under a lease or rental agreement
Competant person - ANSWEROne who is capable of identifying existing and
predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary,
hazardous, or dangerous, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective
measures to eliminate such conditions
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, Fork Lift - ANSWERAny mobile power-propelled truck used to carry, push, pull, lift,
stack or tier materials, excluding earth moving, over the road haulage trucks, and
equipment which was designed to move earth but has been modified to accept forks
Hoisting machinery - ANSWERDerricks, cableways, machinery used for discharging
cargoes, and temporary elevator cars used on excavation work or used for hoisting
building material, when the motive power to operate such machinery is mechanical
and other than steam, including but not limited to excavators, backhoes, front end
loaders, uniloaders, skid loader, skid steer loaders, compact loaders or similar
devices, lattice cranes, derricks, cranes with or without wire rope; all fork lifts,
powered industrial lift trucks, overhead hoists (underhung), overhead cranes,
underhung cranes, monorail cranes, lifting devices, cableways, powered platforms
and any other equipment that has the minimum capability of hoisting the load higher
than ten feet, and either the capability of lifting loads greater than 500 pounds or the
capacity of the bucket exceeds ¼ cubic yards; overhead bridge cranes, electric or air
driven hoists, pendant controlled hoists, specialty equipment as categorized by
license grade in 520 CMR 6.00.
Manufacturer Approved Attachment - ANSWERAttachable Equipment tailored to
preform a particular task, designed or approved for use in accordance with the
equipment manufacturers specifications and operation safety requirements.
Mechanical Failure - ANSWERDamage to or breakdown of Hoisting Machinery
which affects the capacity or safe operation of the equipment per the manufacturers
specifications
Modification - ANSWERAlterations, extensions or repairs made to hoisting
machinery which alter the machinery's original structure
Incident - ANSWERA situation that results in serious injury, property damage, or any
condition that is necessary for the preservation of the public health or safety
Injury and Incident Documentation - ANSWERA form furnished by the Department
detailing all specific information regarding any serious injury, property damage or
mechanical failure that may have occurred.
in-service training - ANSWERA Company program that has been approved by the
department and required for issuance of a company license by those companies that
has been exempt from hoisting license requirements
Inspector - ANSWERA District Engineering Inspector employed by the Department
Instructor - ANSWERAn Individually duly licensed b y the Department as a hoisting
machinery operator who educates and trains licensees and apprentice licensees in
the operation of hoisting machinery
License - ANSWERA document issued by the Department to an individual to operate
a certain type and class of hoisting machinery.
LICENSE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QESTIONS & ANSWERS!!
ANSI - ANSWERAmerican National Standards Institute
Apprentice License - ANSWERA Document Issued by the Department upon proof of
registration at a training facility and with the Division of Apprentice Training
Apprentice Licensee - ANSWERA Person, who is 18 years of age of older,
ASME - ANSWERAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
Cargo - ANSWERA Load, quantity, or volume that can be processed or transported
Certificate of Completion - ANSWERA Uniform certificate issued by a training facility
to a licensee upon the satisfactory completion of a continuing education curriculum
"Cheif" of Inspections - ANSWERMechanical of the Department of Public safety
commisioner - ANSWERThe Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety
Compact Hoisting Machinery - ANSWERHoisting Machinery with a gross vehicle
weight not exceeding 10,000 lb
DAT - ANSWERThe Division of Apprentice Training
Department of Public Safety - ANSWERDepartment of Public Safety
DOT - ANSWERDepartment of Transportation
Emergency Procedure - ANSWERActions Required to be taken when imminent
danger may occur to prevent damage to life, property, or to ensure public safety
Company license - ANSWERA license issued by an Exempt Company that has a
Department approved in-service training program and which is only valid for hoisting
machinery used on company property
Company property - ANSWERProperty which is owned or under the care and control
of a tenant company under a lease or rental agreement
Competant person - ANSWEROne who is capable of identifying existing and
predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary,
hazardous, or dangerous, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective
measures to eliminate such conditions
/
, Fork Lift - ANSWERAny mobile power-propelled truck used to carry, push, pull, lift,
stack or tier materials, excluding earth moving, over the road haulage trucks, and
equipment which was designed to move earth but has been modified to accept forks
Hoisting machinery - ANSWERDerricks, cableways, machinery used for discharging
cargoes, and temporary elevator cars used on excavation work or used for hoisting
building material, when the motive power to operate such machinery is mechanical
and other than steam, including but not limited to excavators, backhoes, front end
loaders, uniloaders, skid loader, skid steer loaders, compact loaders or similar
devices, lattice cranes, derricks, cranes with or without wire rope; all fork lifts,
powered industrial lift trucks, overhead hoists (underhung), overhead cranes,
underhung cranes, monorail cranes, lifting devices, cableways, powered platforms
and any other equipment that has the minimum capability of hoisting the load higher
than ten feet, and either the capability of lifting loads greater than 500 pounds or the
capacity of the bucket exceeds ¼ cubic yards; overhead bridge cranes, electric or air
driven hoists, pendant controlled hoists, specialty equipment as categorized by
license grade in 520 CMR 6.00.
Manufacturer Approved Attachment - ANSWERAttachable Equipment tailored to
preform a particular task, designed or approved for use in accordance with the
equipment manufacturers specifications and operation safety requirements.
Mechanical Failure - ANSWERDamage to or breakdown of Hoisting Machinery
which affects the capacity or safe operation of the equipment per the manufacturers
specifications
Modification - ANSWERAlterations, extensions or repairs made to hoisting
machinery which alter the machinery's original structure
Incident - ANSWERA situation that results in serious injury, property damage, or any
condition that is necessary for the preservation of the public health or safety
Injury and Incident Documentation - ANSWERA form furnished by the Department
detailing all specific information regarding any serious injury, property damage or
mechanical failure that may have occurred.
in-service training - ANSWERA Company program that has been approved by the
department and required for issuance of a company license by those companies that
has been exempt from hoisting license requirements
Inspector - ANSWERA District Engineering Inspector employed by the Department
Instructor - ANSWERAn Individually duly licensed b y the Department as a hoisting
machinery operator who educates and trains licensees and apprentice licensees in
the operation of hoisting machinery
License - ANSWERA document issued by the Department to an individual to operate
a certain type and class of hoisting machinery.
