MASS 2A-1C Hoisting Exam Question
& Answers ( Latest 2025 )
How many pounds in a ton? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔2000 pounds
What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔10 feet
or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
What type of system is used when working on de-
energized circuitry? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Lock
out/Tag out
All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be
done in accordance with what code? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔1998 ASME Chapter IX
What type of protection is required for hoisting operation?
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ROPS, Heat, Seatbelts,
Shatterproof Glass, and Hardhats
What regulatory authority governs hoisting in Mass? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔520 CMR 6.00
, MASS 2A-1C Hoisting Exam Question
& Answers ( Latest 2025 )
What does CMR stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Code of Massachusetts Regulation
What chapter applies to Hoisting? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Chapter 146 section 53-54A
When loading a 10 wheeler; how do you approach the
truck? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Low and Slow, load
front to back
How do you carry the load? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Close to the ground
How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔18"
When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do?
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Raise the bucket or put the
machine in neutral
When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket
in a sweeping motion? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔No it
can cause mechanical failure
& Answers ( Latest 2025 )
How many pounds in a ton? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔2000 pounds
What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔10 feet
or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
What type of system is used when working on de-
energized circuitry? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Lock
out/Tag out
All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be
done in accordance with what code? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔1998 ASME Chapter IX
What type of protection is required for hoisting operation?
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ROPS, Heat, Seatbelts,
Shatterproof Glass, and Hardhats
What regulatory authority governs hoisting in Mass? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔520 CMR 6.00
, MASS 2A-1C Hoisting Exam Question
& Answers ( Latest 2025 )
What does CMR stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Code of Massachusetts Regulation
What chapter applies to Hoisting? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Chapter 146 section 53-54A
When loading a 10 wheeler; how do you approach the
truck? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Low and Slow, load
front to back
How do you carry the load? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Close to the ground
How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔18"
When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do?
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Raise the bucket or put the
machine in neutral
When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket
in a sweeping motion? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔No it
can cause mechanical failure
