Course 158 Crane Safety- Basic EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
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dJtoJbeJmovedJbetweenJoperatingJlocationsJbyJtransportJoverJtheJroadJ-
JCORRECTJANSWERSmobileJcrane
IncludeJcrawlerJmounted,Jwheel-mounted,JroughJterrain,Jall-terrain,JcommercialJtruck-
mounted,JandJboomJtruckJcranesJ-JCORRECTJANSWERSmobileJcrane
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dJpositionJ-JCORRECTJANSWERStowerJcranes
LoadsJareJsuspendedJfromJtheJworkingJboomJ-JCORRECTJANSWERStowerJcranes
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canJalwaysJrotateJtoJswingJloads,JeitherJbyJrotatingJonJtheJtopJofJtheJtowerJ(topJslewing)JorJbyJtheJro
tationJofJtheJtowerJ(bottomJslewing)J-JCORRECTJANSWERStowerJcranes
towerJbaseJmayJbeJfixedJinJoneJlocationJorJballastedJandJmoveableJbetweenJlocationsJ-
JCORRECTJANSWERStowerJcranes
TowerJcranesJincludeJ-
JCORRECTJANSWERSaJfixedJjibJ(hammerheadJboom),JthoseJwithJaJluffingJboom,JandJself-
erectingJtowerJcranes
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, TheseJareJcranesJwhoseJboomJconsistsJofJaJseriesJofJfolding,Jpin-
connectedJstructuralJmembers,JtypicallyJmanipulatedJtoJextendJorJretractJbyJpowerJfromJhydraulicJ
cylindersJ-JCORRECTJANSWERSarticulatingJcranes
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JCORRECTJANSWERSderrickJcrane
WhatJtypeJofJcraneJisJusuallyJmadeJupJofJcrisscrossingJsteelJpipesJandJbracesJandJwhatJisJtheJbenefit
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ture.JFourJlinesJareJconnectedJtoJtheJtower;JtheJcraneJtowerJcanJmoveJinJeveryJdirectionJbecauseJth
eJlinesJareJindependentJofJoneJanother.JHangingJoverJtheJendJofJtheJtowerJisJaJsingleJfifthJlineJthatJh
asJaJhookJorJotherJattachmentJonJtheJend.JThisJfifthJlineJmovesJupJandJdownJandJattachesJtoJloads.
WhoJisJconsideredJtheJcontrollingJemployer,JsometimesJcalledJtheJcontrollingJentity?J-
JCORRECTJANSWERSTheJemployerJthatJisJaJprimeJcontractor,JgeneralJcontractor,Jconstruction Jman
agerJorJanyJotherJlegalJentityJwhichJhasJtheJoverallJresponsibilityJforJtheJconstructionJofJtheJprojectJ
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heJequipmentJ2.JinformJtheJuserJandJtheJoperatorJofJtheJequipmentJofJtheJlocationJofJhazardsJbene
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upJareaJ(suchJasJvoids,Jtanks,Jutilities)JifJthoseJhazardsJareJidentifiedJinJdocumentsJ(suchJasJsiteJdra
wings,Jas-
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WhoJmustJallJassembly/disassemblyJoperationsJmustJbeJdirectedJby?J-
JCORRECTJANSWERSanJindividualJwhoJmeetsJtheJcriteriaJforJbothJaJcompetentJpersonJandJaJqualifi
edJperson,JorJbyJaJcompetentJpersonJwhoJisJassistedJbyJoneJorJmoreJqualifiedJpersons
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
LiftingJdeviceJincorporatingJaJcableJsuspendedJlatticedJboomJorJhydraulicJtelescopicJboomJdesigne
dJtoJbeJmovedJbetweenJoperatingJlocationsJbyJtransportJoverJtheJroadJ-
JCORRECTJANSWERSmobileJcrane
IncludeJcrawlerJmounted,Jwheel-mounted,JroughJterrain,Jall-terrain,JcommercialJtruck-
mounted,JandJboomJtruckJcranesJ-JCORRECTJANSWERSmobileJcrane
LiftingJstructuresJwhichJutilizeJaJverticalJmastJorJtowerJtoJsupportJaJworkingJboomJ(jib)JinJanJelevate
dJpositionJ-JCORRECTJANSWERStowerJcranes
LoadsJareJsuspendedJfromJtheJworkingJboomJ-JCORRECTJANSWERStowerJcranes
WhileJtheJworkingJboomJmayJbeJofJtheJfixedJtypeJ(horizontalJorJangled)JorJhaveJluffingJcapability,JitJ
canJalwaysJrotateJtoJswingJloads,JeitherJbyJrotatingJonJtheJtopJofJtheJtowerJ(topJslewing)JorJbyJtheJro
tationJofJtheJtowerJ(bottomJslewing)J-JCORRECTJANSWERStowerJcranes
towerJbaseJmayJbeJfixedJinJoneJlocationJorJballastedJandJmoveableJbetweenJlocationsJ-
JCORRECTJANSWERStowerJcranes
TowerJcranesJincludeJ-
JCORRECTJANSWERSaJfixedJjibJ(hammerheadJboom),JthoseJwithJaJluffingJboom,JandJself-
erectingJtowerJcranes
knownJasJknuckle-boomJcranesJandJloaderJcraneJ-JCORRECTJANSWERSarticulatingJcrane
, TheseJareJcranesJwhoseJboomJconsistsJofJaJseriesJofJfolding,Jpin-
connectedJstructuralJmembers,JtypicallyJmanipulatedJtoJextendJorJretractJbyJpowerJfromJhydraulicJ
cylindersJ-JCORRECTJANSWERSarticulatingJcranes
ThisJcraneJisJcomposedJofJaJtowerJthatJdoesn'tJactuallyJbendJbutJinsteadJpivotsJatJtheJbaseJ-
JCORRECTJANSWERSderrickJcrane
WhatJtypeJofJcraneJisJusuallyJmadeJupJofJcrisscrossingJsteelJpipesJandJbracesJandJwhatJisJtheJbenefit
JofJthisJsetJup?J-
JCORRECTJANSWERSderrickJcrane;JThisJgivesJtheJcraneJaJgreatJdealJofJstrengthJusingJveryJlittleJstruc
ture.JFourJlinesJareJconnectedJtoJtheJtower;JtheJcraneJtowerJcanJmoveJinJeveryJdirectionJbecauseJth
eJlinesJareJindependentJofJoneJanother.JHangingJoverJtheJendJofJtheJtowerJisJaJsingleJfifthJlineJthatJh
asJaJhookJorJotherJattachmentJonJtheJend.JThisJfifthJlineJmovesJupJandJdownJandJattachesJtoJloads.
WhoJisJconsideredJtheJcontrollingJemployer,JsometimesJcalledJtheJcontrollingJentity?J-
JCORRECTJANSWERSTheJemployerJthatJisJaJprimeJcontractor,JgeneralJcontractor,Jconstruction Jman
agerJorJanyJotherJlegalJentityJwhichJhasJtheJoverallJresponsibilityJforJtheJconstructionJofJtheJprojectJ
(itsJplanning,JqualityJandJcompletion)
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operationsJofJtwoJcranesJthatJoperateJwithinJeachJother'sJworkingJradius
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JCORRECTJANSWERSanJindividualJwhoJmeetsJtheJcriteriaJforJbothJaJcompetentJpersonJandJaJqualifi
edJperson,JorJbyJaJcompetentJpersonJwhoJisJassistedJbyJoneJorJmoreJqualifiedJpersons