2A MASS HOISTING QUESTIONS WITH
y y y y
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
y y y
What yis ythe ypurpose yof ythe yswing ygear yon yan yexcavator? y- yCORRECT
yANSWER y- yIt yconnects ythe ycar ybody yto ythe ytracks.
Who yis yresponsible yfor yinspecting ya ytrench ybefore yanyone ygoes yin yit? y- yCORRECT
yANSWER y- yThe yEquipment yOperator
What yis ythe ypreferred ysling yangle? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-60 yDEGREES
The ytop yof ythe yspoil ypile yis ycalled ythe y? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Crown
ABfour-foot y(4) ydeep ytrench yrequires yan yadditional yladder yfor yevery y? yopen ytrench. y- yCORRECT
yANSWER y- y25 yFEET
Materials ymust ybe ykept yback yfrom ythe yedge yof ythe ytrench ya yminimum yof y? y- yCORRECT
yANSWER y-Two yfeet
When ycan yan yinspector yrevoke ya yhoisting ylicense? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-For yfailure yto ypay
yexcise ytax
Who ydeveloped ythe yMA yCrane yHand ySignals? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-ANSI/ASME
DOT ystands yfor? y-BCORRECT yANSWER y-Department yof yTransportation
When ydo yyou ydo yyour ywalk-around yof ythe yequipment? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Before yyou ystart
yit.
In ythe yone-to-one ysloping yratio, ywhat ydoes ythe y2nd y"one" yrepresent? y-BCORRECT
yANSWER y- yDepth yor yvertical yrise.
On ya ytrack ymachine ythe ygears yshould ybe ywhere? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-In ythe yrear
,When yload yleveling ywhen ydo yyou ydeploy yyour ystabilizers yor yload ylevelers-
before yor yafter yyou ymake ythe ylift? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Before yyou ymake yyour ylift.
When ybackfilling yan yexcavation, yyou yshould yuse ya y? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Small ylift y"Shade ythe
yditch"
In ythe yState yof yMassachusetts ywhat ycriteria yrequire ya yhoisting ylicense? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-
The yweight yof ythe yload yexceeds y500 yIbs. yThe yheight yof ythe yload yexceeds y10 yfeet ycapacity yof
ythe ybucket yex yceeds y1/4 ycubic yyard
What ytype yof ysafety ysystem yis yused yon yde-energized ycircuits? y- yCORRECT yANSWER
y-Lockout- yTagout yTotal yDe-energization ysystem
In ywhat ytime yframe ymust ythe yDepartment yof yPublic ySafety ybe ynotified yof ya ydeath yinvolving
yhoisting yequip yment? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Within yone yhour
How ymany ypounds yin ya yton? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-2,000 ylbs.
All ywelding yand ycuttingBon yhoisting yequipment yshall ybe ydone yIn yaccordance ywith ythe
yrequirements yof ywh yat? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-
AWS y(American yWelding ySociety) yformerly ySection y9 yof ythe yASME ycodes y(American ySociety yof
yMechanica yl yEngineers)
What yitems yshould ybe ychecked yon ya ydaily ybasis? y- yCORRECT
yANSWER y- yFluid ylevels,hoses, ytires, ybelts, yhorn, ybackup ysystems,
ybrakes yand ycontrols
What yaction ydoes ya ysignal yperson yintend ythe yoperator yto yperform yif yhe yextends yhis yarm yat
yshoulder yheig yht, ymakes ya yfist ywith yhis yhand yand ysticks yhis ythumb yup? y- yCORRECT yANSWER
y-Boom yup
What ytype yof yprotection yshould ybe ygiven yto yoperators yof ymaterial yhandling yand ymoving
yequipment? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-
Protection yof yOperator. yWhere ythe yoperator yof yan yexcavating ymachine ymay ybe yexposed yto
ythe yelements yor yoverhead yhazards, ya ysuitable yequipped ycab yfor yprotection yagainst ysuch
yconditions yshall ybe yprovided.
, What ylaw ygoverns yhoisting yequipment yin ythe yState yof yMassachusetts? y- yCORRECT
yANSWER y- yChapter y146 yof ythe yGeneral yLaws y520 yC.M.R. ySection y6.00
How ydo yyou ytest ythe yload ybrake yon ya yLULL? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-
Lift ythe yload yjust yoff ythe yground yand yreturn ythe yboom yhandle yto ythe yneutral yposition
How ydo yyou yfind ythe yweight yof ya yload? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Shipping
ypapers yData ytags
Use ya yscale yto yweigh ythe yload
yCalculate ythe yweight
What ymust ybe ystamped yon yall yload yrating yplates? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Serial ynumber yof ythe
ylifting yunit
The yboom yof ythe yunit yyou yare yoperating ycomes yin ycontact ywith yan yenergized ypoWer yline.
yThere's yno ysign yof yany yother ydanger ysuch yas yfire. yWhat yshould yyou ydo? y- yCORRECT yANSWER
y-
Stay yIn ythe ycab yuntil ythe ylines yare yde-energized
Can yyou yprohibit ythe yDept. yof yPublic ySafety yfrom yyour ypremises? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-No.
Before ydigging yanywhere, ywho ydo yyou ycall yand yhow ymuch ynotice ymust yyou ygive? y-
yCORRECT yANSWER y- yDig-Safe
72 yhours-3 ydays yminimum
y30 ydays-maximum
How yis ythe yfuel yin ya ydiesel yengine yignited? y- yCORRECT
yANSWER y- yHigh yheat ygenerated yby ycompression yFuel
yunder ypressure
What ydo yyou ydo yIf yyour ymachine ycomes yin ycontact ywith yan yoverhead yor yunderground ypower
yline? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Stay yon ythe ymachine
Warn ypeople yto ystay yaway yfrom ythe
ymachine yTry yto ybreak ythe ycontact
y y y y
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
y y y
What yis ythe ypurpose yof ythe yswing ygear yon yan yexcavator? y- yCORRECT
yANSWER y- yIt yconnects ythe ycar ybody yto ythe ytracks.
Who yis yresponsible yfor yinspecting ya ytrench ybefore yanyone ygoes yin yit? y- yCORRECT
yANSWER y- yThe yEquipment yOperator
What yis ythe ypreferred ysling yangle? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-60 yDEGREES
The ytop yof ythe yspoil ypile yis ycalled ythe y? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Crown
ABfour-foot y(4) ydeep ytrench yrequires yan yadditional yladder yfor yevery y? yopen ytrench. y- yCORRECT
yANSWER y- y25 yFEET
Materials ymust ybe ykept yback yfrom ythe yedge yof ythe ytrench ya yminimum yof y? y- yCORRECT
yANSWER y-Two yfeet
When ycan yan yinspector yrevoke ya yhoisting ylicense? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-For yfailure yto ypay
yexcise ytax
Who ydeveloped ythe yMA yCrane yHand ySignals? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-ANSI/ASME
DOT ystands yfor? y-BCORRECT yANSWER y-Department yof yTransportation
When ydo yyou ydo yyour ywalk-around yof ythe yequipment? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Before yyou ystart
yit.
In ythe yone-to-one ysloping yratio, ywhat ydoes ythe y2nd y"one" yrepresent? y-BCORRECT
yANSWER y- yDepth yor yvertical yrise.
On ya ytrack ymachine ythe ygears yshould ybe ywhere? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-In ythe yrear
,When yload yleveling ywhen ydo yyou ydeploy yyour ystabilizers yor yload ylevelers-
before yor yafter yyou ymake ythe ylift? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Before yyou ymake yyour ylift.
When ybackfilling yan yexcavation, yyou yshould yuse ya y? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Small ylift y"Shade ythe
yditch"
In ythe yState yof yMassachusetts ywhat ycriteria yrequire ya yhoisting ylicense? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-
The yweight yof ythe yload yexceeds y500 yIbs. yThe yheight yof ythe yload yexceeds y10 yfeet ycapacity yof
ythe ybucket yex yceeds y1/4 ycubic yyard
What ytype yof ysafety ysystem yis yused yon yde-energized ycircuits? y- yCORRECT yANSWER
y-Lockout- yTagout yTotal yDe-energization ysystem
In ywhat ytime yframe ymust ythe yDepartment yof yPublic ySafety ybe ynotified yof ya ydeath yinvolving
yhoisting yequip yment? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Within yone yhour
How ymany ypounds yin ya yton? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-2,000 ylbs.
All ywelding yand ycuttingBon yhoisting yequipment yshall ybe ydone yIn yaccordance ywith ythe
yrequirements yof ywh yat? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-
AWS y(American yWelding ySociety) yformerly ySection y9 yof ythe yASME ycodes y(American ySociety yof
yMechanica yl yEngineers)
What yitems yshould ybe ychecked yon ya ydaily ybasis? y- yCORRECT
yANSWER y- yFluid ylevels,hoses, ytires, ybelts, yhorn, ybackup ysystems,
ybrakes yand ycontrols
What yaction ydoes ya ysignal yperson yintend ythe yoperator yto yperform yif yhe yextends yhis yarm yat
yshoulder yheig yht, ymakes ya yfist ywith yhis yhand yand ysticks yhis ythumb yup? y- yCORRECT yANSWER
y-Boom yup
What ytype yof yprotection yshould ybe ygiven yto yoperators yof ymaterial yhandling yand ymoving
yequipment? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-
Protection yof yOperator. yWhere ythe yoperator yof yan yexcavating ymachine ymay ybe yexposed yto
ythe yelements yor yoverhead yhazards, ya ysuitable yequipped ycab yfor yprotection yagainst ysuch
yconditions yshall ybe yprovided.
, What ylaw ygoverns yhoisting yequipment yin ythe yState yof yMassachusetts? y- yCORRECT
yANSWER y- yChapter y146 yof ythe yGeneral yLaws y520 yC.M.R. ySection y6.00
How ydo yyou ytest ythe yload ybrake yon ya yLULL? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-
Lift ythe yload yjust yoff ythe yground yand yreturn ythe yboom yhandle yto ythe yneutral yposition
How ydo yyou yfind ythe yweight yof ya yload? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Shipping
ypapers yData ytags
Use ya yscale yto yweigh ythe yload
yCalculate ythe yweight
What ymust ybe ystamped yon yall yload yrating yplates? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Serial ynumber yof ythe
ylifting yunit
The yboom yof ythe yunit yyou yare yoperating ycomes yin ycontact ywith yan yenergized ypoWer yline.
yThere's yno ysign yof yany yother ydanger ysuch yas yfire. yWhat yshould yyou ydo? y- yCORRECT yANSWER
y-
Stay yIn ythe ycab yuntil ythe ylines yare yde-energized
Can yyou yprohibit ythe yDept. yof yPublic ySafety yfrom yyour ypremises? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-No.
Before ydigging yanywhere, ywho ydo yyou ycall yand yhow ymuch ynotice ymust yyou ygive? y-
yCORRECT yANSWER y- yDig-Safe
72 yhours-3 ydays yminimum
y30 ydays-maximum
How yis ythe yfuel yin ya ydiesel yengine yignited? y- yCORRECT
yANSWER y- yHigh yheat ygenerated yby ycompression yFuel
yunder ypressure
What ydo yyou ydo yIf yyour ymachine ycomes yin ycontact ywith yan yoverhead yor yunderground ypower
yline? y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Stay yon ythe ymachine
Warn ypeople yto ystay yaway yfrom ythe
ymachine yTry yto ybreak ythe ycontact
