2A HOISTING EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 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
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 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
