MASSACHUSETTS 2A HOISTING 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Describe a slow moving vehicle triangle and at what speed can they not exceed -
✔✔Red triangle with an orange center 25 mph
✔✔Vas hat requirement is needed to operate hoisting equipment - ✔✔Valid signed
hoisting license and drivers license
✔✔What is considered a cushion of saftey - ✔✔The area inside the swing of your
machine
✔✔How many lbs is 1 ton - ✔✔2,000 lbs
✔✔Name some requirements for securing an excavation - ✔✔Make it safe for public,
cover open holes at night, fill in or secure area with fence, secure equipment
✔✔When is it permissible to allow equipment to straddle an open trench - ✔✔Never
✔✔What is meant by coupling the brakes - ✔✔Locking the 2 break pedals together
✔✔When May chains be used in hoisting - ✔✔Never
, ✔✔When can chain slings be used - ✔✔As long as they are in accordance with osha
requirements
✔✔What is the best way to load a truck - ✔✔From the side not the rear load front to
back
✔✔What are the rules regular ding exhaust saftey - ✔✔Work area must be properly
ventalated
✔✔What color paint is used to pre mark trench - ✔✔White
✔✔When do you need a gas test - ✔✔Anytime you smell gas or think you hit a gas line
✔✔When driving a four wheel backhoe up a steep hill what should be done - ✔✔Fill
front bucket with dirt
✔✔Where is the operators manual found - ✔✔In the machine
✔✔What is the average hydraulic pressure of a lul - ✔✔1,800 lbs psi to 2,400 lbs psi
✔✔What is the total force exerted on a 4" cylinder at 1,800 psi - ✔✔4x3.14=12.56 x
1,800 = 22,608 lbs of force
✔✔Where should the approved hand signals be posted - ✔✔On the machine
✔✔What is the weakest part of a hydraulic system - ✔✔Hoses
✔✔What causes starving of hydraulic system - ✔✔Low fluid, dirty filter, leaks, linked
hoses
✔✔Who has the right of way when operating equipment - ✔✔Pedestrian
✔✔Lost some reasons why you would replace a hose - ✔✔Broken, cracked, chafed,
bulging or leaking
✔✔What is considered superimposed weight around a trench or work area - ✔✔Any
weight that is not normally there, vehicles, spoil
✔✔If you cannot see where the work is being done, do not move unless you have
what? - ✔✔A signal person who has a clear view of the operation directing you
✔✔What is a tag line - ✔✔A line used to control the loads being handled by hoisting
equipment
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Describe a slow moving vehicle triangle and at what speed can they not exceed -
✔✔Red triangle with an orange center 25 mph
✔✔Vas hat requirement is needed to operate hoisting equipment - ✔✔Valid signed
hoisting license and drivers license
✔✔What is considered a cushion of saftey - ✔✔The area inside the swing of your
machine
✔✔How many lbs is 1 ton - ✔✔2,000 lbs
✔✔Name some requirements for securing an excavation - ✔✔Make it safe for public,
cover open holes at night, fill in or secure area with fence, secure equipment
✔✔When is it permissible to allow equipment to straddle an open trench - ✔✔Never
✔✔What is meant by coupling the brakes - ✔✔Locking the 2 break pedals together
✔✔When May chains be used in hoisting - ✔✔Never
, ✔✔When can chain slings be used - ✔✔As long as they are in accordance with osha
requirements
✔✔What is the best way to load a truck - ✔✔From the side not the rear load front to
back
✔✔What are the rules regular ding exhaust saftey - ✔✔Work area must be properly
ventalated
✔✔What color paint is used to pre mark trench - ✔✔White
✔✔When do you need a gas test - ✔✔Anytime you smell gas or think you hit a gas line
✔✔When driving a four wheel backhoe up a steep hill what should be done - ✔✔Fill
front bucket with dirt
✔✔Where is the operators manual found - ✔✔In the machine
✔✔What is the average hydraulic pressure of a lul - ✔✔1,800 lbs psi to 2,400 lbs psi
✔✔What is the total force exerted on a 4" cylinder at 1,800 psi - ✔✔4x3.14=12.56 x
1,800 = 22,608 lbs of force
✔✔Where should the approved hand signals be posted - ✔✔On the machine
✔✔What is the weakest part of a hydraulic system - ✔✔Hoses
✔✔What causes starving of hydraulic system - ✔✔Low fluid, dirty filter, leaks, linked
hoses
✔✔Who has the right of way when operating equipment - ✔✔Pedestrian
✔✔Lost some reasons why you would replace a hose - ✔✔Broken, cracked, chafed,
bulging or leaking
✔✔What is considered superimposed weight around a trench or work area - ✔✔Any
weight that is not normally there, vehicles, spoil
✔✔If you cannot see where the work is being done, do not move unless you have
what? - ✔✔A signal person who has a clear view of the operation directing you
✔✔What is a tag line - ✔✔A line used to control the loads being handled by hoisting
equipment
