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What precautions must be taken when inspecting under a raised attachment? - Correct Answers
Chocks, Blocks or safety bars must be used to prevent the raised bucket from falling.
Name three defects to look for when inspecting the hydraulic system. - Correct Answers Oil
leaks
Loose connections
Fractures or bulges in hoses
Splits
Bent piston rods
When should slings be inspected? - Correct Answers Prior to and after their use. (AS 1666.1)
What percentage wear in a shackle would cause it to be discarded? - Correct Answers 10% wear.
What action should you take with tracks that are loose? - Correct Answers Have the track
tension adjusted.
How would you know when the machine that you are operating should be serviced? - Correct
Answers By the hour meter, manufacturer's recommendation and log book.
Why are you not permitted to join a chain sling with a bolt? - Correct Answers Because the bolt
is not an approved joining method and it does not have a load rating.
What percentage of broken wires within a rope lay or eight diameters of a wire rope sling would
cause it to be discarded? - Correct Answers 10%
,List six defects that would condemn a flexible steel wire rope (FSWR) from safe use? - Correct
Answers • One broken wire immediately above or below a terminal or end fitting.
• Core collapse
• Corrosion
• Kinks
• Crushed
• Birdcaging
• Damaged splices
• 10% of broken wires in 8 diameter of rope
• Stretched
• Affected by heat
• Knotted
List six defects that would condemn a lifting chain and hook from safe use? - Correct Answers •
Cracks in links
• Over 10% wear
• Over 10% elongation
• Over 5% wear or stretch in throat of hook
• Over 10% wear in bite hook
• Twisted or damaged links
• No SWL tag
• Rusted
• Chain or hook affected by heat
• Spot welded links
, What must you do if the SWL tag is missing from the chain sling? ** - Correct Answers Check for
grade marking and calculate WLL, on completion of use, return it to the manufacturer for SWL
tagging
How do you do you fill machine tyres with water ballast? - Correct Answers Wheel jacked up
with the valve at the top of the wheel, fill with water to manufacturer's specifications, add
antifreeze if required and then add air pressure.
What defects would you look for when carrying out the external check on the bucket of an
excavator? - Correct Answers Worn or missing teeth or a worn cutting edge and other damage
to the actual bucket and bucket pivot pins.
What defects would you look for on the hydraulic rams and hydraulic pressure hoses? - Correct
Answers Leaks from seals, spilt or fractured hoses, and bent or damaged rams.
When would you check the excavator transmission fluid? - Correct Answers When the
transmission is cold or after the transmission is hot and as per the manufacturer's specifications.
What checks would you conduct on the tracks of an excavator? - Correct Answers Check for any
visual damage to the track and the track tension
How would you check the tension on the tracks of an excavator? - Correct Answers By placing a
straight edge on the track from the roller to the driver wheel and measuring the distance from
the straight edge to the track.
What is the minimum and the maximum track sag allowable? - Correct Answers Not less than
2.5cm or more than 3.8cm.
How would you find out the correct track sag or tension for a specific machine? - Correct
Answers From the manufacturer's manual
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What precautions must be taken when inspecting under a raised attachment? - Correct Answers
Chocks, Blocks or safety bars must be used to prevent the raised bucket from falling.
Name three defects to look for when inspecting the hydraulic system. - Correct Answers Oil
leaks
Loose connections
Fractures or bulges in hoses
Splits
Bent piston rods
When should slings be inspected? - Correct Answers Prior to and after their use. (AS 1666.1)
What percentage wear in a shackle would cause it to be discarded? - Correct Answers 10% wear.
What action should you take with tracks that are loose? - Correct Answers Have the track
tension adjusted.
How would you know when the machine that you are operating should be serviced? - Correct
Answers By the hour meter, manufacturer's recommendation and log book.
Why are you not permitted to join a chain sling with a bolt? - Correct Answers Because the bolt
is not an approved joining method and it does not have a load rating.
What percentage of broken wires within a rope lay or eight diameters of a wire rope sling would
cause it to be discarded? - Correct Answers 10%
,List six defects that would condemn a flexible steel wire rope (FSWR) from safe use? - Correct
Answers • One broken wire immediately above or below a terminal or end fitting.
• Core collapse
• Corrosion
• Kinks
• Crushed
• Birdcaging
• Damaged splices
• 10% of broken wires in 8 diameter of rope
• Stretched
• Affected by heat
• Knotted
List six defects that would condemn a lifting chain and hook from safe use? - Correct Answers •
Cracks in links
• Over 10% wear
• Over 10% elongation
• Over 5% wear or stretch in throat of hook
• Over 10% wear in bite hook
• Twisted or damaged links
• No SWL tag
• Rusted
• Chain or hook affected by heat
• Spot welded links
, What must you do if the SWL tag is missing from the chain sling? ** - Correct Answers Check for
grade marking and calculate WLL, on completion of use, return it to the manufacturer for SWL
tagging
How do you do you fill machine tyres with water ballast? - Correct Answers Wheel jacked up
with the valve at the top of the wheel, fill with water to manufacturer's specifications, add
antifreeze if required and then add air pressure.
What defects would you look for when carrying out the external check on the bucket of an
excavator? - Correct Answers Worn or missing teeth or a worn cutting edge and other damage
to the actual bucket and bucket pivot pins.
What defects would you look for on the hydraulic rams and hydraulic pressure hoses? - Correct
Answers Leaks from seals, spilt or fractured hoses, and bent or damaged rams.
When would you check the excavator transmission fluid? - Correct Answers When the
transmission is cold or after the transmission is hot and as per the manufacturer's specifications.
What checks would you conduct on the tracks of an excavator? - Correct Answers Check for any
visual damage to the track and the track tension
How would you check the tension on the tracks of an excavator? - Correct Answers By placing a
straight edge on the track from the roller to the driver wheel and measuring the distance from
the straight edge to the track.
What is the minimum and the maximum track sag allowable? - Correct Answers Not less than
2.5cm or more than 3.8cm.
How would you find out the correct track sag or tension for a specific machine? - Correct
Answers From the manufacturer's manual
