Advanced Rigging Final Exam
(questions and answers)
How often should a synthetic web sling be inspected? - CORRECT ANSWER-Each day
before use
What will the tension be on one leg of a single vertical hitch lifting a load of 5 tons? -
CORRECT ANSWER-5 tons
Using the Rigging Hardware Tables in your book, what is the capacity of a 7/8 in.
carbon shackle? - CORRECT ANSWER-13,000 lbs
What is the most important piece of information to have before beginning to rig a load? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Weight of the load
Which of the following topics is NOT important when selecting slings? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Capacity of the crane
Using the Rigging Hardware Table in your book, what is the capacity of a 1/2 inch
shouldered eyebolt when lifting at a 45 degree angle? - CORRECT ANSWER-550 lbs
A non-shouldered eyebolt is primarily designed for lifting in what direction? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Vertical
What is the term that describes a 'sudden' loading on a sling, when raising or lowering a
load which will increase the stress on rigging of the load? - CORRECT ANSWER-Shock
loading
Using the sling tables in your book, what is the capacity of a 7/8 inch 2-leg wire rope
sling that is lifting at a horizontal angle of 60-degrees? - CORRECT ANSWER-26,000
What is the approximate weight of a cubic foot of concrete? - CORRECT ANSWER-150
lbs
Which types of hitches are labeled on a synthetic sling? - CORRECT ANSWER-Vertical
Hitch, Choker Hitch, Basket Hitch
, What mmust mbe mdone mif ma msling mis mfound mto mhave ma mmissing mor millegible mcapacity
mtag? m-
m
CORRECT mANSWER-Remove mthe msling mfrom
mservice
m
What mis mthe mformula mthat mis mused mto mcalculate mthe mvolume mof ma mbox? m-
mCORRECT m
m
ANSWER-Length mx mWidth mx
mHeight
m
4 mReasons mto mremove ma msynthetic mweb msling? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-UV mdamage,
mheat m
m
damage, mripped/torn, mcant mread
mtag
m
One mleg mof ma m4 mleg malloy msteel mchain msling mis mlonger mthan mthe mother mthree; mthis mis
mprobably m
m
an mindication mof mwhat mtype mof mdamage? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-The mleg mhas
mbeen
m
overloaded
m
Who mshould mrig ma msling massembly mto ma mload? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-A mtrained
mand m
m
qualified
mrigger
m
What mtypes mof mhitch/s mprovide mmaximum mcontact m(360 mdegrees) mbetween mthe msling
mand m
m
load? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-Two mdouble mwrapped mbasket
mhitches
m
According mto mOSHA m1910.184, msynthetic mor mpolypropylene mslings mshall mnot mbe
mused mat m
m
temperatures min mexcess mof mhow mmany mdegrees? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-180-
200
m
degrees
m
According mto mOSHA m1910.184, mwhat mtype mof msling mrequires mthat mthe
minspection mbe m
m
documented? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-Alloy mchain
mslings
m
What mis mthe mterm mthat mdescribes mthe mdistance mthat mit mtakes mone mstrand mto
mwrap m360 m
m
degrees maround mthe mwire mrope mcore? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-One mrope
mlay
m
(questions and answers)
How often should a synthetic web sling be inspected? - CORRECT ANSWER-Each day
before use
What will the tension be on one leg of a single vertical hitch lifting a load of 5 tons? -
CORRECT ANSWER-5 tons
Using the Rigging Hardware Tables in your book, what is the capacity of a 7/8 in.
carbon shackle? - CORRECT ANSWER-13,000 lbs
What is the most important piece of information to have before beginning to rig a load? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Weight of the load
Which of the following topics is NOT important when selecting slings? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Capacity of the crane
Using the Rigging Hardware Table in your book, what is the capacity of a 1/2 inch
shouldered eyebolt when lifting at a 45 degree angle? - CORRECT ANSWER-550 lbs
A non-shouldered eyebolt is primarily designed for lifting in what direction? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Vertical
What is the term that describes a 'sudden' loading on a sling, when raising or lowering a
load which will increase the stress on rigging of the load? - CORRECT ANSWER-Shock
loading
Using the sling tables in your book, what is the capacity of a 7/8 inch 2-leg wire rope
sling that is lifting at a horizontal angle of 60-degrees? - CORRECT ANSWER-26,000
What is the approximate weight of a cubic foot of concrete? - CORRECT ANSWER-150
lbs
Which types of hitches are labeled on a synthetic sling? - CORRECT ANSWER-Vertical
Hitch, Choker Hitch, Basket Hitch
, What mmust mbe mdone mif ma msling mis mfound mto mhave ma mmissing mor millegible mcapacity
mtag? m-
m
CORRECT mANSWER-Remove mthe msling mfrom
mservice
m
What mis mthe mformula mthat mis mused mto mcalculate mthe mvolume mof ma mbox? m-
mCORRECT m
m
ANSWER-Length mx mWidth mx
mHeight
m
4 mReasons mto mremove ma msynthetic mweb msling? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-UV mdamage,
mheat m
m
damage, mripped/torn, mcant mread
mtag
m
One mleg mof ma m4 mleg malloy msteel mchain msling mis mlonger mthan mthe mother mthree; mthis mis
mprobably m
m
an mindication mof mwhat mtype mof mdamage? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-The mleg mhas
mbeen
m
overloaded
m
Who mshould mrig ma msling massembly mto ma mload? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-A mtrained
mand m
m
qualified
mrigger
m
What mtypes mof mhitch/s mprovide mmaximum mcontact m(360 mdegrees) mbetween mthe msling
mand m
m
load? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-Two mdouble mwrapped mbasket
mhitches
m
According mto mOSHA m1910.184, msynthetic mor mpolypropylene mslings mshall mnot mbe
mused mat m
m
temperatures min mexcess mof mhow mmany mdegrees? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-180-
200
m
degrees
m
According mto mOSHA m1910.184, mwhat mtype mof msling mrequires mthat mthe
minspection mbe m
m
documented? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-Alloy mchain
mslings
m
What mis mthe mterm mthat mdescribes mthe mdistance mthat mit mtakes mone mstrand mto
mwrap m360 m
m
degrees maround mthe mwire mrope mcore? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-One mrope
mlay
m
