Massachusetts 2A Hoisting License
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
A 2A license allows the license holder to operate what? -
correct answer ✅excavators, backhoes and loaders, front-end
loaders, compact hoisting machinery excluding classes 1, 3 & 4.
Fine for operating without a license -
correct answer ✅$500-$3000 and or 3 months in jail
What law governs hoisting equipment? -
correct answer ✅M.G.L. c. 146 section 53
What regulations govern hoisting equipment? -
correct answer ✅520 CMR 6
What organization enforces 520 CMR 6 -
correct answer ✅Division of Professional Licensure, Office of
Public Safety and Inspections.
What regulations govern trenching? -
correct answer ✅520 CMR 14 - Jackie's Law
OSHA regulations -
correct answer ✅OSHA 1910 & 1926
,Massachusetts 2A Hoisting License
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
ANSI -
correct answer ✅American National Standards Institute
ASME -
correct answer ✅American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Compact hoisting machinery -
correct answer ✅hoisting machinery under 10,000 lbs
DOT -
correct answer ✅Department of Transportation
Emergency Procedure -
correct answer ✅Actions required to be taken when imminent
danger may occur
Property damage -
correct answer ✅Damage to property exceeding $5000
,Massachusetts 2A Hoisting License
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Minimum age to obtain a 2A license -
correct answer ✅18
SAE -
correct answer ✅Society of Automotive Engineers
Hand signal rules for excavators -
correct answer ✅SAE J1307 - 2002
Equipment that requires a license to operate -
correct answer ✅10' vertical lift, 1/4 yd bucket capacity, 500 lb lift
capacity
Continuing education credit hours are required for a 2A license -
correct answer ✅4 hrs
Inactive status -
correct answer ✅By request for 1 year for failure to obtain
required credit hours. Cannot operate under license.
Maintenance, repair, and refueling can be performed only when -
correct answer ✅When machine is inoperable and secure
, Massachusetts 2A Hoisting License
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
OSHA required daily logs must include inspection of -
correct answer ✅all parts subject to wear
Inspection records must be kept -
correct answer ✅with the hoisting machinery at all times
Prior to starting the machinery the operator must -
correct answer ✅make a complete walk-around (circle check),
making sure the equipment is free of people and safe to operate.
With regards to distractions, the operator shall not -
correct answer ✅engage in any practice that will divert their
attention.
With regards to operating machinery with a rotating superstructure
-
correct answer ✅erection of barricades or warning lines to
prevent entry into the swinging superstructure's radius.
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
A 2A license allows the license holder to operate what? -
correct answer ✅excavators, backhoes and loaders, front-end
loaders, compact hoisting machinery excluding classes 1, 3 & 4.
Fine for operating without a license -
correct answer ✅$500-$3000 and or 3 months in jail
What law governs hoisting equipment? -
correct answer ✅M.G.L. c. 146 section 53
What regulations govern hoisting equipment? -
correct answer ✅520 CMR 6
What organization enforces 520 CMR 6 -
correct answer ✅Division of Professional Licensure, Office of
Public Safety and Inspections.
What regulations govern trenching? -
correct answer ✅520 CMR 14 - Jackie's Law
OSHA regulations -
correct answer ✅OSHA 1910 & 1926
,Massachusetts 2A Hoisting License
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
ANSI -
correct answer ✅American National Standards Institute
ASME -
correct answer ✅American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Compact hoisting machinery -
correct answer ✅hoisting machinery under 10,000 lbs
DOT -
correct answer ✅Department of Transportation
Emergency Procedure -
correct answer ✅Actions required to be taken when imminent
danger may occur
Property damage -
correct answer ✅Damage to property exceeding $5000
,Massachusetts 2A Hoisting License
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Minimum age to obtain a 2A license -
correct answer ✅18
SAE -
correct answer ✅Society of Automotive Engineers
Hand signal rules for excavators -
correct answer ✅SAE J1307 - 2002
Equipment that requires a license to operate -
correct answer ✅10' vertical lift, 1/4 yd bucket capacity, 500 lb lift
capacity
Continuing education credit hours are required for a 2A license -
correct answer ✅4 hrs
Inactive status -
correct answer ✅By request for 1 year for failure to obtain
required credit hours. Cannot operate under license.
Maintenance, repair, and refueling can be performed only when -
correct answer ✅When machine is inoperable and secure
, Massachusetts 2A Hoisting License
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
OSHA required daily logs must include inspection of -
correct answer ✅all parts subject to wear
Inspection records must be kept -
correct answer ✅with the hoisting machinery at all times
Prior to starting the machinery the operator must -
correct answer ✅make a complete walk-around (circle check),
making sure the equipment is free of people and safe to operate.
With regards to distractions, the operator shall not -
correct answer ✅engage in any practice that will divert their
attention.
With regards to operating machinery with a rotating superstructure
-
correct answer ✅erection of barricades or warning lines to
prevent entry into the swinging superstructure's radius.
