MASS 2A-1C Hoisting Exam Test Questions with Answers
1. How many pounds in a ton? 2000 pounds
2. What type of equipment re- 10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
quires a
H/H license in Mass?
3. What type of system is used Lock out/Tag out
when working on de-energized
circuitry?
4. All welding and cutting on 1998 ASME Chapter IX
hoisting equipment must be
done in accordance with what
code?
5. What type of protection is re- ROPS, Heat, Seatbelts, Shatterproof Glass,
quired for hoisting operation? and Hardhats
6. What regulatory authority gov- 520 CMR 6.00
erns hoisting in Mass?
7. What does CMR stand for? Code of Massachusetts Regulation
8. What chapter applies to Hoist- Chapter 146 section 53-54A
ing?
9. When loading a 10 wheel- Low and Slow, load front to back
er; how do you approach the
truck?
10. How do you carry the load? Close to the ground
11. How close can you mechani- 18"
cally dig to a known utility?
12. When driving a loader down Raise the bucket or put the machine in neu-
hill, what should you not do? tral
13. No it can cause mechanical failure
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, MASS 2A-1C Hoisting Exam Test Questions with Answers
When filling a trench should
you use the backhoe bucket in
a sweeping motion?
14. What are supper extensions To dig deeper
used for?
15. When rowing, not trailing a 5 mph
backhoe or ladder; what speed
should you not exceed?
16. What does articulate mean on Bends in the middle
a wheel loader?
17. What is the "slow moving tri- Red triangle with orange center, 25 mph
angle" and what speed can
they not exceed?
18. What is coupling the brakes? Locking the brakes together, used when
traveling on the road
19. Can you run a machine inside Yes with scrubbers, adequate ventilation,
a building? and monitoring
20. Scavenging air is what? Taking in air naturally
21. Supercharging air is what? Supercharging air is forcing in air
22. How does fuel in a gas engine Heat, Spark and Combustion
ignite?
23. What OSHA rules govern rig- OSHA 1926.251
ging equipment?
24. What does a governor do on a Controls the RPM
engine?
25. What causes starving on a hy- Low fluid, dirty filter,leak, or kinked hoses
draulic system?
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1. How many pounds in a ton? 2000 pounds
2. What type of equipment re- 10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
quires a
H/H license in Mass?
3. What type of system is used Lock out/Tag out
when working on de-energized
circuitry?
4. All welding and cutting on 1998 ASME Chapter IX
hoisting equipment must be
done in accordance with what
code?
5. What type of protection is re- ROPS, Heat, Seatbelts, Shatterproof Glass,
quired for hoisting operation? and Hardhats
6. What regulatory authority gov- 520 CMR 6.00
erns hoisting in Mass?
7. What does CMR stand for? Code of Massachusetts Regulation
8. What chapter applies to Hoist- Chapter 146 section 53-54A
ing?
9. When loading a 10 wheel- Low and Slow, load front to back
er; how do you approach the
truck?
10. How do you carry the load? Close to the ground
11. How close can you mechani- 18"
cally dig to a known utility?
12. When driving a loader down Raise the bucket or put the machine in neu-
hill, what should you not do? tral
13. No it can cause mechanical failure
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, MASS 2A-1C Hoisting Exam Test Questions with Answers
When filling a trench should
you use the backhoe bucket in
a sweeping motion?
14. What are supper extensions To dig deeper
used for?
15. When rowing, not trailing a 5 mph
backhoe or ladder; what speed
should you not exceed?
16. What does articulate mean on Bends in the middle
a wheel loader?
17. What is the "slow moving tri- Red triangle with orange center, 25 mph
angle" and what speed can
they not exceed?
18. What is coupling the brakes? Locking the brakes together, used when
traveling on the road
19. Can you run a machine inside Yes with scrubbers, adequate ventilation,
a building? and monitoring
20. Scavenging air is what? Taking in air naturally
21. Supercharging air is what? Supercharging air is forcing in air
22. How does fuel in a gas engine Heat, Spark and Combustion
ignite?
23. What OSHA rules govern rig- OSHA 1926.251
ging equipment?
24. What does a governor do on a Controls the RPM
engine?
25. What causes starving on a hy- Low fluid, dirty filter,leak, or kinked hoses
draulic system?
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