How many pounds in a ton? - ANSWER 2000 pounds
What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass? - ANSWER 10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuitry? - ANSWER Lock
out/Tag out
All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in accordance with what
code? - ANSWER 1998 ASME Chapter IX
What type of protection is required for hoisting operation? - ANSWER ROPS, Heat,
Seatbelts, Shatterproof Glass, and Hardhats
What regulatory authority governs hoisting in Mass? - ANSWER 520 CMR 6.00
What does CMR stand for? - ANSWER Code of Massachusetts Regulation
What chapter applies to Hoisting? - ANSWER Chapter 146 section 53-54A
When loading a 10 wheeler; how do you approach the truck? - ANSWER Low and Slow,
load front to back
How do you carry the load? - ANSWER Close to the ground
How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility? - ANSWER 18"
When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do? - ANSWER Raise the bucket
or put the machine in neutral
When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket in a sweeping motion? -
ANSWER No it can cause mechanical failure
What are supper extensions used for? - ANSWER To dig deeper
When rowing, not trailing a backhoe or ladder; what speed should you not exceed? -
ANSWER 5 mph
What does articulate mean on a wheel loader? - ANSWER Bends in the middle
What is the "slow moving triangle" and what speed can they not exceed? - ANSWER
Red triangle with orange center, 25 mph
What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass? - ANSWER 10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuitry? - ANSWER Lock
out/Tag out
All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in accordance with what
code? - ANSWER 1998 ASME Chapter IX
What type of protection is required for hoisting operation? - ANSWER ROPS, Heat,
Seatbelts, Shatterproof Glass, and Hardhats
What regulatory authority governs hoisting in Mass? - ANSWER 520 CMR 6.00
What does CMR stand for? - ANSWER Code of Massachusetts Regulation
What chapter applies to Hoisting? - ANSWER Chapter 146 section 53-54A
When loading a 10 wheeler; how do you approach the truck? - ANSWER Low and Slow,
load front to back
How do you carry the load? - ANSWER Close to the ground
How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility? - ANSWER 18"
When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do? - ANSWER Raise the bucket
or put the machine in neutral
When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket in a sweeping motion? -
ANSWER No it can cause mechanical failure
What are supper extensions used for? - ANSWER To dig deeper
When rowing, not trailing a backhoe or ladder; what speed should you not exceed? -
ANSWER 5 mph
What does articulate mean on a wheel loader? - ANSWER Bends in the middle
What is the "slow moving triangle" and what speed can they not exceed? - ANSWER
Red triangle with orange center, 25 mph
