MASSACHUSETTS 2A HOISTING
LICENSE A EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
How many pounds in a ton? - ANS 2000 pounds
What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass? - ANS 10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuitry? - ANS Lock out/Tag out
All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in accordance with what code? -
ANS 1998 ASME Chapter IX
What type of protection is required for hoisting operation? - ANS ROPS, Heat, Seatbelts,
Shatterproof Glass, and Hardhats
What regulatory authority governs hoisting in Mass? - ANS 520 CMR 6.00
What does CMR stand for? - ANS Code of Massachusetts Regulation
What chapter applies to Hoisting? - ANS Chapter 146 section 53-54A
When loading a 10 wheeler; how do you approach the truck? - ANS Low and Slow, load front
to back
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,How do you carry the load? - ANS Close to the ground
How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility? - ANS 18"
When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do? - ANS Raise the bucket or put the
machine in neutral
When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket in a sweeping motion? - ANS No it
can cause mechanical failure
What are supper extensions used for? - ANS To dig deeper
When rowing, not trailing a backhoe or ladder; what speed should you not exceed? - ANS 5
mph
What does articulate mean on a wheel loader? - ANS Bends in the middle
What is the "slow moving triangle" and what speed can they not exceed? - ANS Red triangle
with orange center, 25 mph
What is coupling the brakes? - ANS Locking the brakes together, used when traveling on the
road
Can you run a machine inside a building? - ANS Yes with scrubbers, adequate ventilation, and
monitoring
Scavenging air is what? - ANS Taking in air naturally
Supercharging air is what? - ANS Supercharging air is forcing in air
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, How does fuel in a gas engine ignite? - ANS Heat, Spark and Combustion
What OSHA rules govern rigging equipment? - ANS OSHA 1926.251
What does a governor do on a engine? - ANS Controls the RPM
What causes starving on a hydraulic system? - ANS Low fluid, dirty filter,leak, or kinked hoses
Name 5 requirements for refueling hoisting equipment? - ANS Shut off the engine,
transmission in Neutral, set the brake, no smoking and ensure all parts are lowered to the
ground
May chains be used afore hoisting? - ANS No, only chain slings
What do you look for before setting up a lull for pick? - ANS Power lines, Soft areas, Workers,
Grates and Moving Vechicles
What do you look for before digging? - ANS Soft soil, wet areas, power lines, dig safe marks,
Wells, lights, "read the street"
What do you do with open trenches at the end of the day? - ANS Protect the public from the
trench i.e. Jackie's Law
What is the purpose of a thimble in rigging? - ANS It stops the loop from crushing
What is the proper way to exit a machine? - ANS 3 points of contact
What is the 3 point of contact? - ANS Two feet one hand, or two hands one foot, on the
ladder at all time
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LICENSE A EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
How many pounds in a ton? - ANS 2000 pounds
What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass? - ANS 10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuitry? - ANS Lock out/Tag out
All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in accordance with what code? -
ANS 1998 ASME Chapter IX
What type of protection is required for hoisting operation? - ANS ROPS, Heat, Seatbelts,
Shatterproof Glass, and Hardhats
What regulatory authority governs hoisting in Mass? - ANS 520 CMR 6.00
What does CMR stand for? - ANS Code of Massachusetts Regulation
What chapter applies to Hoisting? - ANS Chapter 146 section 53-54A
When loading a 10 wheeler; how do you approach the truck? - ANS Low and Slow, load front
to back
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,How do you carry the load? - ANS Close to the ground
How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility? - ANS 18"
When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do? - ANS Raise the bucket or put the
machine in neutral
When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket in a sweeping motion? - ANS No it
can cause mechanical failure
What are supper extensions used for? - ANS To dig deeper
When rowing, not trailing a backhoe or ladder; what speed should you not exceed? - ANS 5
mph
What does articulate mean on a wheel loader? - ANS Bends in the middle
What is the "slow moving triangle" and what speed can they not exceed? - ANS Red triangle
with orange center, 25 mph
What is coupling the brakes? - ANS Locking the brakes together, used when traveling on the
road
Can you run a machine inside a building? - ANS Yes with scrubbers, adequate ventilation, and
monitoring
Scavenging air is what? - ANS Taking in air naturally
Supercharging air is what? - ANS Supercharging air is forcing in air
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, How does fuel in a gas engine ignite? - ANS Heat, Spark and Combustion
What OSHA rules govern rigging equipment? - ANS OSHA 1926.251
What does a governor do on a engine? - ANS Controls the RPM
What causes starving on a hydraulic system? - ANS Low fluid, dirty filter,leak, or kinked hoses
Name 5 requirements for refueling hoisting equipment? - ANS Shut off the engine,
transmission in Neutral, set the brake, no smoking and ensure all parts are lowered to the
ground
May chains be used afore hoisting? - ANS No, only chain slings
What do you look for before setting up a lull for pick? - ANS Power lines, Soft areas, Workers,
Grates and Moving Vechicles
What do you look for before digging? - ANS Soft soil, wet areas, power lines, dig safe marks,
Wells, lights, "read the street"
What do you do with open trenches at the end of the day? - ANS Protect the public from the
trench i.e. Jackie's Law
What is the purpose of a thimble in rigging? - ANS It stops the loop from crushing
What is the proper way to exit a machine? - ANS 3 points of contact
What is the 3 point of contact? - ANS Two feet one hand, or two hands one foot, on the
ladder at all time
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