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2A Hoisting License Exam – Complete
Question and Answer Guide
(Massachusetts) – Graded A
1. What is the purpose of the swing gear on an excavator?
ANSWER: It connects the car body to the tracks
2. Who is responisble for inspecting a trench before anyone goes in it?
ANSWER: The equipment operator
3. What is the prefered sling angle?
ANSWER: 60*
4. The top of the spoil pile is called?
ANSWER: The crown
5. A four footbdeep trench requires an additional ladder for each _ of open
trench ANSWER: 25ft
6. Materials mist be kept back from the edge of the trenxh a minimum of
ANSWER: Two feet
7. When can inspector revoke a hoistinf licence?
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ANSWER: Failure to pay excise tax
8. Who developed the ma crane hand signals?
ANSWER: Ansi / asme
9. Dot stands for?
ANSWER: Department of transportion
10. When do you do your walk around of the equipment?
ANSWER: Before you start it
11. In the one to one sloping ratio what does the 2nd one represent
ANSWER: Depth or verticle rise
12. On a track machine the gears should be where
ANSWER: In the rear
13. When load leveling when do you deploy your stablizers?
ANSWER: Before you make the lift
14. When backfilling an excavation you should use a?
ANSWER: Small lift , shade the ditch
15. In the state of MA what criteria require a hoisting license
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ANSWER: More than 500lbs
Height greater than 10ft
Bucket bigger than 1/4 yard
16. What tyoe of saftey system isnused on de-energized circuts?
ANSWER: Lockout tag out total de energization
17. In what time should you contact departmant of public safety if a death
occurs ANSWER: Withen one hour
18. How many lbs in 1 ton
ANSWER: 2000
19. All welding and cutting on hoistinf equipment shall be done in
accoradance with the requirments of what
ANSWER: Aws Asme codes
20. What items should be checked on a daily basis?
ANSWER: Fluid levels, hoses tires belts horn backup system brakes and controls
21. What action does a signal person intend the operator to preform if he
extends his arm at shoulder height makes a fist with his hands and sticks his
thumb up?
ANSWER: Boom up
2A Hoisting License Exam – Complete
Question and Answer Guide
(Massachusetts) – Graded A
1. What is the purpose of the swing gear on an excavator?
ANSWER: It connects the car body to the tracks
2. Who is responisble for inspecting a trench before anyone goes in it?
ANSWER: The equipment operator
3. What is the prefered sling angle?
ANSWER: 60*
4. The top of the spoil pile is called?
ANSWER: The crown
5. A four footbdeep trench requires an additional ladder for each _ of open
trench ANSWER: 25ft
6. Materials mist be kept back from the edge of the trenxh a minimum of
ANSWER: Two feet
7. When can inspector revoke a hoistinf licence?
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ANSWER: Failure to pay excise tax
8. Who developed the ma crane hand signals?
ANSWER: Ansi / asme
9. Dot stands for?
ANSWER: Department of transportion
10. When do you do your walk around of the equipment?
ANSWER: Before you start it
11. In the one to one sloping ratio what does the 2nd one represent
ANSWER: Depth or verticle rise
12. On a track machine the gears should be where
ANSWER: In the rear
13. When load leveling when do you deploy your stablizers?
ANSWER: Before you make the lift
14. When backfilling an excavation you should use a?
ANSWER: Small lift , shade the ditch
15. In the state of MA what criteria require a hoisting license
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ANSWER: More than 500lbs
Height greater than 10ft
Bucket bigger than 1/4 yard
16. What tyoe of saftey system isnused on de-energized circuts?
ANSWER: Lockout tag out total de energization
17. In what time should you contact departmant of public safety if a death
occurs ANSWER: Withen one hour
18. How many lbs in 1 ton
ANSWER: 2000
19. All welding and cutting on hoistinf equipment shall be done in
accoradance with the requirments of what
ANSWER: Aws Asme codes
20. What items should be checked on a daily basis?
ANSWER: Fluid levels, hoses tires belts horn backup system brakes and controls
21. What action does a signal person intend the operator to preform if he
extends his arm at shoulder height makes a fist with his hands and sticks his
thumb up?
ANSWER: Boom up
