Overhead Cranes Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
What are popular reasons to use an overhead crane? - Correct answer-- Loading or
unloading materials from a truck
- Moving materials around a facility more effectively than a tow motor or man
power can
- Flipping or pulling dies in and out of stamping machines at a manufacturing
facility
- Feeding raw material into a machine at a manufacturing facility
- Moving pieces or parts down an assembly line in a controlled fashion
- Moving containers around a shipyard or railyard
Hook - Correct answer-The lifted load is supported using a hook which connects to
the hoist.
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, Hoist - Correct answer-The hoist is what makes the lift and holds, raises, or lowers
the load using wire rope or chain. Hoists can be powered manually (by hand), with
electricity, or with compressed air (pneumatic).
Trolley - Correct answer-The trolley supports the hoist and moves horizontally
along the crane's bridge, to position the hoist and hook, prior to picking up or
lowering a load. Trolleys can be configured in an Under Running or Top Running
design.
Bridge - Correct answer-A load-bearing beam that runs the width of the building.
This is the primary structural component that connects the runways and moves the
hoist forward and backward using a trolley. A bridge can be comprised of one or
two beams—more often referred to as a single girder or double girder design.
Girders can be made of rolled steel or can be fabricated by welding the beams into
a steel box design.
Runway - Correct answer-What the bridge crane travels on to move the crane up
and down the bays. These are typically part of the building structure, as beams, and
there are two (2) per overhead bridge crane system.
What are the benefits of an overhead crane system? - Correct answer-- Reduction
in workplace accidents
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and Answers
What are popular reasons to use an overhead crane? - Correct answer-- Loading or
unloading materials from a truck
- Moving materials around a facility more effectively than a tow motor or man
power can
- Flipping or pulling dies in and out of stamping machines at a manufacturing
facility
- Feeding raw material into a machine at a manufacturing facility
- Moving pieces or parts down an assembly line in a controlled fashion
- Moving containers around a shipyard or railyard
Hook - Correct answer-The lifted load is supported using a hook which connects to
the hoist.
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, Hoist - Correct answer-The hoist is what makes the lift and holds, raises, or lowers
the load using wire rope or chain. Hoists can be powered manually (by hand), with
electricity, or with compressed air (pneumatic).
Trolley - Correct answer-The trolley supports the hoist and moves horizontally
along the crane's bridge, to position the hoist and hook, prior to picking up or
lowering a load. Trolleys can be configured in an Under Running or Top Running
design.
Bridge - Correct answer-A load-bearing beam that runs the width of the building.
This is the primary structural component that connects the runways and moves the
hoist forward and backward using a trolley. A bridge can be comprised of one or
two beams—more often referred to as a single girder or double girder design.
Girders can be made of rolled steel or can be fabricated by welding the beams into
a steel box design.
Runway - Correct answer-What the bridge crane travels on to move the crane up
and down the bays. These are typically part of the building structure, as beams, and
there are two (2) per overhead bridge crane system.
What are the benefits of an overhead crane system? - Correct answer-- Reduction
in workplace accidents
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