General Crane Safety Exam Questions With Correct Answers.pdf

GENERAL CRANE SAFETY EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
TheYminimumYcraneYteamYforYaYmobileYcraneYonYoutriggersYwouldYconsistYof-

A)YTheYCraneYOperator,YRiggerYSupervisor,YandYCraneYRigger

B)YTheYCraneYOperator,YCraneYSupervisor,YRiggerYSupervisor,Yand

CraneYRigger

C)YTheYCraneYOperator,YCraneYSupervisor,YandYCraneYRigger

D)YTheYCraneYOperatorYandYRigger-in-Charge

E)YTheYCraneYOperator,YCraneYWalker,YandYCraneYRiggerY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSC)YTheYCraneYOperator,YCraneYSupervisor,YandYCraneYRigger




WhenYoperatingYfloatingYcranes,YyouYmustYstartYswingingYorYrotatingYquicklyYandYstopYsmoothlyYto
YpreventYexcessiveYbargeYlist.



A)YTrue

B)YFalseY-YCORRECTYANSWERSB)YFalse



ExtendingYaYtelescopingYboomYwithoutYloweringYtheYhoistYmayYresultYinY"two-blocking"YtheYcrane.

A)YTrue

B)YFalseY-YCORRECTYANSWERSA)YTrue



AllYofYtheYfollowingYrequireYaYlicenseYtoYoperateYEXCEPTYa(n)-

A)YCab-operatedYcategoryY3YbridgeYcrane

B)YMobileYhydraulicYtruckYcrane

C)YNon-cabYoperatedYcategoryY3YbridgeYcrane

D)YArticulatingYboomYcategoryY4Ycrane

,E)YFloor-operatedYcategoryY2YbridgeYcraneY-YCORRECTYANSWERSC)YNon-
cabYoperatedYcategoryY3YbridgeYcrane



WhichYofYtheYfollowingYliftYtypesYwouldYNOTYbeYconsideredYaYcomplexYlift?

A)YMultiple-craneYlifts

B)YOxygen/AcetyleneYbottlesYinYracksYdesignedYforYlifting

OYC)YLargeYgeometricYshapes

D)YLoadsYwithYmulti-levelYattachmentYpoints

E)YHazardousYorYexplosiveYmaterialsY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSB)YOxygen/AcetyleneYbottlesYinYracksYdesignedYforYlifting




WhatYisYtheYminimumYamountYofYropeYthatYshallYbeYonYaYgroovedYdrumYandYaYsmoothYdrum?

A)YThereYisYnoYminimum

B)Y4YfullYwraps,Y2YfullYwraps

C)Y2YfullYwraps,Y3YfullYwraps

D)Y6YfullYwraps,Y4YfullYwraps

E)Y1YfullYwrap,Y2YfullYwrapsY-YCORRECTYANSWERSB)Y4YfullYwraps,Y2YfullYwraps



TheYhorizontalYdistanceYfromYtheYcenterYofYrotationYofYtheYcraneYtoYtheYcenterYofYtheYhoistYline(s)Y
withYloadYappliedYisYcalled

A)YBoomYLength

B)YRadius

C)YLiftYZone

D)YQuadrant

E)YCircumferenceY-YCORRECTYANSWERSB)YRadius



WhatYisYtwo-blocking,YandYwhyYisYtwo-blockingYdangerous?

,A)YTwo-
blockingYoccursYwhenYtheYhookYcontactsYanotherYblockYorYhookYonYtheYcrane.YItYisYdangerousYbeca
useYtheYhookYcouldYdamageYtheYcrane,YcausingYlossYofYloadYcontrol.

B)YTwo-blockingYoccursYwhenYtheYblockYorYhookYcontactsYtheYground.

ItYisYdangerousYbecauseYtheYwireYropeYmayYcomeYoffYofYtheYdrumYandYdropYtheYblock.

C)YTwo-
blockingYoccursYwhenYtheYhookYblockYcomesYinYcontactYwithYtheYupperYsheaveYblockYduringYhoisti
ngYofYtheYhook.YItYisYdangerousYbecauseYitYcouldYresultYinYdamageYtoYtheYcrane,YpartingYofYtheYhois
tYlines,YandYdroppingYtheYload.Y-YCORRECTYANSWERSC)YTwo-
blockingYoccursYwhenYtheYhookYblockYcomesYinYcontactYwithYtheYupperYsheaveYblockYduringYhoisti
ngYofYtheYhook.YItYisYdangerousYbecauseYitYcouldYresultYinYdamageYtoYtheYcrane,YpartingYofYtheYhois
tYlines,YandYdroppingYtheYload.



WhenYshouldYaYtaglineYbeYusedYduringYliftingYoperations?

A)YwhenYliftingYaYloadYoverYorYnearYelectricalYtransmissionYlines

B)YtoYpreventYtheYloadYfromYswingingYorYrotating

C)YwhenYtheYsupervisorYapprovesYtheirYuse

D)YonlyYwhenYliftingYtheYloadYtoYextremeYheightsY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSB)YtoYpreventYtheYloadYfromYswingingYorYrotating




WhatYisYtheYweightYofYaY24YsquareYfoot,Y2YinchYthickYaluminumYplateYwithYaYunitYweightYofY15Ylbs.Yp
erYsquareYfootYofYmaterialYperYinchYofYthickness?

A)Y348Ypounds

B)Y720Ypounds

C)Y6,720Ypounds

D)Y60Ypounds

E)Y120YpoundsY-YCORRECTYANSWERSB)Y720Ypounds



TheYtwoYexpirationYdatesYthatYareYofYparticularYimportanceYtoYcraneYoperatorsYare-

, A)YVehicleYregistrationYexpirationYdate

B)YHydraulicYoilYexpirationYdate

C)YCACYcardYexpirationYdate

D)YTheYcertificationYexpirationYdateYofYtheYcrane

E)YTheYcraneYoperator'sYlicenseYexpirationYdateY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSD)YTheYcertificationYexpirationYdateYofYtheYcrane



E)YTheYcraneYoperator'sYlicenseYexpirationYdate



WhichYofYtheYfollowingYisYNOTYanYacceptableYmethodYofYcommunicationYbetweenYtheYsignalYpers
onYandYtheYcraneYoperator?

A)YSignalYFlags

B)YDirectYVoice

C)YHandYSignals

D)YSound-poweredYPhones

E)YApprovedYRadiosY-YCORRECTYANSWERSA)YSignalYFlags



WhatYisYaYjibYboom?

A)YAYboomYthatYisYattachedYtoYtheYmainYboomYtoYallowYrotationYofYtheYload

B)YAnYextensionYattachedYtoYtheYmainYboomYusedYwhenYliftingYlightYloadsYtoYaYhigherYelevationYtha
nYthatYpermittedYbyYtheYmainYboom

C)YAYboomYthatYisYusedYtoYliftYextremelyYheavyYloadsY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSB)YAnYextensionYattachedYtoYtheYmainYboomYusedYwhenYliftingYlightYloadsYtoYa


YhigherYelevationYthanYthatYpermittedYbyYtheYmainYboom




IfYyouYfindYcrackingYorYflakingYpaintYonYaYweldedYjointYofYaYstructuralYcomponentYonYtheYboom,Yyo
uYshould

A)YLookYcloserYtoYseeYifYitYisYaYcrack.

B)YReportYitYimmediatelyYtoYyourYsupervisor.