2A HOISTING ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● 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 is coupling the brakes?
Answer: Locking the brakes together, used when traveling on the road
●● Can you run a machine inside a building?
Answer: Yes with scrubbers, adequate ventilation, and monitoring
●● Scavenging air is what?
Answer: Taking in air naturally
, ●● Supercharging air is what?
Answer: Supercharging air is forcing in air
●● How does fuel in a gas engine ignite?
Answer: Heat, Spark and Combustion
●● What OSHA rules govern rigging equipment?
Answer: OSHA 1926.251
●● What does a governor do on a engine?
Answer: Controls the RPM
●● What causes starving on a hydraulic system?
Answer: Low fluid, dirty filter,leak, or kinked hoses
●● Name 5 requirements for refueling hoisting equipment?
Answer: 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?
Answer: No, only chain slings
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● 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 is coupling the brakes?
Answer: Locking the brakes together, used when traveling on the road
●● Can you run a machine inside a building?
Answer: Yes with scrubbers, adequate ventilation, and monitoring
●● Scavenging air is what?
Answer: Taking in air naturally
, ●● Supercharging air is what?
Answer: Supercharging air is forcing in air
●● How does fuel in a gas engine ignite?
Answer: Heat, Spark and Combustion
●● What OSHA rules govern rigging equipment?
Answer: OSHA 1926.251
●● What does a governor do on a engine?
Answer: Controls the RPM
●● What causes starving on a hydraulic system?
Answer: Low fluid, dirty filter,leak, or kinked hoses
●● Name 5 requirements for refueling hoisting equipment?
Answer: 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?
Answer: No, only chain slings
