MASS 2A-1C HOISTING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How many pounds in a ton? - Answers :2000 pounds
What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass? - Answers :10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuitry? - Answers :Lock
out/Tag out
How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility? - Answers :18"
When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do? - Answers :Raise the bucket
or put the machine in neutral
When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket in a sweeping motion? -
Answers :No it can cause mechanical failure
What are supper extensions used for? - Answers :To dig deeper
When rowing, not trailing a backhoe or ladder; what speed should you not exceed? -
Answers :5 mph
What does articulate mean on a wheel loader? - Answers :Bends in the middle
What is the "slow moving triangle" and what speed can they not exceed? - Answers
:Red triangle with orange center, 25 mph
What is coupling the brakes? - Answers :Locking the brakes together, used when
traveling on the road
Can you run a machine inside a building? - Answers :Yes with scrubbers, adequate
ventilation, and monitoring
Scavenging air is what? - Answers :Taking in air naturally
Supercharging air is what? - Answers :Supercharging air is forcing in air
How does fuel in a gas engine ignite? - Answers :Heat, Spark and Combustion
What OSHA rules govern rigging equipment? - Answers :OSHA 1926.251
What does a governor do on a engine? - Answers :Controls the RPM
All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in accordance with what
code? - Answers :1998 ASME Chapter IX
How many pounds in a ton? - Answers :2000 pounds
What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass? - Answers :10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuitry? - Answers :Lock
out/Tag out
How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility? - Answers :18"
When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do? - Answers :Raise the bucket
or put the machine in neutral
When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket in a sweeping motion? -
Answers :No it can cause mechanical failure
What are supper extensions used for? - Answers :To dig deeper
When rowing, not trailing a backhoe or ladder; what speed should you not exceed? -
Answers :5 mph
What does articulate mean on a wheel loader? - Answers :Bends in the middle
What is the "slow moving triangle" and what speed can they not exceed? - Answers
:Red triangle with orange center, 25 mph
What is coupling the brakes? - Answers :Locking the brakes together, used when
traveling on the road
Can you run a machine inside a building? - Answers :Yes with scrubbers, adequate
ventilation, and monitoring
Scavenging air is what? - Answers :Taking in air naturally
Supercharging air is what? - Answers :Supercharging air is forcing in air
How does fuel in a gas engine ignite? - Answers :Heat, Spark and Combustion
What OSHA rules govern rigging equipment? - Answers :OSHA 1926.251
What does a governor do on a engine? - Answers :Controls the RPM
All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in accordance with what
code? - Answers :1998 ASME Chapter IX
