MASSACHUSETTS 2A HOISTING LICENSE
FINAL PAPER PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS PACKAGE
●● What regulatory authority governs hoisting machinery
Answer: 520-C.M.R. 6:00 MGL chapter 146 section 53-54A
●● What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuit
Answer: Lock out tag out
●● In event of death, department of public safety must how soon
Answer: Within 1 hour of incident
●● When are reports of injury that required hospitalization or medical
treatment sent to the engineering section of department of public safety
Answer: Immediately After the person has been treated
●● All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in
accordance with requirements of what
Answer: American society of mechanical engineering (ASME)
●● What items should be checked on daily inspection
,Answer: Wire ropes, bearings, gears, friction clutches, brakes, chain
drives and anything subject to wear
●● What type of protection should be given to the operator of material
handling and moving equipment
Answer: Protection from weather, heat in winter, safety glasses, hard hat,
roll over protective system
●● What equipment requires hoisting license
Answer: Height of lift exceed 10' or weight of load exceed 500 lbs or the
capacity of the bucket is more than 1/4 cubic yard
●● What is the minimum absolute limit of approach of power lines when
operating equipment
Answer: 125,000 volts = 10'
250,000 volts = 15'
250,000 volts or more = 25'
●● How do you test the load brakes
Answer: Pick test, lift load about 1', hold it for one minute
●● How should you approach and load any vehicle
Answer: Approach any vehicle to the side slow and square
, ●● How should you carry a load
Answer: Carry and load 12-18" off the ground
●● How close to a marked utility can you dig
Answer: Hand dig within 18" of marked utility
●● When driving a wheel loader down hill, what should you not do
Answer: Raise the bucket and put transmission in neutral
●● When filling a trench, is it advisable to use the backhoe bucket in a
sweeping motion
Answer: Don't use side of bucket. Either scoop or push in with front
bucket
●● What are dip stick extensions used for
Answer: They are extensions attached to the dipper stick to give backhoe
additional digging depth
●● When towing a backhoe or loader what speed should you not exceed
Answer: 5 mph
●● What does articulate mean on a wheel loader
FINAL PAPER PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS PACKAGE
●● What regulatory authority governs hoisting machinery
Answer: 520-C.M.R. 6:00 MGL chapter 146 section 53-54A
●● What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuit
Answer: Lock out tag out
●● In event of death, department of public safety must how soon
Answer: Within 1 hour of incident
●● When are reports of injury that required hospitalization or medical
treatment sent to the engineering section of department of public safety
Answer: Immediately After the person has been treated
●● All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in
accordance with requirements of what
Answer: American society of mechanical engineering (ASME)
●● What items should be checked on daily inspection
,Answer: Wire ropes, bearings, gears, friction clutches, brakes, chain
drives and anything subject to wear
●● What type of protection should be given to the operator of material
handling and moving equipment
Answer: Protection from weather, heat in winter, safety glasses, hard hat,
roll over protective system
●● What equipment requires hoisting license
Answer: Height of lift exceed 10' or weight of load exceed 500 lbs or the
capacity of the bucket is more than 1/4 cubic yard
●● What is the minimum absolute limit of approach of power lines when
operating equipment
Answer: 125,000 volts = 10'
250,000 volts = 15'
250,000 volts or more = 25'
●● How do you test the load brakes
Answer: Pick test, lift load about 1', hold it for one minute
●● How should you approach and load any vehicle
Answer: Approach any vehicle to the side slow and square
, ●● How should you carry a load
Answer: Carry and load 12-18" off the ground
●● How close to a marked utility can you dig
Answer: Hand dig within 18" of marked utility
●● When driving a wheel loader down hill, what should you not do
Answer: Raise the bucket and put transmission in neutral
●● When filling a trench, is it advisable to use the backhoe bucket in a
sweeping motion
Answer: Don't use side of bucket. Either scoop or push in with front
bucket
●● What are dip stick extensions used for
Answer: They are extensions attached to the dipper stick to give backhoe
additional digging depth
●● When towing a backhoe or loader what speed should you not exceed
Answer: 5 mph
●● What does articulate mean on a wheel loader
