MASSACHUSETTS 2B HOISTING LICENSE
COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION TEST
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ The only individuals allowed to stand within the working radius
of an excavator while operating
Answer: Pitman and/or excavating crew
◉ Machinery is allowed to Straddle a trench
Answer: not at all
◉ Time that an operator must report an incident to the Department
of Professional Licensure
Answer: 1 hr after the incident or when it was discovered
◉ After reporting an incident, the machinery shall
Answer: not be moved or dismantled unless required to protect life,
property, removal of injured persons, bodies, or to permit the flow of
emergency vehicles
,◉ Written incident reports shall be submitted to the Department of
Professional Licensure
Answer: within 48 hours
◉ A license suspension may be appealed within
Answer: one week
◉ Hand signal to raise load vertically
Answer: with either forearm vertical, forefinger pointing up, move
hand in a small horizontal circle
◉ Hand signal to lower load vertically
Answer: with either arm extended downward, forefinger pointing
down, move hand in small horizontal circles
◉ Hand signal to move load in horizontally
Answer: with either arm extended, hand raised and open toward
direction of movement, move hand in direction of required
movement
◉ Hand signal to move load out horizontally
Answer: with either arm extended, hand raised and open toward
direction of movement, move hand in direction of required
movement
, ◉ Hand signal to move arm outward
Answer: with both hands clenched point thumbs outward
◉ Hand signal to move arm inward
Answer: with both hands clenched point thumbs inward
◉ Hand signal to raise boom
Answer: with either arm extended horizontally, fingers closed, point
thumbs upward.
◉ Hand signal to lower boom
Answer: with either arm extended horizontally, fingers closed, point
thumbs downward.
◉ Hand signal to close bucket
Answer: Hold one hand closed and stationary, rotate other hand in a
small vertical circle with forefinger pointing horizontally at closed
hand.
◉ Hand signal to open bucket
COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION TEST
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ The only individuals allowed to stand within the working radius
of an excavator while operating
Answer: Pitman and/or excavating crew
◉ Machinery is allowed to Straddle a trench
Answer: not at all
◉ Time that an operator must report an incident to the Department
of Professional Licensure
Answer: 1 hr after the incident or when it was discovered
◉ After reporting an incident, the machinery shall
Answer: not be moved or dismantled unless required to protect life,
property, removal of injured persons, bodies, or to permit the flow of
emergency vehicles
,◉ Written incident reports shall be submitted to the Department of
Professional Licensure
Answer: within 48 hours
◉ A license suspension may be appealed within
Answer: one week
◉ Hand signal to raise load vertically
Answer: with either forearm vertical, forefinger pointing up, move
hand in a small horizontal circle
◉ Hand signal to lower load vertically
Answer: with either arm extended downward, forefinger pointing
down, move hand in small horizontal circles
◉ Hand signal to move load in horizontally
Answer: with either arm extended, hand raised and open toward
direction of movement, move hand in direction of required
movement
◉ Hand signal to move load out horizontally
Answer: with either arm extended, hand raised and open toward
direction of movement, move hand in direction of required
movement
, ◉ Hand signal to move arm outward
Answer: with both hands clenched point thumbs outward
◉ Hand signal to move arm inward
Answer: with both hands clenched point thumbs inward
◉ Hand signal to raise boom
Answer: with either arm extended horizontally, fingers closed, point
thumbs upward.
◉ Hand signal to lower boom
Answer: with either arm extended horizontally, fingers closed, point
thumbs downward.
◉ Hand signal to close bucket
Answer: Hold one hand closed and stationary, rotate other hand in a
small vertical circle with forefinger pointing horizontally at closed
hand.
◉ Hand signal to open bucket
