MASS HOISTING STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+
✔✔Who is responsible for the safe operation of the machine? - ✔✔The operator
✔✔What is a tag line? - ✔✔A line used to control the loads being handled by hoisting
equipment
✔✔When can you carry a load over people? - ✔✔Never
✔✔What should you look for before starting work? - ✔✔Soft soil conditions
Wet areas
Power lines
Wells
Underground storage tanks
Exam may Ilist other items...
✔✔Who is allowed on the backhoe other than the operator? - ✔✔No one
✔✔At what intervals should yourequipment be inspected? - ✔✔Daily
Monthly for rigging equipment
90 days for a complete machine Inspection
✔✔If you cannot see where the work is being done, do not move the machine unless
what? - ✔✔You have a Qualified Signal Person directing you
✔✔directing What do you do with open holes or trenches at the end of the day? -
✔✔Back fill them OR
Cover them OR
Attend them OR
Fence surround with 6 foot high minimum height fence with no openings greater than 4
inches
✔✔A crack in a windshield is OK as long as? - ✔✔It causes no visible distortion that
would interfere with safe operation.
✔✔What should you do when working on a public way? - ✔✔Police detail OR
Roadway Flagger detail
Set up cones
Set up barricades
Set up warning signs
✔✔What should you do with the equipment when you leave the work area? - ✔✔Park
on a firm, level surface
, Chock wheels
Secure the equipment
Remove keys
✔✔Can an internal combustion engine be operated in a confined space? - ✔✔Yes, if
the area is ventilated
✔✔Who is allowed on a lift truck other than the operator? - ✔✔No one
✔✔What is the purpose of a thimble at an end connection? - ✔✔Protects the wire rope
Maintains the diameter of the eye
✔✔When do you need a gas test? - ✔✔Whenever you open the ground and smell gas
✔✔List three things that are required when you refuel a machine. - ✔✔No open flames
within 25 feet
Fire extinguisher nearby
Ground the nozzle before refueling
✔✔List the 3 main superimposed loads you should be aware of. - ✔✔Weight of spoil
pile
Weight of the machine
Traffic adjacent to work area
✔✔What is the best way to load a truck? - ✔✔Driver's side of truck
Square to truck body
Driver in the truck
✔✔How should you carry the load with the front-end loader? - ✔✔Bucket low to the
ground
The bucket should be rolled all the way back
✔✔How close to a marked utility can you dig with a machine? - ✔✔18 inches to either
side of the mark DigSafe requires hand digging in the safety zone
✔✔When should you couple the brakes? - ✔✔When driving on public roads
Loading and unloading from trailers
✔✔What is a slow moving vehicle placard? - ✔✔A red triangle with an orange center
25 mph maximum speed
✔✔What type of hoisting license do you need to operate a manlift? - ✔✔No license
required if used to handle people only
RATED A+
✔✔Who is responsible for the safe operation of the machine? - ✔✔The operator
✔✔What is a tag line? - ✔✔A line used to control the loads being handled by hoisting
equipment
✔✔When can you carry a load over people? - ✔✔Never
✔✔What should you look for before starting work? - ✔✔Soft soil conditions
Wet areas
Power lines
Wells
Underground storage tanks
Exam may Ilist other items...
✔✔Who is allowed on the backhoe other than the operator? - ✔✔No one
✔✔At what intervals should yourequipment be inspected? - ✔✔Daily
Monthly for rigging equipment
90 days for a complete machine Inspection
✔✔If you cannot see where the work is being done, do not move the machine unless
what? - ✔✔You have a Qualified Signal Person directing you
✔✔directing What do you do with open holes or trenches at the end of the day? -
✔✔Back fill them OR
Cover them OR
Attend them OR
Fence surround with 6 foot high minimum height fence with no openings greater than 4
inches
✔✔A crack in a windshield is OK as long as? - ✔✔It causes no visible distortion that
would interfere with safe operation.
✔✔What should you do when working on a public way? - ✔✔Police detail OR
Roadway Flagger detail
Set up cones
Set up barricades
Set up warning signs
✔✔What should you do with the equipment when you leave the work area? - ✔✔Park
on a firm, level surface
, Chock wheels
Secure the equipment
Remove keys
✔✔Can an internal combustion engine be operated in a confined space? - ✔✔Yes, if
the area is ventilated
✔✔Who is allowed on a lift truck other than the operator? - ✔✔No one
✔✔What is the purpose of a thimble at an end connection? - ✔✔Protects the wire rope
Maintains the diameter of the eye
✔✔When do you need a gas test? - ✔✔Whenever you open the ground and smell gas
✔✔List three things that are required when you refuel a machine. - ✔✔No open flames
within 25 feet
Fire extinguisher nearby
Ground the nozzle before refueling
✔✔List the 3 main superimposed loads you should be aware of. - ✔✔Weight of spoil
pile
Weight of the machine
Traffic adjacent to work area
✔✔What is the best way to load a truck? - ✔✔Driver's side of truck
Square to truck body
Driver in the truck
✔✔How should you carry the load with the front-end loader? - ✔✔Bucket low to the
ground
The bucket should be rolled all the way back
✔✔How close to a marked utility can you dig with a machine? - ✔✔18 inches to either
side of the mark DigSafe requires hand digging in the safety zone
✔✔When should you couple the brakes? - ✔✔When driving on public roads
Loading and unloading from trailers
✔✔What is a slow moving vehicle placard? - ✔✔A red triangle with an orange center
25 mph maximum speed
✔✔What type of hoisting license do you need to operate a manlift? - ✔✔No license
required if used to handle people only
