MASS HOISTING COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Can you prohibit the Department of Public Safety from your premises - ✔✔No
✔✔Before digging anywhere who do you call and how much notice must you give -
✔✔Dig safe 72 hours 3 days minimum 30 days maximum
✔✔How is the fuel in a diesel engine ignited - ✔✔Heat generated by compression fuel
under pressure
✔✔What do you do if your machine comes in contact with an overhead or underground
power lines - ✔✔Stay on the machine warn people to stay away from the machine try to
break the contact call the power company notify the Department of Public Safety within
1 hour
✔✔What do you do if you dig up a gas line - ✔✔Extinguish all open flames and lights
keep people away evacuate the building in the area do not bury the leak call utility
company call police and fire departments notify the Department of Public Safety within 1
hour of accident
✔✔Unless the operator takes account of boom deflection when lifted off the ground a
properly rigged load May do what - ✔✔Swing away from the crane
✔✔How many cubic feet in a cubic yard - ✔✔27 cubic feet
✔✔How much does a cubic foot of concrete weigh - ✔✔150 pounds
✔✔How much does a cubic foot of steel weigh - ✔✔490 pounds
✔✔How many cubic yards in a block that measures 5 foot by 5 foot by 3 foot - ✔✔5
times 5 times 3 equals 75 cubic feet / 27 equals 2.77 cubic yards
✔✔What does a class 1c license cover in the state of Massachusetts - ✔✔Any type of
hoisting equipment that has a hydraulic boom without wire rope
✔✔What are the bell or light signals - ✔✔1 light or bell equals stop 2 lights or bells
equals raise three lights or bells lower 4 lights or bells equals lower slowly
✔✔Which of the following cannot be used for lifting nylon slings chain or wire rope sling
- ✔✔Chain
✔✔How far away from the hole should you place your spoil pile - ✔✔2 feet is the OSHA
minimum distance
, ✔✔How far away from the edge of an excavation should you position the machine -
✔✔Depends on the ground conditions typically one and a half times the depth of the
excavation minimum
✔✔What is the definition of a trench - ✔✔A narrow excavation not more than 15 feet
wide 5 feet or more in depth
✔✔How do you protect workers in aTrench - ✔✔Shoring benching type C soil cannot be
benched shielding sloping
✔✔Working radius or load radius is defined as the distance from what to what - ✔✔The
center of rotation of the crane to the center of gravity of the load
✔✔How do you get a buried worker out of a hole - ✔✔Hand dig never use the machine
✔✔Can you lift workers in and out of a trench using the bucket of an excavator - ✔✔No
✔✔At what depth is it required to have a ladder ramp or stairs in the trench - ✔✔4 feet
✔✔How many ladders are required in a trench - ✔✔1 every 25 feet
✔✔When is it permissible to work under a suspended load - ✔✔It is never permissible
✔✔What is the primary purpose of stabilizes - ✔✔Provides lateral stabilization for the
unit
✔✔What should you do if someone enters your area of safety - ✔✔Stop and ask them
to leave
✔✔What do fuel injectors do - ✔✔Deliver fuel under pressure to the combustion
chamber
✔✔What type of material should all hook and shackles be made from - ✔✔Drop forged
steel
✔✔Do you need a hosting license on private property - ✔✔Yes
✔✔Do you need a fire extinguisher on a hosting machine - ✔✔Yes 5lb BC type
✔✔What governs the hydraulic pressure capacity of a crane or a lull - ✔✔Pressure relief
valve
✔✔Can you tighten the hydraulic hose under pressure - ✔✔No
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Can you prohibit the Department of Public Safety from your premises - ✔✔No
✔✔Before digging anywhere who do you call and how much notice must you give -
✔✔Dig safe 72 hours 3 days minimum 30 days maximum
✔✔How is the fuel in a diesel engine ignited - ✔✔Heat generated by compression fuel
under pressure
✔✔What do you do if your machine comes in contact with an overhead or underground
power lines - ✔✔Stay on the machine warn people to stay away from the machine try to
break the contact call the power company notify the Department of Public Safety within
1 hour
✔✔What do you do if you dig up a gas line - ✔✔Extinguish all open flames and lights
keep people away evacuate the building in the area do not bury the leak call utility
company call police and fire departments notify the Department of Public Safety within 1
hour of accident
✔✔Unless the operator takes account of boom deflection when lifted off the ground a
properly rigged load May do what - ✔✔Swing away from the crane
✔✔How many cubic feet in a cubic yard - ✔✔27 cubic feet
✔✔How much does a cubic foot of concrete weigh - ✔✔150 pounds
✔✔How much does a cubic foot of steel weigh - ✔✔490 pounds
✔✔How many cubic yards in a block that measures 5 foot by 5 foot by 3 foot - ✔✔5
times 5 times 3 equals 75 cubic feet / 27 equals 2.77 cubic yards
✔✔What does a class 1c license cover in the state of Massachusetts - ✔✔Any type of
hoisting equipment that has a hydraulic boom without wire rope
✔✔What are the bell or light signals - ✔✔1 light or bell equals stop 2 lights or bells
equals raise three lights or bells lower 4 lights or bells equals lower slowly
✔✔Which of the following cannot be used for lifting nylon slings chain or wire rope sling
- ✔✔Chain
✔✔How far away from the hole should you place your spoil pile - ✔✔2 feet is the OSHA
minimum distance
, ✔✔How far away from the edge of an excavation should you position the machine -
✔✔Depends on the ground conditions typically one and a half times the depth of the
excavation minimum
✔✔What is the definition of a trench - ✔✔A narrow excavation not more than 15 feet
wide 5 feet or more in depth
✔✔How do you protect workers in aTrench - ✔✔Shoring benching type C soil cannot be
benched shielding sloping
✔✔Working radius or load radius is defined as the distance from what to what - ✔✔The
center of rotation of the crane to the center of gravity of the load
✔✔How do you get a buried worker out of a hole - ✔✔Hand dig never use the machine
✔✔Can you lift workers in and out of a trench using the bucket of an excavator - ✔✔No
✔✔At what depth is it required to have a ladder ramp or stairs in the trench - ✔✔4 feet
✔✔How many ladders are required in a trench - ✔✔1 every 25 feet
✔✔When is it permissible to work under a suspended load - ✔✔It is never permissible
✔✔What is the primary purpose of stabilizes - ✔✔Provides lateral stabilization for the
unit
✔✔What should you do if someone enters your area of safety - ✔✔Stop and ask them
to leave
✔✔What do fuel injectors do - ✔✔Deliver fuel under pressure to the combustion
chamber
✔✔What type of material should all hook and shackles be made from - ✔✔Drop forged
steel
✔✔Do you need a hosting license on private property - ✔✔Yes
✔✔Do you need a fire extinguisher on a hosting machine - ✔✔Yes 5lb BC type
✔✔What governs the hydraulic pressure capacity of a crane or a lull - ✔✔Pressure relief
valve
✔✔Can you tighten the hydraulic hose under pressure - ✔✔No
