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Massachusetts Hoisting License Exam (Latest 2026 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers QUESTION How often must a hoisting license be renewed? Answer: Every 2yrs. QUESTION What state department enforces hoisting laws? Answer: Dept. of public safety. QUESTION When traveling the front bucket should be in what position? Answer: Low and curled back. QUESTION When digging across a slope the spoil pile should be placed where? Answer: Up Slope. QUESTION Is it ok to straddle an open trench? Answer: NO QUESTION How often must a machine be inspected? Answer: Daily QUESTION What must you do if you dig up a gas line? Answer: Let gas vent, extinguish all flame, evacuate and call utility and 911. QUESTION What do you do if your machine comes in contact with a power line. Answer: If you can't stay put, Hop from machine with both feet together and hop or shuffle with feet close together. QUESTION How to determine load weight? Answer: Multiply volume times material unit weight. QUESTION When is protection in a trench required? Answer: At 5 feet. QUESTION Per OSHA who must classify soil? Answer: A Competent Person. QUESTION Shoring will? Answer: Prevent cave ins and add material for protection. QUESTION A trench box is a type of ? Answer: Shielding device QUESTION Does sloping remove material for protection? Answer: YES QUESTION The larger the grain size makes the material ? Answer: Less stable. QUESTION Type B soils require a slope of ? Answer: 1:1 Ratio QUESTION Is it ok to have spoil piles right up against the edge of a trench? Answer: No, you need at least 2' QUESTION Trenches starting a what depth require a ladder every 25ft? Answer: 5 Feet QUESTION Ladders must extend above the trench by ? Answer: 3 Feet QUESTION Should you try to break contact with an electric power line? Answer: YES

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Massachusettsl Hoistingl Licensel Examl
(Latestl 2026l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl
Questionsl &l Answers

Q:l Howl oftenl mustl al hoistingl licensel bel renewed?
Answer:
Everyl 2yrs.



Q:l Whatl statel departmentl enforcesl hoistingl laws?
Answer:
Dept.l ofl publicl safety.



Q:l Whenl travelingl thel frontl bucketl shouldl bel inl whatl position?
Answer:
Lowl andl curledl back.



Q:l Whenl diggingl acrossl al slopel thel spoill pilel shouldl bel placedl where?
Answer:
Upl Slope.



Q:l Isl itl okl tol straddlel anl openl trench?
Answer:
NO

,Q:l Howl oftenl mustl al machinel bel inspected?
Answer:
Daily



Q:l Whatl mustl youl dol ifl youl digl upl al gasl line?
Answer:
Letl gasl vent,l extinguishl alll flame,l evacuatel andl calll utilityl andl 911.



Q:l Whatl dol youl dol ifl yourl machinel comesl inl contactl withl al powerl line.
Answer:
Ifl youl can'tl stayl put,l Hopl froml machinel withl bothl feetl togetherl andl hopl orl
shufflel withl feetl closel together.



Q:l Howl tol determinel loadl weight?
Answer:
Multiplyl volumel timesl materiall unitl weight.



Q:l Whenl isl protectionl inl al trenchl required?
Answer:
Atl 5l feet.



Q:l Perl OSHAl whol mustl classifyl soil?
Answer:
Al Competentl Person.

,Q:l Shoringl will?
Answer:
Preventl cavel insl andl addl materiall forl protection.



Q:l Al trenchl boxl isl al typel ofl ?
Answer:
Shieldingl device



Q:l Doesl slopingl removel materiall forl protection?
Answer:
YES



Q:l Thel largerl thel grainl sizel makesl thel materiall ?
Answer:
Lessl stable.



Q:l Typel Bl soilsl requirel al slopel ofl ?
Answer:
1:1l Ratio



Q:l Isl itl okl tol havel spoill pilesl rightl upl againstl thel edgel ofl al trench?
Answer:
No,l youl needl atl leastl 2'



Q:l Trenchesl startingl al whatl depthl requirel al ladderl everyl 25ft?

, Answer:
5l Feet



Q:l Laddersl mustl extendl abovel thel trenchl byl ?
Answer:
3l Feet



Q:l Shouldl youl tryl tol breakl contactl withl anl electricl powerl line?
Answer:
YES



Q:l Whatl shouldl youl dol whenl backl filling?
Answer:
Backl filll inl lifts,l Compactl withl frontl tires,l Lookl beforel backingl up.



Q:l Howl widel canl thel bottoml ofl anl excavationl bel tol bel consideredl al trench?
Answer:
Atl mostl 15l feet.



Q:l Alll weldingl andl cuttingl onl equipmentl mustl bel inl accordancel withl ?
Answer:
Sectionl IXl ofl ASMEl codel 520l CMR



Q:l Whatl governsl thel pressurel inl al hydraulicl system?

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