GENERAL CRANE SAFETY EXAM NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
The horizontal distance from the center of rotation of the crane to the
center of the hoist line(s) with load applied is called
A) Radius
B) Lift Zone
C) Quadrant
D) Circumference - Correct Answer -A) Radius
What is the weight of a 24 square foot, 2 inch thick aluminum plate with
a unit weight of 15 lbs. per square foot of material per inch of thickness?
A) 348 pounds
B) 720 pounds
C) 6,720 pounds
D) 60 pounds - Correct Answer -B) 720 pounds
The two expiration dates that are of particular importance to crane
operators are-
A) Vehicle registration expiration date
B) Hydraulic oil expiration date
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,C) CAC card expiration date
D) The certification expiration date of the crane
E) The crane operator's license expiration date - Correct Answer -D), E)
While performing a pre-use check, the operator must check the wire
rope system for all of the following EXCEPT-
A) Excessive corrosion
B) Damage of any kind
C) Size and grade of wire rope
D) Proper sheave movement - Correct Answer -C) Size and grade of
wire rope
All of the following are principle parts of an overhead traveling crane
EXCEPT-
A) Operator's cab or pendant control
B) End trucks
C) Shackles and eyebolts
D) Bridge girders
E) Trolley with hoisting mechanism - Correct Answer -C) Shackles and
eyebolts
Components that provide protection for operation and maintenance
personnel working on or in the path of cranes are?
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,A) Operational Safety Devices
B) Alterations/Modifications
C) Load Controlling Parts
D) Load Bearing Parts
E) General Safety Devices - Correct Answer -E) General Safety Devices
In cold weather operation, what precautions should be taken during the
pre-operational check or ODCL to avoid damage when sheaves may be
frozen?
A) Check the hoist and boom lower limit switches first
B) Hoist down first and check the lower limit switch
C) Raise the blocks and boom before lowering them
D) Lower the boom prior to raising it
E) Lower the blocks prior to raising them - Correct Answer -C) Raise the
blocks and boom before lowering them
Components that control, restrain, or position the load and upon failure
W would cause dropping, shifting, or uncontrolled movement of the load
are
A) Alterations and/or modifications
B) Operational safety devices
C) Load bearing parts
D) Load controlling parts
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, E) General safety devices - Correct Answer -D) Load controlling parts
If an object is 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 inches thick, what is the
area of the object?
A) 4 square feet
B) 4 cubic feet
C) 24 square feet
D) 24 cubic feet
E) 48 square feet - Correct Answer -C) 24 square feet
A commercial truck mounted crane with a capacity of 14,000 pounds is
a______crane.
A) Category 1
B) Category 2
C) Category 3
D) Category 4 - Correct Answer -D) Category 4
When setting up mobile cranes, the minimum clearance between the
rotating upper works and fixed objects should be?
A) 1 foot
B) 2 feet
C) 3 feet
D) 4 feet
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ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
The horizontal distance from the center of rotation of the crane to the
center of the hoist line(s) with load applied is called
A) Radius
B) Lift Zone
C) Quadrant
D) Circumference - Correct Answer -A) Radius
What is the weight of a 24 square foot, 2 inch thick aluminum plate with
a unit weight of 15 lbs. per square foot of material per inch of thickness?
A) 348 pounds
B) 720 pounds
C) 6,720 pounds
D) 60 pounds - Correct Answer -B) 720 pounds
The two expiration dates that are of particular importance to crane
operators are-
A) Vehicle registration expiration date
B) Hydraulic oil expiration date
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,C) CAC card expiration date
D) The certification expiration date of the crane
E) The crane operator's license expiration date - Correct Answer -D), E)
While performing a pre-use check, the operator must check the wire
rope system for all of the following EXCEPT-
A) Excessive corrosion
B) Damage of any kind
C) Size and grade of wire rope
D) Proper sheave movement - Correct Answer -C) Size and grade of
wire rope
All of the following are principle parts of an overhead traveling crane
EXCEPT-
A) Operator's cab or pendant control
B) End trucks
C) Shackles and eyebolts
D) Bridge girders
E) Trolley with hoisting mechanism - Correct Answer -C) Shackles and
eyebolts
Components that provide protection for operation and maintenance
personnel working on or in the path of cranes are?
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,A) Operational Safety Devices
B) Alterations/Modifications
C) Load Controlling Parts
D) Load Bearing Parts
E) General Safety Devices - Correct Answer -E) General Safety Devices
In cold weather operation, what precautions should be taken during the
pre-operational check or ODCL to avoid damage when sheaves may be
frozen?
A) Check the hoist and boom lower limit switches first
B) Hoist down first and check the lower limit switch
C) Raise the blocks and boom before lowering them
D) Lower the boom prior to raising it
E) Lower the blocks prior to raising them - Correct Answer -C) Raise the
blocks and boom before lowering them
Components that control, restrain, or position the load and upon failure
W would cause dropping, shifting, or uncontrolled movement of the load
are
A) Alterations and/or modifications
B) Operational safety devices
C) Load bearing parts
D) Load controlling parts
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, E) General safety devices - Correct Answer -D) Load controlling parts
If an object is 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 inches thick, what is the
area of the object?
A) 4 square feet
B) 4 cubic feet
C) 24 square feet
D) 24 cubic feet
E) 48 square feet - Correct Answer -C) 24 square feet
A commercial truck mounted crane with a capacity of 14,000 pounds is
a______crane.
A) Category 1
B) Category 2
C) Category 3
D) Category 4 - Correct Answer -D) Category 4
When setting up mobile cranes, the minimum clearance between the
rotating upper works and fixed objects should be?
A) 1 foot
B) 2 feet
C) 3 feet
D) 4 feet
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