MA HOISTING PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ What is the best way to load a truck. Answer: Driver side of truck
Square to the truck body
Driver in truck
▶ How should you carry the load with front end loader. Answer: Bucket
low to ground
Bucket curled all the way back
▶ How close to a marked utility can you dig with a machine. Answer: 18
inches to either side of the mark
Dig safe requires hand digging in the safety zone
▶ When should you couple the brakes. Answer: When driving on public
roads
Loading and unloading on trailer
▶ What is a slow moving vehicle placard. Answer: Red triangle orange
center
25mph max
▶ What type of hoisting license do you need to operate a manlift. Answer:
None if it only handles people
▶ What type of hoisting license do you need to operate excavating
equipment. Answer: Valid drivers license
2a,2b, 2c
▶ What is considered to be a quick exit from a trench less than 25' in
length. Answer: Slope at one end
Stairs cut into end of trench
Stairs or benching not and option in c soil
▶ What is shoring. Answer: Mechanically reinforcing the side the side
walls of the trench to prevent cave ins
, ▶ What are out riggers. Answer: Side extensions that add lateral stability
to the machine
▶ Can blocking be placed under outrigger beams. Answer: No only under
the jack pads
▶ What are dipper stick extensions used for. Answer: Are used to give the
backhoe additional digging depth
▶ What does the articulate mean on a wheel loader. Answer: Bends in
middle
▶ What is the safest way to enter and exit a backhoe. Answer: Facing
vehicle step down or up
Use hand and foot holes
Using 3 point rule
▶ When filling in a trench is it advisable to use the side of a backhoe
buckets in answering motion. Answer: Don't use side of buckets
Scoop the fill up
Push it with front of bucket
▶ How should you position the bucket when loading from a stockpile.
Answer: Bucket parallel to the ground
▶ What is a clutch disconnect. Answer: Applies wheel brakes and
disconnects the torque converter at the same time
▶ What is load radius. Answer: The horizontal distance from the center
line of the rotating equipment to the center of gravity of the load
Governs the lifting capacity of the machine
The shorter the radius the more the machine can handle
▶ What must be done before persons are permitted to work underneath or
between parts of construction and or demolition equipment which are
suspended or held apart by the use of slings or hoist. Answer: The
equipment must be blocked or cribbed in place
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ What is the best way to load a truck. Answer: Driver side of truck
Square to the truck body
Driver in truck
▶ How should you carry the load with front end loader. Answer: Bucket
low to ground
Bucket curled all the way back
▶ How close to a marked utility can you dig with a machine. Answer: 18
inches to either side of the mark
Dig safe requires hand digging in the safety zone
▶ When should you couple the brakes. Answer: When driving on public
roads
Loading and unloading on trailer
▶ What is a slow moving vehicle placard. Answer: Red triangle orange
center
25mph max
▶ What type of hoisting license do you need to operate a manlift. Answer:
None if it only handles people
▶ What type of hoisting license do you need to operate excavating
equipment. Answer: Valid drivers license
2a,2b, 2c
▶ What is considered to be a quick exit from a trench less than 25' in
length. Answer: Slope at one end
Stairs cut into end of trench
Stairs or benching not and option in c soil
▶ What is shoring. Answer: Mechanically reinforcing the side the side
walls of the trench to prevent cave ins
, ▶ What are out riggers. Answer: Side extensions that add lateral stability
to the machine
▶ Can blocking be placed under outrigger beams. Answer: No only under
the jack pads
▶ What are dipper stick extensions used for. Answer: Are used to give the
backhoe additional digging depth
▶ What does the articulate mean on a wheel loader. Answer: Bends in
middle
▶ What is the safest way to enter and exit a backhoe. Answer: Facing
vehicle step down or up
Use hand and foot holes
Using 3 point rule
▶ When filling in a trench is it advisable to use the side of a backhoe
buckets in answering motion. Answer: Don't use side of buckets
Scoop the fill up
Push it with front of bucket
▶ How should you position the bucket when loading from a stockpile.
Answer: Bucket parallel to the ground
▶ What is a clutch disconnect. Answer: Applies wheel brakes and
disconnects the torque converter at the same time
▶ What is load radius. Answer: The horizontal distance from the center
line of the rotating equipment to the center of gravity of the load
Governs the lifting capacity of the machine
The shorter the radius the more the machine can handle
▶ What must be done before persons are permitted to work underneath or
between parts of construction and or demolition equipment which are
suspended or held apart by the use of slings or hoist. Answer: The
equipment must be blocked or cribbed in place
