MASS 2A-1C HOISTING EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS %
CORRECT.
How many pounds in a ton? answer >>> 20
What type of equipment requires a?
H/H license in Mass? answer >>> 10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd. 500
pounds
What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuitry?
answer >>> Lock out/Tag out
All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in
accordance with what code? answer >>> 1998 ASME Chapter IX
What type of protection is required for hoisting operation? answer >>>
ROPS, Heat, Seatbelts, Shatterproof Glass, and Hardhats
What regulatory authority governs hoisting in Mass? answer >>> 520
CMR 6.00
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What does CMR stand for? answer >>> Code of Massachusetts
Regulation
What chapter applies to Hoisting? answer >>> Chapter 146 section 53-
54A
When loading a 10 wheeler; how do you approach the truck? answer
>>> Low and Slow, load front to back
How do you carry the load? answer >>> Close to the ground
How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility? answer >>> 18"
When driving a loader downhill, what should you not do? answer >>>
Raise the bucket or put the machine in neutral
When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket in a sweeping
motion? answer >>> No it can cause mechanical failure
What are supper extensions used for? answer >>> To dig deeper
When rowing, not trailing a backhoe or ladder; what speed should you
not exceed? answer >>> 5 mph