MASS HOISTING EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE.
What is the purpose of the swing gear on an excavator answer >>>> It connects
the car body to the tracks?
Who is responsible for inspecting a trench before anyone goes in it answer >>>>
The equipment operator
What is the preferred sling angle of these angles?
60 degrees
45 degrees
30 degrees answer >>>> 60 degrees
The top of the spoil pile is called answer >>>> Crown
A four-foot-deep trench requires an additional ladder for every _______of open
trench answer >>>> 25 feet
Materials must be kept back from the edge of the trench a minimum of answer
>>>> Two feet
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When can an inspector revoke a hoisting license answer >>>> For failure to pay
excise tax
Who developed the Massachusetts crane hand signals answer >>>> American
National standards institute /American society mechanical engineers
DOT stands for answer >>>> Department of transportation
When do you do your walk around of the equipment answer >>>> Before you
start it
In the one to 1 sloping ratio what does the second one represent answer >>>>
Depth or vertical rise
On a track machine the gears should be where answer >>>> In the rear
When load leveling when do you deploy you stabilizes or load levelers before or
after you make the lift answer >>>> Before you make your lift
When backfilling an excavation, you should use an answer >>>> Small lift shade
the ditch
In the state of Massachusetts what criteria require a hoisting license answer >>>>
The weight of the load exceeds 500 pounds the height of the load exceeds 10 feet
the capacity of the bucket exceeds 1/4 cubic yard
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What type of safety system is used on de energized circuits answer >>>> Lockout
tag out total de energization system?
In what time frame must the department of Public Safety be notified of a death
involving hoisting equipment answer >>>> Within 1 hour
How many pounds in a ton answer >>>> 2,000lbs?
All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment shall be done in accordance with
the requirements of what? answer >>>> American welding society formerly of
the American Society of mechanical engineers
What action dose the signal person intend the operator perform if he extends his
arm at shoulder height, makes a fist with his hand and sticks his thumb up answer
>>>> Boom up
What type of protection should be given to operators of material handling and
moving equipment answer >>>> Protection from the weather safety shatter proof
glass heat in cold weather overhead protection?
What law governs hoisting equipment in the state of Massachusetts answer >>>>
Chapter 146 of the general laws 520 CMR section 6
How do you test the load brake on a LULL answer >>>> Lift the load just off the
ground and return the boom handle to neutral position?
How do you find the weight of a load answer >>>> Shipping papers data tags use a
scale to weigh load calculate the weight?