Crane operator Questions and Answers 2024
1. Which statement best describes the importance Osha 29 CFR 1926.550 places
on a crane manufacturers instructions specifications and limitations? ** Answ**
They must be followed exactly as the law
2. According to Osha 29 CFR 1926.550 where must hand signals be placed **
Answ** On the job site
3. According to Osha 1910.180, how accurate must the load weight be when
making picks in the structural portion of the load chart ** Answ** Plus or
minus 10%
4. According to Osha 1910.180, are cranes allowed to be over weight ** Answ**
Yes, but only during testing and not over 110% of capacity
5. According to ASME B30.5, when setting outriggers, the crane should be raised to
** Answ** Get tires free or crane weight
6. What does ASME B30.5 say about the amount of cribbing under outrigger floats
** Answ** Must provide 100% support for the float
7. According ASME B30.5, what is the minimum sheave diameter of a load block if
the wire rope diameter is one inch ** Answ** 16 inches
8. According to Osha, when can an operator leave the seat with a suspended load
** Answ** When absolutely necessary if unauthorized entry into the crane can
be controlled
9. When necessary on long duration lifts
10. Only when the engine is shut down
11. Only when 4 criteria are followed ✅
12. When is a float pad load the highest ** Answ** When picking over a corner
13. On a crawler crane, when is ground pressure the lowest ** Answ** When
picking over a side
14. Why place blocking under the ends of a crawler ** Answ** To make the crane
more stable
15. What is the minimum OSHA clearance for working near a 90,000 volt power line
** Answ** 15 feet
16. What is the correct direction for installing boom pins ** Answ** Install pins
from the outside
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, 17. If a particular crane must be level within 1% grade, what is the maximum
elevation change in 25 feet ** Answ** 3 inches
18. Which pins should never be removed when dismantling a lattice boom **
Answ** Any pin behind pendant support
19. What is the minimum criteria that would cause a lift to be critical ** Answ**
75% of chart
20. What is the biggest risk in a 2 crane lift ** Answ** Side load
21. What is the best procedure when working around power lines ** Answ** Shut
down the lines
22. How much of a cranes capacity can be used when lifting personnel baskets **
Answ** 50%
23. According to Osha 1926.1412 who can preform daily inspections ** Answ**
Competent person
24. Which Osha regulation applies to cranes used in the construction industry **
Answ** 1926.1400
25. What osha regulation applies to crane used in general industry ** Answ**
1910.180
26. Which ANSI/ASME standard applies to the use of mobile cranes ** Answ**
ANSI/ASME B30.5
27. Which osha regulation applies to mobile cranes using a personnel platform **
Answ** 1926.1431(e)
28. According to the ASME B30.5 mobile crane standard, the load must not be
lowered below the point where there is how many full wraps or rope left on the
drum ** Answ** 2
29. According to the ASME B30.5 mobile cranes standard, how many randomly
distributed broken wire in rotations- resistant rope requires replacement of the
rope ** Answ** 2 broken wires in 6 rope diameters
30. According to the ASME B30.5 mobile crane standard, it's okay for an operator to
leave the cab on a cab with the engine running as long as ** Answ** The
crane operator keeps the crane in view and restricts access to the area around
the crane
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, 31. According to osha, accessible area of the operating crane must always be
barricaded within ** Answ** The swing radius of the rear of the rotating
superstructure
32. Osha permits hoisting of personnel by crane as long as ** Answ** There is no
less hazardous or particular way
33. Osha 1926.1431 requires the personnel platform to be proof tested to **
Answ** 125% of rated capacity
34. Osha/ASME requires that the total weight of the loaded personnel platform **
Answ** 50% of the cranes rated capacity at a given radius
35. ASME B30.5 requires that the lifting /lowering speed should not exceed **
Answ** 100 feet per minute
36. Osha 1926.1431 recommends that personnel platforms on cranes should not be
used in winds in excess of ** Answ** 20 mph
37. Personnel platforms shall be proof tested for a minimum of ** Answ** 5
minutes
38. When welding repairs are to be performed on the load sustaining members of a
personnel platform, the welding should be compliance with ** Answ**
ANSI/AWS D1.1
39. ANSI/AWS P24
40. ANSI/AWS T14
41. None of the above✅
42. According to the 1926.1433, an accessible fire extinguisher shall be on the
equipment ** Answ** True
43. 1926.1415 requires all jib to be fitted with the positive stops to prevent movement
above _____ degrees on conventional type boom cranes ** Answ** 5
44. According to 1926.1413/ASME B30.5 requires replacement of a standing wire
rope when it has _____ broken wires at an end connection ** Answ** 2
45. 1926.1413 and ASME B30.5 requires the rope to be taken out of service when
the wear on the outside individual wires exceed ** Answ** Diameter reduction
of more than 5% from nominal diameter
46. In running ropes, how many randomly distributed broken wires require choir
removing the road from service ** Answ** 6 randomly distributed broken
wires in one lay
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1. Which statement best describes the importance Osha 29 CFR 1926.550 places
on a crane manufacturers instructions specifications and limitations? ** Answ**
They must be followed exactly as the law
2. According to Osha 29 CFR 1926.550 where must hand signals be placed **
Answ** On the job site
3. According to Osha 1910.180, how accurate must the load weight be when
making picks in the structural portion of the load chart ** Answ** Plus or
minus 10%
4. According to Osha 1910.180, are cranes allowed to be over weight ** Answ**
Yes, but only during testing and not over 110% of capacity
5. According to ASME B30.5, when setting outriggers, the crane should be raised to
** Answ** Get tires free or crane weight
6. What does ASME B30.5 say about the amount of cribbing under outrigger floats
** Answ** Must provide 100% support for the float
7. According ASME B30.5, what is the minimum sheave diameter of a load block if
the wire rope diameter is one inch ** Answ** 16 inches
8. According to Osha, when can an operator leave the seat with a suspended load
** Answ** When absolutely necessary if unauthorized entry into the crane can
be controlled
9. When necessary on long duration lifts
10. Only when the engine is shut down
11. Only when 4 criteria are followed ✅
12. When is a float pad load the highest ** Answ** When picking over a corner
13. On a crawler crane, when is ground pressure the lowest ** Answ** When
picking over a side
14. Why place blocking under the ends of a crawler ** Answ** To make the crane
more stable
15. What is the minimum OSHA clearance for working near a 90,000 volt power line
** Answ** 15 feet
16. What is the correct direction for installing boom pins ** Answ** Install pins
from the outside
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, 17. If a particular crane must be level within 1% grade, what is the maximum
elevation change in 25 feet ** Answ** 3 inches
18. Which pins should never be removed when dismantling a lattice boom **
Answ** Any pin behind pendant support
19. What is the minimum criteria that would cause a lift to be critical ** Answ**
75% of chart
20. What is the biggest risk in a 2 crane lift ** Answ** Side load
21. What is the best procedure when working around power lines ** Answ** Shut
down the lines
22. How much of a cranes capacity can be used when lifting personnel baskets **
Answ** 50%
23. According to Osha 1926.1412 who can preform daily inspections ** Answ**
Competent person
24. Which Osha regulation applies to cranes used in the construction industry **
Answ** 1926.1400
25. What osha regulation applies to crane used in general industry ** Answ**
1910.180
26. Which ANSI/ASME standard applies to the use of mobile cranes ** Answ**
ANSI/ASME B30.5
27. Which osha regulation applies to mobile cranes using a personnel platform **
Answ** 1926.1431(e)
28. According to the ASME B30.5 mobile crane standard, the load must not be
lowered below the point where there is how many full wraps or rope left on the
drum ** Answ** 2
29. According to the ASME B30.5 mobile cranes standard, how many randomly
distributed broken wire in rotations- resistant rope requires replacement of the
rope ** Answ** 2 broken wires in 6 rope diameters
30. According to the ASME B30.5 mobile crane standard, it's okay for an operator to
leave the cab on a cab with the engine running as long as ** Answ** The
crane operator keeps the crane in view and restricts access to the area around
the crane
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, 31. According to osha, accessible area of the operating crane must always be
barricaded within ** Answ** The swing radius of the rear of the rotating
superstructure
32. Osha permits hoisting of personnel by crane as long as ** Answ** There is no
less hazardous or particular way
33. Osha 1926.1431 requires the personnel platform to be proof tested to **
Answ** 125% of rated capacity
34. Osha/ASME requires that the total weight of the loaded personnel platform **
Answ** 50% of the cranes rated capacity at a given radius
35. ASME B30.5 requires that the lifting /lowering speed should not exceed **
Answ** 100 feet per minute
36. Osha 1926.1431 recommends that personnel platforms on cranes should not be
used in winds in excess of ** Answ** 20 mph
37. Personnel platforms shall be proof tested for a minimum of ** Answ** 5
minutes
38. When welding repairs are to be performed on the load sustaining members of a
personnel platform, the welding should be compliance with ** Answ**
ANSI/AWS D1.1
39. ANSI/AWS P24
40. ANSI/AWS T14
41. None of the above✅
42. According to the 1926.1433, an accessible fire extinguisher shall be on the
equipment ** Answ** True
43. 1926.1415 requires all jib to be fitted with the positive stops to prevent movement
above _____ degrees on conventional type boom cranes ** Answ** 5
44. According to 1926.1413/ASME B30.5 requires replacement of a standing wire
rope when it has _____ broken wires at an end connection ** Answ** 2
45. 1926.1413 and ASME B30.5 requires the rope to be taken out of service when
the wear on the outside individual wires exceed ** Answ** Diameter reduction
of more than 5% from nominal diameter
46. In running ropes, how many randomly distributed broken wires require choir
removing the road from service ** Answ** 6 randomly distributed broken
wires in one lay
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