MASSACHUSETTS 2B HOISTING FINAL PAPER 2025
QUESTIONS ANSD SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Cemented Soil - ✔✔A soil in which the particles are held together by a chemical
agent
✔✔Cohesive soil - ✔✔A soil such as clay whose particles are able to adhere to one
another by means of cohesive and adhesive forces.
✔✔Dry Soil - ✔✔Soil that does not exhibit visual signs of moisture
✔✔Fissured - ✔✔a soil material that has a tendency to break along definite planes of
fracture
✔✔Granular soil - ✔✔gravel, sand, or silt with little to no clay content
✔✔How often should equipment be inspected - ✔✔Daily and every 90 Days
✔✔When must an operator have protection/ a Cab - ✔✔When exposed to the elements
or the cold
✔✔What law covers the use of digsafe - ✔✔MGL Chapter 80 Section 40-40E
✔✔When is an excavating machine allowed to straddle a trench? - ✔✔Never
✔✔How long after hitting a utility line must you notify the department of safety? -
✔✔One hour
✔✔Chain slings are allowed if they fall under: - ✔✔OSHA 1926.251
✔✔How often must an inspection of ropes, chains, etc be done? - ✔✔Monthly
✔✔What do class 1 licenses cover? - ✔✔Hoisting
✔✔What do class 2 licenses cover? - ✔✔Excavating
✔✔What do class 3 licenses cover? - ✔✔Electric and Air
✔✔What do class 4 licenses cover? - ✔✔Specialty
✔✔How many points of contact should be made when entering/exiting a machine? -
✔✔3
QUESTIONS ANSD SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Cemented Soil - ✔✔A soil in which the particles are held together by a chemical
agent
✔✔Cohesive soil - ✔✔A soil such as clay whose particles are able to adhere to one
another by means of cohesive and adhesive forces.
✔✔Dry Soil - ✔✔Soil that does not exhibit visual signs of moisture
✔✔Fissured - ✔✔a soil material that has a tendency to break along definite planes of
fracture
✔✔Granular soil - ✔✔gravel, sand, or silt with little to no clay content
✔✔How often should equipment be inspected - ✔✔Daily and every 90 Days
✔✔When must an operator have protection/ a Cab - ✔✔When exposed to the elements
or the cold
✔✔What law covers the use of digsafe - ✔✔MGL Chapter 80 Section 40-40E
✔✔When is an excavating machine allowed to straddle a trench? - ✔✔Never
✔✔How long after hitting a utility line must you notify the department of safety? -
✔✔One hour
✔✔Chain slings are allowed if they fall under: - ✔✔OSHA 1926.251
✔✔How often must an inspection of ropes, chains, etc be done? - ✔✔Monthly
✔✔What do class 1 licenses cover? - ✔✔Hoisting
✔✔What do class 2 licenses cover? - ✔✔Excavating
✔✔What do class 3 licenses cover? - ✔✔Electric and Air
✔✔What do class 4 licenses cover? - ✔✔Specialty
✔✔How many points of contact should be made when entering/exiting a machine? -
✔✔3
