GENERAL CRANE SAFETY FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025/2026 ALL RATED A+
✔✔A portal crane with a capacity of 120,000 pounds is a crane.
A) Category 1
B) Category 2
C) Category 3
D) Category 4 - ✔✔A) Category 1
✔✔Crane Configuration: The Grove RT740 is equipped with a stowed tele-offsettable
boom extension. The whip line with a 7 and 1/2 ton headache ball is reeved over the
auxiliary boom nose. The main block is a
45-ton 3-sheave w/cheekplates.
Use the Grove RT-740 Rough Terrain Load Chart to answer this question:
Find the net capacity for the main hook reeved with 6 parts of line using a
75-foot boom length at a maximum radius of 32 feet.
A) 18,988 pounds
B) 16,888 pounds
C) 15,888 pounds
D) 14,978 pounds
E) 18,338 pounds - ✔✔E) 18338 ?
not B) 16,888 pounds
✔✔The crane operator can check the accuracy of the load moment indicator (LMI)
against known weights and radii.
A) True
B) False - ✔✔A) True
✔✔When making personnel lifts, the capacity of a mobile crane for a given radius is
reduced by-
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 80%
E) 100% - ✔✔B) 50%
✔✔What should an operator do if he or she is not sure of the meaning of a signal?
A) Place the load in a safe area
B) Keep operating as long as he or she can see the load
C) Stop operation until the meaning of the signal is understood
D) Guess at what the signal means until the Rigger signals to stop operations - ✔✔C)
Stop operation until the meaning of the signal is understood
,✔✔Which of the following can affect the crane's capacity?
A) Out of level
B) Outrigger position
C) Side loading
D) Load swing
E) Any of the listed factors above - ✔✔E) Any of the listed factors above
✔✔If an object is 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 inches thick, what is the area of the
object?
A) 4 square feet
B) 4 cubic feet
C) 24 square feet
D) 24 cubic feet
E) 48 square feet - ✔✔C) 24 square feet
✔✔New shackles put into the weight handling equipment program are required to have
all of the following markings EXCEPT-
A) Date of manufacture
B) Rated load
C) Manufacturer name, logo, or trademark - ✔✔C) Manufacturer name, logo, or
trademark
✔✔Manufacturer's load rating charts for cranes must be-
A) Posted outside the cab
B) Visible to the Crane Rigger
C) Available from the engineering department
D) Avallable from the supervisor
E) Visible to the operator - ✔✔E) Visible to the operator
✔✔Why should crane swing be relatively slow?
A) so that the crane can be operated for longer periods
B) to prevent outward swing of the load due to centrifugal force
C) to keep the operator from having to correct misalignment
D) to prevent the load from falling out of the rigging gear - ✔✔B) to prevent outward
swing of the load due to centrifugal force
✔✔A commercial truck mounted crane with a capacity of 14,000 pounds is
a______crane.
A) Category 1
B) Category 2
C) Category 3
D) Category 4 - ✔✔D) Category 4
✔✔What is the definition of "boom length"?
, A) the distance from the boom "heel" or "foot" pins to the jib attachment pins
B) the distance from the rotate base to the center of the boom tip sheave
C) the distance from the center of rotation on the crane to the center of the boom tip
sheave
D) the distance from the boom "heel" or "foot" pins to the center of the boom tip sheave
- ✔✔D) the distance from the boom "heel" or "foot" pins to the center of the boom tip
sheave
✔✔On cranes, lowering the boom with the hook blocks raised will most likely result in
A) tipping
B) two-blocking
C) overloading
D) insufficient hook height
E) none of the above - ✔✔B) two-blocking
✔✔Is it necessary for the operator to see the load or work area?
A) Not if there is a designated signal person who is in control of the lift and is in view of
the operator, or if the signal giver is in constant radio contact with the operator.
B) Not if the operator knows how far to hoist or lower the load.
C) Yes, at all times during a lift. - ✔✔C) Yes, at all times during a lift.
✔✔A floating crane with a capacity of 200,000 pounds is a ________crane.
A) Category 1
B) Category 2
C) Category 3
D) Category 4 - ✔✔A) Category 1
✔✔What is the minimum required clearance when operating a crane in the vicinity of
overhead electrical transmission lines with a voltage of 50,000 volts or less?
A) 5 feet
B) 10 feet
C) 20 feet
D) 30 feet
E) 40 feet - ✔✔B) 10 feet
✔✔Which of the following steps DOES NOT apply to securing lattice boom cranes?
A) Place the boom at approximately 45 degrees
B) Disengage the master clutch
C) Lock down all foot brakes
D) Retract the boom fully
E) Engage all hoist pawls - ✔✔E) Engage all hoist pawls
✔✔The maximum capacity for a crane can be limited by the number of parts of wire
rope reeved between the hook block and hoisting sheaves.
A) True
ANSWERS 2025/2026 ALL RATED A+
✔✔A portal crane with a capacity of 120,000 pounds is a crane.
A) Category 1
B) Category 2
C) Category 3
D) Category 4 - ✔✔A) Category 1
✔✔Crane Configuration: The Grove RT740 is equipped with a stowed tele-offsettable
boom extension. The whip line with a 7 and 1/2 ton headache ball is reeved over the
auxiliary boom nose. The main block is a
45-ton 3-sheave w/cheekplates.
Use the Grove RT-740 Rough Terrain Load Chart to answer this question:
Find the net capacity for the main hook reeved with 6 parts of line using a
75-foot boom length at a maximum radius of 32 feet.
A) 18,988 pounds
B) 16,888 pounds
C) 15,888 pounds
D) 14,978 pounds
E) 18,338 pounds - ✔✔E) 18338 ?
not B) 16,888 pounds
✔✔The crane operator can check the accuracy of the load moment indicator (LMI)
against known weights and radii.
A) True
B) False - ✔✔A) True
✔✔When making personnel lifts, the capacity of a mobile crane for a given radius is
reduced by-
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 80%
E) 100% - ✔✔B) 50%
✔✔What should an operator do if he or she is not sure of the meaning of a signal?
A) Place the load in a safe area
B) Keep operating as long as he or she can see the load
C) Stop operation until the meaning of the signal is understood
D) Guess at what the signal means until the Rigger signals to stop operations - ✔✔C)
Stop operation until the meaning of the signal is understood
,✔✔Which of the following can affect the crane's capacity?
A) Out of level
B) Outrigger position
C) Side loading
D) Load swing
E) Any of the listed factors above - ✔✔E) Any of the listed factors above
✔✔If an object is 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 inches thick, what is the area of the
object?
A) 4 square feet
B) 4 cubic feet
C) 24 square feet
D) 24 cubic feet
E) 48 square feet - ✔✔C) 24 square feet
✔✔New shackles put into the weight handling equipment program are required to have
all of the following markings EXCEPT-
A) Date of manufacture
B) Rated load
C) Manufacturer name, logo, or trademark - ✔✔C) Manufacturer name, logo, or
trademark
✔✔Manufacturer's load rating charts for cranes must be-
A) Posted outside the cab
B) Visible to the Crane Rigger
C) Available from the engineering department
D) Avallable from the supervisor
E) Visible to the operator - ✔✔E) Visible to the operator
✔✔Why should crane swing be relatively slow?
A) so that the crane can be operated for longer periods
B) to prevent outward swing of the load due to centrifugal force
C) to keep the operator from having to correct misalignment
D) to prevent the load from falling out of the rigging gear - ✔✔B) to prevent outward
swing of the load due to centrifugal force
✔✔A commercial truck mounted crane with a capacity of 14,000 pounds is
a______crane.
A) Category 1
B) Category 2
C) Category 3
D) Category 4 - ✔✔D) Category 4
✔✔What is the definition of "boom length"?
, A) the distance from the boom "heel" or "foot" pins to the jib attachment pins
B) the distance from the rotate base to the center of the boom tip sheave
C) the distance from the center of rotation on the crane to the center of the boom tip
sheave
D) the distance from the boom "heel" or "foot" pins to the center of the boom tip sheave
- ✔✔D) the distance from the boom "heel" or "foot" pins to the center of the boom tip
sheave
✔✔On cranes, lowering the boom with the hook blocks raised will most likely result in
A) tipping
B) two-blocking
C) overloading
D) insufficient hook height
E) none of the above - ✔✔B) two-blocking
✔✔Is it necessary for the operator to see the load or work area?
A) Not if there is a designated signal person who is in control of the lift and is in view of
the operator, or if the signal giver is in constant radio contact with the operator.
B) Not if the operator knows how far to hoist or lower the load.
C) Yes, at all times during a lift. - ✔✔C) Yes, at all times during a lift.
✔✔A floating crane with a capacity of 200,000 pounds is a ________crane.
A) Category 1
B) Category 2
C) Category 3
D) Category 4 - ✔✔A) Category 1
✔✔What is the minimum required clearance when operating a crane in the vicinity of
overhead electrical transmission lines with a voltage of 50,000 volts or less?
A) 5 feet
B) 10 feet
C) 20 feet
D) 30 feet
E) 40 feet - ✔✔B) 10 feet
✔✔Which of the following steps DOES NOT apply to securing lattice boom cranes?
A) Place the boom at approximately 45 degrees
B) Disengage the master clutch
C) Lock down all foot brakes
D) Retract the boom fully
E) Engage all hoist pawls - ✔✔E) Engage all hoist pawls
✔✔The maximum capacity for a crane can be limited by the number of parts of wire
rope reeved between the hook block and hoisting sheaves.
A) True
