GENERAL CRANE SAFETY STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025/2026 ALL RATED A+
✔✔Too many parts of line for the lift, adds additional weight and the possibility to run
out of rope. - ✔✔Excessive Reeving
✔✔What do you call it when you have enough parts of line to make the lift. -
✔✔Sufficient Reeving
✔✔What do you call it when you come across uncompacted soil, voids, tanks,
plumbing, loose backfill dirt. - ✔✔Unstable footing
✔✔Where does Unstable footing accrue mostly at. - ✔✔Around new construction area
✔✔how do you Verify ground condition at a new construction site. - ✔✔Site Supervisor
✔✔If site Supervisor is not available when you get there. how can you still verify ground
condition. - ✔✔( LA One Call, Dottie ), or local utilities for existing underground utilities
and piping.
✔✔What is the next thang to do after you Verify ground conditions. - ✔✔Check
compaction of approach and access roads as well.
✔✔What is the Minimum swing clearance on your crane. - ✔✔Tail swing /
superstructure radius plus 2"
✔✔What is the Minimum Ratio for Excavations. - ✔✔1:1
✔✔what is the Recommended Ratio for Excavations - ✔✔1.5:1
✔✔If outriggers cannot be fully extended down to lift the load. what should you do. -
✔✔Use next lower load chart. if a 50% chart is available use it
✔✔when can you use the On rubber tire load chart to lift the load. - ✔✔if you can not
extend the outriggers fully. And you don't have a 50% load chart available to use.
✔✔were do you place the Blocking for the crane to use. - ✔✔90 degree angle to
stabilizers
✔✔how much surface area does the blocking cover. - ✔✔3 times the surface area.
✔✔How much load does the blocking support. - ✔✔must be able to support the load
and the crane
ANSWERS 2025/2026 ALL RATED A+
✔✔Too many parts of line for the lift, adds additional weight and the possibility to run
out of rope. - ✔✔Excessive Reeving
✔✔What do you call it when you have enough parts of line to make the lift. -
✔✔Sufficient Reeving
✔✔What do you call it when you come across uncompacted soil, voids, tanks,
plumbing, loose backfill dirt. - ✔✔Unstable footing
✔✔Where does Unstable footing accrue mostly at. - ✔✔Around new construction area
✔✔how do you Verify ground condition at a new construction site. - ✔✔Site Supervisor
✔✔If site Supervisor is not available when you get there. how can you still verify ground
condition. - ✔✔( LA One Call, Dottie ), or local utilities for existing underground utilities
and piping.
✔✔What is the next thang to do after you Verify ground conditions. - ✔✔Check
compaction of approach and access roads as well.
✔✔What is the Minimum swing clearance on your crane. - ✔✔Tail swing /
superstructure radius plus 2"
✔✔What is the Minimum Ratio for Excavations. - ✔✔1:1
✔✔what is the Recommended Ratio for Excavations - ✔✔1.5:1
✔✔If outriggers cannot be fully extended down to lift the load. what should you do. -
✔✔Use next lower load chart. if a 50% chart is available use it
✔✔when can you use the On rubber tire load chart to lift the load. - ✔✔if you can not
extend the outriggers fully. And you don't have a 50% load chart available to use.
✔✔were do you place the Blocking for the crane to use. - ✔✔90 degree angle to
stabilizers
✔✔how much surface area does the blocking cover. - ✔✔3 times the surface area.
✔✔How much load does the blocking support. - ✔✔must be able to support the load
and the crane
