4G Hoisting Test Questions with Correct Answers Graded A+
How many pounds are in a ton? - Answers 2000
What type of equipment requires a hoisting license? - Answers The height of lift goes over 10' ,
weight exceeds 500lbs, and cubic 1/4 cubic yd
What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuit? - Answers Lock-out tag-out
When an accident death occurs, Department of Safety should be notified within... - Answers One
hour of incident
When are reports of injury requiring hospitalization or medical treatment by a doctor or nurse
sent to the engineering section of department of safety? - Answers Immediately after the injured
person has been treated
How do you get a buried man out of a hole? - Answers By hand without the use of any shovels or
tools
How far back from the edge of a trench should the spoil pile be? - Answers OSHA minimum = 2'
When can men be lifted in a bucket or basket? - Answers Never, except when it is an OSHA
approved personnel lifting device
Before digging, trenching, blasting, demolishing, boring, back-filling, grading, landscaping or
other earth moving operations what is required by law? - Answers Notify Dig Safe
At what depth is it required to have a ladder, ram, or stairs in a trench? - Answers 4 feet
Before digging anywhere, who do you call? How much notice do you have to give? - Answers Dig
Safe. 72 hours or 3 days
How much does a hydraulic system work? - Answers It works with a tank reservoir, pump,
pressure relief valve, manifold, hoss, pistons and a control valve
How is fuel in a Diesel engine ignited? - Answers Compression and heat
What do you do if you come in contact with a live electric line and the machine stalled and
began to burn? - Answers Jump off the machine with both hands and feet together, don't leave
one hand or foot on the machine, shuffle or hop away. Clear the area, notify the fire, police, and
electrical company, and notify the DPS within one hour of the incident
Where the operator of an excavation machine is exposed to overhead hazards, what is required?
- Answers A cab to include R.O.P., safety shatter proof glass and a hard hat
Where would it be best to stack/store material with a fork lift? - Answers Against or along a
wall/building
, What documentation received by dig safe should be recorded? - Answers The dig safe permit
number and the legal start date and time
Where are the carrier rollers found on excavator? - Answers The carrier rollers are found under
the top of the track
What is a quick exit from a trench (state) law? - Answers When the trench is 4' or more deep, a
ladder, ramps or steps must be within 25' of every worker in the trench. (7' ladders is to extend
36" above the top of every trench)
When should you couple the brakes? - Answers When trailering, whenever diving on public roads
or when driving any distance. Doing so will help prevent the backhoe from spinning as the
brakes are applied, which happens when the brakes are not coupled and only one brake pedal is
pressed
Do man lifts require a hoisting license? - Answers No, but if you use wire or fiber rope for
hoisting you do
What is an excavation? - Answers An excavation is any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or
depression in the earth's formed by any earth removal. This can include excavations for
anything from a house basement to multi-lane interstate highways. The four foot and five foot
rule
When is it permissible to work under a suspended load? - Answers Never work under suspended
load
What is the primary purpose of stabilizers? - Answers To level and stabilize the machine
What is the pivot point of a forklift? - Answers It is the front wheels, the tipping point
When picking up a load with a fork lift, does your center of gravity shift? - Answers Yes, the
center of gravity moves toward the load.
Where on a fork lift should your center of gravity be? - Answers Your center of gravity must
always be on the opposite side of the pivot point from where the load is being lifted
With a loaded fork lift, does your center of gravity change when you lift the load to a higher point?
- Answers Yes, the center of gravity shifts toward the pivot point as the load is being lifted
Is it possible to have a forklift overturn backwards? - Answers Yes, backing down a steep hill
and carrying the load too high could make the machine overturn backwards if a sudden stop is
needed
What must be done before calling dig safe? - Answers The area must be pre-marked with white
paint, this is called *Proposed excavation*
What is meant by coupling the brakes? - Answers Locking the two brake pedals together
How many pounds are in a ton? - Answers 2000
What type of equipment requires a hoisting license? - Answers The height of lift goes over 10' ,
weight exceeds 500lbs, and cubic 1/4 cubic yd
What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuit? - Answers Lock-out tag-out
When an accident death occurs, Department of Safety should be notified within... - Answers One
hour of incident
When are reports of injury requiring hospitalization or medical treatment by a doctor or nurse
sent to the engineering section of department of safety? - Answers Immediately after the injured
person has been treated
How do you get a buried man out of a hole? - Answers By hand without the use of any shovels or
tools
How far back from the edge of a trench should the spoil pile be? - Answers OSHA minimum = 2'
When can men be lifted in a bucket or basket? - Answers Never, except when it is an OSHA
approved personnel lifting device
Before digging, trenching, blasting, demolishing, boring, back-filling, grading, landscaping or
other earth moving operations what is required by law? - Answers Notify Dig Safe
At what depth is it required to have a ladder, ram, or stairs in a trench? - Answers 4 feet
Before digging anywhere, who do you call? How much notice do you have to give? - Answers Dig
Safe. 72 hours or 3 days
How much does a hydraulic system work? - Answers It works with a tank reservoir, pump,
pressure relief valve, manifold, hoss, pistons and a control valve
How is fuel in a Diesel engine ignited? - Answers Compression and heat
What do you do if you come in contact with a live electric line and the machine stalled and
began to burn? - Answers Jump off the machine with both hands and feet together, don't leave
one hand or foot on the machine, shuffle or hop away. Clear the area, notify the fire, police, and
electrical company, and notify the DPS within one hour of the incident
Where the operator of an excavation machine is exposed to overhead hazards, what is required?
- Answers A cab to include R.O.P., safety shatter proof glass and a hard hat
Where would it be best to stack/store material with a fork lift? - Answers Against or along a
wall/building
, What documentation received by dig safe should be recorded? - Answers The dig safe permit
number and the legal start date and time
Where are the carrier rollers found on excavator? - Answers The carrier rollers are found under
the top of the track
What is a quick exit from a trench (state) law? - Answers When the trench is 4' or more deep, a
ladder, ramps or steps must be within 25' of every worker in the trench. (7' ladders is to extend
36" above the top of every trench)
When should you couple the brakes? - Answers When trailering, whenever diving on public roads
or when driving any distance. Doing so will help prevent the backhoe from spinning as the
brakes are applied, which happens when the brakes are not coupled and only one brake pedal is
pressed
Do man lifts require a hoisting license? - Answers No, but if you use wire or fiber rope for
hoisting you do
What is an excavation? - Answers An excavation is any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or
depression in the earth's formed by any earth removal. This can include excavations for
anything from a house basement to multi-lane interstate highways. The four foot and five foot
rule
When is it permissible to work under a suspended load? - Answers Never work under suspended
load
What is the primary purpose of stabilizers? - Answers To level and stabilize the machine
What is the pivot point of a forklift? - Answers It is the front wheels, the tipping point
When picking up a load with a fork lift, does your center of gravity shift? - Answers Yes, the
center of gravity moves toward the load.
Where on a fork lift should your center of gravity be? - Answers Your center of gravity must
always be on the opposite side of the pivot point from where the load is being lifted
With a loaded fork lift, does your center of gravity change when you lift the load to a higher point?
- Answers Yes, the center of gravity shifts toward the pivot point as the load is being lifted
Is it possible to have a forklift overturn backwards? - Answers Yes, backing down a steep hill
and carrying the load too high could make the machine overturn backwards if a sudden stop is
needed
What must be done before calling dig safe? - Answers The area must be pre-marked with white
paint, this is called *Proposed excavation*
What is meant by coupling the brakes? - Answers Locking the two brake pedals together
