1B MA HOISTING LICENSE STUDY GUIDE 2026
EXAM Q&A GRADED A+
◉ What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass? Answer: 10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
◉ What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuitry?
Answer: Lock out/Tag out
◉ All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in
accordance with what code? Answer: 1998 ASME Chapter IX
◉ What type of protection is required for hoisting operation? Answer:
ROPS, Heat, Seatbelts, Shatterproof Glass, and Hardhats
◉ What regulatory authority governs hoisting in Mass? Answer: 520
CMR 6.00
◉ What does CMR stand for? Answer: Code of Massachusetts
Regulation
,◉ What chapter applies to Hoisting? Answer: Chapter 146 section 53-
54A
◉ When loading a 10 wheeler; how do you approach the truck? Answer:
Low and Slow, load front to back
◉ How do you carry the load? Answer: Close to the ground
◉ How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility? Answer: 18"
◉ When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do? Answer:
Raise the bucket or put the machine in neutral
◉ When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket in a
sweeping motion? Answer: No it can cause mechanical failure
◉ What are supper extensions used for? Answer: To dig deeper
◉ When rowing, not trailing a backhoe or ladder; what speed should you
not exceed? Answer: 5 mph
◉ What does articulate mean on a wheel loader? Answer: Bends in the
middle
, ◉ What is the "slow moving triangle" and what speed can they not
exceed? Answer: Red triangle with orange center, 25 mph
◉ What is coupling the brakes? Answer: Locking the brakes together,
used when traveling on the road
◉ Can you run a machine inside a building? Answer: Yes with
scrubbers, adequate ventilation, and monitoring
◉ Scavenging air is what? Answer: Taking in air naturally
◉ Supercharging air is what? Answer: Supercharging air is forcing in air
◉ How does fuel in a gas engine ignite? Answer: Heat, Spark and
Combustion
◉ What OSHA rules govern rigging equipment? Answer: OSHA
1926.251
◉ What does a governor do on a engine? Answer: Controls the RPM
EXAM Q&A GRADED A+
◉ What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass? Answer: 10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
◉ What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuitry?
Answer: Lock out/Tag out
◉ All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in
accordance with what code? Answer: 1998 ASME Chapter IX
◉ What type of protection is required for hoisting operation? Answer:
ROPS, Heat, Seatbelts, Shatterproof Glass, and Hardhats
◉ What regulatory authority governs hoisting in Mass? Answer: 520
CMR 6.00
◉ What does CMR stand for? Answer: Code of Massachusetts
Regulation
,◉ What chapter applies to Hoisting? Answer: Chapter 146 section 53-
54A
◉ When loading a 10 wheeler; how do you approach the truck? Answer:
Low and Slow, load front to back
◉ How do you carry the load? Answer: Close to the ground
◉ How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility? Answer: 18"
◉ When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do? Answer:
Raise the bucket or put the machine in neutral
◉ When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket in a
sweeping motion? Answer: No it can cause mechanical failure
◉ What are supper extensions used for? Answer: To dig deeper
◉ When rowing, not trailing a backhoe or ladder; what speed should you
not exceed? Answer: 5 mph
◉ What does articulate mean on a wheel loader? Answer: Bends in the
middle
, ◉ What is the "slow moving triangle" and what speed can they not
exceed? Answer: Red triangle with orange center, 25 mph
◉ What is coupling the brakes? Answer: Locking the brakes together,
used when traveling on the road
◉ Can you run a machine inside a building? Answer: Yes with
scrubbers, adequate ventilation, and monitoring
◉ Scavenging air is what? Answer: Taking in air naturally
◉ Supercharging air is what? Answer: Supercharging air is forcing in air
◉ How does fuel in a gas engine ignite? Answer: Heat, Spark and
Combustion
◉ What OSHA rules govern rigging equipment? Answer: OSHA
1926.251
◉ What does a governor do on a engine? Answer: Controls the RPM
