GENERAL CRANE SAFETY REVISION PAST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 ALL RATED A+
✔✔what type of material can be use for blocking - ✔✔Hardwood or fir / or Thrubolts
✔✔Crane must be equipped with what... - ✔✔Boom angle indicator / Anti-2-Block
/Boom length indicator /Positive safety latch on the hook.
✔✔while using the Man basket. the wind speed should not be more than. - ✔✔20 mph.
✔✔ Unless the manufacturers state otherwise, truck cranes generally have no lifting
capacity over which area ? - ✔✔The front
✔✔Working radius is defined as the distance from the : - ✔✔Center of Rotation of the
crane to the center of gravity of the load.
✔✔If a bold line is shown on a load chart, the capacities below the line : - ✔✔Are based
on the stability of the crane
✔✔Rough terrain crane capacities are generally greater over the : - ✔✔Front
✔✔According to federal requirements, under what conditions is it ok for a person to ride
the headache ball ? - ✔✔It is never OK
✔✔A crane which has been idle for a period of less than three months must be given an
inspection conforming to the requirements of a : - ✔✔Frequent inspection before use
✔✔A crane which has been idle for a period of more than three months must be given
an inspection conforming to the requirements of a : - ✔✔Periodic Inspection before use
✔✔There are two types of wire ropes : - ✔✔Rotation Resistant and Non-Rotation
resistant wire rope
✔✔There are two more classifications of these ropes : - ✔✔Running and Standing
Ropes
✔✔Ropes that run over sheaves or on drums, e.g. hoist ropes or boom hoist -
✔✔Running Rope
✔✔Ropes that do not move e.g. pendant lines - ✔✔Standing Rope
✔✔Non-rotating rope or non-spin. - ✔✔Rotation Resistant
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 ALL RATED A+
✔✔what type of material can be use for blocking - ✔✔Hardwood or fir / or Thrubolts
✔✔Crane must be equipped with what... - ✔✔Boom angle indicator / Anti-2-Block
/Boom length indicator /Positive safety latch on the hook.
✔✔while using the Man basket. the wind speed should not be more than. - ✔✔20 mph.
✔✔ Unless the manufacturers state otherwise, truck cranes generally have no lifting
capacity over which area ? - ✔✔The front
✔✔Working radius is defined as the distance from the : - ✔✔Center of Rotation of the
crane to the center of gravity of the load.
✔✔If a bold line is shown on a load chart, the capacities below the line : - ✔✔Are based
on the stability of the crane
✔✔Rough terrain crane capacities are generally greater over the : - ✔✔Front
✔✔According to federal requirements, under what conditions is it ok for a person to ride
the headache ball ? - ✔✔It is never OK
✔✔A crane which has been idle for a period of less than three months must be given an
inspection conforming to the requirements of a : - ✔✔Frequent inspection before use
✔✔A crane which has been idle for a period of more than three months must be given
an inspection conforming to the requirements of a : - ✔✔Periodic Inspection before use
✔✔There are two types of wire ropes : - ✔✔Rotation Resistant and Non-Rotation
resistant wire rope
✔✔There are two more classifications of these ropes : - ✔✔Running and Standing
Ropes
✔✔Ropes that run over sheaves or on drums, e.g. hoist ropes or boom hoist -
✔✔Running Rope
✔✔Ropes that do not move e.g. pendant lines - ✔✔Standing Rope
✔✔Non-rotating rope or non-spin. - ✔✔Rotation Resistant
