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1A
Where should a license or temporary permit be located during time of operation of equipment ---
-------- Correct Answer ----------- Shall be carried ON the person at all times; in the case of a
temporary permit the person shall also carry their drivers license
A derrick is ----------- Correct Answer ----------- An apparatus consisting of a mast or equivalent
member held at the head by guys or braces, with or without a boom, for use wjth a hoisting
mechanism and operating ropes
A frame derrick ----------- Correct Answer ----------- The boom is hinged from a cross member
between the bottom ends of two upright members spread apart at the tower ends and joined at the
top, the boom point secured to the junction of the side members and the side members are braced
or guyed from this junction point
Whats the fine for violating section 53, 53a or 54 ----------- Correct Answer ----------- No less
than $500 and no more than $3,000, or by imprisonment of no more than 3 months, or both fine
and imprisonment
Whats the fine for permitting an unlicensed person to operate machinery ----------- Correct
Answer ----------- No less than $1,000 and no more than $3,000, or imprisonment of no more
than 3 months, or both fine and imprisonment
Whats the fine for violating section 42 to 51, or prevents an inspector from entering the premises
----------- Correct Answer ----------- No less than $10 no more than $300, or by imprisonment of
upto 3 months
Whats the purpose of 520CMR 6.00 ----------- Correct Answer ----------- To establish reasonable
requirements to protect the public safety of the citizens of the commonwealth from the hazards
inherent in the operation of housting machinery by establishing min standards neccessary to
obtain a hoisting machinery operators license or temp permit
ANSI ----------- Correct Answer ----------- American National Standards Institute
Apprentice license ----------- Correct Answer ----------- A document issued by the dept upon
proof of registratio at a training facility and with the division of apprentice training within the
dept of labor standards, which enables the holder to operate hoisting machinery under the direct
guidance and supervision of a duly licensed person licensed to operate the category of hoisting
machinery for which documentation is issued
,ASME ----------- Correct Answer ----------- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
cargo ----------- Correct Answer ----------- A load, quantity or volume that can be processed or
transported
Apprentice licensee ----------- Correct Answer ----------- A person, 18 or older, registered with
the dept of labor standards and has obtained an apprentice license to operate while under direct
guidance and supervision of a duly licensed person
Chief ----------- Correct Answer ----------- The chief of inspections-mechanical of the dept of
public safety
Compact hoisting machinery ----------- Correct Answer ----------- Machinery wirh a gross vehicle
weight not exceeding 10,000 lbs, excluding Class 1, Class 3 and Class 4 hoisting machinery as
listed in 520CMR 6.10. Machinery operated under temp permit may not exceed 8,000lbs
DAT ----------- Correct Answer ----------- Division of Apprentice Training
Department ----------- Correct Answer ----------- Dept of Public Safety
DOT ----------- Correct Answer ----------- Department of Transportation
Emergency procedure ----------- Correct Answer ----------- Actions required to be taken when
imminent danger may occur to prevent damage to life, property, or to public safety
Company license ----------- Correct Answer ----------- Issued by an exempt company that has a
dept approved in service training program and is only valid for machinery used on company
property
fork lift ----------- Correct Answer ----------- Any mobile powered truck used to carry, push, lift,
stack or tier materials, EXCLUDING earth moving, over the road haulage trucks and equipment
which was designed to move earth but modified to accept forks
Hoisting machinery ----------- Correct Answer ----------- Derricks, cableways, machinery used for
discharging cargoes, and temp elevator cars used on excavation work or hoisting building
materials, when the motive power to operate such machinery is mechanical and other than steam,
and any other equipment that has the MIN capability of hoisting a load HIGHER THAN 10 FT,
and either the capability of lifting loads GREATER THAN 500 LBS or the capacity of the
bucket EXCEEDS 1/4 CUBIC YARDS; overhead bridge cranes, electric or air driven hoists,
specialty equipment as catagorized under 520CMR 6.00
incedent ----------- Correct Answer ----------- A situation that results in serious injury, property
damage or any condition that is necessary for the preservation of the public health or safety
Injury and incedent documentation ----------- Correct Answer ----------- A form furnished by the
department detailing all specific info regarding any serious injury, property damage or
, mechanical failure that may have occurred
inspector ----------- Correct Answer ----------- A District Engineering Inspector employed by the
Department
Manufacturer approved attachment ----------- Correct Answer ----------- Attachable equipment
tailored to perform a particular task, designed or approved for use in accordance with the
equipment manufacturers spec's. If the manufacturer doesnt exist, a MASS registered
professional engineer shall review and approve in writing the actions and reasons for said specs
to the attachable equipment
mechanical failure ----------- Correct Answer ----------- Damage to or breakdown of hoisting
machinery which affects the capacity or safe operation of the equipment per the manufacturers
specifications
1% ----------- Correct Answer ----------- If a crane is out of level by 1%, you can lose upto 50%
capacity
3300 pounds ----------- Correct Answer ----------- Pounds weight of one cubic yard of soil
125 pounds ----------- Correct Answer ----------- Weight of one cubic foot of soil
operator's manual ----------- Correct Answer ----------- The document created by the manufacturer
of the hoisting equip. That contains the required procedures and forms for the safe operatiob of
hoisting machinery ar the stated site pertaining to that spec. Equip.
placard ----------- Correct Answer ----------- A dept issued certificate posted on machinery which
acts as a notice of the unsafe conditiob of the machinery
Property Damage ----------- Correct Answer ----------- Damage of private or public property that
exceeds $5,000 per incident
qualified welder ----------- Correct Answer ----------- A welder certified by the American
Welding Society (AWS)
SAE ----------- Correct Answer ----------- Society of Automotive Engineers
serious injury ----------- Correct Answer ----------- A personal injury/illness that results in
death,dismemberment,significant disfigurement, permanant loss of the use of a body
organ,member,functiob or system, a compound fracture or other significant injury/illness
Signal Person ----------- Correct Answer ----------- A trained individual qualified in the use of
signals to direct the operator of hoisting equipment or warn of possible or existing hazards
through the use of hand signals,audible signals or flashing lights (see 520 CMR 6.00 apx A)
Temporary Permit ----------- Correct Answer ----------- Non-renewable permit to operate
