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Mass HoistingA: The operator - answer
Q: What should you look for before starting work? - answer
Q: How many pounds are in a ton? - - answer2000 Pounds.
Q: What type of equipment requires a hoisting license? - answer The height of the lift
exceeds 10 feet, or the weight of the load exceeds 500lbs, or the capacity of the bucket
exceeds ¼ cubic yard.
Q: What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuit? - answer Lock-
out Tag-out.
Q: In the event of death, the department of public district engineering office must be
notified if the accident and the scene must not be disturbed except for removal of the
dead or injured person(s) until approval is granted in what time frame? - answerWithin
one hour of the incident.
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Q: When are reports of injury requiring hospitalization or medical treatment by a doctor
or nurse sent to the engineering section of the department of safety? -
answerImmediately after the injured person has been treated.
Q: All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment is done in accordance with the
requiremnets of what? - answerAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
chapter 9 or AWS (American Welding Society
Q: What items should be checked on a daily inspection? - answerWipers, tires, hoses,
lights, fluids, belts, horn, back up alarm, brakes, and welds.
Q: What type of protection should be given to the operators of material handling and
moving equipment? - answerProtection from the weather, heat in the winter, safety
shatterproof glass, hard hat, R-O-P (Roll Over Protection)
Q: What regulatory authority governs hoisting machinery? - answer520-CMR 6:00 MGL
Chapter 146 Section 53-54A
Q: What is the absolute minimum limit of approach of power lines when - answer
, operating a piece of hoisting machinery? - answerUp to 125,000 Volts = 10 feet
125,000 - 250,000 Volts = 15 feet - answer
250,000+ Volts = 25 feet - answer
Q: How do you test the load breaks? - answerPick test. Lift the load about 1 foot and
hold it for one minute.
Q: How should you approach the truck? - answerApproach the vehicle slow and square.
Q: How should you carry the load? - answerCarry the load about 12-18 inches off the
ground
Q: How close to a marked utility can you dig? - answerAs close as possible, hand dig
within 18" of any utility.
Q: When driving a wheel loader downhill, what should you NOT do? - answerRaise the
bucket, transmission in neutral.
Q: When filling a trench, is it advisable to use the backhoes bucket in a sweeping
motion? - answerDon't use the side of the bucket, it could cause mechanical failure,
scoop it up or push the dirt with the front bucket.
Q: What are dipper stick extensions used for? - answerThey are extensions attached to
the dipper stick to give the backhoe additional digging depth.
Q: When towing (not trailering) a backhow or loader, what speed should you NOT
exceed? - answer5 MPH
Q: What does articulate mean on a wheel loader? - answerBends in the middle.
Q: When is the safest way to enter and exit a backhoe or loader? - answerBy using the
"three point contact" rule, this means that you should always remain in contact with the
machine at least 3 points, both hands and a foot1 or two feet and one hand. Also be
sure to use the hand and foot holds, and when exiting, back down out of a vehicle.
Q: Describe a slow-moving vehicle triangle and at what speed can they not exceed? -
answerA red triangle with an orange center; 25 MPH
Q: What requirement is needed to operate hoisting equipment? - answerValid signed
hoisting license.
Q: What is considered a cushion of safety? - answerAn area inside the swing of your
machine.
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