Massachusetts 2A Hoisting License Exam
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ANSI - -American National Standards Institute
-Apprentice License - -A Document Issued by the Department upon proof of
registration at a training facility and with the Division of Apprentice Training
-Apprentice Licensee - -A Person, who is 18 years of age of older,
-ASME - -American Society of Mechanical Engineers
-Cargo - -A Load, quantity, or volume that can be processed or transported
-Certificate of Completion - -A Uniform certificate issued by a training
facility to a licensee upon the satisfactory completion of a continuing
education curriculum
-"Cheif" of Inspections - -Mechanical of the Department of Public safety
-commisioner - -The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety
-Compact Hoisting Machinery - -Hoisting Machinery with a gross vehicle
weight not exceeding 10,000 lb
-Company license - -A license issued by an Exempt Company that has a
Department approved in-service training program and which is only valid for
hoisting machinery used on company property
-Company property - -Property which is owned or under the care and
control of a tenant company under a lease or rental agreement
-Competant person - -One who is capable of identifying existing and
predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are
unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous, and who has authorization to take
prompt corrective measures to eliminate such conditions
-DAT - -The Division of Apprentice Training
-Department of Public Safety - -Department of Public Safety
-DOT - -Department of Transportation
, -Emergency Procedure - -Actions Required to be taken when imminent
danger may occur to prevent damage to life, property, or to ensure public
safety
-Fork Lift - -Any mobile power-propelled truck used to carry, push, pull, lift,
stack or tier materials, excluding earth moving, over the road haulage
trucks, and equipment which was designed to move earth but has been
modified to accept forks
-Hoisting machinery - -Derricks, cableways, machinery used for discharging
cargoes, and temporary elevator cars used on excavation work or used for
hoisting building material, when the motive power to operate such
machinery is mechanical and other than steam, including but not limited to
excavators, backhoes, front end loaders, uniloaders, skid loader, skid steer
loaders, compact loaders or similar devices, lattice cranes, derricks, cranes
with or without wire rope; all fork lifts, powered industrial lift trucks,
overhead hoists (underhung), overhead cranes, underhung cranes, monorail
cranes, lifting devices, cableways, powered platforms and any other
equipment that has the minimum capability of hoisting the load higher than
ten feet, and either the capability of lifting loads greater than 500 pounds or
the capacity of the bucket exceeds ¼ cubic yards; overhead bridge cranes,
electric or air driven hoists, pendant controlled hoists, specialty equipment
as categorized by license grade in 520 CMR 6.00.
-Incident - -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 Incident Documentation - -A form furnished by the Department
detailing all specific information regarding any serious injury, property
damage or mechanical failure that may have occurred.
-in-service training - -A Company program that has been approved by the
department and required for issuance of a company license by those
companies that has been exempt from hoisting license requirements
-Inspector - -A District Engineering Inspector employed by the Department
-Instructor - -An Individually duly licensed b y the Department as a hoisting
machinery operator who educates and trains licensees and apprentice
licensees in the operation of hoisting machinery
-License - -A document issued by the Department to an individual to
operate a certain type and class of hoisting machinery.