Massachusetts
2A Hoisting
License
questions and
answers
(verified for
accuracy)
A 2A license allows the license holder to operate what? - answer
excavators, backhoes and loaders, front-end loaders, compact
hoisting machinery excluding classes 1, 3 & 4.
Fine for operating without a license - answer $500-$3000 and or 3
months in jail
What law governs hoisting equipment? - answer M.G.L. c. 146
section 53
,What regulations govern hoisting equipment? - answer 520 CMR 6
What organization enforces 520 CMR 6 - answer Division of
Professional Licensure, Office of Public Safety and Inspections.
What regulations govern trenching? - answer 520 CMR 14 - Jackie's
Law
OSHA regulations - answer OSHA 1910 & 1926
ANSI - answer American National Standards Institute
ASME - answer American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Compact hoisting machinery - answer hoisting machinery under
10,000 lbs
DOT - answer Department of Transportation
Emergency Procedure - answer Actions required to be taken when
imminent danger may occur
Property damage - answer Damage to property exceeding $5000
Minimum age to obtain a 2A license - answer 18
SAE - answer Society of Automotive Engineers
Hand signal rules for excavators - answer SAE J1307 - 2002
, Equipment that requires a license to operate - answer 10' vertical
lift, 1/4 yd bucket capacity, 500 lb lift capacity
Continuing education credit hours are required for a 2A license -
answer 4 hrs
Inactive status - answer By request for 1 year for failure to obtain
required credit hours. Cannot operate under license.
Maintenance, repair, and refueling can be performed only when -
answer When machine is inoperable and secure
OSHA required daily logs must include inspection of - answer all
parts subject to wear
Inspection records must be kept - answer with the hoisting
machinery at all times
Prior to starting the machinery the operator must - answer make a
complete walk-around (circle check), making sure the equipment is
free of people and safe to operate.
With regards to distractions, the operator shall not - answer
engage in any practice that will divert their attention.
With regards to operating machinery with a rotating superstructure
- answer erection of barricades or warning lines to prevent entry
into the swinging superstructure's radius.
With regards to signaling - answer operators are shall only respond
to signal persons unless there is an emergency
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