Practice Test 1 Flashcards
Who is ultimately responsible for safe crane operations?
The operator
Who is responsible for ensuring proper ground conditions and site preparation before and during lift operations?
Controlling entity/ site supervisor
What has to be performed by the crane owner or controlling entity to the crane operator before having a crane assigned them to ensure safe operations?
Operator qualifications
Why are daily inspections done to a crane other than its a OSHA requirement?
It’s a start of a timeline for discrepancies.
What publication or reference material gives you the guidelines and criteria needed to be addressed during daily inspections?
ASME B30.5
What is the ASME standard that covers mobile and locomotive cranes?
ASME B30.5
What does ASME stand for?
American Society of mechanical engineers
What is meant in the wording in the standard when it is stated?
Should______?
Shall_____?
Should is recommended
Shall is required
Is it acceptable to have outrigger lift off on the stability side of a load chart?
No
Why is it important to have outrigger lift off on certain models of cranes?
If it doesn’t bend it breaks
In the designing of a crane, it is tested to 100% of its capacity it can operate at and then it is Derated and broken down into two types of cranes. What are the types and how are they Derated?
Lattice boom crawler, 85%
rough terrain 85% and 75% with no outriggers
Can you telescoping hydraulic crane with a load? In both directions?
If manufacturer permits, and should always be able to retract for safety
Description of quadrants of operations?
Front, side ,side, rear
What is the best and only way to know the limitations of your crane?
Read, manual/load charts
What is the worst position and configuration for a crane to be set up in to have issues with backward stability
Short boom, high boom angle
