GENERAL CRANE SAFETY EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

GENERAL CRANE SAFETY EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL

EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED

ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

|ALREADY GRADED A+

Why is it important to have bent or dented crane boom members inspected and

evaluated?

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A) Because bends and dents may cause the wire rope to get hung

B) Because bends and dents can reduce the strength of a boom resulting in sudden

collapse

C) Because bends and dents may cause the crane to lose stability and tip over

D) Because bends and dents can cause the capacity of the crane to be reduced

during the next load test - ANSWER- B) Because bends and dents can reduce the

strength of a boom resulting in sudden collapse

What are the actions required if an asterisked item on the ODCL is found

unsatisfactory during the pre-use check of the crane?

A) Stop operations and notify your supervisor. Keep operating the crane until

engineering or maintenance arrives.

B) Stop operations, notify your supervisor of the condition, and annotate the

deficiency on the ODCL.

C) Stop operation and notify engineering of the deficiency.

D) Note the deficiency on the ODCL and keep operating the crane until

engineering arrives to perform an evaluation. - ANSWER- B) Stop operations,

notify your supervisor of the condition, and annotate the deficiency on the ODCL.

A portal crane with a capacity of 120,000 pounds is a crane.

A) Category 1

B) Category 2

C) Category 3

D) Category 4 - ANSWER- A) Category 1

Crane Configuration: The Grove RT740 is equipped with a stowed tele-offsettable

boom extension. The whip line with a 7 and 1/2 ton headache ball is reeved over

the auxiliary boom nose. The main block is a

45-ton 3-sheave w/cheekplates.

Use the Grove RT-740 Rough Terrain Load Chart to answer this question:

Find the net capacity for the main hook reeved with 6 parts of line using a

75-foot boom length at a maximum radius of 32 feet.

A) 18,988 pounds

B) 16,888 pounds

C) 15,888 pounds

D) 14,978 pounds

E) 18,338 pounds - ANSWER- E) 18338 ?

not B) 16,888 pounds

The crane operator can check the accuracy of the load moment indicator (LMI)

against known weights and radii.

A) True

B) False - ANSWER- A) True

When making personnel lifts, the capacity of a mobile crane for a given radius is

reduced byA) 25%

B) 50%

C) 75%

D) 80%

E) 100% - ANSWER- B) 50%

What should an operator do if he or she is not sure of the meaning of a signal?

A) Place the load in a safe area

B) Keep operating as long as he or she can see the load

C) Stop operation until the meaning of the signal is understood

D) Guess at what the signal means until the Rigger signals to stop operations -

ANSWER- C) Stop operation until the meaning of the signal is understood

Which of the following can affect the crane's capacity?

A) Out of level

B) Outrigger position

C) Side loading

D) Load swing

E) Any of the listed factors above - ANSWER- E) Any of the listed factors above

If an object is 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 inches thick, what is the area of the

object?

A) 4 square feet

B) 4 cubic feet

C) 24 square feet

D) 24 cubic feet

E) 48 square feet - ANSWER- C) 24 square feet

New shackles put into the weight handling equipment program are required to have

all of the following markings EXCEPTA) Date of manufacture

B) Rated load

C) Manufacturer name, logo, or trademark - ANSWER- C) Manufacturer name,

logo, or trademark

Manufacturer's load rating charts for cranes must beA) Posted outside the cab

B) Visible to the Crane Rigger

C) Available from the engineering department

D) Avallable from the supervisor

E) Visible to the operator - ANSWER- E) Visible to the operator

Why should crane swing be relatively slow?

A) so that the crane can be operated for longer periods

B) to prevent outward swing of the load due to centrifugal force

C) to keep the operator from having to correct misalignment

D) to prevent the load from falling out of the rigging gear - ANSWER- B) to

prevent outward swing of the load due to centrifugal force