Advanced Rigging – Questions With Solutions 1) Because of its toughness, shackles for most overhead lifting are made
from: Correct Ans - Forged steel
2) Which of the following is an incorrect statement about the shackle?Correct Ans - When using a shackle with a hook, body hung on the hook.
3) The space between the sling or chain and the load can become a:
Correct Ans - Pinch point
4) The maximum load weight that a sling is designed to carry is the:
Correct Ans - Rated capacity 5) Which hand signal standards were developed for use with mobile and overhead cranes? Correct Ans - ASME
6) Most alloy steel chain slings can be used in temperatures up to:
Correct Ans - 500°F 7) Which style of lifting lug is used for angular loading applications?Correct Ans - Shouldered 8) If a wire rope sling appears to be damaged, the decision to keep it in
service can only be made by a: Correct Ans - Qualified person
9) Which style of hook is designed to be used on alloy chain slings?Correct Ans - Grab hook
10) In general industry, the most widely used type of shackle the design:
Correct Ans - Screw pin 11) To lift heavy loads, all chain hoists use a(n) ______ system. Correct Ans - Gear 12) To calculate the total sling stress applied during a lift, you need to know the total weight of the load and the: Correct Ans - Angle at which the slings will attach 1 / 2
13) Which type of hitch is ideal for lifting bundles of items, such as pipes?Correct Ans - Double-wrap choker hitch 14) Wire rope slings must be inspected: Correct Ans - Before each use
15) A designated person must inspect eyebolts once each: Correct Ans
- Year
16) Which of the following consists of two or more slings attached to the same hook? Correct Ans - Bridle hitch
17) Hand signals are used to communicate: Correct Ans - Load
navigation directions 18) Sling stress is doubled at a horizontal sling angle of: Correct Ans - 30 degrees 19) When a tattle-tail has been pulled in the jacket, the sling has been Correct Ans - Overloaded 20) Two double-wrap choker hitches are recommended when lifting a load
longer than: Correct Ans - 12 ft
21) A navigational signal of one or both arms extended, palms down, and retracted in rapid motion indicates: Correct Ans - Emergency stop 22) The only person allowed on the landing zone are? Correct Ans - Tag line tenders
23) Chain hoists are designed for: Correct Ans - Vertical lifts
24) The load capacity of a simple block and tackle is equal to the capacity
of the: Correct Ans - Load line
25) Which of the following is an incorrect statement about the use of turnbuckles? Correct Ans - The working load limit of a hook-end turnbuckle is greater than comparably sized eye and eye turnbuckles.
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