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For forklift, excavator and crane operators: load charts, sling angles, hand signals, stability, power line clearances, Dig Safe, trenches and pre-shift inspections. Every topic has its own page: the drawing first, then what you need to remember. 67 illustrated pages.
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Every page has one big drawing and a box with the numbers and rules you need to know:
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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 8 parts and 63 topics.
You're looking at a two-leg sling question on the practice test. The load is 4,000 lb and the legs hang at 45°. How much does each leg actually carry?
The manual has the answer, buried in a paragraph about horizontal angles, load-angle factors and trigonometry. You read it twice and the number still won't stick.
In this book the sling angle factor is one page: the same load hanging at 90°, 60°, 45° and 30°, with the factor printed under each drawing: 1.000, 1.155, 1.414, 2.000. You watch the legs get flatter and the tension climb.
The same goes for the load chart and its deductions, where the machine tips, Table A clearances, boom and swing signals and the pre-shift walk-around: each one has its own page.
Next time the question says 45°, you split the load in two, multiply by 1.414 and get 2,828 lb per leg. You understand it and you work it out without going back to the manual.
The license and the exam, the machine as one system, load charts, rigging and sling angles, hand signals, site hazards, inspections and a final review: 67 pages, all illustrated.
Think of it this way:
You're at the test table. The question gives you a chart capacity of 9,800 lb, a hook block, slings and an 8,500 lb load. You have to decide if that lift is within capacity.
In the book you open the worked load chart page and it's all drawn: 9,800 lb on the chart, minus 620 lb in deductions, leaves 9,180 lb. The 8,500 lb load uses 93% of it.
Next question: a 115 kV line runs next to the swing radius. You turn to the Table A page: over 50 and up to 200 kV, 15 feet. One look and you have the number.
MA Hoisting License Illustrated is 67 illustrated pages in 8 parts, ending with a one-page formula sheet, the numbers to know cold and an illustrated glossary.
What you see drawn, you don't have to memorize.
Who needs a Massachusetts hoisting license, how to find your machine's class, the steps from application to test day, what the written exam asks and how to read a regulation.
Engine, hydraulics, boom and counterweight as one system, leverage, center of gravity, the forklift stability triangle, tipping axis and outrigger pads.
What a load chart is, radius vs. boom length, the 4 steps in the same order, deductions, structural vs. stability zone, parts of line, a worked problem and the forklift data plate.
Sling types, three hitches, the sling angle factor, a worked two-leg problem, shackles, hooks, wire rope clips, edge protection, inspection and taglines.
Hoist, lower and stop, boom, swing and travel signals, emergency stop, who can be a signal person, radio and blind lifts, and a signal quiz.
Power lines and the 20-foot rule, Table A clearances, encroachment prevention, Dig Safe, trenches, soil types, swing radius, weather, slopes and pedestrians.
The pre-shift walk-around, operational checks, frequent, monthly and annual inspections, wire rope removal, forklift daily check, refueling, shutdown and lockout/tagout.
A one-page formula sheet, the numbers to know cold, the most frequent mistakes, how to answer multiple choice, a test-day checklist and an illustrated glossary.
At the end of the book: A one-page formula sheet, the numbers to know cold, a signal quiz and an illustrated glossary.
Exam-style questions on load charts, rigging, signals and safety, each answer explained with a drawing, so you see what you know before test day.
The most frequent mistakes on the jobsite and on the test, each one drawn wrong and then right, for a fast review the night before.
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You start from the machine you already know and go topic by topic, each one drawn, in the same order every time.
The formula sheet, the numbers to know cold and the practice questions show you what you've got down and what to go over again.
Load charts, sling angles and power line clearances on pages you can print and keep in the truck, to check before a lift.
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Yes. It's written for people who know the machine and need the written part: short sentences, real numbers with units and a drawing for every topic. It covers forklifts, excavators and cranes, and Part I shows you how to find your machine's class in 520 CMR 6.00. It's built for the Massachusetts license: the OSHA, rigging and signal pages apply anywhere, but it isn't a prep book for NCCCO or other states' exams.
From the official texts: M.G.L. c. 146 and 520 CMR 6.00 for the Massachusetts license, the Dig Safe law, OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subparts CC and P, 1926.602 and 1910.178, and ASME B30 hand signals. Each page says which rule it's based on.
No. It's an independent study book. It isn't published by or affiliated with the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety, OSHA or any school. It doesn't come with a certificate or license: the hoisting license is issued by the state after you pass its exam.
No. It helps you study and review. Hands-on training, the manufacturer's manual and the load chart of each machine still come first.
No. They're written for this book, in the style of the exam, to help you check what you know. They aren't official exam questions.
The book and the 2 free books arrive as PDFs by email, at the address you enter at checkout.
No. It's a one-time payment. No subscription.
Yes. The PDF is made to print, at home or at a copy shop, so you can keep it in the truck or the cab.
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Sling angles and load charts: you see them drawn, and they make sense.
You walk into the exam knowing where everything is.
Drawings make studying faster.
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