Corporate Training By Zack Academy - 2A MA Hoisting License Prep and Continuing Education

This 4-hour 2A MA Hoisting License Prep and Continuing Education class prepares you for the MA Department of Public Safety 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, Hoisting Engineers License exams, which allows workers to operate front end loaders, backhoes and excavators. 

In order to operating equipment that is capable of raising over ten feet, lifting more than 400 pounds, or holding over 1/4 yard of material in Massachusetts, operators must be licensed.

Course Agenda:

• Massachusetts / OSHA
• Mass General Law 146
• 520 Code of Massachusetts Regulations 6.00
• 520 Code of Massachusetts Regulations 14.00
• OSHA 29CFR 1926
• Massachusetts General Law 82 sec,40
• Massachusetts General Law 82A
• Massachusetts General Law 164 sec,76D
• 220 Code of Massachusetts Regulations 99.00 (Dig Safe)

What kind of hoisting machinery can I operate under a Class 2 restriction?

• 2A: All crawler and rubber tired excavators and backhoes, and hoisting machinery listed under 2B, 2C, and 2D with manufacturer-approved attachments.
• 2B: Combination loader/backhoe machines and hoisting machinery listed under 2C and 2D with manufacturer-approved attachments.
• 2C: Front end loaders and hoisting machinery listed under 2D with manufacturer-approved attachments.
• 2D: compact hoisting machinery with a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 10,000 pounds with manufacturer-approved attachments, excluding Class 1, Class 3, and Class 4.