Class 1: Hoisting
- 1A: All hoisting equipment (except electric and air powered) including clutch machines, derricks, guy derricks, stiff legs, Chicago booms, gin poles, lattice booms, and equipment described by 1B.
- 1B: Equipment with telescoping booms with or without wire ropes, and equipment described by 1C.
- 1C: Equipment hydraulic telescoping booms without wire ropes and equipment described by 1D.
- 1D: General industrial warehouse Fork Lift equipment primarily used in indoor facilities
Class 2: Excavating
- 2A: Crawler and rubber-tired excavators, backhoes and loaders, and equipment described by 2B
- 2B: Backhoes and front-end loaders, and equipment described by 2C
- 2C: Front-end loaders and equipment described by 2D
- 2D: Compact Hoisting Machinery with a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 10,000 pounds, excluding Class 1, Class 3, and Class 4 Hoisting Machinery.
Class 3: Electric and pneumatic
- 3A: Electric and Pneumatic hoisting equipment.
Class 4: Specialty
- 4B: Drill Rigs
- 4C: Pipeline Side booms
- 4D: Concrete Pumps
- 4E: Catch Basin Cleaners
- 4F: Sign-Hangers
- 4G: Specialty Side Boom Mowers
Other classes
- HA Hoisting Apprentice: Must be Registered with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development
- HEML Municipal Limited: For use by operators employed by a municipal public works department, solely within the scope of their municipal employment, to operate hoisting equipment under the following restrictions: 1C, 2B, and 4G.