forklift Flashcards

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1. True or false: An operator of a rider-type powered industrial truck may pass another truck traveling in the same direction at intersections, blind spots, or other dangerous locations if moving at a slow speed.
2. Employees operating a powered industrial truck shall not place their arms or legs in either of which two positions?
3. If mechanical trouble develops with a powered industrial truck, you should:
4. True or false: Smoking or other sources of ignition must be prohibited in powered industrial truck battery charging areas.
5. True or false: Your lift trucks should never be left unattended with the motor running or with the key on.
6. A semi-trailer, when not coupled to a tractor and being loaded or unloaded with a powered industrial truck, shall have what?
7. Forks on empty parked powered industrial trucks must always be where?
8. True or false: Refresher training is not required for an operator involved in an accident.
9. True or false: When the powered industrial truck load blocks your forward visibility, stand up and drive slowly.
10. True or false: A powered industrial truck operator must promptly report any defects on the powered industrial truck to the employer.
11. True or false: A powered industrial truck operator shall drive at a slow speed over wet or slippery floors.
12. True or false: An operator of a powered industrial lift truck shall not drive up to employees that are standing in front of a bench or fixed object.
13. True or false: In level areas an operator shall travel with the load engaging means elevated only sufficiently to clear obstacles on floor or roadway.
14. When picking up a load with a forklift, does your center of gravity shift?
15. When approaching a loaded pallet with forks, the forks should be how?
16. How do you travel over railroad tracks with a forklift?
17. Is propane (LPG) vapor heavier or lighter than air?
18. When traveling down a ramp or incline with a loaded forklift, what should you do?
19. How soon should repairs be made to a forklift?
20. How many people are permitted to ride on a forklift?
21. Which of the following has an effect on the amount of stability of a forklift: weight distribution, track (axle length) or wheelbase?
22. The rated capacity of a forklift can be found where?
23. The minimum distance the forks should extend into the pallet is how far?
24. How high should a load be carried?
25. True or false: Carrying a load very high, or raising or lowering a load or forks while traveling, will affect the combined center of gravity and will increase the odds for a tip-over accident.
26. True or false: Load center is the horizontal halfway point of a load, measured from the face of the forks towards the fork tips, typically 24 inches.
27. True or false: Adding weight on the rear of the truck is the proper way to counterbalance an overloaded truck.
28. True or false: When traveling on a forklift, the carried load must be at the highest feasible position during travel.
29. To prevent a tipover when driving a rough terrain forklift, keep the load _____.
30. To work with motorized material handling equipment such as a forklift, a worker must be ____.
31. True or false: Only trained and authorized operators are allowed to operate a forklift.
32. True or false: When traveling up or down a grade or ramp with a load, the load should always point uphill.
33. True or false: Loads should always be carried with the mast tilted to the forward-most position.
34. True or false: If you have been trained to operate a sit down four wheel lift truck, you are also qualified to operate a stand up reach truck.
35. True or false: If you know how to drive a car, you also know how to drive a lift truck.
36. Is completion of the pre-operation inspection checklist necessary daily, at the beginning of every shift?
37. If your forklift starts to tip over, what should you do?
38. When charging forklift batteries, is acid poured into water or water poured into acid?
39. Below what level of general lighting must a powered industrial truck carry auxiliary directional lighting?
40. About how far behind the truck ahead should a powered industrial truck travel?
41. How close to the center of railroad tracks may a forklift be parked?
42. Under 29 CFR 1910.178, when is a powered industrial truck considered unattended?
43. At minimum, how often must each forklift operator's performance be evaluated?
44. What must the employer's forklift operator certification include?
45. How should a forklift enter an elevator, and what must the operator do once on it?
46. How must motorized hand trucks enter an elevator or other confined area?
47. What is required before and while a forklift drives over a dockboard or bridgeplate?
48. May a forklift's fuel tank be filled while the engine is running?
49. May an open flame be used to check the electrolyte level in a forklift battery?
50. What is a forklift's overhead guard designed to protect against, and what is it not meant to withstand?
51. When must a load backrest extension be used on a forklift?
52. To which vehicles must a forklift yield the right of way?
53. May anyone stand or pass under the raised forks of a forklift?
54. What must be done to a highway truck or trailer before a forklift boards it?
55. May a forklift be used to open or close freight doors?
56. What is the stability triangle of a counterbalanced forklift?
57. What is the fulcrum of a forklift?
58. What is the difference between a forklift's track and its wheelbase?
59. What is the difference between a forklift's lateral and longitudinal stability?
60. Is stunt driving or horseplay ever permitted on a forklift?
61. What personal protective equipment should be worn when checking forklift battery electrolyte?
62. What must be kept clear around forklift operations for fire safety?
63. How should a forklift operator steer through a turn?
64. What must be done before repairs are made to a forklift's electrical system?

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