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FORKLIFTTESTRevised

Date 10/18/08

Name______________________________

Date______________(PleasePrint)

Score___________________

Circlethebestanswer.A

scoreof28outof35(80%)isneededtopassthistest.

1.Thesafetywarningorprecautionlabelsonaforkliftmust

belegible.a)Trueb)False

2.Howare

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forkliftsandcarsdifferent?a)Forkliftshaverear

wheelsteeringandfrontwheeldriveb)Forkliftshavedifferentcentersofgravity

andbalancec)Forkliftsandcarsarenotdifferentd)BothAandBe)None

oftheabove

3.Youmustunderstandthecontrols,instrumentationand

operatinginstructionsforthespecificforkliftyouwillbeoperating.a)

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Trueb)False

4.Beforestarting

aforklift,youmust:a)Ensurethatthetransmissionisinneutraland

thattheparkingbrakeisengagedb)Checkthefuellinesandfittings

onliquefiedpetroleumtypeforkliftsc)Haveyourfootonthebrakepedal

whenstartingtheengined)Alloftheabovee)None

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oftheabove

5.Aforklift

loadcapacityof5,000poundsat24inchesmeans:a)Thata5,000

poundloadcanonlybelifted24inchesabovethegroundb)That

a5,000poundloadcanbeliftedashighasyouwantc)

Thata5,000poundloadcanbeliftedashighas

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youwant,aslongasthecenterof

gravityfortheloadiswithin24inchesofthemastd)That

a5,000poundloadcanbeliftedashighasyouwant,as

longasthecenterofgravityfortheloadisfartherthan24

inchesfromthemast

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toseeiftheratedcapacityhaschanged

becauseoftheadditionofattachmentsd)Alloftheabovee)None

oftheabove

7.Whatisthepurposeofapre-operational

inspection?a)Toensureyouwillbeoperatinganunsafevehicleb)To

ensureyouwillbeoperatingasafevehicle

8.

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WhatListsixthingsyoushouldlookfor

duringyourpre-operationalcheckofyourvehicle.(eachanswerworthone(1)point)

a)______________________________b)______________________________c)______________________________d)______________________________e)______________________________f)______________________________

9.Whenloadingorunloadinghighwaytruckswithaforklift,whatmust

bedone?a)Thetruckmusthaveitsrearwheelschocked

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b)Thetruckdoesnothavetohave

itsrearwheelschockedc)Thetruckbrakesmustbesetd)The

truckbrakesmustnotbesete)BothAandC

10.Donot

operatethestartercontinuouslyformorethan:a)10secondsb)20seconds

c)15secondsd)30seconds

11.Howcan

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aforkliftbeusedasamanlift?

a)Havethepersontoberaisedstandontheforksb)Place

apalletontheforksandthenhavethepersonstandonit

c)Onlywhenamanufacturerapprovedattachmentwithappropriatesafetydevicesisused.

d)Youcanneverusetheforkliftasamanlifter

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underanycircumstances

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Date 10/18/08

12.Whenoperatingtheforkliftyoumustwatchoutforwhattypesof

surfaceconditions?a)Unevenfloorsb)Roughsurfacesc)Wetoroilysurfaces

d)Alloftheabove

13.Forkliftsequippedwithattachmentswill

beoperatedaspartiallyloadedforkliftswhennothandlingaload.

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alwayshastherightofwayoverpedestrians

andotherequipment.a)Trueb)False

17.Forkliftsshouldnot

bedrivenuptoanyonestandinginfrontofabenchorother

fixedobject.a)Trueb)False

18.Forkliftoperatorsarerequired

todrivenwiththeloadontheuphillside.a)True

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b)False

19.Fireaislesand

accesstostairwaysmaynotbeblocked.a)Trueb)False

20.Ifaforkliftdoesnothaveaseatwithaseatbeltfor

apassenger,noridersareallowed.a)Trueb)False

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21.Dockboards(bridgeplates)mustbeproperlysecuredbeforetheyaredriven

over.a)Trueb)False

22.Speedmustbeincreasedwhen

negotiatingturns.a)Trueb)False

23.Aforkliftoperatorshould

driveinreverseifvisionisobstructedbytheload.a)

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Trueb)False

24.Aforklifts

wheelbase,trackandheight,theload sweightdistributionandtheforkliftscounterweightlocation

allcontributetothevehiclesstability.a)Trueb)False

25.

Whenaforkliftsloadcenterfallswithinthestabilitytriangle,thevehicleis

stableandwillnottipover.a)Trueb)False

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26.Forkliftswithleakingfuelsystemsmay

beused.a)Trueb)False

27.Theforksmustnot

beplacedundertheloadasfaraspossible.a)Trueb)False

28.Whenliftingaloadneverlifttheloadhigherthan

neededtoclearanyobstacles.a)Trueb)False

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29.Asafedistancemustbemaintainedfrom

theedgesoframpsorplatforms.a)Trueb)False

30.

Forkliftsmaybeusedtoopeningorclosingdoors.a)Trueb)False

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