Forklift studie Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)s
If the forklift contacts live electric lines you will be electrocuted. What are 5
steps you should follow if this happens?
✓ 1. Warn and alert others.
✓ 2. Attempt to break contact with lines.
✓ 3. Remain in machine if safe to do so. If unsafe, you must leave
machinery, jump clear making no contact with vehicle. Jump with feet
together and continue to do so until you are 8 metres clear from
machine.
✓ 4. Report to management and safety regulator.
✓ 5. Have machine checked before re-use.
What are 2 guards fitted to a forklift?
✓ 1. Load backrest
✓ 2. Overhead guard.
What do these guards do?
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✓ 1. Load backrest stops load from hitting the mast and protects the
operator
✓ 2. Overhead guard protects the operator
What is the best way to find out how to secure an attachment to the forklift?
✓ In the manufacture's instructions
Where would you find the rated lifting capacity for a forklift and any
attachment used?
✓ On the data plate.
When you add a different attachment to a forklift, what will be the most likely
effect to the forklift's capacity?
✓ The lifting capacity will be reduced.
Why should a side-shift attachment be centralised before travelling with a
load?
✓ To maintain the stability of the forklift and the load.
If you don't go all the way into a load and have it hard against the heel of the
fork arms, what effect will it have on the forklift?
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