POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS (PITS)
EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
How nnare nnPITs nndifferent nnfrom nnvehicles? nn- nnAnswer nn1) nncenter nnof nngravity
nncan nnshift nnbased nnon nnload nnposition
2) nnrear nnwheels nnsteer nnso nnback nnend nnmoves nnfirst nnand nntight nnturning nnradius
3) nnmuch nnheavier nnthan nna nncar nn
4) nnmove nnmaterial, nnrather nnthan nnpeople nn
5) nnmay nnnot nnhave nnpneumatic nntires
What nnare nnthe nnprimary nnhazards nnof nnforklift nnoperation nnand nnhow nnare nnthey
nnmitigated? nn- nnAnswer nn1) nnPedestrian nnstruck-by nnforklift nn--> nnuse nnhorn,
nnspotter, nnget nnout nnand nnlook; nntravel nnin nndirection nnof nnbest nnvisibility nn
2) nnunstable nnforklift/tip-over nn--> nnuse nndata nnplate nnor nnoperator's nnmanual nnso nnas
nnnot nnto nnoverload; nncarry nna nnload nnas nnlow nnas nnpossible, nnagainst nnthe nnback
nnrest; nnwear nna nnseatbelt nnfor nnrollover nnprotection
3) nnunstable/dropped nnloads
4) nncrush/pinch nnpoints
5) nnhigh nnpressure nnhydraulics nn
6) nnfire nndue nnto nnflammable nnliquids nnand nnvapors nn--> nnhave nnfire nnextinguisher
nnon nnhand nn
7) nnasphyxiation nnfrom nndisplacing nnoxygen nnin nnenclosed nnenvironment
8) nnfrostbite nnfrom nndecompression nnof nngas nnduring nntank nnreplacement
What nnare nnthe nntraining/certification nnrequirements nnof nnPIT nnoperators? nn- nnAnswer
nn1) nnonline nnEHS nntraining nn
2) nnread nnoperator's nnmanual nn
3) nnsupervised nnpractice
4) nnobservation nnand nnpractical nnfor nncertification
What nnshould nnone nncheck nnfor nnwhen nninspecting nna nnforklift? nn- nnAnswer nn1)
nnleaks nn
2) nngeneral nnvisible nndamage
3) nnsafety nndevices
4) nntire/wheel nnconditions
5) nnlights, nninstrument nnpanels, nntelltales
EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
How nnare nnPITs nndifferent nnfrom nnvehicles? nn- nnAnswer nn1) nncenter nnof nngravity
nncan nnshift nnbased nnon nnload nnposition
2) nnrear nnwheels nnsteer nnso nnback nnend nnmoves nnfirst nnand nntight nnturning nnradius
3) nnmuch nnheavier nnthan nna nncar nn
4) nnmove nnmaterial, nnrather nnthan nnpeople nn
5) nnmay nnnot nnhave nnpneumatic nntires
What nnare nnthe nnprimary nnhazards nnof nnforklift nnoperation nnand nnhow nnare nnthey
nnmitigated? nn- nnAnswer nn1) nnPedestrian nnstruck-by nnforklift nn--> nnuse nnhorn,
nnspotter, nnget nnout nnand nnlook; nntravel nnin nndirection nnof nnbest nnvisibility nn
2) nnunstable nnforklift/tip-over nn--> nnuse nndata nnplate nnor nnoperator's nnmanual nnso nnas
nnnot nnto nnoverload; nncarry nna nnload nnas nnlow nnas nnpossible, nnagainst nnthe nnback
nnrest; nnwear nna nnseatbelt nnfor nnrollover nnprotection
3) nnunstable/dropped nnloads
4) nncrush/pinch nnpoints
5) nnhigh nnpressure nnhydraulics nn
6) nnfire nndue nnto nnflammable nnliquids nnand nnvapors nn--> nnhave nnfire nnextinguisher
nnon nnhand nn
7) nnasphyxiation nnfrom nndisplacing nnoxygen nnin nnenclosed nnenvironment
8) nnfrostbite nnfrom nndecompression nnof nngas nnduring nntank nnreplacement
What nnare nnthe nntraining/certification nnrequirements nnof nnPIT nnoperators? nn- nnAnswer
nn1) nnonline nnEHS nntraining nn
2) nnread nnoperator's nnmanual nn
3) nnsupervised nnpractice
4) nnobservation nnand nnpractical nnfor nncertification
What nnshould nnone nncheck nnfor nnwhen nninspecting nna nnforklift? nn- nnAnswer nn1)
nnleaks nn
2) nngeneral nnvisible nndamage
3) nnsafety nndevices
4) nntire/wheel nnconditions
5) nnlights, nninstrument nnpanels, nntelltales
