MA Hoisting License Test with Verified Answers
1. What is the most important single factor to THE OPERATOR
the safe operation of the forklifts?
2. Many accidents happen because the opera- a) uses a forklift with a
tor does which of the following? known defect
b) travels an unsafe route
c) carries unsafe loads
d) uses unsafe operating
techniques
3. When is it safe to operate the forklift from a NEVER
place other than the operator's seat?
4. Workers and bystanders within the danger THE OPERATOR
area of the forklift should be considered the
responsibility of?
5. Which of the following are essential for safe a) smooth starts
operation? b) smooth stops
c) smooth turns
6. The operator "feathers" the controls when he MOVE THE LOAD SLOWLY
wants to?
7. If you find a fault or suspect an unsafe con- TELL YOUR SUPERVISOR
dition while inspecting or operating a forklift
you should?
8. If bystanders or a fellow worker are in danger SOUND YOUR HORN OR
from a raised load, you should? ASK THEM TO MOVE
9. Which of the following affect forklift safety? a) Leverage
b) Center of gravity
c) Momentum
10. The pivot point of a forklift is? THE FRONT AXLE
11. The teeter totter is a simple example of? LEVERAGE
12. Safe load limits for a particular forklift ...
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SHOULD NEVER BE EX-
CEEDED
13. When a forklift picks up a load on the forks... THE CENTER OF GRAV-
ITY OF THE FORKLIFT
MOVES FORWARD
14. Forward tipping will occur unless the fork- On The Opposite Side Of
lift's center of gravity is? The Front Axle
15. Momentum is a force created by? a) Starting
b) Stopping
c) Turning
16. Which of the following has or have an Effect a) Weight distribution
on the amount of stability a forklift has? b) Axle length
c) Wheel base
17. As the load of a forklift is raised, which of the a) Tipping
following dangers increase? b) Loss of steering
c) The effects of momentum
18. What force can cause a loaded forklift to tip MOMENTUM
forward when brakes are applied?
19. When the forklift's center of gravity goes be- THE FORKLIFT WILL TIP
yond the stability area? OVER
20. True or False...Because the forklifts are de- FALSE
signed with the forks in front it is not possible
for it to tip backwards.
21. The type of forklift which is designed primar- MAST FORKLIFT
ily to lift a load straight up with a limited
amount of tilt movement forward is the?
22. Which of a forklift's four wheel steering capa- TWO-WHEEL STEERING,
bilities should be used at high speeds or on FRONT WHEELS FIXED
Highways? STRAIGHT AHEAD, REAR
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1. What is the most important single factor to THE OPERATOR
the safe operation of the forklifts?
2. Many accidents happen because the opera- a) uses a forklift with a
tor does which of the following? known defect
b) travels an unsafe route
c) carries unsafe loads
d) uses unsafe operating
techniques
3. When is it safe to operate the forklift from a NEVER
place other than the operator's seat?
4. Workers and bystanders within the danger THE OPERATOR
area of the forklift should be considered the
responsibility of?
5. Which of the following are essential for safe a) smooth starts
operation? b) smooth stops
c) smooth turns
6. The operator "feathers" the controls when he MOVE THE LOAD SLOWLY
wants to?
7. If you find a fault or suspect an unsafe con- TELL YOUR SUPERVISOR
dition while inspecting or operating a forklift
you should?
8. If bystanders or a fellow worker are in danger SOUND YOUR HORN OR
from a raised load, you should? ASK THEM TO MOVE
9. Which of the following affect forklift safety? a) Leverage
b) Center of gravity
c) Momentum
10. The pivot point of a forklift is? THE FRONT AXLE
11. The teeter totter is a simple example of? LEVERAGE
12. Safe load limits for a particular forklift ...
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, MA Hoisting License Test with Verified Answers
SHOULD NEVER BE EX-
CEEDED
13. When a forklift picks up a load on the forks... THE CENTER OF GRAV-
ITY OF THE FORKLIFT
MOVES FORWARD
14. Forward tipping will occur unless the fork- On The Opposite Side Of
lift's center of gravity is? The Front Axle
15. Momentum is a force created by? a) Starting
b) Stopping
c) Turning
16. Which of the following has or have an Effect a) Weight distribution
on the amount of stability a forklift has? b) Axle length
c) Wheel base
17. As the load of a forklift is raised, which of the a) Tipping
following dangers increase? b) Loss of steering
c) The effects of momentum
18. What force can cause a loaded forklift to tip MOMENTUM
forward when brakes are applied?
19. When the forklift's center of gravity goes be- THE FORKLIFT WILL TIP
yond the stability area? OVER
20. True or False...Because the forklifts are de- FALSE
signed with the forks in front it is not possible
for it to tip backwards.
21. The type of forklift which is designed primar- MAST FORKLIFT
ily to lift a load straight up with a limited
amount of tilt movement forward is the?
22. Which of a forklift's four wheel steering capa- TWO-WHEEL STEERING,
bilities should be used at high speeds or on FRONT WHEELS FIXED
Highways? STRAIGHT AHEAD, REAR
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