MA HOISTING LICENSE TEST QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
What is the most important single factor to the safe operation of the forklifts? - Answers
:THE OPERATOR
When is it safe to operate the forklift from a place other than the operator's seat? -
Answers :NEVER
Workers and bystanders within the danger area of the forklift should be considered the
responsibility of? - Answers :THE OPERATOR
Which of the following are essential for safe operation? - Answers :a) smooth starts
b) smooth stops
c) smooth turns
Many accidents happen because the operator does which of the following? - Answers
:a) uses a forklift with a known defect
b) travels an unsafe route
c) carries unsafe loads
d) uses unsafe operating techniques
The operator "feathers" the controls when he wants to? - Answers :MOVE THE LOAD
SLOWLY
If you find a fault or suspect an unsafe condition while inspecting or operating a forklift
you should? - Answers :TELL YOUR SUPERVISOR
If bystanders or a fellow worker are in danger from a raised load, you should? - Answers
:SOUND YOUR HORN OR ASK THEM TO MOVE
Which of the following affect forklift safety? - Answers :a) Leverage
b) Center of gravity
c) Momentum
The pivot point of a forklift is? - Answers :THE FRONT AXLE
The teeter totter is a simple example of? - Answers :LEVERAGE
Safe load limits for a particular forklift ... - Answers :SHOULD NEVER BE EXCEEDED
When a forklift picks up a load on the forks... - Answers :THE CENTER OF GRAVITY
OF THE FORKLIFT MOVES FORWARD
, Forward tipping will occur unless the forklift's center of gravity is? - Answers :On The
Opposite Side Of The Front Axle
Momentum is a force created by? - Answers :a) Starting
b) Stopping
c) Turning
Which of the following has or have an Effect on the amount of stability a forklift has? -
Answers :a) Weight distribution
b) Axle length
c) Wheel base
As the load of a forklift is raised, which of the following dangers increase? - Answers :a)
Tipping
b) Loss of steering
c) The effects of momentum
What force can cause a loaded forklift to tip forward when brakes are applied? -
Answers :MOMENTUM
When the forklift's center of gravity goes beyond the stability area? - Answers :THE
FORKLIFT WILL TIP OVER
True or False...Because the forklifts are designed with the forks in front it is not possible
for it to tip backwards. - Answers :FALSE
The type of forklift which is designed primarily to lift a load straight up with a limited
amount of tilt movement forward is the? - Answers :MAST FORKLIFT
Which of a forklift's four wheel steering capabilities should be used at high speeds or on
Highways? - Answers :TWO-WHEEL STEERING, FRONT WHEELS FIXED STRAIGHT
AHEAD, REAR WHEELS
USED FOR STEERING
Using a short turning radius when traveling at high speeds can cause overturning due
to? - Answers :THE FORCES OF MOMENTUM
When is it permissible to carry riders while you are operating a forklift? - Answers
:NEVER
If a forklift tips forward ... - Answers :STEERING CONTROL IS LOST
When traveling up or down a ramp, you can place more traction on the front drive
wheels of an unloaded forklift if the forks are? - Answers :KEPT POINTING DOWNHILL
ANSWERS
What is the most important single factor to the safe operation of the forklifts? - Answers
:THE OPERATOR
When is it safe to operate the forklift from a place other than the operator's seat? -
Answers :NEVER
Workers and bystanders within the danger area of the forklift should be considered the
responsibility of? - Answers :THE OPERATOR
Which of the following are essential for safe operation? - Answers :a) smooth starts
b) smooth stops
c) smooth turns
Many accidents happen because the operator does which of the following? - Answers
:a) uses a forklift with a known defect
b) travels an unsafe route
c) carries unsafe loads
d) uses unsafe operating techniques
The operator "feathers" the controls when he wants to? - Answers :MOVE THE LOAD
SLOWLY
If you find a fault or suspect an unsafe condition while inspecting or operating a forklift
you should? - Answers :TELL YOUR SUPERVISOR
If bystanders or a fellow worker are in danger from a raised load, you should? - Answers
:SOUND YOUR HORN OR ASK THEM TO MOVE
Which of the following affect forklift safety? - Answers :a) Leverage
b) Center of gravity
c) Momentum
The pivot point of a forklift is? - Answers :THE FRONT AXLE
The teeter totter is a simple example of? - Answers :LEVERAGE
Safe load limits for a particular forklift ... - Answers :SHOULD NEVER BE EXCEEDED
When a forklift picks up a load on the forks... - Answers :THE CENTER OF GRAVITY
OF THE FORKLIFT MOVES FORWARD
, Forward tipping will occur unless the forklift's center of gravity is? - Answers :On The
Opposite Side Of The Front Axle
Momentum is a force created by? - Answers :a) Starting
b) Stopping
c) Turning
Which of the following has or have an Effect on the amount of stability a forklift has? -
Answers :a) Weight distribution
b) Axle length
c) Wheel base
As the load of a forklift is raised, which of the following dangers increase? - Answers :a)
Tipping
b) Loss of steering
c) The effects of momentum
What force can cause a loaded forklift to tip forward when brakes are applied? -
Answers :MOMENTUM
When the forklift's center of gravity goes beyond the stability area? - Answers :THE
FORKLIFT WILL TIP OVER
True or False...Because the forklifts are designed with the forks in front it is not possible
for it to tip backwards. - Answers :FALSE
The type of forklift which is designed primarily to lift a load straight up with a limited
amount of tilt movement forward is the? - Answers :MAST FORKLIFT
Which of a forklift's four wheel steering capabilities should be used at high speeds or on
Highways? - Answers :TWO-WHEEL STEERING, FRONT WHEELS FIXED STRAIGHT
AHEAD, REAR WHEELS
USED FOR STEERING
Using a short turning radius when traveling at high speeds can cause overturning due
to? - Answers :THE FORCES OF MOMENTUM
When is it permissible to carry riders while you are operating a forklift? - Answers
:NEVER
If a forklift tips forward ... - Answers :STEERING CONTROL IS LOST
When traveling up or down a ramp, you can place more traction on the front drive
wheels of an unloaded forklift if the forks are? - Answers :KEPT POINTING DOWNHILL
