VERIFIED 2025
, Hazard - ANSWERSomethign that may cause harm or injury
Risk - ANSWERWhat could happend to you when exposed to a hazard
What is your duty of care - ANSWER1. Take care of your own safety
2. Take care of others safety
If you were to work in a unsafe manner while holding a forklift licence/high risk work
licence what actions could be taken against you - ANSWER1. Suspend your licence
2. Cancel your licence
3. Refuse to renew your licence
WHat does our empoyer provide us to ensure we are safe and healthy at work -
ANSWER1. Provides a safe workplace
2. Provides safe working equipment
3. Provides safe working systems
If you work with an unfamiliar forklift your employer must provide: - ANSWER1. Trainign
2. Supervision
Other people to talk to about the hazards in the workplace before we start our work on
the forklift: - ANSWER1. Manager
2. Co-workers
3. supervisors
Why is it important to communicate within the workplace - ANSWER- to make everyone
aware of the hazards in the workplace
- To make people able to identify hazards and controls
common hazards in a forklift operating environment: - ANSWER1. powerlines
2. People
3. Poor weather conditions
4. UNeven surfaces
5. Wet Surfaces
6. Blind corners
Types of Visual indicators to identify power lines - ANSWER1. Tiger Tails- Black and
yellow stripes wrapped around a powerline) DO NOT INSULATE the powerline
2. Warning signs
The minimum safe working distances in WA for powerlines: - ANSWER- Live powerlines
1,000V or less (INSULATED) = 0.5 m