Test 1 – forklift UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. What is the most important single factor to the safe B. The Operator
operation of forklifts?
A. The weather
B. The operator
C. The forklifts design
2. Many accidents happen because the operator does
which of the following? E. All of the above
A. Uses forklift with a known defect
B. Travels an unsafe route
C. Carries unsafe loads
D. Uses unsafe operating techniques
E. All of the above
3. When is it safe to operate the forklift from a place other D. Never
than the operators seat?
A. When you can reach the controls while standing on
the ground
B. When the engine is not running
C. When the emergency brake is set
D. Never
4. Workers and bystanders within the danger area of the D. The operator
forklift should be considered the responsibility of?
A. The supervisor
B. The fellow worker on the scaffold giving landing
instructions
C. The contractor
D. The operator
5. Which of the following are essential for safe opera- D. All of the above
tion?
, A. Smooth starts
B. Smooth stops
C. Smooth turns
D. All of the above B. Move the load slowly
6. The operator "feathers" the controls when he wants
to?
A. Cycle the hydraulic system
B. Move the load slowly
C. Start the forklift in cold weather
D. Test the brakes
7. If you find a fault or suspect an unsafe condition while C. Tell your supervisor
inspecting or operating a forklift you should?
A. Take the forklift out of service at the end of the shift
B. Tell on of your fellow workers
C. Tell your supervisor
D. Not worry about it, since its not your responsibility
8. If bystanders or a fellow worker are in danger from a B. Sound your horn or ask
raised load, you should? them to move
A. Continue working, because they will move if the load
starts to fall
B. Sound your horn or ask them to move
C. Not worry about them if they are wearing hard hats
9. Which of the following affect forklift safety
A. Leverage
D. All of the above
B. Center of Gravity
C. Momentum
D. All of the above
10. C. The front axle
, The pivot point of a forklift is?
A. The load center
B. The center of gravity
C. The front axle
D. The wheel base B. Leverage
11. The teeter totter is a simple example of?
A.Momentum
B. Leverage
C. Center of gravity
D. Stability B. Should never be ex-
12. Safe load limits for a particular forklift ceeded
A. Are similar to those of other forklifts
B. Should never be exceeded
C. Can be exceeded if the operator has a valid training
card
D. Can be exceeded as long as the rear wheels do not
come off the ground, resulting in a loss of steering
13. When a forklift picks up a load the forks A. The center of gravity of
A. The center of gravity of the forklift moves forward the forklift moves forward
B. The center of gravity of the forklift stays the same
because of the counterweight
C. Momentum caused the forklift to lean forward
D. The pivot point changes
14. Forward tipping will occur unless the forklift's center
of gravity is? B. On the opposite side of
A. Offset by the momentum to the rear
the front axle
B. On the opposite side of the front axle
C. Within the load limits on the front axle
D. Both a and c
1. What is the most important single factor to the safe B. The Operator
operation of forklifts?
A. The weather
B. The operator
C. The forklifts design
2. Many accidents happen because the operator does
which of the following? E. All of the above
A. Uses forklift with a known defect
B. Travels an unsafe route
C. Carries unsafe loads
D. Uses unsafe operating techniques
E. All of the above
3. When is it safe to operate the forklift from a place other D. Never
than the operators seat?
A. When you can reach the controls while standing on
the ground
B. When the engine is not running
C. When the emergency brake is set
D. Never
4. Workers and bystanders within the danger area of the D. The operator
forklift should be considered the responsibility of?
A. The supervisor
B. The fellow worker on the scaffold giving landing
instructions
C. The contractor
D. The operator
5. Which of the following are essential for safe opera- D. All of the above
tion?
, A. Smooth starts
B. Smooth stops
C. Smooth turns
D. All of the above B. Move the load slowly
6. The operator "feathers" the controls when he wants
to?
A. Cycle the hydraulic system
B. Move the load slowly
C. Start the forklift in cold weather
D. Test the brakes
7. If you find a fault or suspect an unsafe condition while C. Tell your supervisor
inspecting or operating a forklift you should?
A. Take the forklift out of service at the end of the shift
B. Tell on of your fellow workers
C. Tell your supervisor
D. Not worry about it, since its not your responsibility
8. If bystanders or a fellow worker are in danger from a B. Sound your horn or ask
raised load, you should? them to move
A. Continue working, because they will move if the load
starts to fall
B. Sound your horn or ask them to move
C. Not worry about them if they are wearing hard hats
9. Which of the following affect forklift safety
A. Leverage
D. All of the above
B. Center of Gravity
C. Momentum
D. All of the above
10. C. The front axle
, The pivot point of a forklift is?
A. The load center
B. The center of gravity
C. The front axle
D. The wheel base B. Leverage
11. The teeter totter is a simple example of?
A.Momentum
B. Leverage
C. Center of gravity
D. Stability B. Should never be ex-
12. Safe load limits for a particular forklift ceeded
A. Are similar to those of other forklifts
B. Should never be exceeded
C. Can be exceeded if the operator has a valid training
card
D. Can be exceeded as long as the rear wheels do not
come off the ground, resulting in a loss of steering
13. When a forklift picks up a load the forks A. The center of gravity of
A. The center of gravity of the forklift moves forward the forklift moves forward
B. The center of gravity of the forklift stays the same
because of the counterweight
C. Momentum caused the forklift to lean forward
D. The pivot point changes
14. Forward tipping will occur unless the forklift's center
of gravity is? B. On the opposite side of
A. Offset by the momentum to the rear
the front axle
B. On the opposite side of the front axle
C. Within the load limits on the front axle
D. Both a and c
