Forklift Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. How many days do you have to go to 60 days
Australia Post after passing your as-
sessment to apply for your High risk
work licence?
2. What do you have to do it your HRW
licence has not been renewed within Resit another assessment with an RTO
12 months of its expiry date?
3. Do you have to renew your HRW fork- yes, every 5 years
lift licence? if yes how often?
4. If you don't have a HRW licence (fork- When enrolled in a HRW course and must be super-
vised by a person with a HRW licence (forklift LF)
lift) when can you do high risk work?
5. What written evidence is needed be- Have a current HRW licence or evidence of enroll-
fore you carry out high risk work, if ment in a HRW training course eith an RTO
asked by an employer?
6. What four (4) penalties can the WHS
regulator do if you fail to work safely 1. Licence suspended
when doing high risk work? 2. Licence cancelled
3. Refusal at renewal
7. Before you start work at a new job 4. Fined
site, list three (3) people you would
1. Safety oflce
2. Supervisor or manager
talk to about hazards before you start 3. Other workers
so you know workplace policies and procedures
work and explain why
8. When should you INSPECT your safe- Before you use it
ty equipment and PPE to ensure it is
in good operating order and visually
check your forklift?
, 9. When do you put control measures in At the start of work or as soon as the hazard is
identified
place for hazards (risks)?
10. When carrying out HRW what legal Work safely for yourself and others at all times
responsibilities do you have as an op-
erator?
11. The 'Hierarchy of Control' is a logical
sequence of steps to control hazards Elimination, substitution, isolation, engineering, ad-
in the workplace. What are the steps ministration, PPE
in logical order?
(Every Sunday I Eat Apple Pie)
12. What are the minimum safe distances a=3, b=6, c=8
you must maintain when working on
a forklift near power lines in Queens-
land?
a) Up to 132,000 volts: _mt
b) between 132,000 and 330,000
volts: _mt
c) Above 330,000 volts: _mt
13. List four options you have when you 1. Call power company and seek exemption
are required to work closer than the 2. Turn power off
minimum safe distance from power
lines 3. Use a spotter
4. Insulation
14. How do you find out the voltage of
overhead power lines? Call the power company
15. List 12 site hazards you need to con-
sider and plan for in the workplace
before starting forklift operations 1. Power lines
2. Underground services
3. Pedestrians and other workers or people
1. How many days do you have to go to 60 days
Australia Post after passing your as-
sessment to apply for your High risk
work licence?
2. What do you have to do it your HRW
licence has not been renewed within Resit another assessment with an RTO
12 months of its expiry date?
3. Do you have to renew your HRW fork- yes, every 5 years
lift licence? if yes how often?
4. If you don't have a HRW licence (fork- When enrolled in a HRW course and must be super-
vised by a person with a HRW licence (forklift LF)
lift) when can you do high risk work?
5. What written evidence is needed be- Have a current HRW licence or evidence of enroll-
fore you carry out high risk work, if ment in a HRW training course eith an RTO
asked by an employer?
6. What four (4) penalties can the WHS
regulator do if you fail to work safely 1. Licence suspended
when doing high risk work? 2. Licence cancelled
3. Refusal at renewal
7. Before you start work at a new job 4. Fined
site, list three (3) people you would
1. Safety oflce
2. Supervisor or manager
talk to about hazards before you start 3. Other workers
so you know workplace policies and procedures
work and explain why
8. When should you INSPECT your safe- Before you use it
ty equipment and PPE to ensure it is
in good operating order and visually
check your forklift?
, 9. When do you put control measures in At the start of work or as soon as the hazard is
identified
place for hazards (risks)?
10. When carrying out HRW what legal Work safely for yourself and others at all times
responsibilities do you have as an op-
erator?
11. The 'Hierarchy of Control' is a logical
sequence of steps to control hazards Elimination, substitution, isolation, engineering, ad-
in the workplace. What are the steps ministration, PPE
in logical order?
(Every Sunday I Eat Apple Pie)
12. What are the minimum safe distances a=3, b=6, c=8
you must maintain when working on
a forklift near power lines in Queens-
land?
a) Up to 132,000 volts: _mt
b) between 132,000 and 330,000
volts: _mt
c) Above 330,000 volts: _mt
13. List four options you have when you 1. Call power company and seek exemption
are required to work closer than the 2. Turn power off
minimum safe distance from power
lines 3. Use a spotter
4. Insulation
14. How do you find out the voltage of
overhead power lines? Call the power company
15. List 12 site hazards you need to con-
sider and plan for in the workplace
before starting forklift operations 1. Power lines
2. Underground services
3. Pedestrians and other workers or people
