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SAMPLE
FORKLIFT CERTIFICATION TEST
TRUE OR FALSE. PLACE A T OR F BEFORE EACH NUMBER
_____1. While driving your forklift,
it is OK to have your forks touching the floor.
_____2. When traveling with a load,
your forks should be no more than 6 inches off the floor.
_____3. It is not safe to talk to
someone while operating your truck.
_____4. Only honk your horn at intersections
where there are 4 or more aisles intersecting.
_____5. When parking your truck, it is
only necessary to ground (lower to the floor) your forks unless they’re
blocking an aisle.
_____6. When loads are lifted high
they reduce a truck’s stability.
_____7. The shift supervisor is responsible
for filling out the pre-operational checklist.
_____8. A trailer’s wheels should
be chocked before driving a forklift into the trailer.
_____9. It is O.K. for a co-worker to
ride on a pallet you’re moving, as long as they are holding on to the
forklift’s mast.
_____10. For maximum efficiency, a forklift
engine should be left running during refueling with gasoline, diesel fuel,
or propane.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER. THERE IS ONLY ONE CORRECT
ANSWER FOR EACH QUESTION.
1. Never exceed the rated load capacity of your truck:
a. Unless you add extra counterbalance weight on the
back of the truck.
b. Unless your lift is 84 inches high.
c. Ever.
d. Unless you have permission from your supervisor.
2. As a professional lift operator it is:
a. Your responsibility to watch for pedestrians
b. Pedestrians responsibility to watch out for you.
c. Management’s responsibility to keep pedestrians
out of forklift operations areas.
d. accept occasional minor pedestrian injuries as
normal.
3. Only add water to a battery:
a. before you begin a charge
b. after the battery is charged.
c. once a month.
d. when the battery is smoking.
4. Pre-operational checklists need to be filled out:
a. Only on forklifts
b. Only on electric pallet jacks.
c. Once a day.
d. A and B.
5. The most important thing on a forklift operator’s mind should be:
a. getting ready for the next shipment.
b. looking out for potential accidents.
c. beating the company record for most trucks loaded
in one shift.
d. none of the above
6. When checking your truck, you find the power steering system squeals
as soon as you turn it:
a. add fluid to the reservoir yourself.
b. notify your supervisor
c. note it on your pre-use checklist and get to work.
d. go find another forklift.
7. The majority of forklift accidents are caused by:
a. wet and greasy hands.
b. momentary loss of concentration.
c. using the wrong safety equipment.
d. alcohol and drugs.
8. On a lift truck, your horn:
a. makes a good device for catching your supervisors’
attention.
b. should be sounded at all intersections.
c. should be used while racing another forklift.
d. should only be used in emergencies.
9. The "Stability Triangle" is:
a. The reflective orange triangle on the rear of the
truck, warning of slow-moving vehicles.
b. The most level area of a warehouse floor, bounded
by 3 lines, in which a truck can be balanced.
c. a description of the load center of gravity in
a 3-point suspension vehicle, in which the vehicle is stable.
d. a patented forklift seat system, for overweight
operators.
10. Hydraulic fluid spills on the floor should be:
a. Driven through, as the solid tires on forlkifts
are not affected by hydraulic fluid.
b. reported at once, for clean-up.
c. investigated, to determine if it is your forklift
that has begun leaking.
d. B and C.
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