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To determine the weight of a lift, what weight do you add? ---------- Correct Answer ------------
Any weight that is added to the lift and the rigging.
The foot pedals on a 3 handle backhoe are used for what? ---------- Correct Answer ------------
The boom swing.
Your equipment should be inspected at what intervals? ---------- Correct Answer ------------
Circle check every day or the start of each shift or every 30 days of use for rigging.
Mats, steel plates, timber pads, or dunnage is what? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ Device
under the stabilizer pad that will distribute the weight of the machine more evenly.
Are seatbelts mandatory to wear? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ Yes.
The purpose of a thimble is to what? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ Prevent the loop in the
eye from crushing.
If operating hoisting equipment without a hoisting license, can you be fined or imprisoned? ------
---- Correct Answer ------------ Yes, 90 days in prison or $500-$3,000.
It is important to read what before operating any type of hoisting equipment? ---------- Correct
Answer ------------ Operator's manual.
Is undercutting the sides of an excavation allowed? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ No.
A quick exit from a trench is what? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ If 4 or more feet deep, a
ladder ramp or steps must be 25 feet or less from every worker and each ladder must be 3 feet
above the top of the trench.
What is the distance between lifting points when using a 2 cable rated sling at 12 feet long and at
the proper lifting angle? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ 12 feet.
A.N.S.I. stands for what? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ American National Standards
Institute
A hook must be replaced when? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ It is worn by 10% of the
hook or the opening increased by 5% or twisted 10 degrees.
Where should the materials be stockpiled? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ Ina n area that is
well drained.
, If you must restock a load, what should you do? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ stop, set the
load, set the parking brake, turn off the machine, then get off the machine.
Should a propane forklift be used if there is a slight gas leak on it? ---------- Correct Answer ------
------ No, the leak must be repaired.
What safety devices must be installed on a fork lift? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ A
backup alarm, horn, safety lights, seat belt, and a fire extinguisher.
On a forklift, how soon should repairs be made? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ Before it is
used.
What does the operator want to do when he feathers the controls? ---------- Correct Answer -------
----- Smoothly move the load.
What dangers increase when a loaded forklift is raised? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ Loss
of steering, effects on momentum, and tipping.
The operator can avoid jerky movements by? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ Feathering the
controls.
When traveling on a floor system that is hollow underneath, what is it important to know? --------
-- Correct Answer ------------ Load capacity of the floor and the weight of the load and the
machine.
What should forklifts with a hydraulic frame leveling or lift mechanism tilting systems be
adjusted? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ Before the load is lifted.
When will a load have maximum stability? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ When the fork
tips are tilted back slightly.
What should you do when operating a forklift where there are other vehicles operating? ----------
Correct Answer ------------ Keep to the right when traveling and stay at least 20 feet behind
vehicles in front.
You should not start a forklift unless what is done? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ The
controls are in neutral, hand brake is set and you are in the operators seat.
When travelling at high speeds a short turning radius can cause overturning because of what? ----
------ Correct Answer ------------ Forces of momentum.
When can you travel with a load at the maximum height? ---------- Correct Answer ------------
Never.
What kind of suspension do forklifts have? ---------- Correct Answer ------------ Three point.
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