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Forklift Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
How many days do you have to go to Australia Post after passing your assessment to apply for
your High risk work licence? - answer✔✔60 days
What do you have to do it your HRW licence has not been renewed within 12 months of its
expiry date? - answer✔✔Resit another assessment with an RTO
Do you have to renew your HRW forklift licence? if yes how often? - answer✔✔yes, every 5
years
If you don't have a HRW licence (forklift) when can you do high risk work? - answer✔✔When
enrolled in a HRW course and must be supervised by a person with a HRW licence (forklift LF)
What written evidence is needed before you carry out high risk work, if asked by an employer? -
answer✔✔Have a current HRW licence or evidence of enrollment in a HRW training course eith
an RTO
What four (4) penalties can the WHS regulator do if you fail to work safely when doing high risk
work? - answer✔✔1. Licence suspended
2. Licence cancelled
3. Refusal at renewal
4. Fined
Before you start work at a new job site, list three (3) people you would talk to about hazards
before you start work and explain why - answer✔✔1. Safety office
2. Supervisor or manager
3. Other workers
so you know workplace policies and procedures
When should you INSPECT your safety equipment and PPE to ensure it is in good operating
order and visually check your forklift? - answer✔✔Before you use it
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When do you put control measures in place for hazards (risks)? - answer✔✔At the start of work
or as soon as the hazard is identified
When carrying out HRW what legal responsibilities do you have as an operator? -
answer✔✔Work safely for yourself and others at all times
The 'Hierarchy of Control' is a logical sequence of steps to control hazards in the workplace.
What are the steps in logical order?
(Every Sunday I Eat Apple Pie) - answer✔✔Elimination, substitution, isolation, engineering,
administration, PPE
What are the minimum safe distances you must maintain when working on a forklift near power
lines in Queensland?
a) Up to 132,000 volts: _mt
b) between 132,000 and 330,000 volts: _mt
c) Above 330,000 volts: _mt - answer✔✔a=3, b=6, c=8
List four options you have when you are required to work closer than the minimum safe distance
from power lines - answer✔✔1. Call power company and seek exemption
2. Turn power off
3. Use a spotter
4. Insulation
How do you find out the voltage of overhead power lines? - answer✔✔Call the power company
List 12 site hazards you need to consider and plan for in the workplace before starting forklift
operations - answer✔✔1. Power lines
2. Underground services
3. Pedestrians and other workers or people
4. Plant and equipment
5. Weather (rain)
6. Bridges
7. Lighting
8. Dangerous materials
9. Vehicular traffic
Forklift Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
How many days do you have to go to Australia Post after passing your assessment to apply for
your High risk work licence? - answer✔✔60 days
What do you have to do it your HRW licence has not been renewed within 12 months of its
expiry date? - answer✔✔Resit another assessment with an RTO
Do you have to renew your HRW forklift licence? if yes how often? - answer✔✔yes, every 5
years
If you don't have a HRW licence (forklift) when can you do high risk work? - answer✔✔When
enrolled in a HRW course and must be supervised by a person with a HRW licence (forklift LF)
What written evidence is needed before you carry out high risk work, if asked by an employer? -
answer✔✔Have a current HRW licence or evidence of enrollment in a HRW training course eith
an RTO
What four (4) penalties can the WHS regulator do if you fail to work safely when doing high risk
work? - answer✔✔1. Licence suspended
2. Licence cancelled
3. Refusal at renewal
4. Fined
Before you start work at a new job site, list three (3) people you would talk to about hazards
before you start work and explain why - answer✔✔1. Safety office
2. Supervisor or manager
3. Other workers
so you know workplace policies and procedures
When should you INSPECT your safety equipment and PPE to ensure it is in good operating
order and visually check your forklift? - answer✔✔Before you use it
, ©THEBRIGHTSTARS 2024
When do you put control measures in place for hazards (risks)? - answer✔✔At the start of work
or as soon as the hazard is identified
When carrying out HRW what legal responsibilities do you have as an operator? -
answer✔✔Work safely for yourself and others at all times
The 'Hierarchy of Control' is a logical sequence of steps to control hazards in the workplace.
What are the steps in logical order?
(Every Sunday I Eat Apple Pie) - answer✔✔Elimination, substitution, isolation, engineering,
administration, PPE
What are the minimum safe distances you must maintain when working on a forklift near power
lines in Queensland?
a) Up to 132,000 volts: _mt
b) between 132,000 and 330,000 volts: _mt
c) Above 330,000 volts: _mt - answer✔✔a=3, b=6, c=8
List four options you have when you are required to work closer than the minimum safe distance
from power lines - answer✔✔1. Call power company and seek exemption
2. Turn power off
3. Use a spotter
4. Insulation
How do you find out the voltage of overhead power lines? - answer✔✔Call the power company
List 12 site hazards you need to consider and plan for in the workplace before starting forklift
operations - answer✔✔1. Power lines
2. Underground services
3. Pedestrians and other workers or people
4. Plant and equipment
5. Weather (rain)
6. Bridges
7. Lighting
8. Dangerous materials
9. Vehicular traffic
