FORKLIFT TRAINING EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What iiis iia iihazard? ii- iiAnswers ii-Something iithat iican iicause iiharm, iiinjury iior iideath
What iiis iia iiRisk ii- iiAnswers ii-The iichance iiof iian iiaccident iifrom iia iihazard
When iian iiunfamiliar iiforklift iiis iiin iiuse iiat iiyour iiworkplace iiwhat iidoes iiyour iiemployer
iihave iito iiprovide? ii- iiAnswers ii-Supervision, iitraining, iiinformation iiand iiinstruction
What iican iia iiregulator iido iiif iiyou iifail iito iiperform iiHRW iisafely ii- iiAnswers ii-Reassess,
iisuspend, iicancel, iior iirefuse iito iirenew iiyour iilicense.
What iiis iiyour iiduty iiof iicare iiwhile iioperating iia iiforklift ii- iiAnswers ii-Safety iiof iimyself
iiand iiothers iiaround, iiand iito iifollow iiworkplace iipolicy iiand iiprocedures
Where iican iiyou iifind iiinfo iiregarding iiworkplace iisafety? ii- iiAnswers ii-Work iiHealth iiand
iiSafety iiAct, iiWork iiHealth iiand iiSafety iiRegulations, iiCodes iiof iiPractice, iiAustralian
iiStandards
What iiare iithe iiresponsibilities iiof iian iiemployer iito iitheir iiworkers iihealth iiand iisafety ii-
iiAnswers ii-Provide iiand iimaintain iisafe iiworkplace, iiprovide iiand iimaintain iisafe
iiequipment, iiprovide iiand iimaintain iicorrect iiPPE, iiprovide iiand iimaintain iisafe iidrinking
iiwater iiand iitoilet iifacilities, iino iibullying iior iiharassment
Aside iifrom iia iimanager iiwho iielse iican iiyou iitalk iito iiabout iisite iihazards? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Workmates, iiboss/employer, iisupervisor
Why iiis iiit iiimportant iito iicommunicate iito iiother iistaff iiabout iihazards? ii- iiAnswers ii-To
iiunderstand iithe iihazards, iiand iicontrols.
List iisome iisite iihazards iithat iicould iiarise iiat iia iiworksite. ii- iiAnswers ii-Bad iiweather,
iipower iilines, iitrees, iipedestrians, iiother iiworkers, iivehicles, iiroller iidoors, iiblind iispots,
iichemicals ii/ iiflammables, iidrains, iislopes, iiwet/uneven iisurfaces.
What iidanger iiis iithere iifrom iirear iiend iiswing? ii- iiAnswers ii-Risk iiof iihitting iipeople iiand
iiproperty
How iiwould iiyou iioperate iia iiforklift iiin iiwet iior iislippery iiconditions? ii- iiAnswers ii-Drive
iislow, iidrive iicarefully, iiturn iislowly iiand iibrake iislowly.
, Explain iiwhere iithe iiload iicentre iidistance iiis iimeasured iifrom ii- ii- iiAnswers ii-Distances
iimeasured iifrom iithe iivertical iiface iiof iithe iiforks iito iithe iiloads iicentre iiof iigravity.
When iiweather iiconditions iiare iiWINDY ii: ii- iiAnswers ii-Avoid iilifting iiloads iiat iiheight,
iiensure iiloads iiare iisecure iiand iitry iito iionly iiwork iiindoors.
When iiweather iiconditions iiare iiICE iiOR iiSNOW ii: ii- iiAnswers ii-Drive iislowly, iiturn
iislowly, iiand iiconsider iitype iiof iiforklift iibeing iiused.
When iiweather iiconditions iiare iiEXTREME iiHEAT ii: ii- iiAnswers ii-Reduce iiamount iiof
iitime iioperating iithe iiequipment iiand iidrink iilots iiof iifluids.
When iiweather iiis iiLIGHTNING ii: ii- iiAnswers ii-Cease iioperation iiof iiequipment; iido iinot
iioperate iioutdoors.
List iitypes iiof iicommunication/ iiinstruction ii: ii- iiAnswers ii-Visual, iiverbal, iiwritten, iihand
iisignals, iisignage.
What iido iiuneven iifork iiarms iiindicate? ii- iiAnswers ii-Damage iito iithe iiforks iiarms,
iicarriage iiand iimast.
Can iiyou iiuse iia iiforklift iiwith iia iimissing iidata iiplate? ii- iiAnswers ii-No. iiDo iinot iioperate
iiand iiplace iia iilock iiout iitag iion. iiReport.
What iisafety iimeasure iiis iiimportant iiwhen iirefueling iia iiforklift.? ii- iiAnswers ii-Ensure
iiengine iiis iiswitched iioff iias iiit iimay iicause iithe iifuel iito iiignite.
Name ii3 iiguards iion iia iiforklift: ii- iiAnswers ii-Overhead iiguard: iiprotects iidriver iifrom
iifalling iigoods.
Foot iiguard ii: iiprotects iidrivers iifeet iifrom iifalling iigoods
Load iiguard ii: iiprotects iicarriage iiand iimast iifrom iifalling iigoods.
What iido iiyou iineed iito iicheck iifor iiwhen iiinspecting iisolid iirubber iityres? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Balding, iiuneven iiwear, iiany iimissing iichunks, iidamage iito iirims, iimissing iibolts ii/ iinuts
When iiare iiyou iirequired iito iiwear iia iiseatbelt iiand iiwhy ii- iiAnswers ii-All iitimes. iiStops
iidriver iifalling iiout iiin iian iiaccident
What iiare iisome iiPOST iiSTART iichecks iiyou iimust iicomplete? ii- iiAnswers ii-Lights,
iicontrols,
Gears, iibrakes, iihorn, iisteering.
What iiaffect iion iiload iicapacity iidoes iian iiattachment iihave? ii- iiAnswers ii-Reduces iiload
iicapacity