Training Quiz

Trainee Name ________________________________________Date _________________

Circle the letter or letters that best completes the statement.

1. Repairs to your Powered Industrial Truck should be made:

a. Before you use it for work.
b. Whenever you get a break from the work you are presently doing.
c. By a qualified service technician.
d. By someone who has time to look it over.

2. Who can operate Powered Industrial Equipment:

a. Supervisors
b. Trained and Certified Workers.
c. Friends
d. Anybody.

3. Operators are required to inspect their equipment:

a. Monthly.
b. Daily.
c. Weekly.
d. Before each shift.

4. If your vision is obstructed while operating a loaded forklift, what should you do:
a. Raise the load so you can see under it.
b. Lower and tilt the load forward so you can see over it.
c. Travel forward.
d. Travel in reverse.

5. Who has the right-of-way?

a. Your Industrial truck.
b. Things approaching from the left.
c. Pedestrians.
d. An emergency vehicle.

6. Railroad tracks should always be crossed in what way while operating a forklift?
a. At high speed.
b. In reverse.
c. At an angle

7. During the pre-operational inspection you should check:

a. Hydraulic systems.
b. Brakes.
c. Tires.
d. All of the above.
 8. What is the minimum distance the forks should enter the pallet?
a. Half way.
b. Three quarters.
c. One forth.
d. At least two thirds.
e. All the way.

9. Never exceed the rated load capacity of your truck:

a. Unless you add extra counterbalance weight to the back of the truck.
b. Unless your lift is 84 inches high.
c. Your tow tractor has new breaks.
d. Ever
e. Unless you have permission from your supervisor.

10. As a powered industrial equipment operator it is:

a. Your responsibility to watch for pedestrians.
b. Pedestrian’s responsibility to watch out for you.
c. Management’s responsibility to keep pedestrians out of equipment operation areas.
d. Accept occasional minor pedestrian injuries as normal.

True or False. Place a T or F Before Each Number

____1. It is not safe to talk to someone while operating your Industrial truck.
____2. The maximum allowable load should be clearly marked on the nameplate of the
industrial truck.
____3. It is good practice to keep the load back against the forklift mast as much as
possible.
____4. It is ok to smoke when refueling as long as you don’t see or smell fuel leaking.
____5. Parking industrial equipment in front of fire extinguishers or emergency doors is
ok for short times.
____6. It is permissible to let someone else to operate your truck if he says he knows
how.
____7. A safe operator checks each load for stability before moving it.
____8. When loading a highway truck or trailer, its wheels should be chocked or
blocked even though the driver says he set the breaks.
____9. Only honk your horn at intersections where there are 4 or more aisles
intersecting.
____10. The shift supervisor is responsible for filling out the pre-operational checklist.
____11. For maximum efficiency, an industrial truck engine should be left running
during refueling with gasoline, diesel fuel or propane.
____12. Any person certified as an industrial truck operator can perform refueling at
MCLBB.
____13. The majority of industrial equipment accidents are caused by a momentary lack
of concentration.
____14. The “Stability Triangle” is a description of the load center of gravity in a 3 point
suspension vehicle, in which the vehicle is stable.
____15. A rollover can only occur on a steep grade or dock.
____16. When in motion, the forks on a lift truck should be low enough to safely clear
 the surface being operated on.
____17. Quick starting and stopping are good operating practices.
____18. It is ok to carry loads that weigh more than the rated capacity of the truck if you
take your time.
____19. A forklift turns in exactly the same manner as an automobile.
____20. It is ok to have your arms or legs outside of the running lines of you powered
industrial truck.
____21. A safe distance under normal conditions is approximately one truck length from
the truck ahead.
____22. If the lift mechanism on your truck makes an unusual noise, you should tell
your supervisor about it at the end of the day.
____23. You should never drive your truck up to anyone standing in front of a bench or
other fixed object.
____24. A good driver will develop the habit of making fast, sharp turns.
____25. It is ok the leave the wheels of your truck un-chocked when parked and not in
use.
____26. It is ok to raise or lower the forks while in motion if you are not carrying a load.

Test Score_____ Instructor Signature____________________ Date__________

Testing Phase: Initial Refresher Re-Certification Supplemental