Forklift Exam

1. Which of the following will help you maintain control when stacking a load?

Tilt the load to the front

Watch that the load doesn’t catch on anything

Obey the posted warning signs

Decrease speed

2. In order to be able to operate a forklift, an employee must:

Pass a hearing test

Pass a vision test

Both a and b

None of the above

3. Which of the following is true?

OSHA comes to your place of employment to provide training

Any employee who operates a forklift must be trained

Evaluation of an operator’s use of a forklift can be from a reference

Annual training is mandatory

4. Never exceed the load capacity of your truck:

Unless your supervisor asks you to

Unless your load is more than 57 inches high

Unless you have room to add more

None of the above

5. Which of the following will help you maintain control when handling any pallets?

Ensure that the fork is level

Tilt the load backwards

Both a and b

None of the above

6. What is OSHA an acronym for?

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Occupational Safety and Health Act

Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration

Occupational Safety Hazard Act

7. When conducting your pre-operating check, you find that something isn’t working correctly, so what should you do?

Notify your supervisor immediately

Notify your supervisor at the end of your shift

Fix the problem yourself

Use another forklift

8. In order to maintain balance when turning, you must:

Slow down

Accelerate a little

Turn sharply

None of the above

9. A daily inspection of the safety features on a forklift should be done, which includes:

Warning light

Seat belt

Both a and b

None of the above

10. OSHA requires certain items to be included in training, which includes:

How to operate the forklift

The capacity of the forklift

The process of inspecting the forklift

All of the above

11. Why is it important to receive the proper training?

Accidents

Falling loads

Running out of gas

Both a and b

12. Which of the following areas on a forklift can cause injuries:

Pressure point

Pinch point

Caliber point

Punch point

13. Careless operation of a forklift can lead to which of the following?

Accidents

Loss of hearing

Fatalities

Both a and c

14. At the end of a shift, you should do the following:

Place all the controls to neutral

Place the fork on the ground

Turn off the engine

All of the above

15. What should be done when operating a forklift?

Check to make sure there is overhead clearance

Know the blind spots

Operate the forklift smoothly at all times

All of the above

16. When refueling or recharging, which of the following must you do:

Check to see if someone can assist you

Check the horn to make sure it works correctly

Do not block doorways

All of the above

17. When going up grades of more than 10 degrees:

The forklift will always travel forward

The forklift will sometimes travel forward

The forklift will never travel forward

None of the above

18. Which of the following is a regulation from OSHA?

Forklifts must have a backup alarm

Forklifts must have a seat belt

Forklifts must have review mirrors

All of the above

19. Before moving a load, what should the operator do?

Put up warning signs

Implement control measures

Look for any possible hazards

Both b and c

20. Which direction should the load face when traveling up a ramp?

The load facing downhill

The load facing uphill

The load to the side

None of the above

Grade Exam

Practice Exam

1. Which of the following will help you maintain control when stacking a load?

2. In order to be able to operate a forklift, an employee must:

3. Which of the following is true?

4. Never exceed the load capacity of your truck:

5. Which of the following will help you maintain control when handling any pallets?

6. What is OSHA an acronym for?

7. When conducting your pre-operating check, you find that something isn’t working correctly, so what should you do?

8. In order to maintain balance when turning, you must:

9. A daily inspection of the safety features on a forklift should be done, which includes:

10. OSHA requires certain items to be included in training, which includes:

11. Why is it important to receive the proper training?

12. Which of the following areas on a forklift can cause injuries:

13. Careless operation of a forklift can lead to which of the following?

14. At the end of a shift, you should do the following:

15. What should be done when operating a forklift?

16. When refueling or recharging, which of the following must you do:

17. When going up grades of more than 10 degrees:

18. Which of the following is a regulation from OSHA?

19. Before moving a load, what should the operator do?

20. Which direction should the load face when traveling up a ramp?