Powered Mobile Equipment Questions

Question 1
When should you inspect/check your forklift to ensure it is safe to use?

Question 2
What are three (3) locations within the workplace where you would not park your forklift truck?

Question 3
Whilst carrying out pre- or post-operational checks, you notice a defect or fault that makes the forklift unsafe to use. What do you do? List three (3) steps?

Question 4
List 5 traffic rules you must follow when operating a forklift on your site?

Question 5
When are you allowed to carry passengers on a forklift?

Question 6
Explain why it is unsafe to turn with a load or forks or attachment raised in the air?

Question 7
Everyone in the workplace has a work health and safety duty of care, what is that duty of care?

Question 8
When loading / unloading a truck, where should the truck driver be located?

Question 9
What is the method called for exiting from a forklift?

Question 10
What is the allocated distance from a pedestrian that you must be at all times when operating a forklift, according to your workplace policy and/or procedure?

Question 11
If you were to identify a workplace hazard, what would you do? What 3 steps must you take?
(Don’t think of a particular hazard because hazards come in various shapes and forms. List the steps you would follow in the correct order.)

Question 12
Before using any attachment, what information must you verify to ensure it is the correct attachment the forklift is rated to use?

Question 13
When/where are you required to sound your horn whilst operating a forklift? List 5 instances

Question 14
List 5 actions that may cause a forklift to tip over

Question 15
List 5 hazards you might find in your workplace