FORKLIFT OPERATOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION

Answer all questions by filling in the blank, circling the correct answer, or circling $T$ or $F$ for True or False. You must receive a passing grade on this test to operate a forklift in this facility.

OSHA governs workplace safety in this state.

$-2.$ Powered industrial $\text{'}$Th the government's name for a forklift.

The book that comes with all forklifts is called the forklify operator CheCK list

Regulations allow new employees to operate a forklift for $7$ days before being required to take a training course. $,$ F

With an Authorized Operator Card, you can operate:

a$)$ The coffee machine.

b$)$ Any forklift in your lumberyard.

c$)$ Your boss's new pickup truck.

$($d$)$ Only the forklifts on which you have been trained and evaluated.

Your Authorized Operator Card is good for life. T $($F$)$

A forklift works on the same basic principle as a piece of playground equipment called a

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The fulcrum, or pivot point of a forklift is:

a$.$ The rear wheels or axle.

b$.$ Under the operator's seat.

c$.$ The front wheels or axle.

d$.$ Where you can put your soft drink and it won't spill.

The Stability Triangle is important to a Forklift Operator because:

a$.$ The combined Center of Gravity must stay within the Stability Triangle to keep y forklift from tipping over.

b$.$ It is the best place in town to get a good hamburger and soft drink.

c$.$ The Load Center has to be in the Stability Triangle.

d$.$ The wheels will fall off if the Stability Triangle is removed.

The capacity of a forklift will decrease as the distance from the center of the load to drive axle increases.

$F$

Adding weight to the rear of a forklift is the only acceptable way to increase capacity.

The hydraulic system uses fluids to control some functions of a forklift. $($T$)F$

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