MASS HOISTING FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔The load will have maximum stability if... - ✔✔THE FORK TIPS ARE INSERTED
UNTIL IT IS AGAINST THE BACKREST
✔✔Carrying the load on the tips of the forks can? - ✔✔a) Act as an unwanted
counterweight in front
b) Create an unstable load condition
c) Result in the load's falling off the forks
✔✔An over-capacity load can be lifted if the load is? - ✔✔NONE OF THE ABOVE
✔✔True or False...Carrying a forklift load low INCREASES EFFECTS OF JOLTS
FROM ROUGH TERRAIN? - ✔✔False
✔✔Driving in reverse requires the operator to use a slower speed because? -
✔✔MORE REACTION TIME IS NEEDED TO REACH THE CONTROLS WHEN THE
DRIVER IS
FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
✔✔The stability of an unloaded forklift is: - ✔✔JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THAT OF
ONE CARRYING A LOAD
✔✔When operating a forklift on a job site where there are other vehicles: - ✔✔a) Keep
to the right when traveling in areas with two way traffic
b) Stay 20 feet behind a vehicle in front of you
✔✔When approaching the location where a load will be placed you should? -
✔✔PROCEED SLOWLY
✔✔Forklifts that are equipped with hydraulic frame leveling or lift mechanism tilting
systems: - ✔✔SHOULD BE ADJUSTED BEFORE THE LOAD IS LIFTED
✔✔Ramming the hydraulic lift cylinder's to the end of their stokes can... - ✔✔RESULT
IN JOLTS WHICH ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE LOAD
✔✔If it is necessary for you to restack the load, you should? - ✔✔a) Set the brake
before getting off the forklift
b) Turn off the engine
✔✔One of the most potentially dangerous times you will encounter is: - ✔✔WHEN THE
LOAD IS FULLY EXTENDED OVERHEAD
, ✔✔Before raising a load: - ✔✔a) The brakes should be set
b) The lifting mechanism should be vertical
c) The forklift should be as level as possible
✔✔Outriggers, or stabilizer's, should - ✔✔b) Should be set before the load is lifted
c) Should be used only to give extra stability
✔✔If a stacked load begins to lean or shift while being raised: - ✔✔LOWER THE LOAD
AND RESTACK IT
✔✔While a load is being lifted, it should be: - ✔✔TILTED SLIGHTLY BACKWARDS
✔✔Before you withdraw the forks from a load that has just been placed you should? -
✔✔THEY SHOULD BE NEARLY PARALLEL WITH THE GROUND
✔✔A forklift's ability to lift a load within its limits safely is reduced if? - ✔✔a) The front
end is sloping down
b) The load is too far in front of the front axel
c) The lift mechanism is not vertical
✔✔Which of the following is a true statement. When the load is fully extended
overhead: - ✔✔THE FORKLIFT CAN BE TURNED IF THE MOVEMENT IS SLOW
✔✔Consider the load limit of the scaffold landing point: - ✔✔BEFORE PICKING UP
THE LOAD THAT IS TO BE LOADED
✔✔Greater dynamic forces are present when you are lifting and moving a load with a? -
✔✔CONVERTIBLE FORKLIFT CRANE
✔✔Materials should be stockpiled: - ✔✔IN A WELL DRAINED AREA
✔✔It may be necessary for the operator to be given hand signals by a fellow worker if: -
✔✔a) Depth perception is not good
b) The landing point is at extreme heights
c) The operator cannot see the location where the load is to be landed
✔✔When moving a load with a convertible forklift crane: - ✔✔THE LOAD AND THE
ARM OR MAST SHOULD BE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE
✔✔Inspection of the forklift is the responsibility of: - ✔✔THE OPERATOR
✔✔Specific recommendations on intervals between forklift inspections and
maintenance: - ✔✔ARE LISTED IN THE MANUFACTURERS MANUAL
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔The load will have maximum stability if... - ✔✔THE FORK TIPS ARE INSERTED
UNTIL IT IS AGAINST THE BACKREST
✔✔Carrying the load on the tips of the forks can? - ✔✔a) Act as an unwanted
counterweight in front
b) Create an unstable load condition
c) Result in the load's falling off the forks
✔✔An over-capacity load can be lifted if the load is? - ✔✔NONE OF THE ABOVE
✔✔True or False...Carrying a forklift load low INCREASES EFFECTS OF JOLTS
FROM ROUGH TERRAIN? - ✔✔False
✔✔Driving in reverse requires the operator to use a slower speed because? -
✔✔MORE REACTION TIME IS NEEDED TO REACH THE CONTROLS WHEN THE
DRIVER IS
FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
✔✔The stability of an unloaded forklift is: - ✔✔JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THAT OF
ONE CARRYING A LOAD
✔✔When operating a forklift on a job site where there are other vehicles: - ✔✔a) Keep
to the right when traveling in areas with two way traffic
b) Stay 20 feet behind a vehicle in front of you
✔✔When approaching the location where a load will be placed you should? -
✔✔PROCEED SLOWLY
✔✔Forklifts that are equipped with hydraulic frame leveling or lift mechanism tilting
systems: - ✔✔SHOULD BE ADJUSTED BEFORE THE LOAD IS LIFTED
✔✔Ramming the hydraulic lift cylinder's to the end of their stokes can... - ✔✔RESULT
IN JOLTS WHICH ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE LOAD
✔✔If it is necessary for you to restack the load, you should? - ✔✔a) Set the brake
before getting off the forklift
b) Turn off the engine
✔✔One of the most potentially dangerous times you will encounter is: - ✔✔WHEN THE
LOAD IS FULLY EXTENDED OVERHEAD
, ✔✔Before raising a load: - ✔✔a) The brakes should be set
b) The lifting mechanism should be vertical
c) The forklift should be as level as possible
✔✔Outriggers, or stabilizer's, should - ✔✔b) Should be set before the load is lifted
c) Should be used only to give extra stability
✔✔If a stacked load begins to lean or shift while being raised: - ✔✔LOWER THE LOAD
AND RESTACK IT
✔✔While a load is being lifted, it should be: - ✔✔TILTED SLIGHTLY BACKWARDS
✔✔Before you withdraw the forks from a load that has just been placed you should? -
✔✔THEY SHOULD BE NEARLY PARALLEL WITH THE GROUND
✔✔A forklift's ability to lift a load within its limits safely is reduced if? - ✔✔a) The front
end is sloping down
b) The load is too far in front of the front axel
c) The lift mechanism is not vertical
✔✔Which of the following is a true statement. When the load is fully extended
overhead: - ✔✔THE FORKLIFT CAN BE TURNED IF THE MOVEMENT IS SLOW
✔✔Consider the load limit of the scaffold landing point: - ✔✔BEFORE PICKING UP
THE LOAD THAT IS TO BE LOADED
✔✔Greater dynamic forces are present when you are lifting and moving a load with a? -
✔✔CONVERTIBLE FORKLIFT CRANE
✔✔Materials should be stockpiled: - ✔✔IN A WELL DRAINED AREA
✔✔It may be necessary for the operator to be given hand signals by a fellow worker if: -
✔✔a) Depth perception is not good
b) The landing point is at extreme heights
c) The operator cannot see the location where the load is to be landed
✔✔When moving a load with a convertible forklift crane: - ✔✔THE LOAD AND THE
ARM OR MAST SHOULD BE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE
✔✔Inspection of the forklift is the responsibility of: - ✔✔THE OPERATOR
✔✔Specific recommendations on intervals between forklift inspections and
maintenance: - ✔✔ARE LISTED IN THE MANUFACTURERS MANUAL
