**STILL NEED TO REMEMBER**

Question 1

What are some ways to help make sure you operate a forklift safely?

Answer 1

• Drive slowly and avoid using ramps or inclined pathways
• Be aware of ground and weather conditions.
• Use your horn when approaching blind corners
• Keep to forklift zones and barricade off work area if people are nearby
• Keep the load about axle height while travelling and tilt mast backwards
• Do not travel or turn the forklift with the load raised up in the air.

Question 2

Your employer must take steps to ensure that the workplace is as safe as possible for you and other workers. What can they do to make this happen (5)?

Answer 2

1) Provide a safe workplace with minimal risks.
2) Provide and maintain safe plant, equipment and structures.
3) Provide and maintain safe systems/procedures for work.
4) Provide facilities adequate for personnel on site.
5) Provide instruction, training, supervision and information for any work to be undertaken safely.

Question 3

What 3 factors comprise Risk Analysis?

Answer 3

1) Consequence (outcome of the event occurring)
2) Likelihood (Chance of the event occurring)
3) Risk Level (the combined result of the 2 above)

Question 4

What are 4 factors that affect the stability of the forklift?

Answer 4

Centre of Gravity
Load Centre Distance
Stability Triangle
Forklift rated capacity

Question 5

What is the Centre of Gravity

Answer 5

The single point at which an object is balanced in all directions.

Question 6

What is the stability triangle?

Answer 6

A triangle drawn between the drive wheels and the pivot point of the steering axle (back wheels in middle).

The CG must stay within the area represented by the triangle to be stable.

Question 7

The CG of the forklift can move outside the stability triangle if…
- Name 5 reasons

Answer 7

1. If the load is picked up on the tip of the forks
2. The load is tilted forward
3. The load is tilted too far back when raised
4. The load is wide
5. Forklift movement causes the CG to shift

Question 8

What 5 steps should you remember when placing a forklift load down?

Answer 8

1) Approach the load destination slowly
2) Raise the load (where required) to ensure clearance
3) Lower the load onto the stack or ground
4) Tilt the forks slightly forward
5) Look over both shoulders and reverse to remove forks, making sure you don’t scrape on the pallet

Question 9

If refilling stock into racking or shelves, you need to make sure of what 4 things?

Answer 9

1) Load to be stacked on a firm level surface
2) Heavy loads go at the bottom of the stack
3) Stack not too high as to become unstable
4) Bottom load needs to be able to support the weight of the loads going on top