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30 questions from the forklift operator practice test.

Rules practice test

10 questions, graded as you go, with the reason for every answer. No sign-up.

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Operator training under the OSHA standard must be made up of which three parts?

  1. A written test, a driver's license check, and a physical examination
  2. An online video, a signed liability waiver, and a timed obstacle course
  3. Formal instruction, practical training, and an evaluation in the workplace
  4. Classroom lecture, a state-issued exam, and a ninety-day probation period
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C. Formal instruction, practical training, and an evaluation in the workplace

Training has to combine formal instruction (lecture, video, written material), practical training (demonstrations and hands-on exercises) and an evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace. A written test or video alone is not enough because it leaves out the hands-on and evaluation parts.

Reference: 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii)

Which event requires refresher training even though the operator's three-year evaluation is not yet due?

  1. The operator comes back to work from a two-week vacation
  2. The operator has a near-miss incident with the truck
  3. The operator's shift supervisor is replaced
  4. The operator's truck gets a scheduled service
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B. The operator has a near-miss incident with the truck

Refresher training is triggered by an accident or near miss, by being seen operating unsafely, by an evaluation that shows unsafe operation, by assignment to a different type of truck, or by a workplace change that affects safe operation. Time away, a new supervisor or routine service are not triggers on their own.

Reference: 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)

An operator certified on a sit-down counterbalanced truck is reassigned to a stand-up reach truck. What does the standard require?

  1. Nothing more, because one certification covers every truck
  2. Only a new evaluation when the three-year date comes around
  3. Refresher training on the new truck type before operating it
  4. A second certification card issued by the truck manufacturer
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C. Refresher training on the new truck type before operating it

Assignment to a different type of truck is one of the listed triggers for refresher training, because controls, stability and visibility differ between truck types. A certification is not a blanket approval for every truck in the building.

Reference: 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(D)

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