Forklift certification Workplace Hazard Identification Flashcards
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A pedestrian walkway crosses a forklift travel aisle with no markings. What is the correct hazard control?
Answer: Install painted floor lines, signage, and ideally a physical barrier
Separating pedestrians from forklift traffic with markings, signs, and barriers is the primary engineering control for this hazard.
You notice a hydraulic fluid leak spreading under a parked forklift. What hazard does this create?
Answer: Slip and fall plus fire hazard, and possible loss of lift function
Hydraulic leaks create slip, fire, and equipment-failure hazards and must be cleaned and reported immediately.
Which condition most increases the risk of a forklift tip-over on a ramp?
Answer: Traveling across the slope with a raised, heavy load
Turning or traveling across a slope with a raised load shifts the center of gravity outside the stability triangle, causing tip-overs.
What is the main hazard of stacking a load higher than the load backrest allows?
Answer: Items can fall backward onto the operator
Loads exceeding the backrest can topple back toward the operator, so height must stay within the backrest's protection.
In a warehouse aisle, what does a blind intersection require the operator to do?
Answer: Slow down, sound the horn, and stop if visibility is blocked
Blind intersections demand slowing, honking, and yielding to avoid collisions with pedestrians or other equipment.
Which of these is a struck-by hazard commonly linked to forklifts?
Answer: Falling loads from overhead racking
Loads falling from height or off the forks are classic struck-by hazards around forklift operations.
What is the correct action when you identify a damaged floor grate in a travel path?
Answer: Tag or barricade the area and report it before driving over it
Damaged flooring must be marked and reported to prevent tip-overs or wheel damage until it is repaired.