If you aren’t confident in your knowledge of one of the following subjects, go back to the relevant lesson in the course to give it a review.

• On an unattended truck, the load shall be fully lowered, controls neutralized, power shut off, and the brake set.
• You should keep stored material 18″ below sprinklers and away from lights and pipes.
• If a truck is parked on an incline, the wheels shall be chocked/blocked.
• Fork trucks must have lights on both ends where general lighting is less than two lumens per square foot.
• Changing and/or charging must be located in areas designated for that purpose.
• Certification shall include the name of the Operator, date of training, date of evaluations, and identity of instructor/evaluator.
• Refresher training, including evaluation of the effectiveness of that training, shall be conducted to ensure the operator has the knowledge and skills needed to operate the powered industrial truck safely.
• Training and evaluation shall be conducted by a person with the knowledge, training, and experience to instruct powered industrial truck operators and evaluate their competence.
• Only trained and authorized operators shall be permitted to operate fork trucks.
• A forklift is also described as a powered industrial truck (PIT) which is a mobile, power-propelled truck used to carry, push, pull, lift, stack, or tier materials (American Society of Mechanical Engineers definition).
• Only safely-arranged loads should be handled.
• Any powered industrial truck operator should receive the appropriate training before they operate the equipment (which includes emphasizing seatbelt use, as it applies).
• Other PIT operators should be “certified” and a method should be established to prove their certification to any inspectors.
• PIT operators should be evaluated by a qualified person at least every three years after their initial training/certification, and this evaluation should be documented.