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Tluck Safety Quiz

O In dollar value, how much of all keight in the U.S. is transported by trucks?

(a\25%.

Forklift Safety Quiz

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@ Approximately how many large trucks are involved in tratfic crashes each year in the U.S.?

(a) 75,000. (b) 22s,000.

(c) 375,000. (d) 425,000.

@ ttre or false: The percentage of latal accidents involving trucks is rising dramatically.

@ In which state are trucks involved in the hrghesl percentage of falal crashes? Trucks are involved in the /oweslpercentage of fatal crashes in which other state?

(a) Alaska (b)California (c) Florida. (f) Texas. (d) Hawaii. (e) Louisiana.

(g) Virginia. (h) Washington.

6 Trre or false: Most fatal crashes involving large trucks occur in rural areas, during daytime, and on weekdays.

@ true or false: Nearly one{hird of all large-truck drivers involved in fatal crashes have at least one prior speeding conviction

O true or {alse: Trucks are typically to blame for latal accidents involving a truck and another vehicle.

@ Wnaf is the most common iactor cited in multiole-vehicte crasnes involving trucks?

(a) Driving too last for conditions or exceeding lhe speed limit.

(b) Failure to keep in lane or running off the road.

(c) Failure to yield right of way.

{d) All of the above.

0 trrr or lalse: Large trucks are much more likely to be involved in a falal multiple-vehicle crash than are passenger vehicles.

@ True or false: In two-vehicle fatal crashes, trucks are almost lour times as likely as other vehicles to be struck in the rear.

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O ry accidents?(a)5%. (b) 10% (c) 20/". (d) 40%.

OWnat is the leading cause of lorklift accidents?

(a) Forklifts striking or running down workers.

(b) Forks unintentionally dropping loads.

(c) Operators getting on or otl lorklifts.

@ trre or {alse: A loaded forklitt has the destructive Jorce of a laroe car traveling through a warehouse at 10 mph.

@ you can delermine the load limit of a forklift by:

(a) Asking your supervisor.

(b) Testing lhe forks with a heavy load at slow speeds.

(c) Checking the identilication plate attached to every forklift.

(d) Knowing all lorklifls have a 6.000-lb. capacity.

6 A forttift's hard rubber tires are desioned for use:

(a)Outside only

(b) Inside only

{c) Both.

@ trre or false: The higher the litt. the lower the allowable load must be.

O Wnat is the best oosition for a forklift load?

(a) As close to the ground as possible.

(b) Near the center of the lifting mast

(c) lt varies depending on the weight of the load.

@ wnat is'rear-end swing?-

(a) Sway caused by an overly heavy load.

(b) The dangerous swinging back end of a tuming forklift.

(c) A pivoting forklift seat.

O Trre or ialse: lt's illegal for a person to ride on a lorklift's forks.

@ You should only walk under lhe raised forks of a loaded lorklift if :

(a) The lorks are loaded well under their capacity.

(b) The forlts are raised to an adequate height.

(c) There is never a good enough reason to walk underneath loaded. up-raised forks.