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PERFORMANCE TEST FOR LIFT TRUCK OPERATOR EXAMINER'S TEST SHEET NAME OF TEST ERROR SCORE FINAL RATING NAME DATE Operating Errors ___ 1. Started jerkily, overcautious, unfamiliar with controls ___ 2. Old not give proper signals when turning ___ 3. Did not slow down at intersections ___ 4. Did not sound horn at intersections ___ 5. Did not obey signs ___ 6. Did not look where he was going ___ 7. Made too wide a turn on corners ___ 8. Cut corners too sharply ___ 9. Drove recklessly ___ 10. Approached load improperly ___ 11 Lifted load improperly ___ 12 Maneuvered unnecessarily ___ 13 Traveled with load too high ___ 14 Lowered load too fast ___ 15. Stopped too suddenly ___ 16. Load not balanced properly ___ 17 Forks not under load all the way ___ 18 Struck pallet or floor with fork while loading Failed to check bridge plates Did not place load within marked area Did not drive backward when required Number of pallets displaced (or lines crossed) Number of unnecessary stops made Did not follow instructions Did not complete problem Fig 27-23 --Examiners checklist and test sheet can be used to evaluate performance of lift truck op erators Similar tests can be given operators of other types of trucks 5 Authorization only upon satisfactory com pletion of training In some training courses, the candidate is issued a student badge upon successful com pletion of the training course and can qualify for an operator's badge only after a specified penod of driving on the job under close supervision, followed by an additional final examination In any case, close supervision is essenbal, especially immediately following the training penod when the newly qualified dnver is applying his lessons on the job In fact, as long as an operator remains on the job, his performance should be penodically checked to stop any tendency to lapse into unsafe practices There are a number of Safe Dnver Award programs avadable These programs have been very effective in achieving extended penods of safe and productive operabon Inspection and Maintenance Powered industrial trucks should be in spected on a regular schedule Operators should make daily inspecbon of controls, brakes, bres, and other moving parts Check lists (Fig 27-24) should be used to record conditions requinng correcbon In addition, competent maintenance men should be as signed to keep the equipment in safe operat ing condibon Defecbve brakes, controls, 757