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POWER TRUCKS foist of qualification tests, which require the trainee to demonstrate his skill in han dling the truck, his judgment, and his knowledge of safety, basic matenals-handling, and preventive maintenance. A cer tificate of graduation, which may be an official operator's permit, should be issued upon successful completion of the course. Practical training and testing are con ducted on obstacle courses consisting of pallets set on end m patterns designed to simulate boxcars, aisles, material piles, and other obstructions (Fig. 20-20). These ob stacle courses and the maneuvers required to negotiate them have been largely stand ardized in operator training programs all over the country In many training courses, the final qualifying examination consists of one or more test problems presented on the obstacle course The instructor may be pro vided with a checklist and test sheet (Fig 20-21) upon which he grades the prospec tive operator as he observes the perform ance Many other points may be included in the checklist, such as failure to look be hind when backing, failure to inspect the load before starting, failure to center the forks properly under the load, and travel ing with forks raised too high. Although other training programs may vary in details from the example given, it demonstrates the essentials of good training procedures, which include 1 Physical qualification 2 Aptitude selection 3. Classroom instruction and testing 4 Field instruction and testing 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 period of driving on the job under dose supervision, followed by an additional final examination. In any case, dose super vision is essential, especially immediately following the training penod when the new ly qualified driver is applying his lessons on the job In fact, as long as an operator re mains on die job, his performance should be periodically checked to stop any tendency to lapse mto unsafe practices. Fig. 20-21. Examiner's checklist and test sheet can be used to evaluate performance of forklift operators. Simitor tests can be given operators of other types of trucks. PERFORMANCE TEST FOR FORK UFT OPERATOR EXAMINER'S TEST SHEET NAME Of TEST ERROR SCORE FINAL RATING NAMEDATE-------------- Operating Errors I. Started fsrWy. overcautious, uafamiliar writ (Mtroll. - 2 Did eot g*a pnipr ugaal* who* tunuag - -- 3 Dm) eot slow down et mtanocftoas. -- 4 Old Mi souad bor* li wH'lKhMt -- S Old >sl obey bfit 4 Old eot look wbow bo on qotag ____ 7 Med* too wide Hr* o* careen. ____ 8 Cut teroars too sharply ------ 9. Ore** recUaidy --10 Appreached load improperly --It Idled load improperly ____ 12 Maeamarad eaatatssardy Traveled wdb bad too bgh --14 Lew*rad bad tee fast ------ 15 Stopped tee tuddeaVy --16 lead aet balaocad preparty --17 forks act eadar load atl tba way ____ 18 Struck pellet or ioer wttk fork wW* loading --19 fnUd fe check bridge plates ------ 30 Did aot place bad witba marled ore* --21 Did aet drive backward wbaa required ____22 Number of polbts depleted (or 6ms crossed) --22 Number of msMSfutf stops mada .1.1.24 Did net fellow mstreetiefta, -- 25 Did eel complete problem Courtesy Yale & Towna Inc 20-21