Heavy Equipment and Struck-By Hazards practice questions for the CHST exam

During the lunch break, an operator parks a wheel loader on the sloped side of a laydown area. The bucket is fully lowered, the controls are in neutral, the engine is off, and the parking brake is set. The site supervisor checks the machine against the construction equipment requirements. What, if anything, must still be done to comply?

1. A.Chock the wheels, because equipment parked on an incline needs chocks in addition to the parking brake
2. B.Nothing further, because setting the parking brake satisfies the parking requirement on any grade
3. C.Leave the engine idling in neutral so hydraulic pressure keeps the brakes engaged
4. D.Raise the bucket and support it with cribbing, because a lowered bucket can still shift on a slope

Two rough-terrain forklifts are used in unison to lift a 9,000 lb precast panel. Truck A has a rated capacity of 6,000 lb and Truck B has a rated capacity of 4,000 lb. The rigging arrangement will put 5,000 lb of the panel's weight on Truck A and 4,000 lb on Truck B. The foreman says the lift is acceptable because the combined capacity of the two trucks (10,000 lb) exceeds the panel's weight. What is the correct assessment under the standard?

1. A.The lift is acceptable because the combined rated capacities exceed the total load weight.
2. B.The lift is acceptable because the share carried by each truck does not exceed that truck's own rated capacity.
3. C.The lift is acceptable only if the manufacturer's written approval is obtained for lifting in unison.
4. D.The lift is not acceptable because each truck must carry no more than half of the total load.