Driven Machinery Regulations, 1988

National Code of Practice for the Evaluation of Training Providers for Lifting Machine Operators

Appendix 7.1: Lift truck operator assessment mark sheet

ACCREDITED PROVIDER: _______________________________________

CANDIDATE: _______________________ DATE: ___________________

I.D. NUMBER:_______________________ MACHINE TYPE:___________

MACHINE MAKE:____________________ MACHINE CODE:__________

COMPANY: _________________________CAPACITY:_______________

PRE-START CHECKS (Delete items not specific to the test machine or conditions)
Personal Protective Equipment for the work environment _______________
{May include hardhats, overalls, thermal suits, goggles, earplugs as applicable}

PRE-OPERATIONAL TESTS


Total items unchecked:_____

* Omission to check any one of these items would constitute the learner/operator not being yet competent of the Pre-start checks and Pre-operational test.

THEORY TEST QUESTIONS (group )
1 __________ 4 __________
2 __________ 5 __________
3 __________

Penalties
Total items unchecked from Pre-start and Operational Assessment:
______________ x 2 = ___________________*
* Maximum 20 penalties

1. TOTAL PRE-START AND PRE-OPERATIONAL PENALTIES: ____________

PRACTICAL OPERATING ASSESSMENT
(Delete items not specific to the test machine)

Penalties
Forks Bind on Entry/Withdrawal
Forks not central under Load
Load not at Heel of Forks
Stack/De-stack with Mast Tilted
Fails to Stack/De-stack Correctly
Fails to Apply Park/Handbrake
Fails to Place in Neutral
Fails to Position Mast for Travel
Fails to Position Forks for Travel
Places Body Outside Cabin
Bump Side of Course
Fails to Look in Direction of Travel
Selects Wrong Control direction
Shunts to Stack / Un-stack
Shunts to negotiate Chicane
Fails to Release Park/Handbrake
Fails to hold steering wheel during travel
Accelerates erratically
Brakes erratically
Uses Controls roughly
Hands on Controls
_____________: x 5 = __________
_____________: x 5 = __________
_____________: x 5 = __________
_____________: x 5 = __________
_____________: x 5 = __________
_____________: x 5 = __________
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_____________: x 10 = _________
_____________: x 5 = __________
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_____________: x 1 = __________
_____________: x 1 = __________
_____________: x 5 = __________
_____________: x 10 = _________
_____________: x 1 = __________
_____________: x 3 = __________
_____________: x 5 = __________
_____________: x 5 = __________
Close down checks (park)
Fails to Place in Neutral
Fails to Set Park Brake
Fails to Set Mast and Forks
Fails to Shut off Gas
Fails to Operate Diesel Cut Out
Fails to Switch Off
Fails to Remove Key
_____________: x 2 = __________
_____________: x 2 = __________
_____________: x 2 = __________
_____________: x 2 = __________
_____________: x 2 = __________
_____________: x 2 = __________
_____________: x 2 = __________

2. TOTAL OPERATING AND CLOSE DOWN PENALTIES _____________

TIME PENALTIES

The assessor is to complete the course to establish a fair time (minimum 15 minutes) and then add 50% to establish the maximum time to complete the operational and close down (park) assessment.

Maximum time permitted ______________ Minutes ___________ Seconds Duration of operating assessment ______ Minutes ____________Seconds

3. TIME PENALTIES
(5 penalties for every 60 seconds above the maximum) ________

Summary of Penalties

1. PRE-START AND PRE-OPERATIONAL
2. OPERATING AND CLOSE DOWN
3 TIME

TOTAL PENALTIES
________________
________________
________________

________________

Note: The total penalties for competency should not exceed 50% of the sum of the duration of the operational and close down (park) assessment in minutes, multiplied by 6. i.e. maximum time permitted = 20 mins X 6 = 120 X 0.5 = 60

Results

Assessor: ________________ Registration No:____________
Signature: _____________ Date:_____________
I the undersigned acknowledge that the process and results were explained to me and I accept the outcome of the assessment.

Signature/Mark of Learner: ______________

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