6.3 Load handling equipment

Written by Imran Qureshi (NEBOSH)

NEBOSH IGC · Workplace hazards · 15 questions

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________

A lifting operation using mechanical equipment requires the equipment to be:
- A Used by anyone
- B Painted yellow
- C Strong, stable and marked with its safe working load
- D Cheap
Which equipment is a load handling aid?
- A Eyewash station
- B Fire blanket
- C Hearing protector
- D Pallet truck
Lifting equipment needs:
- A Periodic inspection and examination
- B Annual painting only
- C No inspection
- D Inspection only when new
Which of these is a hazard of fork-lift trucks?
- A Vibration from a hand tool
- B Radiation
- C Dermatitis
- D Overturning
The safe working load of lifting equipment is:
- A Its weight only
- B The maximum load it is rated to lift safely, marked on the equipment
- C The load it breaks at
- D Always the same for every crane
Equipment used for lifting operations must be:
- A Unmarked
- B Strong, stable and suitable
- C Used without inspection
- D Used by anyone
Lifting operations must be:
- A Done only at night
- B Planned, supervised and carried out by competent persons
- C Done quickly without a plan
- D Left to untrained workers
Lifting equipment needs inspection and examination by:
- A A customer
- B Any worker
- C A visitor
- D A competent person at regular intervals
Equipment for lifting people needs:
- A Less inspection
- B No special requirements
- C Extra requirements beyond those for loads
- D Lower safe working loads
A pallet truck is an example of:
- A Machine guarding
- B A fire detector
- C A load handling aid
- D Hearing protection
A crane hook has no marked safe working load. This is:
- A A sign of good practice
- B Acceptable
- C A legal requirement
- D A defect that should be corrected before use
A hazard of overloading lifting equipment is:
- A Failure and dropping the load
- B Hearing loss
- C Heat stress only
- D Dermatitis
A hazard of conveyors is:
- A Legionella
- B Radon
- C Trapping and entanglement
- D Radiation burns
Why are records of inspection kept?
- A To avoid maintenance
- B To show that equipment has been examined and is safe
- C To replace the inspection
- D To save paper
A hoist should be positioned and installed:
- A Anywhere
- B Without checking the floor
- C Correctly so that it is stable
- D Without a safe working load

Answer key

1. C, 2. D, 3. A, 4. D, 5. B, 6. B, 7. B, 8. D, 9. C, 10. C, 11. D, 12. A, 13. C, 14. B, 15. C

Equipment must be suitable and marked.
Pallet trucks are handling aids.
Periodic inspection by a competent person.
Each aid has its own hazards.
It must be clearly marked.
Planning and competence are also needed.
Lifting is a high risk activity.
Records must be kept.
People are at greater risk.
Aids include pallet trucks and sack trucks.
The safe working load must be visible.
Overloading can cause collapse.
Trapping points are a hazard.
Records give evidence.
Positioning affects stability.