Safe Stacking and Storage Quiz

The purpose of the Safe Stacking and Storage course is to:

• Help employers and employees to develop safe and effective methods for stacking and storage.

• Set out the general requirements and principles for safe stacking and storage

• To meet their obligations under health and safety legislation

• All of the options

• None of the options

When preparing for storage of stock, consider the following except?

• A Safe System of Work

• Material Handling safety procedures

• Selecting appropriate equipment according to worksite procedures & statutory requirements

• Statutory requirements

• Electrical hazard

When stacking materials, height limitations should be observed. If lumber is handled manually, it should be stacked no more than?

• 10m high

• 30m high

• 50m high

• 70m high

When stacking, bags and bundles must be stacked in what way to remain secure?

• Interlocking rows

• on racks

• on counterbalance

• cross-tiered

• None of the options

What is the maximum stacking height if a forklift is used to stack materials?

• 50m

• 40m

• 100m

• 45.5m

• None of the options

When stacking and securing commodities, the following rules are important to note except?

• The safe load for every floor should be known

• Zero training is required for stacking and securing commodities

• Strict supervision should be exercised to prevent the load limit being exceeded

• Timber, concrete or other surfacing may be required to support stored materials off the ground

• Fire-protective partitions should be used between stored items of differing vulnerability to fire

When positioning stacks, they should not be built within?

• 250mm of a wall

• 50mm of a wall

• 20mm of a wall

• 450mm of a wall

• None of the options

Stacks should have clear spaces of at least ____ space on all sides

• 2m

• 1m

• 5m

• 10m

• no space

Which of these statements is false for positioning of stack

• Goods must not be stacked within 1 m of the ceiling, roof or sprinkler heads

• Base areas and heights of stacks should be kept as small as circumstances permit

• You shouldn't use forklifts for positioning of stacks

• Storage racks and shelves should preferably be non- combustible and not prone to retain water

• Corners of stored material should be clearly marked

The following are different sizes and shapes of stacks except?

• Column Stack

  Square Stack

• Pyramid Stack

  Stepped Stack

• Triangular Stack

  Lean to Pyramid Stack

• Rectangular Stack