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Materials Handling Equipment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is materials handling?

4 lines
2.

To work with motorized material-handling equipment, operators MUST be

a)

the age of 25 or older

b)

trained, certified, and authorized

3.

This type of device shown would be an example of a _________________________________ ?

a)

Concrete buggy

b)

Power buggy

c)

Hand truck

d)

Roller skid

4.

This piece of equipment shown in the picture would be called a ______________________________________ ?

a)

Hand truck

b)

Pallet jack

c)

Roller skid

d)

Pallet buggy

5.

How should boxes be stacked when moving them?

a)

Heaviest on bottom

b)

Darkest to lightest

c)

Lightest on bottom

d)

Easiest to grab

6.

What does the term "load" mean?

a)

To fill a container

b)

The total weight or amount carried in one trip

c)

quantity of materials

d)

to fill the washing machine

7.

Material handling consists of movement of material from

a)

one machine to another

b)

one shop to another shop

c)

stores to shop

d)

all of the above

8.

How do you make the jack lift up the pallet?

a)

Pump it

b)

Push it

c)

Pull it

d)

Step on it

9.

This material is thin transparent plastic that is tightly wrapped around goods in order to protect them from damage.

a)

shrink wrap

b)

plywood

c)

label

d)

transparent

10.

Below are categories of material except:

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

bulk material

d)

building

e)

livestock

11.

Disadvantages of unit load include the following except:

a)

cost of assembly and disassembly

b)

cost of container and wrapping

c)

cost of empty container handling an disposal

d)

reduce info and control burden

12.

Material handling equipment are as follows except: [hint: more than 1 answer]

a)

forklift

b)

conveyors

c)

cranes and hoists

d)

industrial trains

e)

shelves

13.

Choose the statement that is FALSE involving forklifts:

a)

individual power equipment

b)

very versatile equipment

c)

usually used together with pallets

d)

doesn't need an operator

14.

Choose all the conveyor characteristics:

a)

continuous movement

b)

fixed path

c)

variable path

d)

expensive hardware cost

e)

very limited access area

15.

Choose all the auxiliary equipment types:

a)

bar code readers

b)

pallets

c)

walkie-talkie

d)

stretch wrappers

e)

forklift

16.

The benefits of using pallets are as follows except:

a)

reduce product damage

b)

increased delivery costs

c)

improved utilization

d)

hand operated pallet truck

17.

Advantages of using modern material handling methods are as follows except:

a)

Not adding value

b)

provide space and utility

c)

maximize flexibility

d)

improves productivity

18.
Which of the following statements regarding perishable products is false?
a)
they require special storage
b)
they require special monitoring
c)
they require special loading
d)
all of the above are true
19.

To transport a bottle of compressed gas, use a?

a)

hand truck

b)

cylinder cart

c)

wheelbarrow

d)

tunnel buggy

20.

Define material handling.

a)

short distance movement inside the scope of a building

b)

uses various types of equipment

c)

occurs in manufacturing shop floors, warehousing, distribution, and even in material disposal

d)

all of the above