Order Picker Practice Test
Fifteen questions on the truck that lifts you with the load: harness and tie-off, overhead clearance, and the powered industrial truck (PIT) rules that apply to every truck.
The short answer
An order picker is a Class II narrow aisle truck that raises the operator along with the forks. Many order picker test questions come back to fall protection: wear a harness, keep the lanyard on the truck's anchor point while the platform is up, and never step off onto a rack. OSHA's forklift rule also requires training and an evaluation on the order picker itself before you run one, even if you already drive a reach truck.
Order picker Practice Test
15 questions: 12 on the order picker itself and 3 on OSHA rules that apply to every truck. Each answer is explained with the rule behind it as you go.
Score 12 out of 15 (80%) to pass. No time limit, no signup.
What is on an order picker test?
The rules below are what the questions test. Each one lists its source: a paragraph of OSHA's forklift rule, 29 CFR 1910.178, another OSHA rule, or the OSHA or manufacturer guidance it comes from.
- Fall protection: a full body harness (OSHA prefers it to a belt) with the lanyard on the truck's anchor point the whole time the platform is raised. (OSHA letter, June 28, 2004; MA FACE 99-MA-058-01)
- Never unhook or step off a raised platform onto shelving. Lower, move the truck, and raise again. (MA FACE 99-MA-058-01)
- Headroom under lights, pipes, and sprinklers before you raise, because your head goes up too. (1910.178(m)(8))
- No one stands or walks under the raised platform or forks. (1910.178(m)(2))
- No riders on the forks or the pallet. (1910.178(m)(3))
- Cartons you stack while picking must make a stable load. (1910.178(o)(1))
- Leaving the truck: platform and forks fully lowered, controls neutral, power off, brakes set. (1910.178(m)(5))
- A move from a reach truck to an order picker needs training and an evaluation first, even though both are Class II. (1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(D))
Sample order picker test questions and answers
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1. Where should an order picker operator's fall protection lanyard be attached?
- A. To a rack upright
- B. To the pallet on the forks
- C. To the anchor point provided on the order picker (correct)
- D. Nowhere, if you stay in the middle of the platform
Why: Order pickers have an anchor point on the truck for the lanyard. In Massachusetts FACE investigation 99-MA-058-01, a clerk died after falling about 12 feet from a raised order picker: he wore a harness, but his lanyard was not attached to the truck's anchor point.
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2. The case you need is just out of reach from the raised order picker platform. What should you do?
- A. Unhook your lanyard and step onto the shelf
- B. Lower the platform, reposition the truck, and raise it again (correct)
- C. Unclip the lanyard so you can reach farther
- D. Climb onto the pallet stack on the forks
Why: Never unhook or step off a raised platform. The FACE report on a fatal order picker fall (99-MA-058-01) recommends a policy that bans unhooking while raised and bans stepping off onto shelved product. Move the truck instead.
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3. For fall protection on an order picker platform, which does OSHA encourage?
- A. A full body harness rather than a body belt (correct)
- B. A body belt rather than a harness
- C. No fall protection at low heights
- D. A rope tied to the rack
Why: In a 2004 interpretation letter on operator-up platforms, OSHA wrote that it strongly encourages employers to use body harnesses in place of body belts.
How do you get certified on an order picker?
The same way as any forklift, with one extra topic. OSHA requires formal instruction, practical training, and an evaluation of your driving in the workplace, 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii). Your employer then certifies you under (l)(6).
The extra topic is fall protection. OSHA's eTool says order picker operators should wear fall protection that is properly fitted and adjusted, and be trained in how to use it. That part happens on the truck, with your employer.
An online course covers the formal instruction only. For the full picture, read our order picker certification guide.
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