Safe lifting and carrying: avoid, assess, reduce; TILE; good handling technique; pushing and pulling; handling aids. Free quiz with instant feedback and a short explanation for every answer. General good practice, not tied to any one country's law; where a rule is UK-specific we say so. It supports, but does not replace, your employer's training and risk assessment.
Question 1 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt
What counts as 'manual handling'?
- Typing and using a mouse
- Only lifting heavy boxes from the floor onto a shelf
- Only work done with machines
- Lifting, pushing, pulling or carrying a load by hand or body
Question 2 · Put in order · 90s · 1 pt
Put the employer's approach to hazardous manual handling in order.
- Assess the risk of any task that cannot be avoided
- Avoid it where reasonably practicable
- Reduce the risk as low as reasonably practicable
Question 3 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt
In a manual handling assessment, what does TILE stand for?
- Training, Inspection, Labelling, Equipment
- Time, Injury, Lifting, Effort
- Task, Individual, Load, Environment
- Twist, Inhale, Lift, Exhale
Question 4 · True / False · 90s · 1 pt
UK law sets a maximum weight that a worker is allowed to lift.
Question 5 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt
Where should you hold a load while carrying it?
- Above your shoulders
- Out in front with straight arms, so you can see your feet
- On one hip
- Close to your waist, with the heaviest side next to you
Question 6 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt
You need to turn while carrying a box. What do you do?
- Lean sideways
- Move your feet, keeping your shoulders in line with your hips
- Twist at the waist, keeping your feet still and planted for better balance
- Turn quickly to get it over with
Question 7 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt
How should you start a lift from low down?
- Keep your legs straight and bend only from the waist
- Slightly bend your back, hips and knees
- Squat all the way down with your heels off the floor
- Jerk the load up quickly
Question 8 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt
Once you have a secure hold on the load, where do you look?
- Ahead of you
- At your feet
- Down at the load, to check it is not slipping
- Behind you
Question 9 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt
Before you lift, what should you think about?
- Only the weight written on the box
- Where it is going, the route, and whether you need help
- Nothing: just lift
- How fast you can do it
Question 10 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt
You need to place a load in an exact position. What do you do?
- Throw it gently
- Hold it at arm's length and lower it slowly
- Ask someone to guide your arms
- Put it down first, then slide it into place
Question 11 · Multiple choice · 90s · 1 pt
Which of these can reduce manual handling risk? Choose the 2 correct answers.
- Doing the job faster
- Using a sack truck or trolley
- Holding your breath during the lift
- Splitting a load into smaller ones
Question 12 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt
HSE's simple risk filter suggests what guideline weight for a man lifting a load close to the body at waist height?
Question 13 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt
Moving a heavy trolley, which is usually better?
- Pulling it with one hand
- Running to build speed
- Pulling it behind you, so you can walk forwards
- Pushing it, with your body behind the load
Question 14 · True / False · 90s · 1 pt
If a load is too heavy, you should ask for help or use an aid rather than struggle on.