Manual handling injuries usually come from habits, not from a single heavy lift. A short quiz is a quick way to check that people have understood the principles before they practise the technique.
Updated 30 October 2026
Play them live, on the free plan too: participants answer from their phones with a code, no app needed. Each page shows the questions and options; the correct answer is revealed during the game.
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.
Manual handling means lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying or holding a load by hand or bodily force. In Great Britain, the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 set a simple order of priorities, and most other countries follow similar principles:
The HSE suggests the TILE checklist for the assessment: the Task (twisting, stooping, reaching, distance, frequency), the Individual (capability, health, training), the Load (weight, size, grip, stability) and the Environment (space, floors, steps, lighting, temperature).
Good technique starts before the lift: plan the route, check the weight, clear the way. Then a stable base with feet apart, a good hold, the load close to the waist, a slight bend of the back, hips and knees, no twisting, and a smooth lift with the head up. Put the load down first, then adjust its position.
Questions work well on the reasons behind each step: why the load should be close to the body, why twisting is worse than turning with your feet, why weight guidelines are not a safe limit. HSE's guideline weights, for instance, are a filter for when a fuller assessment is needed, not a figure below which every lift is safe.
Show the quiz on a screen before the practical part. Everyone answers on their phone with a code, sees the right answer after each question, and you know at once which points to stress during the demonstration. Team play works well with groups who already know each other. For a record of who passed, switch to Test mode (Formatore plan): answers are stored under each person's name, with a pass mark you set.
Use these quizzes in your courses: team review games during the sessions, then a final test from the phone with named answers, a 70% pass mark and a report for the course file. With the Formatore plan you can also copy and edit the ready-made tests.
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Task, Individual, Load and Environment: the four areas to look at when assessing a manual handling activity.
In Great Britain the law does not set one. HSE publishes guideline weights as a filter: above them, or with twisting, reaching or frequent lifts, a more detailed assessment is needed.
No. A quiz checks understanding; technique has to be practised with real loads and feedback from a trainer.