Written Test – Safety Lifting

Name: _________________________ Result: _______________________________

Multiple Choice
Direction: Circle the correct answer for each question

1. What is the most common injury that can occur when doing manual handling?
a. Back Pain
b. Headache
c. Bruise
d. Bleeding

2. Which is the correct step to do safety lifting?

a. Assess the load; Load-keep it close
b. Bend your knees; Back-straight and upright; Assess the load; Grip-tighten; Load-keep
it close
c. Place your feet shoulder width; Assess the load; Bend you knees; Neck and head-chin
up; Back-straight and upright; Grip-tighten; Load-keep it close
d. Assess the load; Place your feet shoulder width; Bend your knees; Back-straight and
upright; Neck and head-chin up; Grip-tighten; Load-keep it close

3. Which of the following posture is correct for doing manual lifting?

a. c.

b. d.

4. Which is the following statement is correct when doing manual lifting?

a. Move the feet, don’t twist the trunk when turning to the side
b. Twist the trunk when turning to the side
c. Keep the load far away to the trunk when lifting
d. Bend your back when lifting from a low level

5. Before doing manual lifting, you need to:

a. Assess the weight of the load, how far the load, any obstruction of the floor
b. Ask permission to your supervisor
c. Take pain medication
d. No need to do anything, just do the lifting
 Answer Key – Safety Lifting

Multiple Choice:

1. A
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. A