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The law and who it applies to — Manual Handling Practice
Free topic-focused mock exam: all 30 questions on The law and who it applies to, drawn from the wider Manual Handling bank. 35-minute timer, 70% to pass, worked explanation on every question. Use this when you've taken the full mock once and want to drill the topics you got wrong.
- Questions
- 30
- Time limit
- 35 min
- Pass mark
- 70% · 21/30
- Question bank
- 30
Free, no sign-up. Retake as many times as you like — the questions are reshuffled, with the answer order changed.
Sample questions
01Digging a short trench for an EV charger cable, you shovel out the spoil. Going by HSE’s guidance, is the spoil on the shovel a load?
- AYes, material held on a shovel is a load
- BOnly once the spoil has been bagged up
- CNo, the shovel is a tool in use, so no
- DNo, loose material can never be a load
Why: HSE says a load must be a discrete movable object and gives material supported on a shovel or fork as one of its examples. Shovelling spoil is therefore handling a load. The tool-in-use point applies to the shovel itself, not to the material it carries, so the spoil does not drop out of scope.
02You lean your shoulder and hip into a floor-standing enclosure to slide it into a recess. Your hands barely touch it. Which words from the regulation 2 definition describe this task?
- ASupporting a load by hand
- BPushing a load by bodily force
- CCarrying a load by hand
- DLifting a load by bodily force
Why: Regulation 2 covers transporting or supporting a load, including pushing, "by hand or by bodily force", and HSE says any part of the body, such as the shoulder, can be used. Leaning in to slide the enclosure is pushing it by bodily force. Nothing is lifted, carried or held still, so the other descriptions do not fit the task.
03Carrying lengths of steel trunking, an electrician cuts a hand on a raw edge. A colleague says it is not a manual handling injury because the back was not hurt. What does HSE say?
- AThe aim is to prevent injury to any body part
- BOnly injuries from lifting count, not carrying
- COnly back injuries count under the Regulations
- DCuts are a PPE matter only, not an MHOR one
Why: HSE says the Regulations aim to prevent injury to any part of the body, not just the back, including harm from sharp edges, rough or slippery surfaces and very hot or cold loads. A cut from a raw edge during a carry is a handling injury. Gloves may help, but that does not take the risk outside MHOR.
Common questions
Is the The law and who it applies to mock exam free?
Yes, it is free with no sign-up needed. Questions are pulled at random from a substantial bank, with a worked explanation on every question after you submit.
Can I retake the mock exam?
Yes. Every attempt picks a different random selection and reshuffles the options, so each retake gives you genuinely new questions. No limit on retakes.
Does this count as a qualification?
No. This is independent practice material and does not award a qualification, card or certificate. Where a subject has a formal qualification or card, you gain it through an approved provider.