Manual Handling Course (EU) 2026
This course is for workers in EU countries who lift, carry, push or pull loads, and for people who plan this work. It explains why back injuries happen, what EU law expects (avoid, assess, reduce), how to assess a load, safe lifting, team handling, pushing and pulling, and why to report pain early. Each topic has a short lesson and an untimed quiz, followed by a timed 30-question final assessment; score 80% or more to earn a Certificate of Completion.
快速解答
这门免费课程包括约150分钟的课程、6个不限时的专题测验(共96道题),以及一次随机抽取30道题的限时期末评估。期末评估得分达到80%或以上即可下载结业证书(私人颁发,未经认证)。 已于2026年10月13日根据官方资料核对。
你将学到什么
- Explain what manual handling is and how back and other musculoskeletal injuries happen
- Describe the employer's duties under EU law: avoid, assess, reduce, inform and train
- Check a handling task using TILE (task, individual, load, environment)
- Lift, carry and put down a load with a safe technique
- Choose handling aids, organise a team lift and push or pull with good posture
- Recognise early warning signs and report pain and problems early
得分达到80%或以上即可下载证书。
你的学习计划
阅读每一课,完成对应的专题测验(不限时,有解释),然后参加限时的期末评估。每次都会抽取新的题目组合。你的进度保存在此浏览器中。
- 阅读课程6课,约150分钟
- 专题测验1:Manual handling and why backs get hurt16道题
- 专题测验2:The law: avoid, assess, reduce16道题
- 专题测验3:Assessing a load with TILE16道题
- 专题测验4:Safe lifting and carrying technique16道题
- 专题测验5:Team lifting, pushing, pulling and aids16道题
- 专题测验6:Reporting pain early and staying well16道题
- 结业考试30道题,35分钟 · 得分达到80%或以上
专题测验1:Manual handling and why backs get hurt
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第1题,共16题
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答案: C. Pushing a loaded trolley
Manual handling covers lifting, holding, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying and moving a load by hand or bodily force.
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第2题,共16题
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答案: B. A patient who needs help to move
EU-OSHA says a load can be an object or a living being, such as a person or an animal.
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第3题,共16题
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答案: A. The back, neck, shoulders, arms and legs
EU-OSHA says work-related MSDs affect the back, neck, shoulders and upper limbs, as well as the lower limbs.
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第4题,共16题
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答案: B. Harm that builds up over time from repeated handling
Cumulative disorders come from continuous handling that gradually wears down the musculoskeletal system, for example low back pain.
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第5题,共16题
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答案: A. A broken toe after a load slips and falls
Acute injuries happen suddenly, for example cuts or fractures from an accident. The other options build up over time.
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第6题,共16题
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答案: B. Gradually, usually from several factors
EU-OSHA says most MSDs develop gradually and usually have several causes acting together.
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第7题,共16题
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答案: A. Lifting while bending and twisting
Lifting loads, especially while bending or twisting, is one of the physical risk factors EU-OSHA lists.
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第8题,共16题
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答案: B. High demands with little control
EU-OSHA lists high work demands with low autonomy, lack of breaks, long hours and low job satisfaction as organisational and psychosocial risk factors.
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第9题,共16题
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答案: A. A previous history of back problems
EU-OSHA lists previous back disorders, physical capacity and lack of experience or training as individual factors.
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第10题,共16题
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答案: D. Your muscles and spine have to work harder
Reaching out with the load needs more muscle force and increases the load on the spine.
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第11题,共16题
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答案: A. The risk rises when several factors combine
Each factor adds risk on its own, and the risk rises when several are present at the same time.
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第12题,共16题
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答案: B. Moderate forces repeated over a long time
OSHwiki notes that many MSDs come from moderate forces applied again and again over time, not only from sudden high forces.
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第13题,共16题
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答案: A. About one in three (33%)
The Sixth European Working Conditions Survey (2015) found 33% of workers carried or moved heavy loads for at least a quarter of their time.
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第14题,共16题
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答案: C. Construction and transport
More than half of workers in construction and transport face this exposure; in financial services and public administration it is 20% or less.
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第15题,共16题
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答案: D. About 63%
About 63% of workers who always carry heavy loads report MSDs, compared with 34% of those whose jobs never involve it.
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第16题,共16题
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答案: B. Almost half
The OSHwiki early-intervention article says MSDs cause almost 50% of absences of at least three days in the EU.
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考前须知
- Council Directive 90/269/EEC of 29 May 1990 sets the EU minimum requirements for manual handling of loads where there is a risk, particularly of back injury, to workers.
- Employers must first try to avoid manual handling, for example with mechanical equipment. If it cannot be avoided, they must assess the task and reduce the risk.
- Workers must be told about the protective measures, get information on the weight of loads where possible, and be trained in correct handling.
- Under the Framework Directive, safety and health training must take place during working hours and may not be at the workers' expense.
- EU-OSHA says there is no exact safe weight limit, but 20-25 kg is heavy for most people.
- In the 2015 European Working Conditions Survey, 33% of workers carried or moved heavy loads for at least a quarter of their working time.
- MSDs cause almost half of all work absences of three days or more in the EU, and the sooner a problem is managed, the less likely it is to lead to long-term work loss.
常见问题
Is this an official or accredited manual handling certificate?
No. When you pass the final assessment you get a PassEveryTest Certificate of Completion, which shows you finished this general awareness course. It is not an accredited qualification or a legally required training certificate.
Does this course replace my employer's manual handling training?
No. Under EU law your employer must train you in correct handling for your own tasks, during working hours and at no cost to you. National laws and your employer's own procedures always apply.
What is the maximum weight I can lift at work in the EU?
EU law does not set one weight limit. EU-OSHA says there is no exact safe limit, but 20-25 kg is heavy for most people. Some countries set their own limits in national law, so check the rules where you work.
What does TILE mean, and is it in the law?
TILE stands for task, individual, load and environment. It is a common memory aid used in training, not a legal term, but it covers the factors listed in the annexes of Directive 90/269/EEC.
How does the final assessment work?
It has 30 questions drawn at random from the course question bank, with a 35-minute time limit. You need 80% to pass, and each attempt gives you a new mix of questions.
这份证书是否经过认证或获得官方认可?
不是。这是一份私人颁发的结业证书,仅用于知识学习。它未获得任何政府、执照发放机构、监管机构或教育机构的认可、认证或批准,也不能替代法律要求的任何执照、资格证书或培训。
资料来源
- EUR-Lex: Council Directive 90/269/EEC on the manual handling of loads
- EUR-Lex: Council Directive 89/391/EEC (OSH Framework Directive)
- EU-OSHA: Directive 90/269/EEC - manual handling of loads
- EU-OSHA: Musculoskeletal disorders (theme page)
- EU-OSHA: Work-related MSDs: facts and figures
- EU-OSHA: Factsheet 73 - Hazards and risks associated with manual handling of loads in the workplace
- EU-OSHA: E-fact 44 - Checklist for the prevention of manual handling risks
- OSHwiki: Risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders in manual handling of loads
- OSHwiki: Early intervention for musculoskeletal disorders among the working population
- EUR-Lex: Council Directive 92/85/EEC (pregnant workers)