AHRO QUIZ - PMHHWA05

Quiz: Principles of Manual Handling

Quiz: Principles of Manual Handling

Instructions:
Section A. Multiple Choice Questions
Section B. Respond by True or False
- Before answering, you must read and understand all the resources provided about this course
- Only 5 online attempts will be considered
- Read carefully each question and its instruction if applicable

1. Choose the best answer in relation to the principles of manual handling.
2. In addition to the practice that requires the right equipment and the right knowledge to use that equipment, the below skills are required in safe moving and handling practice, except one. Which one?
3. For safe moving and handling practice, moving and handling risk assessment means:
4. One of the following is NOT among the personal factors that increase the risk of injury during the moving and handling practice.
5. In control measures and reducing the risk of harm, many questions should be asked. One question asks as follows “have the carers received the appropriate manual handling training?”. This question is under:
6. The main aim of the manual handling course is to provide employees with the knowledge and skills to reduce the risk of musculo - skeletal injuries to themselves and others which may be caused by poor manual handling practice in the workplace.
7. When we think about moving and handling, it is usually enough to think about practice that requires the right equipment and the right knowledge to use that equipment.
8. The standing hoist can only be used if the service user can bear weight on at least one leg, and the user must be able to participate and comprehend the instructions.
9. For the proper move when using a wheelchair, the user must be sitting before transferring him or her into the wheelchair.
10. “Bear Hug” is the legal and safe technique which requires the users to move or support themselves by wrapping their arms or hands around the carer’s neck.