Health and Safety Level 2 Practice Test

The Health and Safety Level 2 Practice Test is a free beginner-level, 15-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests workplace health and safety knowledge at Level 2 — legal duties, risk assessment and accident reporting, common workplace hazards such as slips, manual handling, COSHH and fire, and welfare, first aid and safe working practices — written to UK Health and Safety Executive guidance and the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 for 2026. Score 70% or more on its 15 questions to earn a verifiable Health and Safety Level 2 certificate (SOA-HASL). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Health and safety basics for employers and workers (risk assessment, RIDDOR, COSHH, manual handling) (Health and Safety Executive (UK)), Manual handling at work (Health and Safety Executive (UK)), Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) (Health and Safety Executive (UK)) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Health and Safety Level 2 Practice Test, updated for 2026 and 2027. It measures workplace hazards, risk assessment, and manual handling and gives instant results with a shareable certificate.

Read the three skill areas on this page, then take the 15-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Health and Safety Level 2 certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Health and safety basics for employers and workers (risk assessment, RIDDOR, COSHH, manual handling) (Health and Safety Executive (UK)); Manual handling at work (Health and Safety Executive (UK)); Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) (Health and Safety Executive (UK)); NFPA 10: Portable fire extinguishers (NFPA); Hierarchy of Controls (CDC / NIOSH); First aid (American Red Cross). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Three skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Legal Duties, Risk Assessment and Reporting (Duties, Risk assessment and RIDDOR); Common Workplace Hazards (Slips, trips and falls, Manual handling and COSHH and fire); Welfare, First Aid and Safe Working (Welfare facilities, First aid and Safe systems of work). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

New employee, Team leader, Warehouse or retail worker, Office worker and Apprentice. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Health and Safety Level 2 knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

It is commonly used for new starters and staff in most workplaces to show they understand basic legal duties, hazards and safe working. Employers must provide adequate training under UK law.

To take reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety, cooperate with their employer, and not interfere with or misuse anything provided for safety.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

15 questions — 5 from each of 3 skill areas — with a 15-minute limit. You need 70% (11 of 15) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Beginner: no experience needed: fundamentals and clear reasoning. It has 15 scenario questions — 5 from each of 3 skill areas — and a 15-minute limit. You need 70% (11 of 15) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.