IOSH Managing Safely Practice Test

The IOSH Managing Safely Practice Test is a free beginner-level, 15-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests readiness for the IOSH Managing Safely assessment — introducing managing safely and assessing risks, identifying hazards and controlling risks, and understanding responsibilities, investigating incidents and measuring performance — written to the 2026 course content and UK HSE guidance. Score 70% or more on its 15 questions to earn a verifiable IOSH Managing Safely Readiness certificate (SOA-IOSH). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Risk assessment (UK Health and Safety Executive), IOSH Managing Safely course (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health), RIDDOR: reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences (Health and Safety Executive (UK)) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free IOSH Managing Safely Practice Test built on the current IOSH exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers risk assessment, hazards, and controlling risks, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable 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 IOSH Managing Safely Readiness 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: Risk assessment (UK Health and Safety Executive); IOSH Managing Safely course (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health); RIDDOR: reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences (Health and Safety Executive (UK)); Machine Guarding (OSHA). 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: Introducing Managing Safely and Assessing Risks (Why manage safely, Hazard and risk and Risk assessment steps); Identifying Hazards and Controlling Risks (Hierarchy of control, Common hazards and Safe systems of work); Responsibilities, Incidents and Performance (Legal responsibilities, Investigating incidents and Measuring performance). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Line manager, Supervisor, Team leader, Site manager and Health and safety representative. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show IOSH Managing Safely knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

A multiple-choice and short-answer assessment at the end of the course plus a workplace risk assessment project. You need to pass both to receive the IOSH certificate.

Managers and supervisors in any sector who need to manage health and safety risks for their teams. It's the most widely recognised UK safety course for managers.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available IOSH Managing Safely content outline for 2026 and 2027, for checking your readiness before you book the real exam. Passing earns a Science of Apps certificate rather than the official credential.

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.