A. Working Environment: First Aid and Emergency Procedures Flashcards
What should be done in the event of an emergency on site?
Follow the site emergency procedures.
What will help you to find out about the site emergency procedures and emergency telephone numbers? (2)
- Attending the site induction.
2. Reading the site noticeboards.
How should you be informed about what to do in an emergency? (2)
- By attending the site induction
2. By reading the site noticeboards.
What do you have to do if there is an emergency situation on site? (2)
- Leave the area via the nearest exit.
2. Go to the designed assembly point.
What information should be gathered after a near miss incident occurs?
The activities that were being carried out at the time.
You witness a serious accident on site. What immediate action should you take? (2)
- Call out to other workers so they can call for help.
2. Check if it is safe to approach the injured person.
What should not be in first- aid kit?
Tablets and medicine.
Does your employer have to provide a first-aid kit?
Yes, every site must have one.
If the first-aid kit on site is empty, what should you do?
Inform the person who looks after the first-aid kit.
What is the one thing a first aider cannot do?
Give you medicines without authorisation.
Evacuation routes should be:
Clear and unobstructed.
If you find an injured person and you are on your own, what should you do first?
Assess the situation - do not put yourself in danger.
Someone working in a deep inspection chamber has collapsed. What should you do first?
Raise the alarm and stay by the inspection chamber, but do not enter.
Someone is knocked unconscious and you are not trained in first aid. What should you do first?
Send for medical help.
Someone has fallen from height and has no feeling in their legs. What should you do?
Keep them still until medical help arrives.
Someone collapses with stomach pain and there is no first aider on site. What should you do first?
Ask someone to call the emergency services.
If you think someone has broken their leg, what should you do?
Send for the first aider or get other help.
If you cut your finger and it will not stop bleeding, what should you do?
Find a first aider or get other medical help.
If there is an emergency while you are on site, what should you do first?
Follow the site emergency procedure.
If someone is in contact with live cable, what should you do first?
Isolate the power and call for help.
