Fire and Emergency Flashcards
An emergency route(s) must be provided on
construction sites to ensure:
A: Safe passage to the open air
B: Safe passage to the rest area
C: Safe passage to a secure place of safety
D: Safe passage to the ground from height
Right Answer: C
What action should you take if you discover a fire?
A: Leave it because you will get the blame
B: Raise the alarm
C: Carry on working if it is safe to do so
D: Extinguish the fire without raising the alarm
Right Answer: B
Raising the alarm will reduce the risk to others,
particularly if the fire spreads.
If there had been a small fire, who should you report
it to?
A: Your supervisor
B: The main contractor’s site agent
C: The site’s fire marshal
D: The resident site engineer
Right Answer: A
The supervisor should be aware, so that further
preventative measures can be considered.
If you discover a fire at work, what should you do
first:
A: Telephone 999
B: Use 3 fire extinguisher to put it out
C: Run around looking for an alarm to sound
D: Raise the alarm and warn fellow workers
Right Answer: D
Raising the alarm will reduce the risk to others,
particularly if the fire spreads.
What is a fire assembly point?
A: The place to go when the fire alarm sounds
B: A place where the fire brigade goes to
C: A place where fire extinguishers are kept
D: The place where the fire alarm is
Right Answer: A
It is essential that people go to a place of safety,
where supervisors or fire marshals know where they
are, in the event of a fire.
Where would you go in the event of a fire?
A: To the canteen for a cup of tea
B: To the fire assembly point
C: To the site hut
D: To the fire to see what is going on
Right Answer: B
It is essential that people go to a place of safety,
where supervisors or fire marshals know where they
are, in the event of a fire.
What should you do if you hear the fire alarm?
A: Ignore it because it might be someone
playing around
B: Leave work for the day
C: Evacuate the premises to a designated place of safety
D: Go towards the sound to find out what is
going on
Right Answer: C
It is essential that people go to a place of safety,
where supervisors or fire marshals know where they
are, in the event of a fire.
All new fire extinguishers are coloured red or of
bright self-coloured metal. How do you know the
difference between types?
A: A different colour panel or band is on the
boay of the extinguishers
B During site induction, you will be told where
the different types of extinguishers are
C: The weight and shape of the extinguisher
D: The type of extinguisher is written on a sign
next to it
Right Answer: A
Different coloured bands show extinguisher types
e.g. black for CO2 and blue for dry powder.
A black-labelled fire extinguisher contains:
A: Dry powder
B: Water
C: Foam
D: Carbon dioxide
Right Answer: D
What is a blue-labelled fire extinguisher filled with?
A: Water
B: Foam
C: Dry powder
D: Carbon Dioxide
Right Answer: C
Which fire extinguisher should not be used on
flammable liquid fires?
A: Carbon dioxide
B: Powder
C: Water
D: Foam
Right Answer: C
Flammable liquids spread if attacked by water
extinguishers.
What colour is a water filled fire extinguisher, or its
label?
A: Black
B: Cream
C: Red
D: Green
Right Answer: C
For fires involving spilled petrol, which types of fire
extinguisher could you use?
A: Water, carbon dioxide or foam
B: Water, foam or dry powder
C: Foam, carbon dioxide or dry powder
D: Water, carbon dioxide or dry powder
Right Answer: C
Flammable liquids, such as petrol,
attacked by water extinguishers.
When discharging carbon dioxide fire extinguishers,
the nozzle:
A: Becomes warm
B: Becomes very hot
C: Becomes very cold
D: Doesn’t change temperature
Right Answer: C
The expansion of CO2 gas coming out of the nozzle
causes rapid cooling.
Which types of fire extinguishers should be used on
electrical fires?
A: Foam and water
B: Carbon dioxide and dry powder
C: Dry powder and foam
D: Water and carbon dioxide
Right Answer: B
Liquids should not be used, since they may conduct
electricity.
A red-labelled fire extinguisher should NOT be used:
A: On wood fires
B: Where there is a risk of electrocution
C: On burning clothes
D: On burning furnitur
Right Answer: B
Red denotes water. Liguids should not be used on
electrical fires, since they can conduct electricity.
A workmate burns their hand on a piece of very hot
metal. What should you do first?
A: Rub some cream or Vaseline into the burn
B: Cover the burn with something dry
C: Warn other people about the piece of hot
metal
D: Put their hand in cold water if it is available
Right Answer: D
Burns need immediate and sustained cooling
Which of the following items should not be in a first-
aid box?
A: Safety pins
B: Pain killers
C: Disposable gloves
D: Triangular bandages
Right Answer: B
Drugs must not be kept in a first aid box {Health
and Safety guidance note INDG 214).
How often should a first-aider qualified in First Aid at
Work (FAW) or Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
receive retraining?
A: Every six months
B: Every two years
C: Every three years
D: Every four years
Right Answer: C
First Aid at Work (FAW) and Emergency First Aid at
Work (EFAW) certificates are valid for three years
and first-aiders are required to undertake retraining
at the end of this period. However, the HSE also
strongly recommends that first-aiders undertake
annual (half-day) refresher training.
If you came across an injury on site, what is the first
thing you should do?
A: Tell the casualty to visit their doctor
B: Inform the HSE
C: Contact a first aider
D: Try and find out what happened
Right Answer: C
Competent first-aid treatment is essential, and
should be summoned immediately.
An employee has a fall and is obviously unconscious.
What is the FIRST thing you should do?
A: Send someone for the first-aider
B Find out if there were any witnesses
C: Try to protect them from any further injury
D Put them in the recovery position
Right Answer: A
Competent first-aid treatment is essential, and
should be summoned immediately.
A labourer gets an electric shock; looks a bit pale but
says they are alright. What should you do?
A: Send someone for the first-aider
B: Tell them ko report it to their supervisor
C: Go and check the electrics so it cannot
happen again
D: See if they want a drink or a cigarette
Right Answer: A
Competent first-aid treatment is essential,
should be summoned immediately.
Which of the following must an employer consider
when making provisions for first aid?
A: How much working space will be wasted
B: How much will it cost
C: Whether the local ambulance service can be
used
D: The likely types of injury
Right Answer: D
Employers must match first-aid provision to the
nature of risks at work.
In an on-site emergency, which of the following
must a first-aider NOT do?
A: Treat an unconscious patient
B: Control bleeding
C: Give resuscitation
D: Give medicines to patients without
authorisation
Right Answer: D
First-aid is concerned with preserving life and limb,
and first-aiders are not trained to dispense medical
treatments.