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.
If someone has fallen over and has stopped
breathing, what is the first thing you should do?
A: Send for help
B: Attend to any broken bones
C: Try to give the casualty a drink
D: Try to start the casualty breathing
Right Answer: A
Do not delay in sending for help; then try to
the casualty breathing.
If someone has fallen off a ladder and they say their
leg is broken, what should you do?
A: Send for the first-aider
B: Help therm to the cabin or mess hut
C: Move the ladder so no-one trips over it
D: Bandage their legs together
Right Answer: A
Competent first-aid treatment is essential, and
should be summoned immediately.
Your workmate suddenly gels a foreign body in the
eye. What should you do?
A: Take your workmate to the supervisor
B: Use a clean handkerchief to try and remove it
C: Wash your hands before touching your
mate’s face
D: Send someone for the first-aider
Right Answer: D
Competent first-aid treatment is essential, and
should be summoned immediately.
A person nearly collapses complaining of stomach
pains. What should you do?
A: Send someone for the first-aider
B: Go and find them something to drink
C: Help them to find somewhere comfortable to sit
D Ask them if they want something to eat
Right Answer: A
Competent first-aid treatment is essential, and
should be summoned immediately.
A workmate lifting a big box suddenly shouts “oh,
my back” and drops the box. What should you do?
Tell them to leave it for someone else to lift
Send for the first-aider
Help them to lift the box
Find them somewhere comfortable to sit and
Right Answer: B
The priority for any back injury is to obtain first-aid
advice, in order to prevent further damage.
What should you do immediately if you get a small
cut on a finger whilst at work?
A: Carry on working
B: Get first-aid
C: Ask your employer to report it to the HSE
D: Just wash it clean
Right Answer: B
It is important to obtain first-aid to prevent further
harm (e.g. through infection). It should also be
recorded in the accident book (BI 510).
In an emergency situation at work you should do what?
A: Phone the HSE Inspectorate
B: Obey the site emergency procedure
C: Ensure your work mates are all accounted for
D: Leave the site immediately
Right Answer: B
A site emergency plan should have been drawn up
and you should be familiar with the emergency
procedure.
What does the sound of a siren on-site normally
indicate?
A: A fire
B: A toxic escape
C: An explosion
D: An emergency
Right Answer: D
The purpose of fire-stopping in a building is to:
A: Prevent a fire starting
B: Delay the passage of fire and smoke through
openings in walls and floors
C: Activate fire sprinklers
D: Set off the fire alarm
Right Answer: B
Fire-stopping is a passive fire protection measure
used to seal any openings created in a fire-
resistance-rated wall or floor assembly, e.g. to
allow pipes or wiring systems to pass through.
During fire conditions this will impede the spread of
fire and smoke.
What are fire-stops designed to do?
A: Extinguish a fire
B: Protect services (such as wiring systems)
against fire damage
C: Close fire doors automatically
D: Delay the passage of fire and smoke through
openings in walls and floors
Right Answer: D
Fire-stops are designed to maintain the fireproofing
of a wall or floor assembly. Fire-stopping delays the
spread of fire and, generally, the spread of smoke
as well.
In addition to preserving fire separation between
areas of a building, which other important fire safety
function can fire-stopping achieve?
A: Preventing premature structural collapse
B Reducing nuisance fire alarms
C: Reducing noise transmission
D: Saving energy
Right Answer: A
During a fire it is essential that the load-bearing
capacity of elements of the building structure are
maintained until occupants have escaped. Timber
studs, joists or ‘lI’ beams, for example, may only
have a short survival time if exposed to fire and
may rely on linings, such as a plasterboard ceiling,
for fire-resistance. Services passing through such linings should therefore be fire-stopped.
Intumescent materials used to provide fire-stopping are designed to:
A: Expand when subjected to smoke
B Shrink when subjected to heat
C: Expand when subjected to heat
D Prevent noise transmission
Right Answer: C
A limited number of fire-resistant materials may be
used to provide fire-stopping. These include
intumescent products, which are designed to
expand and provide fire-stopping when subjected to
heat. Examples include intumescent ‘pillows’
{used to provide internal sealing of trunking) and intumescent mastic.
What should you do if you disturb fire-stopping
around a wiring system penetrating a wall or floor whilst carrying out work?
A: Nail a piece of wood over any gaps
B Ensure that the fire-stopping is reinstated to
the necessary standard as soon as possible
C: Highlight this on any certification
D: Fill any holes or gaps with squashed
Right Answer: B
It is essential that the integrity of fire
compartments is maintained during the
construction of buildings and on their completion. Compromising compartmentation, such as failing to adequately fire-stop (seal) openings for services to pass through, can undermine fire precautions
catastrophically. Only a limited range of products
are suitable and they must be correctly applied to provide the required degree of fire-stopping.
If you discover a hole or gap in a fire rated wall or floor that has not been fire-stopped, what should you do?
A: Report it to your supervisor without delay
B: Ignore it unless it is causing a draught
C: Cover the hole or gap with insulating tape
D: Use decorators’ sealant to fill the gap
Right Answer: A
Supervisors need to be made aware of any
observed inadequacies in fire-stopping - which can undermine fire precautions catastrophically during the construction of buildings and on their completion. Only a limited range of products are suitable and they must be correctly applied to provide the required degree of fire-stopping.
