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Emergency planning and first aid questions for the CSCS MAP test

4 free questions on Emergency planning and first aid, from section A. Legal and management. Every question is original and explains why each option is right or wrong.

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Question 1

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You are setting up first aid arrangements for a new site.

What should decide what you provide?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. Nothing, as an ambulance can always be called
  2. B. An assessment of your first aid needs
  3. C. Whatever the last site had, whatever its size or hazards
  4. D. One first aid kit for any site size
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. You must provide first aid until the emergency services arrive.
  • B. Right: Right. HSE says employers should assess their first aid needs, looking at the hazards, the number of workers and how far away emergency help is.
  • C. Wrong: Wrong. Every site is different. Base it on an assessment.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. The provision depends on the site's hazards and size.

Explanation

First aid provision should come from an assessment of the site's needs: its hazards, size and distance from help.

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Question 2

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A team is about to work inside a tank on your site.

What does HSE say about rescue?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. The workers should rescue each other, without any planning
  2. B. Rescue plans are only needed for work over 2 metres high
  3. C. Plan it first; don't rely on 999
  4. D. Call 999 if something goes wrong; that is enough
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. Untrained rescuers often become casualties too. Plan the rescue.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. Rescue arrangements are needed wherever the risk calls for them, including confined spaces.
  • C. Right: Right. HSE says plan how to monitor and rescue workers in confined spaces. It is not enough to rely on the emergency services.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. Help may arrive too late. You need your own rescue plan.

Explanation

Plan emergency and rescue arrangements before high-risk work starts. Don't rely only on the emergency services.

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Question 3

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Your site is in a remote rural area, far from the nearest hospital.

How should this affect your first aid arrangements?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. You can skip first aid and drive casualties to hospital
  2. B. You may need more first aid provision
  3. C. It doesn't matter where the site is
  4. D. You need less, as fewer people live nearby
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. Moving a casualty can make injuries worse. Provide first aid on site.
  • B. Right: Right. HSE says first aid needs depend on things like the hazards, the number of workers and how far away emergency help is.
  • C. Wrong: Wrong. Distance from help is part of the assessment.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. Being far from help usually means you need more.

Explanation

Remote sites far from emergency help may need more first aiders and equipment.

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Question 4

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You are planning emergency procedures for a multi-storey building under construction.

What should happen at the assembly point?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. Nothing, as people should go straight home
  2. B. Workers wait there to go back in once the alarm stops
  3. C. People gather there and are accounted for
  4. D. People collect their tools before leaving
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. Going home means nobody knows who is still inside.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. Nobody goes back in until it is declared safe.
  • C. Right: Right. HSE says assembly points should be where people can assemble and be accounted for.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. Don't stop for belongings. Get out and go to the assembly point.

Explanation

Emergency plans need assembly points where everyone can be accounted for.

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