Practice - ECS Fire and Emergency

1.

An emergency route(s) must be provided on construction sites to ensure:

Safe passage to the open air.

Safe passage to the rest area.

Safe passage to a secure place of safety.

Safe passage to the ground from height.

2.

What action should you take if you discover a fire?

Leave it because you will get the blame.

Raise the alarm.

Carry on working if it is safe to do so.

Extinguish the fire without raising the alarm.

3.

If there had been a small fire, who should you report it to?

Your supervisor.

The main contractor’s site agent.

The site’s fire marshal.

The resident site engineer.

4.

If you discover a fire at work, what should you do first:

Telephone 999.

Use a fire extinguisher to put it out.

Run around looking for an alarm to sound.

Raise the alarm and warn fellow workers.

5.

What is a fire assembly point?

The place to go when the fire alarm sounds.

A place where the fire brigade goes to.

A place where fire extinguishers are kept.

The place where the fire alarm is.

6.

Where would you go in the event of a fire?

To the canteen for a cup of tea.

To the fire assembly point.

To the site hut.

To the fire to see what is going on.

7.

What should you do if you hear the fire alarm?

Ignore it because it might be someone playing around.

Leave work for the day.

Evacuate the premises to a designated place of safety.

Go towards the sound to find out what is going on.

8.

All new fire extinguishers are coloured red or of bright self-coloured metal. How do you know the difference between types?

A different colour panel or band is on the body of the extinguishers.

During site induction, you will be told where the different types of extinguishers are.

The weight and shape of the extinguisher.

The type of extinguisher is written on a sign next to it.

9.

A black-labelled fire extinguisher contains:

Dry powder.

Water.

Foam.

Carbon dioxide.

10.

What is a blue-labelled fire extinguisher filled with?

Water.

Foam.

Dry powder.

Carbon Dioxide.

11.

Which fire extinguisher should not be used on flammable liquid fires?

Carbon dioxide.

Powder.

Water.

Foam.

12.

What colour is a water filled fire extinguisher, or its label?

Black.

Cream.

Red.

Green.

13.

When discharging carbon dioxide fire extinguishers, the nozzle:

Becomes warm.

Becomes very hot.

Becomes very cold.

Doesn’t change temperature.

14.

For fires involving spilled petrol, which types of fire extlngulsher could you use?

Water, carbon dioxide or foam.

Water, foam or dry powder.

Foam, carbon dioxide or dry powder.

Water, carbon dioxide or dry powder.

15.

Which types of fire extinguishers should be used on electrical fires?

Foam and water.

Carbon dioxide and dry powder.

Dry powder and foam.

Water and carbon dioxide.

16.

A red-labelled fire extinguisher should NOT be used:

On wood fires.

Where there is a risk of electrocution.

On burning clothes.

On burning furniture.

17.

‘A workmate burns their hand on a piece of very hot metal. What should you do first?

Rub some cream or Vaseline into the burn.

Cover the burn with something dry.

Warn other people about the piece of hot metal.

Put their hand in cold water if it is available.

18.

Which of the following items should not be in a firstaid box?

Safety pins.

Pain killers.

Disposable gloves.

Triangular bandages.

19.

How often should a first-aider qualified in First Aid at Work (FAW) or Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) receive retraining?

Every six months.

Every two years.

Every three years.

Every four years.

20.

If you came across an injury on site, what is the first thing you should do?

Tell the casualty to visit their doctor.

Inform the HSE.

Contact a first aider.

Try and find out what happened.

21.

An employee has a fall and is obvicusly unconscious. What is the FIRST thing you should do?

Send someone for the first-aider.

Find out if there were any witnesses.

Try to protect them from any further injury.

Put them in the recovery position.

22.

A labourer gets an electric shock; looks a bit pale but says they are alright. What should you do?

Send someone for the first-aider.

Tell them to report it to their supervisor.

Go and check the electrics so it cannot happen again.

See if they want a drink or a cigarette.

23.

Which of the following must an employer consider when making provisions for first aid?

How much working space will be wasted.

How much will it cost.

Whether the local ambulance service can be used.

The likely types of injury.

24.

In an on-site emergency, which of the following must a first-aider NOT do?

Treat an unconscious patient.

Control bleeding.

Give resuscitation.

Give medicines to patients without authorisation.

25.

If someone has fallen over and has stopped breathing, what is the first thing you should do?

Send for help.

Attend to any broken bones.

Try to give the casualty a drink.

Try to start the casualty breathing.

26.

If someone has fallen off a ladder and they say their leg is broken, what should you do?

Send for the first-aider.

Help them to the cabin or mess hut.

Move the ladder so no-one trips over it.

Bandage their legs together.

27.

Your workmate suddenly gets a foreign body in the eye. What should you do?

A: Take your workmate to the supervisor.

Use a clean handkerchief to try and remove it.

Wash your hands before touching your mate’s face.

Send someone for the first-aider.

28.

A person nearly collapses complaining of stomach pains. What should you do?

Send someone for the first-aider.

Go and find them something to drink.

Help them to find somewhere comfortable to sit.

Ask them if they want something to eat.

29.

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 rest.

30.

What should you do immediately if you get a small cut on a finger whilst at work?

Carry on working.

Get first-aid.

Ask your ermployer to report it to the HSE.

Just wash it clean.

31.

In an emergency situation at work you should do what?

Phone the HSE Inspectorate.

Obey the site emergency procedure.

Ensure your work mates are all accounted for.

Leave the site immediately.

32.

What does the sound of a siren on-site normally indicate?

A fire.

A toxic escape.

An explosion.

An emergency.

33.

The purpose of fire-stopping in a building is to:

Prevent a fire starting.

Delay the passage of fire and smoke through openings in walls and floors.

Activate fire sprinklers.

Set off the fire alarm.

34.

What are fire-stops designed to do?

Extinguish a fire.

Protect services (such as wiring systems) against fire damage.

Close fire doors automatically.

Delay the passage of fire and smoke through openings in walls and floors.

35.

In addition to preserving fire separation between areas of a building, which other important fire safety function can fire-stopping achieve?

Preventing premature structural collapse.

Reducing nuisance fire alarms.

Reducing noise transmission.

Saving energy.

36.

Intumescent materials used to provide fire-stopping are designed to:

Expand when subjected to smoke.

Shrink when subjected to heat.

Expand when subjected to heat.

Prevent noise transmission.

37.

What should you do if you disturb fire-stopping around a wiring system penetrating a wall or floor whilst carrying out work?

Nail a piece of wood over any gaps.

Ensure that the fire-stopping is reinstated to the necessary standard as soon as possible.

Highlight this on any certification.

Fill any holes or gaps with squashed newspaper.

38.

If you discover a hole or gap in a fire rated wall or floor that has not been fire-stopped, what should you do?

Report it to your supervisor without delay.

Ignore it unless it is causing a draught.

Cover the hole or gap with insulating tape.

Use decorators’ sealant to fill the gap.

Practice – ECS Fire and Emergency

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