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NPLQ - section 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify one role of a lifeguard

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2.

Health and safety applies to you but what year was the Health and Safety at Work Act passed?

a)

1874

b)

1894

c)

1974

d)

1984

3.

The guidance document all pool operators follows is Managing Health and Safety in Swimming Pools (HSG ???)

a)

139

b)

179

c)

208

d)

2000

4.

When it comes to safety signage, what colour are Mandatory signs?

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5.

What does NOP and EAP stand for?

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6.

The phase 'how likely it is that harm will be caused', relates to what?

a)

Hazard

b)

Risk

c)

Control measure

7.

Which of these is not a hazard category?

a)

Premises and Utilities

b)

Task and Activities

c)

Physical

d)

People

8.

Glare is a Premises hazard, identify a control measure.

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9.

Give an example of a task hazard.

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10.

Which of the below best relates to medication.

a)

Lifeguards are allowed to look after medication

b)

Lifeguards are encouraged to look after medication

c)

Lifeguards are strongly discouraged from looking after medication

d)

It is for the lifeguard to decide whether they look after medication

11.

Identify a control measure for Activity hazards.

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12.

The 20 part of the 10:20 system relates to what?

a)

10 seconds to scan your zone

b)

20 seconds to scan your zone

c)

20 seconds to recover a casualty to land

d)

20 seconds to reach the casualty

13.

Is an inflatable session a programmed activity?

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

What type of zone is this?

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15.

Scanning the pool means constantly watching either a particular part of the pool or the whole pool using a (a)   action by moving your head.

16.

The RLSS says that in order to raise alertness levels you should change, where possible, your posture, positioning and pattern every how many minutes?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

17.

What does this hand signal mean?

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