CSCS Test Questions 2026 - First Aid & Emergency Procedures

This CSCS practice exam contains 18 multiple-choice questions covering the first aid and emergency procedures section of the CSCS Health, Safety and Environment Test.

These practice questions cover essential topics, including first-aid provision, emergency response, accident and near-miss reporting, evacuation procedures, electrical safety incidents, falls from height, and the duties of workplace first aiders.

The pass mark is 16 out of 18. Like all of our CSCS mock exams, you will get a pass/fail grade after submitting your answers. Good luck.

1. Which two sources can provide information about site emergency procedures and emergency contact numbers? (Select two answers)

The local telephone directory

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website

Site noticeboards and safety information displays

The site induction

Your local job centre

Question 1 of 18

2. You believe a person has a broken leg. What is the correct action to take?

Lay them flat on their back

Tie their legs together using a belt

Contact a first aider or seek medical assistance

Place them in the recovery position

Question 2 of 18

3. The site first-aid kit is missing essential supplies. What should you do?

Ignore it because someone else will deal with it

Find out who has been using the contents

Report it to the person responsible for maintaining the first-aid kit

Bring your own medical supplies to work

Question 3 of 18

4. What should you do if an emergency occurs on site?

Collect your belongings and leave the site

Follow the site's emergency procedures

Contact the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for guidance

Leave through the nearest exit and go home

Question 4 of 18

5. How should emergency evacuation routes be kept?

Well lit throughout the day

Clear and free from obstructions

Marked with bright yellow paint

Closed off

Question 5 of 18

6. Where should you look for information about site emergency procedures? (Select two answers)

The site induction

The local hospital

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website

Site noticeboards

The health and safety file

Question 6 of 18

7. Which item should never be kept in a workplace first-aid kit?

Bandages

Plasters

Safety pins

Tablets or medication

Question 7 of 18

8. You discover a person touching a live electrical cable. What should you do first?

Isolate the electrical supply and call for assistance

Pull the person away from the cable

Contact the electricity supplier

Call 999 and request an ambulance

Question 8 of 18

9. Someone collapses with severe stomach pain and there is no first aider available. What should you do first?

Ask someone to contact the emergency services

Help them lie down in the recovery position

Ask them to sit down and rest

Give them pain relief medication

Question 9 of 18

10. A person has fallen from height and cannot feel their legs. What should you do?

Keep them still and wait for medical assistance to arrive

Roll them onto their side and bend their legs

Lift their legs to check if feeling returns

Straighten their legs and roll them onto their back

Question 10 of 18

11. Which of the following is outside the role of a workplace first aider?

Giving resuscitation if required

Providing assistance to an unconscious worker

Controlling bleeding

Providing medication without proper authorization

Question 11 of 18

12. A worker has collapsed inside a deep inspection chamber. What should you do first?

Raise the alarm and remain outside the chamber

Attempt a rescue while someone looks for your supervisor

Enter the chamber and provide first aid

Arrange to be lowered into the chamber on a rope

Question 12 of 18

13. You cut your finger and the bleeding does not stop. What should you do?

Contact a first aider or seek medical assistance

Cover the wound and carry on working

Inform your colleagues and take a break

Clean the wound and continue working

Question 13 of 18

14. What information is most important to collect after a near-miss incident?

What work or activities were taking place when the incident occurred

Where the individuals involved were living

The value of the project at the time of the incident

The next-of-kin details of those involved

Question 14 of 18

15. A person is unconscious and you are not trained in first aid. What should you do first?

Give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Slap their face to wake them

Turn them onto their back

Get medical assistance immediately

Question 15 of 18

16. If an emergency occurs on site, which two actions should you take? (Select two answers)

Leave the area using the nearest safe exit

Look around the site for people who may be unsure what to do

Finish your current task before leaving

Return to the site office to collect personal belongings

Go straight to the designated assembly point

Question 16 of 18

17. You witness a serious accident on site. What two actions should you take immediately? (Select two answers)

Record the incident in the accident book

Move the injured person to the site office

Check that it is safe to approach the injured person

Help the injured person sit up and provide food or water

Alert nearby workers so assistance can be arranged

Question 17 of 18

18. Is an employer required to provide a first-aid kit on site?

Yes, suitable first-aid equipment must be available on every site

Only when more than 25 people are working on site

Only when more than 50 people are working on site

No, there is no legal requirement to provide one

Question 18 of 18

CSCS Test Questions – First Aid and Emergency Procedures

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