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

The local hospital

The site induction

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website

The health and safety file

Site noticeboards

Question 1 of 18

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

Lift their legs to check if feeling returns

Keep them still and wait for medical assistance to arrive

Roll them onto their side and bend their legs

Straighten their legs and roll them onto their back

Question 2 of 18

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

Go straight to the designated assembly point

Finish your current task before leaving

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

Return to the site office to collect personal belongings

Leave the area using the nearest safe exit

Question 3 of 18

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

Ignore it because someone else will deal with it

Bring your own medical supplies to work

Find out who has been using the contents

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

Question 4 of 18

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

Giving resuscitation if required

Providing medication without proper authorization

Controlling bleeding

Providing assistance to an unconscious worker

Question 5 of 18

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

Move the injured person to the site office

Record the incident in the accident book

Help the injured person sit up and provide food or water

Alert nearby workers so assistance can be arranged

Check that it is safe to approach the injured person

Question 6 of 18

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

Site noticeboards and safety information displays

The local telephone directory

Your local job centre

The site induction

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website

Question 7 of 18

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

Turn them onto their back

Give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Slap their face to wake them

Get medical assistance immediately

Question 8 of 18

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

Collect your belongings and leave the site

Contact the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for guidance

Follow the site's emergency procedures

Leave through the nearest exit and go home

Question 9 of 18

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

Raise the alarm and remain outside the chamber

Enter the chamber and provide first aid

Arrange to be lowered into the chamber on a rope

Attempt a rescue while someone looks for your supervisor

Question 10 of 18

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

Isolate the electrical supply and call for assistance

Contact the electricity supplier

Pull the person away from the cable

Call 999 and request an ambulance

Question 11 of 18

12. 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

Clean the wound and continue working

Inform your colleagues and take a break

Question 12 of 18

13. How should emergency evacuation routes be kept?

Marked with bright yellow paint

Clear and free from obstructions

Well lit throughout the day

Closed off

Question 13 of 18

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

Only when more than 50 people are working on site

No, there is no legal requirement to provide one

Only when more than 25 people are working on site

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

Question 14 of 18

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

Lay them flat on their back

Contact a first aider or seek medical assistance

Place them in the recovery position

Tie their legs together using a belt

Question 15 of 18

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

Help them lie down in the recovery position

Ask them to sit down and rest

Give them pain relief medication

Ask someone to contact the emergency services

Question 16 of 18

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

Where the individuals involved were living

The value of the project at the time of the incident

What work or activities were taking place when the incident occurred

The next-of-kin details of those involved

Question 17 of 18

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

Bandages

Plasters

Safety pins

Tablets or medication

Question 18 of 18

CSCS Test Questions – First Aid and Emergency Procedures

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