When something goes wrong, the test checks that you report it properly and know the limits of your own first-aid role. Near misses matter as much as injuries — they are the warning before the accident.
What accidents and first aid covers in the HS&E test
- Reporting all accidents, injuries and near misses, and the accident book
- RIDDOR in outline — what must be reported to the enforcing authority
- Why near misses are reported: they reveal a risk before someone is hurt
- Getting a trained first aider rather than acting beyond your knowledge
- Basic actions: make the area safe, raise the alarm, do not move a casualty unnecessarily
- Preserving the scene of a serious incident
Where people lose marks
Not reporting a near miss because no one was hurt. It is exactly what should be reported.
Attempting first aid beyond your training instead of calling a first aider.
Moving a seriously injured person when there is no immediate danger to them.
Both free mocks draw from this area in the same proportion as the real paper — 50 questions in 45 minutes, with an explanation for every answer and a per-topic breakdown at the end.
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