Free mock exam
Alarms, escape and evacuation when you are working — Fire Safety Practice
Free topic-focused mock exam: all 30 questions on Alarms, escape and evacuation when you are working, drawn from the wider Fire Safety bank. 35-minute timer, 70% to pass, worked explanation on every question. Use this when you've taken the full mock once and want to drill the topics you got wrong.
- Questions
- 30
- Time limit
- 35 min
- Pass mark
- 70% · 21/30
- Question bank
- 30
Free, no sign-up. Retake as many times as you like — the questions are reshuffled, with the answer order changed.
Sample questions
01A site fire bell is loud and unlike any other signal, but the agency workers who started this week have never been told what it sounds like. Which quality that HSG168 says the signal must have is not met?
- ALinked to a remote control room
- BPowered from the mains supply only
- CRecognised by all the people on site
- DSounded for a test every morning
Why: HSG168 says the fire warning signal must be distinctive, clearly audible above other noise or visible, and heard and recognised by all the people on the site. A bell that new workers do not know means fire fails the last of those, however loud it is. HSG168 does not require mains power, a control room link or a daily test of the alarm.
02Last month the site alarm reached every work area. Since then a new enclosed floor and a welfare cabin have been added, with no new sounders. What does HSG168 advise?
- AModify it to keep covering the entire site
- BRely on the weekly test to show up any gaps
- CUse word of mouth for the new areas only
- DLeave it, as it was adequate when installed
Why: HSG168 says the alarm system should be changed as the site develops so that it keeps covering the whole site. A system that was enough last month may leave the new floor and cabin out of reach. Word of mouth is only for very small open-air sites, and waiting for the weekly test leaves people unwarned meanwhile.
03Under FSO article 13, which of these is one of the matters that decides what fire detection and alarm provision is appropriate for premises?
- AThe most people who may be present at one time
- BThe age of the existing alarm control panel
- CThe date the building was last redecorated
- DThe alarm type the insurer prefers to see
Why: Article 13(2) says what is appropriate is decided having regard to the dimensions and use of the premises, the equipment in them, the properties of the substances likely to be present and the maximum number of persons who may be present at any one time. The age of a panel, decorating dates and an insurer’s preference are not among them. The duty itself is the responsible person’s.
Common questions
Is the Alarms, escape and evacuation when you are working mock exam free?
Yes, it is free with no sign-up needed. Questions are pulled at random from a substantial bank, with a worked explanation on every question after you submit.
Can I retake the mock exam?
Yes. Every attempt picks a different random selection and reshuffles the options, so each retake gives you genuinely new questions. No limit on retakes.
Does this count as a qualification?
No. This is independent practice material and does not award a qualification, card or certificate. Where a subject has a formal qualification or card, you gain it through an approved provider.