NPLQ ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔What does PSOP stand for? - ✔✔Pool Safety Operating Procedures
✔✔What will your employer do in relation to the PSOP? - ✔✔They will provide you with
a full and thorough induction in the PSOP at the start of your employment
✔✔What will an induction cover? - ✔✔Basic Health and Safety information
Employment information
Staffing arrangements
NOP
EAP
Facility operations
✔✔What doe EAP stand for? - ✔✔Emergency Action Plan
✔✔What will the NOP cover? - ✔✔Details of the pool
Potential Risks
Dealing with public
Lifeguards' duties and responsibilities
Systems of work
Operational Systems
Detailed work instructions
First aid supplies and training
Details of alarm systems and emergency equipment
Conditions of hire to outside organisations
✔✔What are the details of the pool?(NOP) - ✔✔Dimensions, depth
✔✔What are the potential risks of a pool?(NOP) - ✔✔The main hazards of the pool
✔✔What is dealing with the public?(NOP) - ✔✔Communicating safety messages to
customers,customer care, poolside rules for the public
,✔✔What are the systems of work in the NOP? - ✔✔Lines of supervision, work rotation,
call-out procedures
✔✔What are the operational systems in the NOP? - ✔✔controlling access to pools, safe
use of pool covers
✔✔What are the detailed work instructions in the NOP? - ✔✔Pool cleaning procedures,
safe setting up, checking equipment, diving procedures, setting up pools for galas
✔✔What are the first aid supplies and training?(NOP) - ✔✔equipment required, location
of first aid
✔✔What are the details of alarm systems and any emergency equipment?(NOP) -
✔✔location of alarm systems and emergency kit, action to be taken on hearing alarm
✔✔What events will an EAP cover as a minimum? - ✔✔Overcrowding
Disorderly behavior ( violence to staff)
Lack of water clarity
Fire
Bomb threat
Lighting failure
Structural failure
Emissions of toxic gases(chlorine)
Serious injury to bather
Discovery of casualty in water
✔✔What is safeguarding? (PSOP) - ✔✔The protection of and prevention of harm
coming to children, vulnerable adults, young people and families
✔✔What is equality? - ✔✔Ensuring everyone is treated fairly
✔✔What is diversity? - ✔✔The recognition, respect and value of people's individual
beleifs
✔✔Name features of pools - ✔✔Rapids
Water cannons
Waterslides and splash pool
Spa pool
Play equipment (inflatables)
✔✔State the things that you MUST know the location of - ✔✔Pool alarms
Fire alarms
Emergency exits
, ✔✔What are the types of pools? - ✔✔Leisure pool
Diving pool
Traditional/Competition pool
Olympic 50m pool
Health club pool/ small pool
Outdoor pool
Lidos
✔✔What are the potential features of a leisure pool? - ✔✔Wave pool
Play equipment
Water jets, fountains and mushrooms
Lazy river, river runs
Beach areas
✔✔What are the features on diving pools? - ✔✔1m, 3m, 5m, 10m diving boards
Usually 4m deep
✔✔What are the features of a traditional/competition pool? - ✔✔25m long
Up to 3m deep
✔✔What are the features of Health Club pools? - ✔✔Typically 15m long
7m wide
Constant 1.2m depth
Saunas and Steam rooms
✔✔What are the features of lidos? - ✔✔Can be as long as 50m-100m
Can be up to 25m wide
✔✔How should you lifeguard an outside pool? - ✔✔Shelter from sun
use a sun umbrella to block sun
Use sun cream
Wear 100% UV filter sunglasses
Keep hydrated
✔✔What is a risk assessment? - ✔✔When you look at a pool and identify all hazards
that have potential to cause harm
✔✔What is a hazard? - ✔✔Something with the potential to cause harm
✔✔What is a risk? - ✔✔How likely it is that a hazard will cause harm
✔✔How should a lifeguard intervene with customers on starting blocks? - ✔✔Prevent
general public use
Educate users to ensure correct usage
✔✔What does PSOP stand for? - ✔✔Pool Safety Operating Procedures
✔✔What will your employer do in relation to the PSOP? - ✔✔They will provide you with
a full and thorough induction in the PSOP at the start of your employment
✔✔What will an induction cover? - ✔✔Basic Health and Safety information
Employment information
Staffing arrangements
NOP
EAP
Facility operations
✔✔What doe EAP stand for? - ✔✔Emergency Action Plan
✔✔What will the NOP cover? - ✔✔Details of the pool
Potential Risks
Dealing with public
Lifeguards' duties and responsibilities
Systems of work
Operational Systems
Detailed work instructions
First aid supplies and training
Details of alarm systems and emergency equipment
Conditions of hire to outside organisations
✔✔What are the details of the pool?(NOP) - ✔✔Dimensions, depth
✔✔What are the potential risks of a pool?(NOP) - ✔✔The main hazards of the pool
✔✔What is dealing with the public?(NOP) - ✔✔Communicating safety messages to
customers,customer care, poolside rules for the public
,✔✔What are the systems of work in the NOP? - ✔✔Lines of supervision, work rotation,
call-out procedures
✔✔What are the operational systems in the NOP? - ✔✔controlling access to pools, safe
use of pool covers
✔✔What are the detailed work instructions in the NOP? - ✔✔Pool cleaning procedures,
safe setting up, checking equipment, diving procedures, setting up pools for galas
✔✔What are the first aid supplies and training?(NOP) - ✔✔equipment required, location
of first aid
✔✔What are the details of alarm systems and any emergency equipment?(NOP) -
✔✔location of alarm systems and emergency kit, action to be taken on hearing alarm
✔✔What events will an EAP cover as a minimum? - ✔✔Overcrowding
Disorderly behavior ( violence to staff)
Lack of water clarity
Fire
Bomb threat
Lighting failure
Structural failure
Emissions of toxic gases(chlorine)
Serious injury to bather
Discovery of casualty in water
✔✔What is safeguarding? (PSOP) - ✔✔The protection of and prevention of harm
coming to children, vulnerable adults, young people and families
✔✔What is equality? - ✔✔Ensuring everyone is treated fairly
✔✔What is diversity? - ✔✔The recognition, respect and value of people's individual
beleifs
✔✔Name features of pools - ✔✔Rapids
Water cannons
Waterslides and splash pool
Spa pool
Play equipment (inflatables)
✔✔State the things that you MUST know the location of - ✔✔Pool alarms
Fire alarms
Emergency exits
, ✔✔What are the types of pools? - ✔✔Leisure pool
Diving pool
Traditional/Competition pool
Olympic 50m pool
Health club pool/ small pool
Outdoor pool
Lidos
✔✔What are the potential features of a leisure pool? - ✔✔Wave pool
Play equipment
Water jets, fountains and mushrooms
Lazy river, river runs
Beach areas
✔✔What are the features on diving pools? - ✔✔1m, 3m, 5m, 10m diving boards
Usually 4m deep
✔✔What are the features of a traditional/competition pool? - ✔✔25m long
Up to 3m deep
✔✔What are the features of Health Club pools? - ✔✔Typically 15m long
7m wide
Constant 1.2m depth
Saunas and Steam rooms
✔✔What are the features of lidos? - ✔✔Can be as long as 50m-100m
Can be up to 25m wide
✔✔How should you lifeguard an outside pool? - ✔✔Shelter from sun
use a sun umbrella to block sun
Use sun cream
Wear 100% UV filter sunglasses
Keep hydrated
✔✔What is a risk assessment? - ✔✔When you look at a pool and identify all hazards
that have potential to cause harm
✔✔What is a hazard? - ✔✔Something with the potential to cause harm
✔✔What is a risk? - ✔✔How likely it is that a hazard will cause harm
✔✔How should a lifeguard intervene with customers on starting blocks? - ✔✔Prevent
general public use
Educate users to ensure correct usage
