Lifeguard Exam RLSS Questions and
Complete Solutions Graded A+
Attributes of a lifeguard - Answer: Strong communicator/excellent team player/able to lead/anticipate
problems/extremely observant/quick thinker/able to stay calm/good with people/have a positive
attitude
Role of a lifeguard - Answer: Maintain a positive attitude/be professional/provide good supervision/
maintain observation/early intervention/accident prevention/rescue
COSHH - Answer: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Regulations 2002) (Coming into contact
with chemicals like cleaning and wearing safety equipment like gloves provided)
REACH - Answer: Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals
SIGN COLOUR: Prohibition - Answer: Red (no running)
SIGN COLOUR: Warning - Answer: Yellow (highly flammable)
SIGN COLOUR: Mandatory - Answer: Blue (advising and authorising use of specific behaviour - eye
protection must be worn)
SIGN COLOUR: Emergency escape or first aid - Answer: Green (emergency exit)
Customer perceptions of a lifeguard - Answer: They safeguard lives/they are professional/they can be
relied upon/they are friendly/they can advise swimmers
PSOP - Answer: Pool safety operating procedures
PPE - Answer: personal protective equipment (gloves, goggles)
, PSOP consists of 2 documents: - Answer: NOP and EAP
NOP - Answer: Normal Operating Plan (Outlining day to day running of centre)
EAP - Answer: Emergency Action Plan (What to do in an emergency)
NOP includes - Answer: Opening times/details of the pool/lifeguards duties and
responsibilities/potential risk/systems of work/lifeguard zones
EAP includes - Answer: Overcrowding/bomb threat/lack of water clarity/lighting failure/structural
failure/discovery of casualty in water
Details of the pool NOP - Answer: Dimensions/depth/equipment/plan of the building
Leisure pool - Answer: Wave pool/play equipment/lazy river/fulmes/beach areas
Diving pool - Answer: Springboard/platforms
Traditional competition pool (Waterside) - Answer: 25m/lanes
Olympic pool - Answer: 50m/starting blocks/moveable boom
Health club pool - Answer: Sauna/warm pool temperatures/in hotels
Outdoor pools and lidos - Answer: Mainly large and deep/outdoor/50-100m long and 25m wide
DEFINE Hazard - Answer: Something with the potential to cause harm
Complete Solutions Graded A+
Attributes of a lifeguard - Answer: Strong communicator/excellent team player/able to lead/anticipate
problems/extremely observant/quick thinker/able to stay calm/good with people/have a positive
attitude
Role of a lifeguard - Answer: Maintain a positive attitude/be professional/provide good supervision/
maintain observation/early intervention/accident prevention/rescue
COSHH - Answer: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Regulations 2002) (Coming into contact
with chemicals like cleaning and wearing safety equipment like gloves provided)
REACH - Answer: Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals
SIGN COLOUR: Prohibition - Answer: Red (no running)
SIGN COLOUR: Warning - Answer: Yellow (highly flammable)
SIGN COLOUR: Mandatory - Answer: Blue (advising and authorising use of specific behaviour - eye
protection must be worn)
SIGN COLOUR: Emergency escape or first aid - Answer: Green (emergency exit)
Customer perceptions of a lifeguard - Answer: They safeguard lives/they are professional/they can be
relied upon/they are friendly/they can advise swimmers
PSOP - Answer: Pool safety operating procedures
PPE - Answer: personal protective equipment (gloves, goggles)
, PSOP consists of 2 documents: - Answer: NOP and EAP
NOP - Answer: Normal Operating Plan (Outlining day to day running of centre)
EAP - Answer: Emergency Action Plan (What to do in an emergency)
NOP includes - Answer: Opening times/details of the pool/lifeguards duties and
responsibilities/potential risk/systems of work/lifeguard zones
EAP includes - Answer: Overcrowding/bomb threat/lack of water clarity/lighting failure/structural
failure/discovery of casualty in water
Details of the pool NOP - Answer: Dimensions/depth/equipment/plan of the building
Leisure pool - Answer: Wave pool/play equipment/lazy river/fulmes/beach areas
Diving pool - Answer: Springboard/platforms
Traditional competition pool (Waterside) - Answer: 25m/lanes
Olympic pool - Answer: 50m/starting blocks/moveable boom
Health club pool - Answer: Sauna/warm pool temperatures/in hotels
Outdoor pools and lidos - Answer: Mainly large and deep/outdoor/50-100m long and 25m wide
DEFINE Hazard - Answer: Something with the potential to cause harm
