SIA Door Supervisor Licence (Level 2 Award exams)
Emergency procedures: practice questions
Our SIA Door Supervisor bank has 15 questions on this topic. Here are 4 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
Why should a first aider wear gloves when dealing with a bleeding casualty?
- Because it is a condition of their SIA licence
- To avoid leaving fingerprints
- To keep their hands warm
- To protect both people from infection
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D. To protect both people from infection — Gloves reduce the risk of passing on blood-borne infections in either direction.
Question 2
If you smell gas in a venue, what should you avoid doing?
- Calling the gas emergency number from outside the building
- Moving people away from the area
- Opening doors and windows
- Switching lights or electrical equipment on or off
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D. Switching lights or electrical equipment on or off — Switches can spark and ignite gas. Ventilate, evacuate, and call the gas emergency number from a safe place.
Question 3
Which of these is an emergency that may require an evacuation?
- A suspected gas leak
- A customer losing a coat
- A long queue outside
- The DJ arriving late
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A. A suspected gas leak — Gas leaks, fires, bomb threats, floods and structural damage can all require people to leave.
Question 4
In adult CPR, what is the usual ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths?
- 15 compressions to 1 breath
- 30 compressions to 2 breaths
- 10 compressions to 2 breaths
- 5 compressions to 5 breaths
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B. 30 compressions to 2 breaths — Resuscitation Council UK guidance is 30:2. Compression-only CPR is acceptable if you cannot or will not give breaths.
More SIA Door Supervisor topics
- Private security industry
- Awareness of the law
- Citizen's arrest
- Health and safety
- Fire safety
- Communication and customer care
- Record keeping
- Terror threat awareness
- Protecting vulnerable people
- Post-incident management
- Standards of behaviour
- The law
- Searching
- Drugs awareness
- Recording incidents and crime scenes
- Licensing law
- Queues and crowds
- Equipment
- Preventing conflict
- Defusing conflict
- Resolving conflict
- Door supervision scenarios
- Conflict management