Lifeguard Exam RLSS Questions and
answers 100%Correctly verified answers
latest update 2025/2026 RATED A+
Attributes of a lifeguard - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS Maintain a positive attitude/be professional/provide
good supervision/ maintain observation/early intervention/accident prevention/rescue
COSHH - CORRECT ANSWERS Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Regulations 2002)
(Coming into contact with chemicals like cleaning and wearing safety equipment like gloves provided)
REACH - CORRECT ANSWERS Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of
Chemicals
SIGN COLOUR: Prohibition - CORRECT ANSWERS Red (no running)
SIGN COLOUR: Warning - CORRECT ANSWERS Yellow (highly flammable)
SIGN COLOUR: Mandatory - CORRECT ANSWERS Blue (advising and authorising use of specific
behaviour - eye protection must be worn)
SIGN COLOUR: Emergency escape or first aid - CORRECT ANSWERS Green (emergency exit)
Customer perceptions of a lifeguard - CORRECT ANSWERS They safeguard lives/they are
professional/they can be relied upon/they are friendly/they can advise swimmers
, PSOP - CORRECT ANSWERS Pool safety operating procedures
PPE - CORRECT ANSWERS personal protective equipment (gloves, goggles)
PSOP consists of 2 documents: - CORRECT ANSWERS NOP and EAP
NOP - CORRECT ANSWERS Normal Operating Plan (Outlining day to day running of centre)
EAP - CORRECT ANSWERS Emergency Action Plan (What to do in an emergency)
NOP includes - CORRECT ANSWERS Opening times/details of the pool/lifeguards duties and
responsibilities/potential risk/systems of work/lifeguard zones
EAP includes - CORRECT ANSWERS Overcrowding/bomb threat/lack of water clarity/lighting
failure/structural failure/discovery of casualty in water
Details of the pool NOP - CORRECT ANSWERS Dimensions/depth/equipment/plan of the
building
Leisure pool - CORRECT ANSWERS Wave pool/play equipment/lazy river/fulmes/beach areas
Diving pool - CORRECT ANSWERS Springboard/platforms
Traditional competition pool (Waterside) - CORRECT ANSWERS 25m/lanes
Olympic pool - CORRECT ANSWERS 50m/starting blocks/moveable boom
answers 100%Correctly verified answers
latest update 2025/2026 RATED A+
Attributes of a lifeguard - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS Maintain a positive attitude/be professional/provide
good supervision/ maintain observation/early intervention/accident prevention/rescue
COSHH - CORRECT ANSWERS Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Regulations 2002)
(Coming into contact with chemicals like cleaning and wearing safety equipment like gloves provided)
REACH - CORRECT ANSWERS Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of
Chemicals
SIGN COLOUR: Prohibition - CORRECT ANSWERS Red (no running)
SIGN COLOUR: Warning - CORRECT ANSWERS Yellow (highly flammable)
SIGN COLOUR: Mandatory - CORRECT ANSWERS Blue (advising and authorising use of specific
behaviour - eye protection must be worn)
SIGN COLOUR: Emergency escape or first aid - CORRECT ANSWERS Green (emergency exit)
Customer perceptions of a lifeguard - CORRECT ANSWERS They safeguard lives/they are
professional/they can be relied upon/they are friendly/they can advise swimmers
, PSOP - CORRECT ANSWERS Pool safety operating procedures
PPE - CORRECT ANSWERS personal protective equipment (gloves, goggles)
PSOP consists of 2 documents: - CORRECT ANSWERS NOP and EAP
NOP - CORRECT ANSWERS Normal Operating Plan (Outlining day to day running of centre)
EAP - CORRECT ANSWERS Emergency Action Plan (What to do in an emergency)
NOP includes - CORRECT ANSWERS Opening times/details of the pool/lifeguards duties and
responsibilities/potential risk/systems of work/lifeguard zones
EAP includes - CORRECT ANSWERS Overcrowding/bomb threat/lack of water clarity/lighting
failure/structural failure/discovery of casualty in water
Details of the pool NOP - CORRECT ANSWERS Dimensions/depth/equipment/plan of the
building
Leisure pool - CORRECT ANSWERS Wave pool/play equipment/lazy river/fulmes/beach areas
Diving pool - CORRECT ANSWERS Springboard/platforms
Traditional competition pool (Waterside) - CORRECT ANSWERS 25m/lanes
Olympic pool - CORRECT ANSWERS 50m/starting blocks/moveable boom
