Emergency Drills and Exercises (HSEEP) practice questions for the ASP exam

A hospital is planning a full-scale evacuation drill. The safety manager is concerned that a small planning team with limited staff cannot staff every position shown in the example organizational chart, so she proposes that the Exercise Director also serve as the planning team leader and that one planner cover both logistics and safety duties. A colleague objects that each role must be filled by a different person. Based on HSEEP doctrine, what is the correct response?

1. A.The proposal is acceptable, because the same personnel may fulfill multiple roles depending on available resources.
2. B.The colleague is correct, because HSEEP requires one dedicated person per position regardless of exercise scale.
3. C.The proposal is acceptable only if the exercise is discussion-based rather than operations-based.
4. D.The proposal is acceptable only if the team drops its defined roles and responsibilities structure.

A hospital safety team is planning a full-scale mass-casualty drill. The exercise needs volunteers to portray injured patients, and the planning team wants to recruit several 16-year-old students from a local health-careers program. Each volunteer will sign a waiver before the drill. Which action is consistent with the HSEEP guidance on actor waivers?

1. A.Use discretion about recruiting under-18 actors because of liability concerns, and if they are used, have parents or legal guardians sign their waiver forms
2. B.Recruit the students, but only require waivers from adult actors since minors cannot be held liable
3. C.Have each student sign their own waiver, since signing releases liability for all planners and participants regardless of age
4. D.Skip waivers for minors and rely on the school's field-trip permission slip instead

A county is preparing a tabletop exercise on a chemical release. The facilitator is drafting a handout set that includes sensitive scenario details about a critical infrastructure site. One planner proposes printing and circulating the full scenario packet to every participant and observer without any review. Under the HSEEP documentation considerations, what should the planning team do?

1. A.Distribute the packet freely, because exercise marking alone protects any sensitive content
2. B.Remove the exercise markings from the packet so it cannot be confused with real-world sensitive material
3. C.Limit concern to accessibility formats such as large print, since that is the only area affecting distribution
4. D.Mark the sensitive documents according to regulations or guidance and consider the type of information and how it is disseminated before circulating them