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Product Overview
1. What is a ligature? (Only one tick is required)
Something tied around a part of the body to reduce blood / airflow etc
Something that can be used as a weapon
A safety track
2. A "plug and socket" cubicle track system or a "pop-out" glider system is? (Only one tick is required)
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A safety track
An anti-ligature track
A rigid track
3. What can "plug and socket" systems do in time? (Two ticks are required)
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Improve
Bring inconsistent results
Jam when pulled sideways
4. Can velcro be used as an Anti-Ligature product? (Only one tick is required)
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No because it can be stuck with toothpaste
Yes because it is cheap and readily available
5. Why was the YewdaleKestrel® Anti-Ligature system developed? (Only one tick is required)
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To speed up fitting of cubicle and curtain track
Because people were dying on rigidly fixed track and flawed anti-ligature devices
None of these
6. When choosing an Anti-Ligature system, what features would you look for? (Three ticks are required)
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Water proof
Easy attachment of cords, belts etc
Cannot be undone by any unauthorized persons
Fail safe in design
Can be easily reinstated after an incident without the need for specialist tools/personnel
7. A customer asks for an anti-ligature track - what do you do? (One tick is required)
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Fit YewdaleKestrel® anyway
Inform them of the advantages of the YewdaleKestrel® system and advise that they carry out a risk assessment before specifying
Tell them that YewdaleKestrel® is the best track and that they should choose that
Technical Details
8. What is the maximum spacing between YewdaleKestrel® Brackets on suspended YewdaleKestrel® curtain divider tracking? (Only one tick is required)
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2000mm
2500mm
3000mm
9. Bends on curtain divider tracks must always face away from the door. Why is this? (Only one tick is required)
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To keep all wards looking the same
Because YewdaleMovatrack® only bends one way
To ensure privacy for patients
10. From the diagrams below, choose the diagram that shows the correctly positioned and type of suspension? (Only one tick is required)
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A
B
C
D
11. The drawing below shows a section through a shower cubicle. Which track has been fitted correctly? (Only one tick is required)
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A
B
C
12. The drawings below show a YewdaleMovatrack® curtain divider track fixed directly to the ceiling with YewdaleKestrel® brackets. Indicate which drawing shows the brackets correctly positioned. (Only one tick is required)
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A
B
C
D
13. What diagram below shows the standard YewdaleKestrel® suspension installation?
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A
B
C
14. When, on a YewdaleKestrel® suspended installation, would you ever use diagram B?
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Never
If the risk assessment informed you of a different risk
To keep the cost down for the client
15. When is the only occasion you can fit a top-fix YewdaleKestrel® bracket to a wall?
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When fitting YewdaleKestrel® with YewdaleMovatrack®
When fitting YewdaleKestrel® with YewdaleDefiant® blinds
When fitting YewdaleKestrel® backing plates for bathroom accessories
16. When you have to fit a YewdaleKestrel® face-fix bracket and there is a 25mm batten on the wall to fix it to, which two are correct? (Two ticks are required)
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Remove the batten
Leave the batten, but make sure the bracket is flush with the top
Enlarge the batten so it is taller than the bracket footprint and has a sloped top
17. What is the maximum load breaking point for each individual YewdaleKestrel® bracket? (Only one tick is required)
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15kg
20kg
25kg
18. When installed, what is the maximum load that any of the YewdaleKestrel® products should hold before giving way? (Only one tick is required)
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10kg
15kg
20kg
25kg
30kg
35kg
40kg
45kg
19. Is it possible to make a YewdaleKestrel® product / solution not comply with its maximum break away specification? (Only one tick is required)
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No
If an extra hanger is added
If fitted incorrectly, or parts modified
20. What is the minimum spacing between two YewdaleKestrel® brackets? (Only one tick is required)
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There is no minimum
250mm
400mm
500mm
21. When can you mix standard fixings with anti-ligature fittings? (Only one tick is required)
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When the risk is low
Never
22. A fixed rod left on the ceiling is a ligature point. True or false? (Only one tick is required)
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True
False
23. When should a new YewdaleKestrel® installation be first tested?
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Immediately after fitting
In a year's time
Only if the client asks
24. If there is also a potential risk of weapons, which one of the below is the most suitable track to use in prisons? (Only one tick is required)
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K6200
K9500
Rigid YewdaleMovatrack®
25. When fitting window blinds and curtain divider tracking, when may extra YewdaleKestrel® brackets be required? (Only one tick is required)
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Never
When there is an abnormal load - heavy curtains or long drop blinds
26. How many supports are required per bend? (Only one tick is required)
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None
1 per bend
1 every two bends
27. When can the YewdaleKestrel® Anti-Ligature system be used with another manufacturers safety devices? (Only one tick is required)
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Never
Only on cubicle track
Always
28. When is it acceptable to modify a YewdaleKestrel® component in any way? (Only one tick is required)
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Never
If your customer requests it
If it makes fitting easier
29. Why would a V-Hanger be used? (Only one tick is required)
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If there is a chance of lateral movement at any point on an installation, such as a "U" shape or a track wall fixed at one end only.
If track is in a shower
Never on YewdaleKestrel® projects
30. What document should be referred to when fitting cubicle track? (Only one tick is required)
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HTM66
HTM156
HTM44
31. On what should the decision to fit anti-ligature products be based? (Only one tick is required)
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Risk assessment
Gut feeling
Customer budget
32. How would you test a completed YewdaleKestrel® installation? (Only one tick is required)
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By placing supports a few centimetres below track and performing a gradual pull test in between fixings, using a spring balance scale
This is not necessary as this is a fail safe product
Stand directly below and pull down
33. Why is a flush fitting cubicle track (direct to the ceiling) not acceptable as an anti-ligature product? (Two ticks are required)
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Ceilings are rarely 100% level and therefore could enable a ribbon to be threaded over
Curtain can be hung on
It is too high
34. Your hanger position on a YewdaleKestrel® cubicle is compromised by a light fitting or heating grid - what do you do? (One tick is required)
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Bend hanger to avoid obstacle
Move hanger to next nearest fixing point and a support on the other side of the bend
Move hanger to another place
35. A customer asks you to fit YewdaleKestrel® brackets to their existing track, is this acceptable?
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Yes, this is acceptable
No, this is never acceptable - YewdaleKestrel® is a system, not an add-on
No, but if they insist, fit and advise them of the risks
36. How often should a YewdaleKestrel® installation be tested?
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Never
Whenever there is an incident
Annually
Terms and Conditions
6.2 Terms and Conditions In the absence of any negligence or breach of duty by the Company, we will not accept any responsibility for any injury loss or damage caused or contributed or attributable to any YewdaleKestrel® product in circumstances where that YewdaleKestrel®product has not been installed or fitted by a person trained by and with current accreditation from the Company at the date of the installation or fitting and/or where the YewdaleKestrel® product is being or has been used as a component element of any system or apparatus which has not been manufactured or approved by the Company and/or where the YewdaleKestrel® product is not being used in accordance with the published dimensions or specifications for that product. I acknowledge I have read the Terms and Conditions relating to the fitting of YewdaleKestrel® Anti-Ligature products
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Yes
I agree to receiving an invoice of £40.71
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