FLS DIRECTOR EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS MARKED A+
✔✔COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID - ✔✔For purposes of transportation, a combustible liquid,
as defined in the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation, as set
forth in 49 CFR Section 173.120. For all other purposes, a liquid, other than a
compressed gas or cryogenic fluid, having a closed cup flash point at or above 100°F
(38°C), classified as follows: Class II. Liquids having a closed cup flash point at or
above 100°F (38°C) and below 140°F (60°C). Class IIIA. Liquids having a closed cup
flash point at or above 140°F (60°C) and below 200°F (93°C). Class IIIB. Liquids having
closed cup flash points at or above 200°F (93°C).
✔✔COMBUSTIBLE WASTE - ✔✔Any substance, item, or other organic or inorganic
matter that presents a fire hazard and is a byproduct or residue of the construction, use,
or occupancy of any premises or any activity conducted thereon that has no economic
value in connection with such use or occupancy. A combustible waste that has
economic value in connection with the use and occupancy of such premises shall be
deemed to be a combustible material.
✔✔COMMERCIAL COOKING APPLIANCES - ✔✔Appliances used in a commercial
food service establishment for heating or cooking food and which produce grease
vapors, steam, fumes, smoke, or odors that are required to be removed through a local
exhaust ventilation system. Such appliances shall include deep fat fryers; upright
broilers, griddles, broilers, steam-jacketed kettles, hot-top ranges, under-fired broilers
(charbroilers), ovens, barbecues, rotisseries, and similar appliances. For the purpose of
this definition, a food service establishment shall include any building or structure used
for the preparation and serving of food, other than commercial cooking appliances in
carts or other mobile stands operated by street vendors.
✔✔COMMERCIAL COOKING EXHAUST SYSTEM SERVICING COMPANY
CERTIFICATE - ✔✔A certificate issued by the commissioner to a person engaged in
the business of inspecting and cleaning commercial cooking equipment exhaust
systems, which authorizes such person to inspect and clean commercial cooking
equipment exhaust systems, for which such certificate is required by this code or the
rules.
✔✔COMMERCIAL COOKING SYSTEM - ✔✔A system used in commercial cooking that
includes appliances and exhaust systems designed for the preparation and cooking of
food.
✔✔Commercial Cooking Equipment - ✔✔A system consisting of commercial cooking
equipment, exhaust hood, filters, exhaust duct system, fire extinguishing system, and
other related appurtenances designed to capture grease-laden cooking vapors.
, ✔✔Construction Site - ✔✔Any location at which a building, structure, premises or facility
is undergoing construction, alteration, or demolition.
✔✔Covered Mall - ✔✔A Group M building housing separate mercantile tenant spaces
and/or other similar occupancies and a common pedestrian area (which may include
atrium spaces) that provides access to the main public entrances to such tenant spaces
and/or occupancies.
✔✔Decoration - ✔✔Any item that is used for acoustical, aesthetic, or artistic
enhancement of an interior space, including artwork, banners, curtains, draperies,
decorative greens, fabrics, hangings, and streamers, but not including acoustical
materials regulated by the Building Code as an interior finish.
✔✔Design and Installation Documents - ✔✔Plans and specifications, or other written,
graphic and pictorial documents or submissions, setting forth the location, design,
arrangement, and physical characteristics of the device, equipment, system, operation,
or facility for which approval by the commissioner is sought.
✔✔Dispensing - ✔✔The pouring or transferring by other means of any material from a
container, tank or similar vessel, which would release dusts, fumes, mists, vapors, or
gases to the atmosphere, unless such release is prevented by a device, equipment, or
system designed for that purpose.
✔✔DOTn - ✔✔United States Department of Transportation.
✔✔DOTy - ✔✔United States Department of Treasury.
✔✔Emergency Alarm System - ✔✔A system to provide indication and warning of an
emergency condition involving a release of hazardous materials or other hazardous
material incident.
✔✔Emergency Escape and Rescue Opening - ✔✔An operable window, door or other
similar device that provides for a means of escape and access for rescue in the event of
an emergency.
✔✔Emergency Shelter - ✔✔The temporary use and occupancy of a premises, or part
thereof, including but not limited to armories, auditoriums, community centers,
gymnasiums, houses of worship, and schools, that are not designed to be occupied for
emergency housing, but are authorized by the Department of Buildings to be operated
and/or occupied for such purposes for more than fifteen persons for more than 30
consecutive days.
✔✔Emergency Shutoff Valve - ✔✔A valve designed to shut off the flow of gases or
liquids.
SOLUTIONS MARKED A+
✔✔COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID - ✔✔For purposes of transportation, a combustible liquid,
as defined in the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation, as set
forth in 49 CFR Section 173.120. For all other purposes, a liquid, other than a
compressed gas or cryogenic fluid, having a closed cup flash point at or above 100°F
(38°C), classified as follows: Class II. Liquids having a closed cup flash point at or
above 100°F (38°C) and below 140°F (60°C). Class IIIA. Liquids having a closed cup
flash point at or above 140°F (60°C) and below 200°F (93°C). Class IIIB. Liquids having
closed cup flash points at or above 200°F (93°C).
✔✔COMBUSTIBLE WASTE - ✔✔Any substance, item, or other organic or inorganic
matter that presents a fire hazard and is a byproduct or residue of the construction, use,
or occupancy of any premises or any activity conducted thereon that has no economic
value in connection with such use or occupancy. A combustible waste that has
economic value in connection with the use and occupancy of such premises shall be
deemed to be a combustible material.
✔✔COMMERCIAL COOKING APPLIANCES - ✔✔Appliances used in a commercial
food service establishment for heating or cooking food and which produce grease
vapors, steam, fumes, smoke, or odors that are required to be removed through a local
exhaust ventilation system. Such appliances shall include deep fat fryers; upright
broilers, griddles, broilers, steam-jacketed kettles, hot-top ranges, under-fired broilers
(charbroilers), ovens, barbecues, rotisseries, and similar appliances. For the purpose of
this definition, a food service establishment shall include any building or structure used
for the preparation and serving of food, other than commercial cooking appliances in
carts or other mobile stands operated by street vendors.
✔✔COMMERCIAL COOKING EXHAUST SYSTEM SERVICING COMPANY
CERTIFICATE - ✔✔A certificate issued by the commissioner to a person engaged in
the business of inspecting and cleaning commercial cooking equipment exhaust
systems, which authorizes such person to inspect and clean commercial cooking
equipment exhaust systems, for which such certificate is required by this code or the
rules.
✔✔COMMERCIAL COOKING SYSTEM - ✔✔A system used in commercial cooking that
includes appliances and exhaust systems designed for the preparation and cooking of
food.
✔✔Commercial Cooking Equipment - ✔✔A system consisting of commercial cooking
equipment, exhaust hood, filters, exhaust duct system, fire extinguishing system, and
other related appurtenances designed to capture grease-laden cooking vapors.
, ✔✔Construction Site - ✔✔Any location at which a building, structure, premises or facility
is undergoing construction, alteration, or demolition.
✔✔Covered Mall - ✔✔A Group M building housing separate mercantile tenant spaces
and/or other similar occupancies and a common pedestrian area (which may include
atrium spaces) that provides access to the main public entrances to such tenant spaces
and/or occupancies.
✔✔Decoration - ✔✔Any item that is used for acoustical, aesthetic, or artistic
enhancement of an interior space, including artwork, banners, curtains, draperies,
decorative greens, fabrics, hangings, and streamers, but not including acoustical
materials regulated by the Building Code as an interior finish.
✔✔Design and Installation Documents - ✔✔Plans and specifications, or other written,
graphic and pictorial documents or submissions, setting forth the location, design,
arrangement, and physical characteristics of the device, equipment, system, operation,
or facility for which approval by the commissioner is sought.
✔✔Dispensing - ✔✔The pouring or transferring by other means of any material from a
container, tank or similar vessel, which would release dusts, fumes, mists, vapors, or
gases to the atmosphere, unless such release is prevented by a device, equipment, or
system designed for that purpose.
✔✔DOTn - ✔✔United States Department of Transportation.
✔✔DOTy - ✔✔United States Department of Treasury.
✔✔Emergency Alarm System - ✔✔A system to provide indication and warning of an
emergency condition involving a release of hazardous materials or other hazardous
material incident.
✔✔Emergency Escape and Rescue Opening - ✔✔An operable window, door or other
similar device that provides for a means of escape and access for rescue in the event of
an emergency.
✔✔Emergency Shelter - ✔✔The temporary use and occupancy of a premises, or part
thereof, including but not limited to armories, auditoriums, community centers,
gymnasiums, houses of worship, and schools, that are not designed to be occupied for
emergency housing, but are authorized by the Department of Buildings to be operated
and/or occupied for such purposes for more than fifteen persons for more than 30
consecutive days.
✔✔Emergency Shutoff Valve - ✔✔A valve designed to shut off the flow of gases or
liquids.
