NFPA 1123 - DEFINITIONS ONLY QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

NFPA 1123 - DEFINITIONS ONLY
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
AuthorityA2HavingA2JurisdictionA2(AHJ)A2-A2Ans--
AnA2organization,A2office,A2orA2individualA2responsibleA2forA2enforcingA2theA2requirements
A2ofA2aA2codeA2orA2standard,A2orA2forA2approvingA2equipment,A2materials,A2anA2installation
,A2orA2aA2procedure.

ApprovedA2-A2Ans--AcceptableA2toA2theA2authorityA2havingA2jurisdiction.

ShallA2-A2Ans--mandatoryA2requirement

ShouldA2-A2Ans--recommended

AerialA2ShellA2-A2Ans--
AA2cartridgeA2containingA2pyrotechnicA2composition,A2aA2burstA2charge,A2andA2anA2interna
lA2timeA2fuseA2orA2module,A2thatA2isA2propelledA2intoA2theA2airA2fromA2aA2mortarA2andA2thatA
2isA2intendedA2toA2burstA2atA2orA2nearA2apogee.


AssistantA2-A2Ans--
AA2personA2whoA2worksA2underA2theA2supervisionA2ofA2theA2pyrotechnicA2operator.

BarrageA2-A2Ans--AA2rapidlyA2firedA2sequenceA2ofA2aerialA2fireworks.

BatteryA2-A2Ans--
AA2collectionA2ofA2fireworksA2devices,A2suchA2asA2aA2groupA2ofA2mortarsA2(finaleA2battery)A
2orA2aA2bundleA2ofA2romanA2candlesA2(candleA2battery),A2fusedA2togetherA2inA2suchA2aA2m
annerA2thatA2theyA2areA2firedA2withinA2aA2shortA2periodA2ofA2time.

BreakA2-A2Ans--
AnA2individualA2burstA2fromA2anA2aerialA2shell,A2generallyA2producingA2eitherA2aA2visualA2ef
fectA2(stars)A2orA2noiseA2(salute).

CakeA2-A2Ans--
AA2chainA2fusedA2fireworkA2thatA2propelsA2aA2seriesA2ofA2aerialA2shell,A2comet,A2orA2mineA2
effectsA2intoA2theA2airA2fromA2collectivelyA2attachedA2tubes.

ChainA2FusingA2-A2Ans--
AA2seriesA2ofA2twoA2orA2moreA2aerialA2shellsA2fusedA2toA2fireA2inA2sequenceA2fromA2aA2singl
eA2ignition.

CometA2-A2Ans--
AA2singleA2pelletA2ofA2pyrotechnicA2compositionA2thatA2isA2ignitedA2andA2simultaneouslyA2p

, ropelledA2intoA2theA2airA2fromA2aA2mortarA2orA2tube;A2aA2cometA2isA2selfA2consumingA2asA2it
A2risesA2intoA2theA2airA2andA2canA2beA2designedA2toA2splitA2apart.


AerialA2DeviceA2(Display)A2-A2Ans--
AA2fireworksA2deviceA2designedA2toA2beA2launchedA2intoA2theA2airA2forA2useA2inA2aA2firewor
ksA2display.

PyrotechnicA2DeviceA2-A2Ans--
AnyA2deviceA2containingA2pyrotechnicA2materialsA2andA2capableA2ofA2producingA2aA2speci
alA2effectA2asA2definedA2inA2thisA2code.

ElectricalA2FiringA2UnitA2-A2Ans--
AA2deviceA2thatA2providesA2andA2controlsA2theA2electricA2currentA2usedA2toA2igniteA2firewor
ksA2duringA2aA2display.

AutomaticA2ElectricalA2FiringA2UnitA2-A2Ans--
AA2panelA2orA2boxA2thatA2operatesA2automaticallyA2toA2provideA2theA2sourceA2ofA2electricA2
currentA2usedA2toA2igniteA2electricA2matches.

HandheldA2ElectricalA2FiringA2UnitA2-A2Ans--
AA2small,A2handheldA2unitA2withA2manuallyA2operatedA2
switchesA2thatA2controlA2theA2flowA2ofA2electricA2currentA2toA2electricA2matchesA2attachedA2
toA2fireworksA2devices.

ManualA2ElectricalA2FiringA2UnitA2-A2Ans--
AA2panelA2orA2boxA2withA2manuallyA2operatedA2switches
thatA2controlA2theA2flowA2ofA2electricA2currentA2toA2electricA2matchesA2attachedA2toA2firewor
ksA2devices.

FalloutA2AreaA2-A2Ans--
TheA2designatedA2areaA2inA2whichA2hazardousA2debrisA2isA2intendedA2toA2fallA2afterA2aA2py
rotechnicA2deviceA2isA2fired.

FinaleA2-A2Ans--
AA2rapidlyA2firedA2sequenceA2(barrage)A2ofA2aerialA2fireworks,A2typicallyA2firedA2atA2theA2en
dA2ofA2aA2display.

FireA2-A2Ans--
ToA2igniteA2pyrotechnicsA2byA2usingA2anA2electricA2match,A2electricalA2current,A2orA2someA
2otherA2means.


FireworksA2-A2Ans--
AnyA2compositionA2orA2deviceA2forA2theA2purposeA2ofA2producingA2aA2visibleA2orA2anA2audi
bleA2effectA2forA2entertainmentA2purposesA2byA2combustion,A2deflagration,A2orA2detonatio
n,A2thatA2meetsA2theA2definitionA2ofA2ConsumerA2FireworksA2orA2DisplayA2FireworksA2asA2
setA2forthA2inA2NFPAA21123.