F-60 Fire Guard 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+

F-60 Fire Guard 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ 1. The fire guards or fire watch personnel must complete a signed inspection report (or the log book). This report must be submitted to and retained by the person in charger of the torch operations. The log book should be_________________ - ANSWER maintained on the premises for 48 hours after work is complete 2. Under Gas Welding and Cutting Precautions - The torch valves shall be closed and the gas supply to the torch completely shut off when hot work operations are discontinues for a period of ________________ or more - ANSWER 1 hour 3. Tests for suspected leaks in piping equipment and systems shall be made using ______________________ - ANSWER soapy water 4. Emergency notification - ANSWER -fire guard can use wireless phone to make emergency notifications (make sure that battery is charged to last the entire shift)-notifying FDNY by phone is the most direct and effective way to make notification of an emergency 5. Fire Detection System - ANSWER fire watch for impairment must be provided when the alarm system is offline 6. A portable fire extinguisher with at least 2-A:20--B:C rating... - ANSWER must be readily accessible within 30 feet of the location where hot work is performed and where the fire guards are positioned -in case of fire, 911 must be called 7. In event of a fire extinguisher has been discharged... - ANSWER a fully charged replace meant is required before work can resume 8. Portable fire extinguishers are important in? - ANSWER -preventing a small fire from growing into a larger one -not intended to fight large or spreading fire 9. The C of F holder should only consider extinguishing a fire when? - ANSWER they are limited in size and spread such that they can be readily extinguished using a portable fire extinguisher 10. P.A.S.S. - ANSWER Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep 11. All fire extinguishers installed so that? - ANSWER the top of the extinguisher is not more than 5 ft above the floor and the clearance between the bottom of the extinguisher and the floor is less than 4in.-in other words, no fire extinguisher is allowed to put on the floor 12. Where to point the extinguisher to extinguish a fire... - ANSWER the dry chemical stream must be directed toward the point where the flame begins - DO NOT direct the chemical stream at the center of the flame, this will not extinguish the fire 13. Extinguishing a gas fire caused by a leak... - ANSWER -easiest way to extinguish this fire is to shut off by using the emergency shut off valve until the flame is extinguished 14. Extinguished piped gas - ANSWER -for piped gas, the gas supply must be shut off first then call 911 -never attempt to extinguish the flame unless the gas supply is shut -when not possible to shut off the gas supply (e.g. the fire is near the control valve or the shut-off valve) and the gas supply is limited (e.g. it is from a cylinder) allow the flame to burn itself out and call 911-in meantime, prevent fire spreading to the surrounding materials 15. Class A fire - ANSWER -Fires caused by ordinary combustibles such as wood, paper, cloth, and plastic fires -to extinguish a class A fire, these extinguishers utilize either the heat -absorbing effects of water or the coating effects of certain dry chemicals 16. Class B Fire - ANSWER -fires are caused by flammable or combustible liquids and gases such as oil, gasoline, etc. -to extinguish..the blanket-smothering effect of oxygen excluding media such as CO2, dry chemical or foam is most effective 17. Class C Fire - ANSWER -fires that involve electrical equipment-these fires must be fought with extinguishers that do not conduct electricity -foam and water type extinguishers must not be used to extinguish electrical fires -after shutting off the electrical equipment, extinguishers for Class A or B fires may be used 18. Class D Fire - ANSWER -fires caused by ignitable metals, such as magnesium, titanium, and metallic sodium, or metals that are combustible under certain conditions, such as calcium, zinc, and aluminum -generally, water should not be used to extinguish these fires 19. Fire extinguisher inspections - ANSWER -must be done monthly -owner of premises is responsible to designate a person to perform a monthly inspection -"quick check" 20. CNG - ANSWER compressed natural gas 21. LPG - ANSWER liquefied petroleum gas 22. SCF - ANSWER Standard Cubic Feet 23. Hot work program authorization is NOT issued by the FDNY, it must be signed and issued by the __________________ - ANSWER Responsible person 24. Hot work shall be available for inspection by any representative for ______________ after the work is completed - ANSWER 48 hours 25. For hot work operation with citywide permit, the owner of the premises of the hot work operation areas must be notified in writing by the citywide permit holder at least ______________ the hot work is to be started - ANSWER 48 hours before 26. Before hot work is authorized and at least _______________ while the authorization is in effect, the hot work area shall be inspected by the responsible person - ANSWER once per day