QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
COMMERCIAL COOKING SYSTEM.
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 single building enclosing a number of tenants, including retail stores,
drinking and dining establishments, entertainment facilities, offices, and
other similar uses where the tenants have an opening onto one or more
malls
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.
EMERGENCY SHUTOFF VALVE, AUTOMATIC
A fail-safe self-closing valve designed to shut off the flow of liquids or
gases upon activation of the valve's control system by automatic means.
EMERGENCY SHUTOFF VALVE, MANUAL
,A manually operated valve designed to shut off the flow of liquids or
gases.
EVACUATION
The emptying of a building or part thereof of building occupants in
response to a fire or non- fire emergency.
EXIT
go out or leave a place
Exits include vertical exits, exterior exit doors at the level of exit
discharge, vertical exit enclosures, exit passageways, exterior exit stairs,
exterior exit ramps, and horizontal exits, but do not include access
stairways, aisles, exit access doors opening to corridors, or corridors.
EXIT ACCESS.
That portion of a means of egress system that leads from any occupied
portion of a building, structure or premises to an exit.
EXIT DISCHARGE.
The portion of the means of egress system between the termination of an
exit and a public way.
EXIT DISCHARGE, LEVEL OF.
A story where an Exit ends, and Exit Discharge begins. Typically, the first
story.
EXPLOSION
An effect produced by the sudden violent expansion of gases
1. Chemical changes such as rapid oxidation, deflagration or detonation,
decomposition of molecules, and runaway polymerization (usually
detonations).
2. Physical changes such as pressure tank ruptures.
, 3. Atomic changes (nuclear fission or fusion).
EXPLOSIVE
A chemical compound, mixture or device, the primary or common
purpose of which is to function by explosion. The term includes, but is
not limited to, dynamite, black powder, pellet powder, initiating
explosives, detonators, safety fuses, squibs, detonating cord, igniter cord
and igniters.
FACILITY
Any premises subject to a design or installation requirement of this code,
or at, in or upon which a material regulated by this code is
manufactured, stored, handled, used, or transported or an operation
regulated by this code is conducted.
FAIL-SAFE.
designed to stop working if anything goes wrong.
system that automatically counteracts the effect of an anticipated
possible source of failure,
FEP
Fire and emergency preparedness.
FEP STAFF
The individuals identified in a fire and emergency preparedness plan as
responsible for the
implementation of such plan, including but not limited to FEP
coordinators.
FIRE
A rapid, persistent chemical reaction that releases heat and light,
especially the burning of a combustible substance in the presence of
oxygen.