Exam (elaborations) g60

Fire guard - ANSWER A person holding a certificate of Fitness for such purposes, who is trained in and responsible for maintaining a fire watch and performing such fire safety duties as may be prescribed by the commissioner Fire Watch - ANSWER A temporary measure intended to ensure continuous and systemic surveillance of a building or portion thereof by one or more qualified individuals for the purposes of identifying and controlling fire hazards, detecting early signs of fire, raising an alarm of fire, and notifying the department Hot Work - ANSWER Cutting, welding, thermit welding, brazing, soldering, grinding, thermal spraying, thawing pipe, cadwelding, installation of torch - applied system or any other similar operation or activity Hot Work Area - ANSWER The area exposed to sparks, hot slag, radiant heat, or convective heat as a result of hot work NFPA - ANSWER National Fire Protection Association. The world's leading advocate of fire prevention and an authoritative source on public safety, NFPA develops, publishes and disseminates more than 300 consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other risks Personal Supervison - ANSWER Supervison by the holder of any department certificate who is required to be personally present on the premises, or other proximate location acceptable to the department, while performing the duties for which the certificate is required Responsible Person - ANSWER A person trained in the fire safety hazards associated with hot work, and in the necessary and appropriate measures to minimize those hazards, who is designated by the owner of a premises to authorize the performance of hot work at the premises Torch - applied roof system - ANSWER Bituminous roofing systems using membranes that are adhered by heating with a torch and melting asphalt back coating instead of mopping hot asphalt for adhesion