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The Certificate of Fitness holder must keep the Certificates of Fitness upon his or her person, or otherwise __________________ for inspection by any representative of the Department, at all times while conducting or supervising the material, operation or facility for which the certificate is required. Readily Available Permits issued by the FDNY are required to conduct the following hot work: 1)Storing, Using or Handling Oxygen and a Flammable gas
- LPG or CNG or Acetylene in excess of 400 SCF
- Any oxidizing gas in excess of 504 SCF Portable LPG containers that are more than ____________ must NOT be stored, handled, or used indoors 16.4 oz CNG containers with a capacity greater than ____________ must NOT stored, handled, or used on the roof 8.7 SCF Use of LPG/Propane on an occupied roof requires an ____________________ from licensed professional ___________________ stating the roof is constructed of ________________________
Affidavit, Architect or Engineer, non-combustible materials Any single standard portable LPG container must not exceed _______________ in weight 100 LBS Any single CNG container must not exceed ______________ SCF 381 Such permit authorizes the permit holder to store, handle, or use flammable gases, or conduct a torch operation at a specific premises or location called? Site-specific permit A ____________________________ may be a permanent permit or a temporary permit. Site-specific permit Under _______________________________ a permanent permits are valid for ___________only Site-specific permit, 12 months Under ________________________a temporary permit may be valid from _______to____________ depends on the construction/operation need. Site-specific permit, 1 day to 12 months Such permit authorizes the permit holder to store, handle, use or sell hazardous material or conduct an operation on a citywide basis is called?
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 48 hours before 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 once per day The pre-hot work check must be conducted by the ________________ before hot work is authorized and at least ____________________ responsible person, once per day Hot work area must be kept ___________ feet away from any combustible materials and combustible waste 35 feet All other hot work operations shall be conducted at least _____________ feet away from any combustible materials and combustible waste 25 feet Sprinkler system protection ___________________________ while hot work is performed. must not be shut off or impaired
Gas Torch Operation Precautions Each person must operate only one torch at a time and such torch must not be left unattended while ignited Protection of Combustibles Areas designed for hot work operations shall have floors with noncombustible surface Paper, wood shavings, straw and fabric are examples of
combustible materials Hot work operations involving cutting or welding shall be conducted at least __________________ from combustible materials and combustible waste 35 feet ____________________ shall not be allowed to accumulate on floors and other surfaces within the hot work area. Combustible waste Prohibited cutting or welding when ________________________ supported by or resting on any compressed gs containers Compressed gas containers must be replaced when __________________ They are empty Empty containers must be handle in the same manners as __________________
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. Under Time and Record keeping for any CNG or LPG torch operation timing,
the first inspection shall be conducted 30 minutes after completion of torch operations; the second inspection 1 hour after completion of torch operations 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_________________ maintained on the premises for 48 hours after work is complete 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 1 hour Tests for suspected leaks in piping equipment and systems shall be made using
soapy water Emergency notification
- 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 Fire Detection System fire watch for impairment must be provided when the alarm system is offline A portable fire extinguisher with at least 2-A:20--B:C rating... 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 In event of a fire extinguisher has been discharged... a fully charged replace meant is required before work can resume Portable fire extinguishers are important in?
- preventing a small fire from growing into a larger one
- not intended to fight large or spreading fire The C of F holder should only consider extinguishing a fire when? they are limited in size and spread such that they can be readily extinguished using a portable fire extinguisher P.A.S.S. Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep All fire extinguishers installed so that?
- 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 Class B Fire
- 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 Class C Fire
- 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 Class D Fire
- 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 Fire extinguisher inspections
- must be done monthly
- owner of premises is responsible to designate a person to perform a monthly inspection
- "quick check" CNG compressed natural gas LPG liquefied petroleum gas SCF Standard Cubic Feet
