BISP

Question 0

All conduits and piping installations shall be color coded with continuous, durable and weatherproof reflective or luminescent markings as follows: (FC 504.4.2)

• High voltage wiring – ______.
• Low voltage wiring – ______.
• Natural gas piping – ________.
• Other compressed gas piping – ________________________________.
• Fuel oil piping – ___________________________.

Answer 0

High voltage wiring – Red.
• Low voltage wiring – Orange.
• Natural gas piping – Yellow.
• Other compressed gas piping – Yellow, labeled at regular intervals with the type of gas.
• Fuel oil piping – Yellow with black stripes.

Question 1

If the owner/approved person in charge is not present at the time of a commercial, public or residential vacate, issue a NOV instead of a summons.

Answer 1

Units shall write “VACATE” on the top of the NOV form

Only the violations that led to the issuance of the Vacate Order shall be included on this NOV. Issue a separate NOV for other violations.

Question 2

This question should be taken as a “Reference Question”. Use the BISP Manual to find the answer. An immediate summons may be issued in all but which one of the following instances?

A: Use of flame in a theatre without a permit.

B: Overcrowding in a place of public assembly.

C: Locked and/or blocked egress (ex. schools, commercial premises)

D: Cigarette or cigar butts found on the ground at a construction site.

Answer 2

D: Cigarette or cigar butts found on the ground at a construction site.

Explanation:
A. BISP Chapter 4 Addendum 3 (11.1)
B. BISP Chapter 4 Addendum 3 (11.1)
C. BISP Chapter 4 Addendum 3 (11.1)

D. This should be enforced by an NOV. If a unit personally witnesses an individual smoking at a construction site, a summons should be issued to the person smoking and an NOV issued to the DOB Work Permit Holder.
BISP Chapter 5 Reference #12.1

Question 3

Use the BISP Manual to answer the following question: An A-8 should be prepared and forwarded in all but which one of the following instances?

A: When a sprinkler system coverage is inadequate or if there is no required system at all.

B: When all attempts (VO’s, summonses) to correct a defective boiler/oil burner problem have failed.

C: When a construction/demolition site has been inactive for 30 days or more.

D: When No Occupancy sign is posted.

Answer 3

D: When No Occupancy sign is posted.

D This is listed as a common item NOT requiring an A-8. BISP Chapter 5 Ref #2.1 Page 5