Ch. 10 hazardous materials Flashcards
On page 386 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, supersonic thermal decomposition; explosion with an energy front that travels faster than the speed of sound is called what?
Detonation
On page 386 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, chemical reaction producing vigorous heat and sparks or flame and moving through the material at less than the speed of sound is called what?
Deflagration
On page 386 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, _______ and _____ liquids are the most common class of hazardous material that inspectors will encounter.
Flammable and Combustible
On page 386 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, A liquid is classified as either flammable or combustible when it contains ______ and ________.
Carbon and Hydrogen
On page 386 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, liquids are classified as either flammable or combustible based on their _____ point and ______ point temperatures.
flash point
boiling point
On page 387 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, flammable liquid with a flash point of less than 73 degrees Fahrenheit and a boiling point of less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit is what classification?
Class I-A
On page 387 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, flammable liquid with a flash point of less than 73 degrees Fahrenheit with a boiling point of equal or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit is what classification?
Class I-B
On page 387 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, flammable liquid with a flash point of equal to or greater than 73 degree Fahrenheit and less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit is what classification?
Class I-C
On page 387 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, combustible liquid with a flashpoint between 100 - 140 degrees Fahrenheit is what classification?
Class II
On page 387 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, combustible liquid with a flash point of 140 - 200 degrees Fahrenheit is what classification?
Class III-A
On page 387 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, combustible liquid with a flash point of greater than 200 degrees Fahrenheit is what classification?
Class III-B
On page 388 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, gases are categorized into 3 groups depending on their physical state in containers under certain temperatures and pressures and their range of boiling points:
Non-liquified compressed gases
Liquified compressed gases
Dissolved gases
On page 388 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, compressed gases are those that do not liquify at normal temperature and pressure (___ degrees Fahrenheit at _____ psi) and under pressures as high as _____ PSIG.
68 degrees Fahrenheit; 14.7 psi; 10,000 PSIG
On page 388 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, liquified compressed gases are those that become liquids at ordinary temperatures and pressures from __ to ___ PSIG.
25 - 600 PSIG
On page 388 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, Liquified gases are elements or compounds that have boiling points relatively near atmospheric temperatures, ranging from approximately _____ - ________ degrees Fahrenheit.
-130 - 25/30 degrees Fahrenheit
On page 388 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, a gas is dissolved when it is placed in a solution with another chemical to stabilize it. ____ is assigned to this category.
Acetylene
On page 388 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, Cryogenic liquids or cryogens, have a boiling point of ___ degrees Fahrenheit.
-130 degrees Fahrenheit
Gas that is converted into a liquid by being cooled below __ degrees Fahrenheit.
-150 degrees Fahrenheit
On page 389 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, a cryogenic cylinder of liquid oxygen can hold ____ times more gas than a pressurized cylinder of oxygen.
12 times
On page 389 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, hazards associated with cryogenic liquids can be reduced to 3 categories:
hazard of gas
high liquid-to-vapor ratio
extremely low temperatures
On page 389 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, all cryogenic liquids (except oxygen) are either ____ or _____.
asphyxiants or toxins
On page 390 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, flammable solids have an ignition temperature of less than _____ degrees Fahrenheit.
212 degrees Fahrenheit
On page 391 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, two primary types of spontaneous combustible materials:
Pyrophoric materials
Self-heating materials
On page 391 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, liquids, solids or gaseous materials that, even in small quantities and without external ignition sources, can ignite within 5 minutes after coming into contact with air is called what?
Pyrophoric materials
On page 391 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, pyrophoric materials are liquids, solids or gaseous materials that, even in small quantities and without external ignition sources, can ignite within ___ minutes after coming into contact with air.
5 minutes
On page 391 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, materials that have the potential to self-heat when they come in contact with the air are called what?
Self-heating materials
On page 391 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, NFPA 55 and the IFC classify a gas as flammable when it meets either of the following conditions:
Ignitable at atmospheric pressure when in a mixture of 13% or less by volume in air
Flammable range of at least 12% in air at atmospheric pressure
On page 392 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, a material is classified as pyrophoric when it auto ignites in air temperatures of ____ degrees Fahrenheit or less.
130 degrees Fahrenheit.
On page 396 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, the most common route of entry into the body by a toxic chemical is ____.
Inhalation
Concentration of a given material that may be tolerated for an 8 hour exposure during a regular workweek without ill effects is what?
Threshold Limit Value (TLV)
On page 397 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, _____ refers to the ingested dose of a given substance that was lethal to 50% or more of the test population when they swallowed or ate the substance.
LD50
On page 397 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, _____ refers to the concentration in the air of a given substance that killed 50% or more if the test population when they inhaled or absorbed the vapors, fumes, or mists of the substance.
LC50
On page 397 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, two sources for hazardous materials toxicity data are:
Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS)
Sax’s Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials
Substance containing two or more materials not chemically united is called what?
Mixture
On page 401 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, Hazardous materials that are incompatible are considered separated if:
Separated by a distance of 20 feet or more
Stored in an approved cabinet/enclosure
Materials separated by a non-combustible line of sight barrier
On page 401 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, all of the codes exempt hazardous materials packages weighing less than __ pounds or with a volume of ____ gallons or less.
5 pounds; 0.5 gallons
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 1 of an SDS is what?
Identification
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 3 of an SDS is what?
Composition/Information
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 5 of an SDS is what?
Firefighting measures
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 7 of an SDS is what?
Handling and Storage
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 9 of an SDS is what?
Physical/Chemical properties
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 11 of an SDS is what?
Toxicological information
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 13 of an SDS is what?
Disposal considerations
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 15 of an SDS is what?
Regulatory information
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 2 of an SDS is what?
Hazard identification
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 4 of an SDS is what?
First-aid
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 6 of an SDS is what?
Accidental release measures
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 8 of an SDS is what?
Exposure controls/personal protection
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 10 of an SDS is what?
Stability/Reactivity
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 12 of an SDS is what?
Ecological information
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 14 of an SDS is what?
Transport information
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, section 16 of an SDS is what?
Other information
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, what section of an SDS contains first aid?
Section 4
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, what section of an SDS contains Ecological information?
Section 12
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, what section of an SDS contains Exposure controls/personal protection?
Section 8
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, what section of an SDS contains other information?
Section 16
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, what section of an SDS contains identification?
Section 1
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, what section of an SDS contains hazard identification?
Section 2
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, what section of an SDS contains firefighting measures?
Section 5
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, what section of an SDS contains Accidental release measures?
Section 6
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, what section of an SDS contains composition information?
Section 3
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, what section of an SDS contains physical and chemical properties?
Section 9
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, what section of an SDS contains handling and storage?
Section 7
On page 403 of Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, what section of an SDS contains stability/reactivity?
Section 10