chapter 10 Flashcards
Company level inspections and pre-incident planning
Co’s and their dept’s Administration need to understand th difference b’tw ‘’ surveys and fire and life ‘’
PRE-INCIDENT / LIFE SAFTEY CODE
Pre-incident survey are not intended to ‘’
locate code violations
If violations are found the Co’s may request/require that owners correct the violation or report the problem to the ‘’
community risk reduction
pre- incident surveys are conducted to assist FF ‘’ should ever be an incident at the building or facility .
operations
inspections provide Officers with the opportunity to become ‘’ w. the ‘’ and potential ‘’ within their response district.
familiar / structures/ hazards
inspections also provide a ‘’ service
public
inspections provide an opportunity to become familiar w. the structures within the community meet applicable ‘’ and ‘’
code and standards. 265
Fire and life safety inspections are designed to ?
Ensure that fire and life safety ‘’ requirements are ‘’ within public facilities
Enable the Co’s to become ‘’ w/ buildings and facilities
provide the owner/occupant w/ ‘’ materials and info to explain why an act or condition is unsafe
code, adhered
familiar
safety education
Co’s should follow their ‘’ polices and procedures for conducting inspections
AHJ’s
Co’s should be familiar with the following inspections elements x7
authority under which inspection may be done
preparing
conducting
general inspection
Hazard mat identification
closing interviews
documentation
in general, unless an emergency is in progress on the property, FF’s cannot ‘’
enter property w/o permission
under common law and most statutory law, the existence of an emergency constitutes ‘’
implied permission to enter
2 exceptions to implied permission are
military emergency responders on military base
members of industrial brigade on company property
what are conditions that allow emergency responders and law enforcement to enter structures without a warren.
exigent circumstances
for exigent circumstances to apply 1 of these 3 conditions must be present
people must be in imminent danger
evidence may face imminent danger
a suspect may escape p. 266
When no life threatening emergency exist, the ‘’ must grant right to enter property. This specifically applies to ‘’
owner or local ordinance
safety inspections
Local governing body must adopt an ‘’ that ‘’ the fire chief and designed representative to enter private property within the jurisdiction at ‘’
ordinance , authorizes , at any reasonable hour
all units must understand that inspections may be interrupted by an ‘’
emergency
all emergency responders have a ‘’ and ‘’ duty to act when they confront a ‘’ conditions
legal /moral / hazardous
`who is responsible for ensuring that these building and facilities are inspected
fire chief
most fire codes require buildings or facility yo be inspected at least ‘’ a year
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CO’s must identify what during inspections
hazardous conditions that might cause a fire and conditions that impede the occupants egress in emergency
obstructed or locked exit doors must be
corrected b4 the co leaves
other violations such as ‘’ can be given more time to correct
fire extinguisher ( reasonable amount of time ) p. 267
when a violation has been reported to the occupant and the required corrective action has been explained, a ‘’ that includes ‘’ and time of the follow up or reinspection is issued.
written notice , time and date
if violation is all set after reinspections the co should
thank occupant and complete paperwork
if violations are not corrected co should follow organizational guidelines to gain compliance these may include :
making another attempt
scheduling a second follow up
issuing a citation to the responsible party
a major factor in a life safety inspection is
preparation
the purpose of any life safety inspection is to leave the occupancy ‘’
safer than b4 and the occupant more knowledgeable about protecting themselves
the first step in preparing for the inspection is
gathering info p. 268
one of the best informations sources about an occupancy is the record of ‘’
previous inspections and incident reports
at the very least , the record indicates a need for ‘’
more public education with the building owners
co’s must know the inspection ‘’ and ‘
policy and follow it p. 269
a large part of the success of an inspection depends on how the business owners and employees ‘’ the personnel ‘’ the inspection
perceive , conducting
Units should drive around the facility or block to observe the surrounding areas, personnel should note or photograph the following :
hydrants
potential exposures
overhead obstruction
business name /address as displayed on building
anything else that could help location or aging access to building
one member is usual y required to what during inspections
stay with truck
b4 starting inspection co’s should ask the rep to review background data including
address , owners, numbers.. make sure correct. 270
what is an inspections primary concern
life safety
Co’s must inspection every ‘’
room, space or compartment
some private firms working under federal contract require personnel to complete ‘’ b4 being allowed to enter
personal data form
if occupant has a sprinkler systemm the inspector should check the ‘’
post indicator valve
if no floor plan exist , …’’
one should be drawn during inspection tour
common violations may be divided into the follow :
means or egress
processes
waste mNGT
hosuekeepin
storage
fire protection p.271
what is the most single important life safety item to be inspected
means of egress
a means of egress consist of 3 parts ?
access to the exit
the exit itself
exit discharge
the exit may discharge into a ‘’ or lead to a ‘’
public way / point of saftey or area of refuge
according to NFPA101 life saftey code all means of egresss must be usable by a person with ‘’
severe mobility impairment
inspections should look for what regarding egress
obstruction , markings , lighting , door swing , hardware and stairwells
what is any permanent or movable object that will reduce the width of original exit passage( must be removed immediately )
* if severe may result in closing of facility until corrected
obstruction
exit signs must be visible in ‘’’ , signs are usually ‘’ and have ‘’ power in event of power failure . usually above doors
dark , electrified , auxiliary
exit doors usually swing in the direction of’’ . on a doors exit discharge side , the door opening should not extend into ‘’
travel, passageway and reduce exits width
exit doors must remain ‘’ from the inside whenever the building is occupied and must be ‘’ from the inside with a single motion , w/o a key or special knowledge.
unlocked /openable
interior locks should not prevent
reentry onto all floors , if required
reentry permits
sheltering in place on selected floor p. 272
what can obscure or block access to means of egress
trash or litter
small storage rooms may contain
janitorial supplies, office supplies or miscellany materials
large rooms may contain retail merchandise, such as
toys, clothing , maintenance parts or ignitable liquids.
flammable material such as ‘’ must be kept seperate
cardboard boxes , packing material or ignitable liquids
smoking .weding and cutting operations should be ‘’ from stage areas
prohibited
exit passageways use be
marked and unobstructed
fire protection depends upon many factors such as :
employees ability to ‘’ and ‘’ a fire
ability to use a ‘’
built in ‘’
automatice ‘’
recognize , report
extinguisher
fire alarm systems
sprinklers
company level personnel must possess sufficient know and skills to be able to :
answers ‘’ related to fire ‘’
asset plant ‘’ and’’ personnel i these areas when asked
inspect and if required test ‘’
questions prevention and protection
saftey /security
fire detection p. 273
3 Major systems used to identify hazardous material in North America
NFPA 704
u.s. Dept of Transportation (dot)
United Nation global Harmonized system of classification and labeling of chemicals ( GHS ) p. 74-5
Signs may indicate the presence of Hazmat material at x3 ‘’
fixed facilities
pipelines
on piping systems
other container
NFPA “” is the standard system for identification of the hazard of materials for emergency response
704
what is the widely recognized method for indicting the presence of hazmat material at commercial , manufacturing , institutional and other fixed storage
nfpa 704
NFpa 704 is designed to alert emergency responders to x4 ‘’ specifically x2 ‘’ that may present short term , actor exposures resulting from fire, spill or similar emergency
health, flammability, instability and related hazards
oxidizers, water- reactive material
who x3 countries use a placarding , labeling and marketing systems to identify hazmat during transports
us , mexico and canada ( same source transport of dangerous goods- model regulation published by United nations)
Transport labels are designed for ‘’ packages , where transportation placards are designed for ‘’ packages
non bul vs bulk275
what does GHS stand for
globally harmonized system of classification of chemicals