Chapter 13 Flashcards
6 Restrictions and obstacles associated with access roads include
Debris and raw materials
Vehicles staging on the road as they are loaded unloaded
Construction worker vehicles parked in unauthorized locations
Damaged roadways from weather and heavy construction equipment
Constructions of final rod may affect temporaty access
Excavations that make access difficult and hazardous
Material hoist are intended for
Materials only
Material hoist should never
Be used to transport personnel
The risk of hazard from storage containers may be minimized through the following 3 actions
Include fuels in preincident surveys
Watch during any response for fuels in unusual places
Advise constructions personnel to move items as necessary for safety reason if authorized to do so
The most common temporary fire protection measure is
Installation of standpipes with outlets can also include automatic sprinklers with installation of water supply portions of the building
the Most efficient method of providing fire protection is
to make use of the permanent fire protections system as they are installed
Standpipe risers must be extended up
As constructions progresses especially on high rise buildings and low rise buildings more then three stories
Fire codes typically require that standpipes be extended before
Construction reaches 40 feet above the lowest level of fire department access