Definition of terms

Question 1

any act that would remove or neutralize a fire hazard.

Answer 1

ABATEMENT

Question 2

Any person who acts as agent of the owner and manages the use of a building for him.

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ADMINISTRATOR

Question 3

any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and oxidizer used to set off explosives.

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BLASTING AGENT

Question 4

A highly combustible and explosive compound produced by the reaction of nitric acid with a cellulose material.

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CELLULOSE NITRATE or NITRO CELLULOSE

Question 5

Any plastic substance, materials or compound having cellulose nitrate (nitro cellulose) as base.

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CELLULOSE NITRATE PLASTIC (PROXYLIN)

Question 6

Descriptive of materials that are easily set on fire.

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COMBUSTIBLE, FLAMMABLE or INFLAMMABLE

Question 7

Any readily ignitable and free burning fiber such as cotton, oakum, rags, waste cloth, waste paper, kopok, hay, straw, Spanish moss, excelsior and other similar materials commonly used in commerce.

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COMBUSTIBLE FIBER

Question 8

Any liquid having a flash point at or above 37.8 Degree Celsius or 100 degree Fahrenheit.

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COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID

Question 9

Any liquid which causes fire when in contact with organic matter or with certain chemicals.

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CORROSSIVE LIQUID

Question 10

A normally open device installed inside an air duct system which automatically closes to restrict the passage of smoke or fire.

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DAMPER

Question 11

The process of first raising the temperature in separate the more volatile from the less volatile parts and then cooling and condensing the resulting vapor so as to produce a nearly purified substance.

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DISTILLATION

Question 12

A continuous passageway for the transmission of air.

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DUCT SYSTEM

Question 13

A finely powdered substance which, when mixed with air in the proper proportion and ignited will cause an explosion.

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DUST

Question 14

An extremely hot luminous bridge formed by passage of an electric current across a space between two conductors or terminals due to the incandescence of the conducting vapor.

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ELECTRICAL ARC

Question 15

A hot piece or lump that remains after a material has partially burned, and is still oxidizing without the manifestation of flames.

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EMBER

Question 16

Materials used as final coating of a surface for ornamental or protective purposes.

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FINISHES

Question 17

The active principle of burning, characterized by the heat and light of combustion.

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FIRE

Question 18

A building unsafe in case of fire because it will burn easily or because it lacks adequate exits or fire escapes.

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FIRE TRAP

Question 19

Any visual or audible signal produced by a device or system to warn the occupants of the building or fire fighting elements of the presence or danger of fire to enable them to undertake immediate action to save life and properly and to suppress the fire.

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FIRE ALARM

Question 20

The minimum temperature at which any material gives off vapor in sufficient concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air.

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FLASH POINT

Question 21

A process where a piece of metal is heated prior to changing its shape or dimensions.

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FORCING

Question 22

A kind of stable explosive compound which explodes by percussion.

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FULMINATE

Question 23

Any act of manufacturing, fabrication, conversion, etc. that uses or produces materials which are likely to cause fires or explosions.

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HAZARDOUS OPERATION/PROCESS

Question 24

Passageway from one building to another or through or around a wall in approximately the same floor level.

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HORIZONTAL EXIT

Question 25

A piece of metal or an electrical conductor used to bypass a safety device in an electrical system.

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JUMPER

Question 26

The use of one or more electrical appliances or devices which draw or consume electrical current beyond the designed capacity of the existing electrical system.

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OVERLOADING

Question 27

The person who holds the legal right of possession or title to a building or real property.

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OWNER

Question 28

A material that readily yields oxygen in quantities sufficient to stimulate or support combustion.

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OXIDIZING MATERIAL

Question 29

Any street, alley or other strip of land unobstructed from the ground to the sky, deeded, dedicated or otherwise permanently appropriated for public use.

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PUBLIC WAY

Question 30

A process where impurities and/or deleterious materials are removed from a mixture in order to produce a pure element of compound.

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REFINING

Question 31

It shall also refer to partial distillation and electrolysis.

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REFINING

Question 32

Automatic closing doors that are designed to confine smoke and heat and delay the spread of fire.

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SELF-CLOSING DOORS

Question 33

Melting or fusing of metallic ores or compounds so as to separate impurities from pure metals.

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SMELTING

Question 34

An integrated network of hydraulically designed piping installed in a building, structure or area with outlets arranged in a systematic pattern which automatically discharges water when activated by heat or combustion products from a fire.

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SPRINKLER SYSTEM

Question 35

A system of vertical pipes in a building to which fire hoses can be attached on each floor, including a system by which water is made available to the outlets as needed.

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STANDPIPE SYSTEM