Environmental Safety Flashcards
Wearing of what is prohibited while maintaining aircraft?
Rings and jewelry
In color coding used to inform personnel of hazards, what does RED indicate?
Emergency shut-down devices, firefighting equipment, and containers for flammable liquids.
In color coding used to inform personnel of hazards, what does YELLOW indicate?
Paint strinking, stumbling, and falling hazards.
In color coding used to inform personnel of hazards, what does ORANGE indicate?
Cut, crush, burn, or shock hazards on machines or equipments.
In color coding used to inform personnel of hazards, what does BLUE indicate?
Switch and fuse boxes, control panels, off and on control boxes on machinery.
In color coding used to inform personnel of hazards, what does GREEN indicate?
First aid and safety equipment.
What is required when drilling, power sanding, or grinding?
Eye Protection
Most shop equipment operates on ____VAC and utilizes what type cord to prevent electrical shock?
115, 3 conductor cord.
Oxygen is used for breathing only and shall NEVER be used for :___, ___, and ___.
Pneumatic tools, a pressure agent in oil reservoirs, paint spraying
All CG gas cylinders conform to a standardized color code defined in ___.
MIL-STD-101B
What are the three most common compressed gas cylinders seen in and around aircraft hangars?
Green (oxidizing materials,) Gray (physically dangerous materials,) and Red (fire protection materials.)
All electronic devices (including cell phones) must be turned off within how many feet of aircraft servicing device during fuel and oxygen servicing?
10 feet
Do not service fuel or oxygen if there is a lightening advisory within _____?
5 nautical miles
Do not service fuel or oxygen if aircraft radar or HR radios are operating in transmit mode within _____ of servicing area.
300 feet
Do not service fuel or oxygen in what area?
Inside the hangar
Do not service fuel and oxygen separately or simultaneously?
simultaneously
Operation of ground support equipment shall not exceed __ MPH within __ feet of aircraft and hangars.
5 MPH, 50 feet
Operation of ground support equipment shall not exceed __ MPH on runways, taxiways, parking areas, ramps, and work areas.
10 MPH
Rubber gloves used to protect against electrical shock when components require maintenance with power applied are rated for what?
voltage less than 5,000 VAC to ground and high voltages of 7,500 and 17,000 VAC to ground
Gloves rated ford high voltages must be __ inches in total length with a ___ inch gauntlet.
14, 4
The four elements needed to produce a fire called “fire tetrahedron” include:
fuel (combustible matter,) heat, oxygen, chemical chain reaction
What is the definition of Fire Point?
Lowest temperature of a substance at which its vapors can be ignited and will continue to burn
What is the definition of Flash Point?
Temperature of a substance at which the substance gives off enough vapors to form an ignitable mixture across the face of a liquid.
Name three ways to extinguish a fire and what fire tetrahedron element it eliminates.
Smothering- Removing the oxygen. Cooling- Removing the heat. Starving- Removing the fuel or combustible matter.
How do you use a fire extinguisher properly?
P.A.S.S. Pull pin, Aim extinguisher hose/nozzle at the bottom of the fire, Squeeze trigger, Sweep slowly back/forth, covering entire fire with the extinguishing substance.
