PHEP 35 Flashcards
ACCIDENT PREVENTION RELIES ON ALL BUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
KNOWLEDGE OF FIRST AID
AN ELECTRIC CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE BODY FOR ONE SECOND OR MORE IS GENERALLY FATAL IF THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS
100 MILLIAMPERES
AN ELECTRICAL CIRUIT SHOULD BE TREATED AS IF IT IS ENERGIZED UNTIL
THE CIRCUIT IS PROVEN DE-ENGERGIZED
THE DISTANCE AT WHICH THE FOOT OF A LADDER SHOULD BE PLACED FROM THE WALL IS
1/4 THE LENGTH OF THE LADDER TO THE TOP SUPPORT
UNLESS PROTECTION IS PROVIDED BY OTHER MEANS A SCAFFOLD PLANK SHOULD NOT OVERHANG ITS SUPPORT BY MORE THAN
18”
FOR REMOVING HAZARDOUS CAPOR FROM THE AIR A CHLORINE RESPIRATOR WOULD USE A
CHEMICAL FILTER
THE OXYGEN BREATHING APPARATUS WILL PROVIDE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION UNDER HARD WORK FOR A MINIMUM OF
45 MINUTES
THE SCOTT AIR PACK II WILL PROVIDE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY
30 MINUTES
IN GENERAL THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULD DO TO HELP A VICTIM OF A SEVERE ACCIDENT IS
KEEP THE INJURED PERSON LYING DOWN
A DEFENSIVE DRIVER KNOWS THAT THE SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE TO MAINTAIN WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60MPH IS
120’
FIRES INVOLVING WOOD, TEXTILE, PAPER, RUBBISH, AND THE LIKE ARE
CLASS A
FIRES INVOLVING FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS SUCH AS GASOLINE, OILS, AND GREASE ARE
CLASS B
DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHERS DO NOT HAVE THE COOLING AND QUENCHING EFFECT USUALLY NEEDED TO QUENCH
CLASS A FIRES
THE MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE RANGE OF 150LB DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER IS ABOUT
25’
THE DURATION OF DISCHARGE OF A 20 LB CO2 FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS ABOUT
45 SECONDS
