Safety equipment Flashcards
PDI’s of water glycol:
- Stowage
- Quantity
- Wire seal intact
- Cartridge visible in handle
Operation of water glycol:
- Twist handle clockwise (charge with CO2)
- Hold bottle upright
- Press the trigger
- Test squirt
- Direct at base of fire
- Use in one continuous motion
Range of water glycol?
15 feet
Duration of water glycol?
15-30 seconds
Precautions of water glycol?
Initial discharge may scatter loose material
NEVER use on electrical fires
PDI’s of Halon:
- Stowage
- Quantity
- Pressure gauge is in serviceable band
- Pin is secure in handle
Operation of halon:
- Remove pin
- Hold extinguisher upright
- Hold lever and squeeze
- Test squirt
- Direct at base of fire
- Use in short sharp bursts
Range of halon?
6-10 feet
Duration of halon?
12-14 seconds
Precautions of the halon?
Not to be used as coolant
Always damped area with water after
Initial discharge may scatter loose material
PDI’s of the freon:
- Two nozzles directed towards waste bin
- One nozzle directed towards water heater
- Wax is present on tips
- Discs are silver/white
What do black discs on the freon mean?
Extinguisher may have been discharged
Who checks PDI’s of the crash axe?
Flight crew
Purpose of the crash axe? What is the handle insulated too?
To cut through obstructions or level panels to gain access to the fire
15,000 V
PDI’s of the PBE:
- Stowage
- Quantity
- Green case is intact
- Indicator is not pink
Operation of PBE:
- Open case
- Tear off red pull strip
- Remove from protective bag
- Pull ‘pull to actuate’ ring
- Hold device with life support pack away from user
- Grasp hole in neck seal and widen with thumbs
- Bend forwards, insert chin and pull across face
- Pull down until headband is fitted
- Check neck seal for secure fit
Duration of PBE?
15 mins
Removal of PBE:
- Move away from fire
- Grasp hood and pull forward over face
- Place in metal tray or bar box
- Shake hair to remove excess 02
PDI’s of fire gloves:
- Stowage
- Quantity
- No scorch marks
- One right, one left
Purpose of fire gloves?
To remove hot NOT BURNING material in order to gain access to the fire
Precautions of fire gloves?
Do not allow to get wet (conduct heat)
PDI’s of torch:
- Stowage
- Quantity
- Red light flashes every 10 secs (no more)
Duration of torch?
30 mins - 4 hrs
PDI’s on 02 bottles:
- Stowage
- Quantity
- Strap present
- Gauge reads 3/4 to full
- Mask attached to high-flow and low-flow
- Spare mask present