Section D Ontario Fire Code - Division A Flashcards
D-1
(OFC Div. A. 1.2.2.1 (1)
In accordance with Division A Subsection 1.2.2. of the Ontario Fire Code, Compliance with Division B, an owner can comply with the requirements of Division B of the Ontario Fire Code by:
a) Complying with the acceptable solutions in Division B
b) Using an approved alternative solution that achieves the same level of performance utilizing objective and functional statements to achieve and acceptable solution that does not contravene the provisions of Division B
c) Complies with an approved Life Safety Study
d) a) or b)
d) a) or b)
D-2
(OFC Div. A. 1.3.1.1)
Buildings or premises on a farm are exempt from complying with the Ontario Fire Code:
a) If they are seasonal residences used for migrant workers and occupied less than a cumulative total of six months during any calendar year
b) If they do not store any flammable liquids or combustible material subject to spontaneous combustion
c) If they are exclusively used for farming purposes such as storage of feed, tractor, etc.
d) If they are seasonal residences used for migrant workers and the occupied load does not exceed ten persons
c) If they are exclusively used for farming purposes such as storage of feed, tractor, etc.
D-3.
(OFC Div. A. 1.4.1)
“Listed” as defined in the Ontario Fire Code refers to equipment or materials included in a list that is published by:
a) Underwriter’s Laboratories of Canada
b) A certification organization accredited by the Standards Council of Canada
c) Underwriter’s Laboratories (U.S.A.) in conjunction with Underwriter’s Laboratories of Canada
d) Warnock Hersey with approval from the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office
b) A certification organization accredited by the Standards Council of Canada
D-4.
(OFC Div.A. 1.4.1)
By definition, “access to exit” means:
a) A continuous path of travel from any point in a building, floor area or open space to a public thoroughfare or other approved space
b) That part of a means of egress that leads from a floor area to a public thoroughfare
c) That part of a means of egress within a floor area that provides access to an exit serving the floor area
d) The floor space on any storey of a building between exterior walls and includes any doorway leading directly from a floor area to a public thoroughfare
c) That part of a means of egress within a floor area that provides access to an exit serving the floor area
D-5.
(OFC Div. A. 1.4.1)
By definition, “building height” (in storeys) is:
a) The overall distance between the top of the building (including roof) and the building grade level
b) The distance between the floor of the top storey and grade level
c) The distance between the floor of the top storey and the floor of the first storey
d) The number of storeys contained between the roof and the floor of the first storey
d) The number of storeys contained between the roof and the floor of the first storey
D-6.
(OFC Div. A. 1.4.1)
A “closure” is:
a) A self-closing device designed to separate an opening in a fire separation
b) A rolling fire shutter and includes the guides, bearings and stay rolls
c) An electro-magnetic device connected to the building’s fire alarm system designed to close and latch when the alarm system is activated
d) Means a device or assembly for closing an opening through a fire separation such as a door
d) Means a device or assembly for closing an opening through a fire separation such as a door
D-7.
(OFC - Div. A. 1.4.1)
To be considered an “owner” under the Ontario Fire Code definition, a person, firm or corporation must have control of:
a) The entire building and property
b) Any portion of the building or property
c) Any portion of the building and property
d) The entire building or property
b) Any portion of the building or property
D-8.
(OFC Div. A. 1.4.1)
“Test” as defined by the Ontario Fire Code means to:
a) Visually inspect the operation of a device or system to ensure it is operating properly
b) Physically examine a device or system to ensure it is operating properly
c) Have documentation provided to the Chief Fire Official that the device or system works properly
d) Operation of a device or system to ensure that it will perform in accordance with its intended operation or function
d) Operation of a device or system to ensure that it will perform in accordance with its intended operation or function
D-9.
(OFC Div. A. 1.4.1)
In the Ontario Fire Code, the definition of “building height” expressed “in storeys” is:
a) The storey with its floor closest to grade and having its ceiling more than 1.8m above grade
b) The average level of finished ground adjoining a building at all walls
c) The number of storeys contained between the roof and the floor of the first storey
d) That portion of a building that is between the top of any floor and the top of the next floor above
c) The number of storeys contained between the roof and the floor of the first storey
D-10.
(OFC Div. A. 1.4.1)
A “dwelling unit” as defined in Division A - Part 1 of the Ontario Fire Code is:
a) A suite operated as a housekeeping unit, used or intended to be used by one or more persons and usually containing cooking, eating, living, sleeping and sanitary facilities, and includes a residential unit
b) A room or suite of rooms operated as a housekeeping unit that is used as a domicile by one or more persons, and that contains cooking, eating, living, sleeping and sanitary facilities
c) A room or suite of rooms operated as a “shared accommodation” by one or more persons and contains only one area for cooking and one area for sanitary facilities
d) A room or suite of rooms operated as a housekeeping unit that is used as a domicile by not more than three persons and may contain cooking, eating, living, sleeping and sanitary facilities
a) A suite operated as a housekeeping unit, used or intended to be used by one or more persons and usually containing cooking, eating, living, sleeping and sanitary facilities, and includes a residential unit
D-11.
(OFC Div. A. 1.4.1)
“Flash point” means:
a) The minimum temperature at which a liquid within a container gives off vapour in sufficient concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid
b) The minimum concentration of vapour in air at which the propagation of flame occurs on contact with a source of ignition
c) The temperature at which a flammable liquid gives off a sufficient vapour concentration to sustain combustion with air at the surface of the liquid
d) The minimum temperature at which a combustible liquid gives off a vapour concentration to create a flammable mixture with air at the surface of the liquid
a) The minimum temperature at which a liquid within a container gives off vapour in sufficient concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid
D-12.
(OFC Div. A. 1.4.1)
“Approved” by Ontario Fire Code definition means:
a) Approved by the Chief Fire Prevention Officer of a municipality
b) Approved by the Fire Chief of a municipality
c) Approved by a fire inspector and the Chief Fire Prevention Officer of a municipality
d) Approved by the Chief Fire Official
d) Approved by the Chief Fire Official
D-13.
(OFC Div. A. 1.4.1)
“Compressed gas” means:
a) A contained mixture or material with both an absolute pressure exceeding 275.8 kPa at 21°C and an absolute pressure exceeding 717 kPa at 54°C
b) Means any contained mixture or material with either an absolute pressure exceeding 275.8 kPa at 21 °C or an absolute pressure exceeding 717 kPa at 54°C, or both, or any liquid having an absolute vapour pressure exceeding 275.8 kPa at 37.8°C
c) Any liquid having an absolute vapour pressure exceeding 275.8 kPa at 37.8°C
d) A mixture that has a flash point of less than 21°C and a boiling point not greater than 54°C
b) Means any contained mixture or material with either an absolute pressure exceeding 275.8 kPa at 21°C or an absolute pressure exceeding 717 kPa at 54°C, or both, or any liquid having an absolute vapour pressure exceeding 275.8 kPa at 37.8°C
D-14. (OFC Div. A. 1.2.1.1) Unless otherwise specified, who is responsible to carry out the provisions of the Ontario Fire Code? a) Owner b) Tenant c) Hamilton Emergency Services – Fire d) None of the above
a) Owner
D-15. (OFC Div. A. 1.4.1) Combustible liquids used in a dry-cleaning plant are those liquids having a flash point of: a) Below 37.8°C b) Above 93.3°C c) At or above 37.8oC and below 93.3°C d) 37.8oC
c) At or above 37.8oC and below 93.3°C
