TB 145: COMBUSTIBLE METALS Flashcards
WHAT ARE THE 7 COMBUSTIBLE METALS THAT ARE BECOMING MORE PREVALENT IN INDUSTRY OPERATIONS?
TTAMS-LZ
TITANIUM
TANTALUM
ALUMINUM
MAGNESIUM
SODIUM
LITHIUM
ZIRCONIUM
VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFTS ARE USING ______&_______ TO DO WHAT “TWO” THINGS?
TITANIUM
MAGNESIUM
- REDUCE WEIGHT
- INCREASE FUEL ECONOMY
SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES ARE PRESENT AT BUISNESS IN L.A. AND ARE USED IN
1.
2.
3.
4.
- PROCESSING
- STORAGE
- SHIPPING
- RECYCLING
MOST COMBUSTIBLE FIRES PRODUCE EXTREME TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM ________F TO _______F
5000F TO 9000F
FIRES INVOLVING COMBUSTIBLE METALS ARE DESIGNATED AS CLASS__ FIRES.
CLASS D
METAL FIRES BURN AT EXTREME TEMPERATURES HOW MANY TIMES GREATER THAN A TYPICAL STRUCTURE FIRE?
3 TIMES GREATER
_____(H2O) BECOMES A FREE BURNING FUEL DURING METAL FIRE.
HYDROGEN
______(H2O) ACTS AN AN OXIDIZER THAT ACCELERATES THE BURNING RATE, FIRE SPREAD, AND TEMPERATURE.
OXYGEN
SMALL PIECES (METAL POWDERS, DUSTS, TURNINGS, CHIPS HAVE A SMALLER SURFACE AREA AND ARE LESS HARZARDOUS THAN LARGE METAL PIECES. T or F.
FALSE
LARGER SURFACE AREA
LARGER HAZARD
SMALLER METAL PARTICLES WHEN EXPOSED TO FIRE CAN RESULY IN A ____________.
EXPLOSION
________PIECES OF METAL ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO IGNITE AND WILL SELF-EXTINGUISH WHEN HEAT SOURCE IS REMOVED.
LARGE
WHAT ARE THE TWO CATEGORIES OF COMBUSTIBLE METALS?
- ALKALI METALS
- ALKALI EARTH METALS, TRANSITIONALMETALS, OTHER METALS
WHAT ARE THE 3 ALKALI METALS?
“LIPOSOCTION”
LITHIUM
POTASSIUM
SODIUM
________ METALS ARE WATER-REACTIVE UNDER “NON-FIRE” CONDITIONS
ALKALI METALS
______METALS SHOULD BE PLACARDED WITH A “__” UNDER NFPA 704 SYSTEM
ALKALI
“W”
ALKALI METALS ARE ______REACTIVE & NEVER FOUND IN _____FORM IN NATURE
HIGHLY REACTIVE
ELEMENT FORM
ALKALI METALS ARE STORED IMMERSED IN ________ _____ OR _________.
MINERAL OIL
KEROSENE (PARAFFIN OIL)
APPLYING ________ TO ALKALI METALS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WILL RESULT IN ____ AND _______ ___________.
WATER
FIRE, EXTREME REACTIONS
WHAT IS A ALKALI EARTH METAL
MAGNESIUM
WHAT ARE THE TRANSITIONAL METALS
- TITANIUM
- ZIRCONIUM
WHAT TYPE OF METALS DO “NOT” PRESENT THE SAME HAZARD AS ALKALI METALS; HOWEVER, WHEN BURNING THEY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN IN CONTACT WITH WATER.
ALKALI EARTH METALS
WHAT ARE SOME INTELLIGENCE GATHERED “WHILE RESPONDING TO A STRUCTURE FIRE” IN IDENTIFYING THE POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF COMBUSTIBLE METALS?
- DOING BUISNESS AS (DBA)
- BUILDING INVENTORY
- MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS)
- NFPA PLACARDING
- INFO FROM ON-SITE EMPLOYEES
- BUISNESS PLAN(BP 8) LISTED ON MDC
- INSIDE/OUTSIDE STORAGE BINS
- NORTH AMERICAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE (NAERG)
- DUST COLLECTION & SCRUBBER SYSTEM
- UNUSAL FIRE/SMOKE ACTIVITY
THE DEPARTEMENT WILL REQUIRE ALL BUISNESS THAT UTILIZE COMBUSTIBLE METALS AN NFPA PLACARD WITH A “____”
“W”
ALL BUISNESS’ THAT UTILIZE COMBUSTIBLE METALS MUST BE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH NFPA PLACARD SYMBOL BY WHAT DATE ?
JANUARY 2011
WHICH 4 METALS “SHALL” BE INDICATED BY AN “M” IN THE FOURTH SPACE IF THE QUANTITIES OR FORM SHEET MEET LAFD CRITERIA FOR PLACARDING?
M.A.T.Z.
MAGNESIUM
ALUMINUM
TITANIUM
ZIRCONIUM