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Often a large construction project is located a considerable distance from a paved street or Highway. Reaching the construction site can involve long hose lays from existing hydrants located on adjacent streets. This situation is especially true for. ...... |
Industrial complexes Sports complexes and covered Mall buildings |
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During........ firefighters should determine what provision exists for operating the construction elevator during non-working hours |
Site visits |
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Contemporary safety standards require that......... have barricades to keep workers from falling |
These openings as well as the outside edges of floors |
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Fire hazards such as........ exists at construction projects that would never be tolerated in a finished building |
Temporary wiring and combustible debris |
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Temporary wiring can become a source of ignition because it is subject to |
Being moved and rearranged in the daily course of the work |
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Even when it is carefully installed temporary wiring is |
Subject to Mechanical damage from work being performed in the immediate vicinity |
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The heating systems used at construction sites become a cause of fires not only because of the |
Temporary nature of their installations but also because they are frequently left unattended |
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When propane is used as the fuel on a construction site the tanks are susceptible to |
Mechanical damage |
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When kerosene is used as a fuel on construction sites the fuel storage tanks are susceptible to |
Sparks from welding and exposure to fire that may occur in the construction debris |
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Newer building codes require that a minimum of one lighted stairway be provided when building construction reaches a height |
Above 4 stories or 50 feet |
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The most common temporary fire protection measure is the installation of...... it can also include....... when sufficient progress has been made after the installation of a water supply |
Standpipes with Outlets Automatic sprinklers |
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The most efficient method of providing fire protection on a construction project is to make use of the |
Permanent Fire Protection Systems as they are installed |
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Building and fire codes typically require that stand pipes be extended before the construction reaches...... |
40 feet above the lowest level of fire department access. |
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The top hose outlets on buildings under construction should be within one story of |
The uppermost level having a secure floor |
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In new buildings with sprinkler systems building and fire codes require valves controlling the water supply for sprinkler systems with....... to be monitored at a constantly attended location |
More than 20 sprinklers |
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If sprinklers must be shut off in the construction area.......and....... must be provided |
First aid hose stations and extinguishers |
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As it pertains to the expansion of buildings measures that may be required to maintain the water supply include ..................it may be necessary to provide.............. until the new construction is complete |
Temporary Mains hydrants fire department connections ........... It may be necessary to provide temporary risers and temporary bulk sprinkler piping |
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The temporary measures that must be taken to provide for the continued protection of the occupants include |
Providing new exits or providing temporary fire-rated tunnels through the new construction zone until occupants can reach a safe location |
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Those buildings with large occupant loads will have a........ and possibly a........ installed. |
Fire alarm evacuation system and possibly a smoke control system |
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Newer building codes require that a minimum of one lighted stairway be provided when building construction reaches a height above |
4 stories or 50 feet |