Ch.13 Buildings Under Construction

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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. ......

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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

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Site visits

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Contemporary safety standards require that......... have barricades to keep workers from falling

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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

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Temporary wiring and combustible debris

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Temporary wiring can become a source of ignition because it is subject to

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Being moved and rearranged in the daily course of the work

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Even when it is carefully installed temporary wiring is

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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

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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

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Mechanical damage

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When kerosene is used as a fuel on construction sites the fuel storage tanks are susceptible to

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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

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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

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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

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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......

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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

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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

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More than 20 sprinklers

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If sprinklers must be shut off in the construction area.......and....... must be provided

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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

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Temporary Mains

hydrants

fire department connections

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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

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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.

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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

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4 stories or 50 feet