The provisions of NFPA 10 apply to the selection, installation, inspection, maintenance, and testing of
portable extinguishing equipment. - Answer-True
Requirements of NFPA 10 are - Answer-Minimum
Portable extinguishers are intended as the first line defense for limited size fires and are not re...
NFPA 10 Test
The provisions of NFPA 10 apply to the selection, installation, inspection, maintenance, and testing of
portable extinguishing equipment. - Answer-True
Requirements of NFPA 10 are - Answer-Minimum
Portable extinguishers are intended as the first line defense for limited size fires and are not required if
the building is protected by a sprinkler system. - Answer-False
What is the purpose of NFPA 10 - Answer-For use and guidance of persons selecting, purchasing,
installing, approving, listing, designing and maintaining portables.
What is ANSI? - Answer-American National Standards Institute
What does ANSI do? - Answer-Official standards making/setting organization of the USA.
The term approved means acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. - Answer-True
What does AHJ stand for? What does it mean? - Answer-Authority having jurisdiction, Fire
Marshal/Property owner.
Define Class A Fire - Answer-Ordinary Combustibles eg. wood, paper, cloth, (leave ash)
Define Class B Fire - Answer-Flammable Liquids and Gas
Define Class C Fire - Answer-Electrical
Define Class D Fire - Answer-Combustible Metals
, Cartridge or cylinder operated fire extinguishers use a separate container for the expellant gas from the
storage container. - Answer-True
When can a Class A or Class B rated fire extinguisher be used safely on Class C Fires? - Answer-
Deenergize equipment
D.O.T. stands for the US Department of Transportation and has jurisdiction over all cylinders and
cartridges containing 400 psig or more internal pressure. - Answer-True
Dry chemical is designed for Class A and Class B fires and is also a non conductor of electricity and may
be used on energized electrical equipment. - Answer-True.
Factory Test Pressure is the pressure at which the shell was tested at the time of the manufacture and is
shown on the extinguisher nameplate. - Answer-True
Bromochlorodiflouromethane is Halon 1301. - Answer-False
What is Bromotriflouromethane? - Answer-Halon 1301
The material protocol was signed on: - Answer-September 16, 1987
In what year did the amendments to the protocol call for a worldwide cessation of production of Halon
1211? - Answer-1992
For the purposes in NFPA 10, High pressure cylinders are those containing nitrogen, compressed air, CO2,
or other gases at pressures higher than 500psig - Answer-True
The interstate commerce commission had jurisdiction over high-pressure cylinders and cartridges prior
to 1967. - Answer-True
An inspection of a fire extinguisher is a quick check and is required to be done at least monthly. -
Answer-True
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