HAZCOM Answer: -Hazardous materials are substances that pose a risk of fire or health if not properly stored and handled
NFPA Content Categories Answer: -Light Hazard
-Ordinary Hazard
-Extra Hazard
Flammable Liquids Answer: Definition: A flammable liquid is a liquid ...
Flammable Liquids Question And Solution
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HAZCOM Answer: -Hazardous materials are substances that pose a risk of fire or health if not
properly stored and handled
NFPA Content Categories Answer: -Light Hazard
-Ordinary Hazard
-Extra Hazard
Flammable Liquids Answer: Definition: A flammable liquid is a liquid having a flash point below 100
degrees
-The flash point is the minimum temperature at which a liquid fuel gives off sufficient vapors to form an
ignitable mixture with the air
Where do you find flammable liquids? Answer: Everywhere
Examples Include:
-Gasoline
-Turpentine
-SomeDistilled Spirits
-Acetone
-Paint thinner and varnish
-Aerosols
, Flammables vs. Combustibles Answer: -Flammable liquid: Flash point below 100
-Combustible liquid: Flash point above 100
Flammables more easily support continuous combustion
Kitchen Fires Answer: -Cooking oil is combustible, not flammable, but if heated enough, its vapors
will eventually form an ignitable mixture in air
~~When they come in contact with an ignition source, a fire starts
Hazards Answer: -The hazards of flammable liquid leaks range from pollution to fire to explosion
Ignition sources Answer: Fire Prevention involves:
-Eliminating soruces of ignition such as electrical, mechanical or frictional sparks, open flames, hot
surfaces and static electricity
-Excluding oxygen
-Storing liquids in closed containers
-Ventilating to prevent the accumulation of vapors
Grounding and bonding Answer: -State electricity creates a fire risk when transferring flammable
liquids in or out of containers
-Grounding is physically connecting a conductive object to the ground to eliminate any difference in
static charge
-Bonding is physically connecting two conductive objects together to eliminate any difference in static
charge
-Static charge can be built up in a number of ways:
~~Fluids flowing through pipes, drops hitting solid surfaces, an air hose, belts in motion, moving vehicles,
and other operations
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