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HELMET-Z89.1
1981 (ANSI)
GOGGLES-Z8701 1968
HARNESS-Z359.1 & Z10.41
SHOES Z41.1
RESPIRATOR-Z88.2
SAFETY ON SCAFFOLDING-A-10.4
52.40(BS)
39) What is the difference between the flash back arrester and check valve?
A check valve allows flow in one direction only. This prevents oxygen reaching
acetylene cylinder and acetylene reaching oxygen cylinder in the event of
blockage in the touch or line or pressure variations.
But a flash back arrester prevents reverse flow,
stops the flow of flame from reaching the cylinder in the event of a flash back or
the temperature exceeds a limit (220 deg F)
40) What are the classes of FIRE and what type of extinguishers are used for them?
Class A: ordinary combustible materials
Eg: paper, wood, cloth, plastic, rubber
Extinguisher: - water, dcp, foam, co2, halon.
Class B:-combustible liquids and gases
Eg:- gasoline, diesel, oil, grease, oil based paint, tar.
Extinguisher: - co2, foam, Dcp
41) Give some examples why bad house keeping can lead to accidents?
Items left in walk ways can lead to trips, spillages which are not cleaned
can cause to slips, oil or chemical containing rags can easily combust. etc
42) What actions need to take when storing chemicals in new containers?
Make sure the chemical is storing in a suitable container, provide a label
that bearing the chemical name. Date and name of the responsible person is fixed to the
container and it is stored in a suitable location.
43) How house keeping helps the fire prevention program of the project? Good
house keeping do not obstruct access to emergency equipment. Eg fire extinguishers,
safety showers, fire hose boxes, cleaning obstructions around emergency
equipments can waste time and delay fire team response in the event of
emergency.
44) MSDS - material Safety Data Sheet
45) What valuable information you get from MSDS?
Health data, Fire or explosion data, protective clothings required, evacuation
informations, spill or leak procedures, First aid.
46) Aside from MSDS what are the other things need to ensure effective hazcom
program?
Labeling, Training and Storage