Fire Awareness Examination
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1. How often should fire extinguishers be serviced by a qualified engineer?
Annually
Every other year
Never
After 5 years
2. Before an emergency occurs, you should:
Be able to recognize the sound/signal of a fire or evacuation alarm
Know the person to contact in an emergency
Be aware of the pathways to a minimum of 2 exits from every area of the workplace
All of the above
3. What is the main purpose of an emergency plan?
So people in the workplace know what to do in an emergency and can be safely evacuated
Its required by law
It's exciting
It helps the organisation to look good
4. A "B" class fire is fuelled by:
Wood, paper, cloth, trash, plastics
Flammable liquids: gasoline, oil, grease, acetone
Electrical: energized electrical equipment
Combustible metals: Sodium, Potassium, Lithium
5. The elements of Fire Triangle are:
Heat, Oxygen, Fuel
Heat, CO2, Fuel
Oxygen, Wood, CO2
None of the above
6. In the event of an uncontrolled fire in your vicinity, your first course of action should be to?
Get a fire extinguisher
Run out of the building
Activate the alarm
Ask your colleagues what to do
7. Although fire exits should obviously never be locked shut, it is acceptable to store materials in passageways leading to them so long as the area given to storage is:
Less than 10% of the available width at any time.
Less than 10% of the available width when employees are not on the premises.
Less than 5% of the available width at any time.
None of the answers.
8. What would you use if a pot of hot oil caught fire in a hotel kitchen?
A fire hose reel
A water fire extinguisher
A fire blanket
All of these
9. How often should you test your smoke alarms?
Every month
Every six months
Every year
Every five years
10. Fire extinguishers are classified by:
The type of fire they are used on
Size of the fire to put out
The temperature of fire
The colour of the fire
11. Wood, Plastic & Paper are classified as:
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class D
12. When extinguishing a fire, you should:
Turn your back always to the north
Turn your back to the fire exit (outward)
Turn your face to the fire exit (inward)
Turn you face always to the south
13. To operate the fire extinguisher, the acronym P.A.S.S. is often used to help us remember to
Pull the pin, aim at the base of the fire, squeeze the handle, and sweep at the base of the fire
Pass by the fire, activate the fire alarm, select the proper extinguisher, shoot at the base of the fire
Pull the alarm, alert the response team, shut down the power sources, secure the area
Pass by the fire, activate the sprinkler system, seal fire area from oxygen, stop unauthorized entry
14. Which of the following(s) is/are true?
Designated exits must always be unlocked from the inside
You should know the fire exit closest to your workspace, and also have a secondary exit in mind just in case
Designated fire exits will always be marked with a green EXIT sign and will be lit from within to insure visibility
All of the answers
15. What should you do when your clothes catch fire?
Run quickly such that the wind helps to put out the fire
Scream for help
Stop where you are, drop to the floor, roll against the floor and cool off with water after the fire is out
Grab a fire extinguisher and spray it on your clothes
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