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MAHATHMA GANDHI EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Central Administrative Office, Cherthala, Alappuzha www.mgef.com, mail id: mgefho@yahoo.com Semester Examination in April 2012

Fire and Safety

FLAMMABLE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS I. Choose the correct answer

Marks: 50 Time: 2 hrs.

(2*5)

1. ............ is the lowest temperature of a liquid in an open container at which vapours are evovled fast enough to support continuous combustian. (Flash point, Melting point, Explosive limit, Boiling point) 2. The main function of dry chemical powder in a fire is .......... (Cooling, Structural protection, Blanketing effect, Spreading of fire) 3. ............ is providing training and equipping personnel for fighting the emergency (On site emeregency plan, Off site emergency plan, Hazard chart, Emergency control centre) 4. A fore and aft passage way in a ship is called .......... (Alley way, Companion way, Hatches, Trunk ways) 5. Flammable liquids have flash points below...........0c. (22.80c, 600c, 930c, 37.80c) 2.Answer the following 1. Who will direct all operations within the affected area in emergency? 2. Name any two examples for explosives? 3. Which are capable of resulting in central nervous system depression? 4. Name any two fire gases? 5. Name any two heat sources? 3. Expand the following a. d. NFPA LNG b. e. BLEVE LEL c. CFT (2*5) (2*5)

4. Answer any five of the following 1. What are the products of combustion? 2. What are the types of fuels? 3. What are the main elements of onsite emergency plan? 4. Which are the types of exercises in onsite emergency plan? 5. What are the equipments required to attend an aircraft fire? 6. What are the good characteristics of a fuel? 7. Expalin the keypersonnel and their responsibilities during emergency?

(3*5)

5. Draw the Diagrom of hazard information in NFPA 704 system with coluor codes?

(1*5)