Fire and Building Inspector Training IFC Quiz 17


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161) Per the IFC, who is required to be notified if a required fire protection system is out of service?

Hint2015 IFC Section 901.7

162) Fire patrols (IFC refers to them as fire-watch) are required by the IFC to be provided when required by the FCO for non-functional required fire protection systems. A sensitive production area has a down-suppression system that requires a fire patrol. The shift supervisor asks you if one of the techs can perform this duty while tasked with completing the cleanup of the area. What is your response?

Hint2015 IFC Section 901.7

163) Without the FCO approval, it is illegal to tamper with?

Hint2015 IFC Section 901.8

164) When does a restaurant need an automatic sprinkler system?

Hint2015 IFC Section 903.2.1.2

165) Does an elementary school with only one floor at the ground level and 6,000 square feet in size need an automatic sprinkler system?

Hint2015 IFC Section 903.2.3

166) For semi-conductor plants, what is the occupancy hazard classification for the sprinkler design criteria for service corridors? [A semi-conductor plant is a Group H-5 occupancy]

Hint2015 IFC Table 903.2.5.2

167) You’re tasked to inspect a 2,400 square foot new building that is planned to be used by personnel for woodworking. You notice that there is no sprinkler system. What do you tell them? [most wood working operations would be considered to be a Group F-1]

Hint2015 IFC Section 903.2.4.1

168) You are doing a final inspection of a building you are assigned to own. The building will be used for storing moderate hazard commodities, such as lumber and plastic parts in small cardboard boxes. The building will never have vehicles stored in it, will never have upholstered furniture stored and is a single story. It is 11,000 square feet in size and does not have a sprinkler system. Per the IFC, is this a problem?

Hint2015 IFC Section 903.2.9

169) A basement in a B-occupancy is 2,000 square feet, has only one stairway into it, and has 2-4 square foot windows on the walls. Does it need a sprinkler system?

Hint2015 IFC Section 903.2.11.1

170) A building is planned that is 55’ high and has only 60 people above the first floor and 30 people on the first floor. Does it need a sprinkler system if it is a B-occupancy?

Hint2015 IFC Section 903.2.11.3