Fire and Building Inspector Training IFC Quiz 31


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311) What is the maximum capacity of a flammable and combustible liquids cabinet (differs from OSHA) per the IFC?

Hint2015 IFC Section 5704.3.2.2

312) How many 55 gallon drums that contain gasoline am I allowed to stack above the floor within a building? One would be just one on the ground, 2 would be one on the ground with another stacked on top of it, etc..

Hint2015 IFC Gasoline is a Class 1B liquid, Section 5704.3.5.3

313) A subcontractor has an application for kerosene (Class II combustible liquid) that requires outdoor storage in preparation for work. How many gallons can they store in a single pile?

Hint2015 IFC Table 5704.2

94) Machine shop personnel have been asked to machine magnesium over the next week. How frequently do the fine magnesium scraps need to be collected from under the milling machine where work is occurring?

Hint2015 IFC Section 5906.5.8

315) How far does a 500 gallon LPG container need to be away from a roadway?

Hint2015 IFC Table 6104.3

316) What clearance area around a fixed propane tank is required by the IFC to be clear of weeds and combustibles?

Hint2015 IFC Section 6107.3

307) A person comes to you requesting authorization to perform hot work on diesel lines for the for a standby diesel generator system, where they are going to be cutting and hot-tapping into this system. Diesel is a Class II combustible liquid, it is during the winter, and the pipes do not have a fresh supply of oxygen. What do you tell this person?

Hint2015 IFC Section 6109.7, Exception

318) The fire flow capacity required at a site is 2,250 as the large buildings on the campus are all sprinklered. What is the maximum allowable distance from any point on a street or road frontage inside the fence at this site to a hydrant?

Hint2015 IFC Table C102.1 [Idaho invokes Appendices B-F]

319) What is the minimum width of a road in the vicinity of a fire hydrant?

Hint2015 IFC Section D103.1

320) A cul-de-sac style turnaround is being installed for a 200’ long dead end fire apparatus road. The road is built to provide access to the north side of the SFHP structure. What is the minimum diameter of the turn-around cul-de-sac?

Hint2015 IFC Table D103.4