F 60 FIRE GUARD STUDY GUIDE WITH FULL
SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ Gas torches also have applications and additions like. Answer: For
burning weeds
Melting ice
Applying tar/asphalt
◉ Backfire. Answer: Flame on torch goes out unexpectedly
A loud snap or pop may occur when the flame goes out.
◉ Flashback. Answer: Cutting or welding flame burns inside the
torch or the hoses. It is usually accompanied by a whistling or
hissing noise.
◉ Frayed clothing. Answer: Susceptible to ignition and burning,
should not be worn.
◉ Compression gas container
Dangerous temperatures. Answer: High temperatures 125 degrees
,◉ Regulator. Answer: Most important part of compressed gas
systems.
◉ Fire guard. Answer: A person holding a certificate of Fitness for
such purposes, who is trained in and responsible for maintaining a
fire watch and performing such fire safety duties as may be
prescribed by the commissioner
◉ Fire Watch. Answer: A temporary measure intended to ensure
continuous and systemic surveillance of a building or portion
thereof by one or more qualified individuals for the purposes of
identifying and controlling fire hazards, detecting early signs of fire,
raising an alarm of fire, and notifying the department
◉ Hot Work. Answer: Cutting, welding, thermit welding, brazing,
soldering, grinding, thermal spraying, thawing pipe, cadwelding,
installation of torch - applied system or any other similar operation
or activity
◉ Hot Work Area. Answer: The area exposed to sparks, hot slag,
radiant heat, or convective heat as a result of hot work
◉ NFPA. Answer: National Fire Protection Association. The world's
leading advocate of fire prevention and an authoritative source on
,public safety, NFPA develops, publishes and disseminates more than
300 consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the
possibility and effects of fire and other risks
◉ Personal Supervison. Answer: Supervison by the holder of any
department certificate who is required to be personally present on
the premises, or other proximate location acceptable to the
department, while performing the duties for which the certificate is
required
◉ Responsible Person. Answer: A person trained in the fire safety
hazards associated with hot work, and in the necessary and
appropriate measures to minimize those hazards, who is designated
by the owner of a premises to authorize the performance of hot
work at the premises
◉ Torch - applied roof system. Answer: Bituminous roofing systems
using membranes that are adhered by heating with a torch and
melting asphalt back coating instead of mopping hot asphalt for
adhesion
◉ oxygen-fuel gas torches have two separate containers:. Answer: a
pressurized fuel gas container and a pressurized oxygen container.
◉ The oxygen cylinder. Answer: made of steel and contains 100%
oxygen.
, ◉ A mixture of oxygen and a fuel gas is used to. Answer: generate a
flame
◉ oxygen intensifies. Answer: the burning of the fuel gas.
◉ Oxy-propane torches can produce about _____ degrees Fahrenheit
higher than the air-propane torch can generate. Answer: 1,500
◉ Acetylene is used because. Answer: compared to the other fuel
gases it creates the greatest amount of heat when burned (i.e. 3,000
degrees Fahrenheit higher than an air-propane torch)
◉ Both gas containers have control valves on the ___ of the
container.. Answer: top
◉ The valves control the. Answer: discharge of gas from the
containers
◉ Gas containers also have a. Answer: protective cap or protective
collar.
◉ when the cylinders are not in use. Answer: The caps should be
screwed on over the valve
SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ Gas torches also have applications and additions like. Answer: For
burning weeds
Melting ice
Applying tar/asphalt
◉ Backfire. Answer: Flame on torch goes out unexpectedly
A loud snap or pop may occur when the flame goes out.
◉ Flashback. Answer: Cutting or welding flame burns inside the
torch or the hoses. It is usually accompanied by a whistling or
hissing noise.
◉ Frayed clothing. Answer: Susceptible to ignition and burning,
should not be worn.
◉ Compression gas container
Dangerous temperatures. Answer: High temperatures 125 degrees
,◉ Regulator. Answer: Most important part of compressed gas
systems.
◉ Fire guard. Answer: A person holding a certificate of Fitness for
such purposes, who is trained in and responsible for maintaining a
fire watch and performing such fire safety duties as may be
prescribed by the commissioner
◉ Fire Watch. Answer: A temporary measure intended to ensure
continuous and systemic surveillance of a building or portion
thereof by one or more qualified individuals for the purposes of
identifying and controlling fire hazards, detecting early signs of fire,
raising an alarm of fire, and notifying the department
◉ Hot Work. Answer: Cutting, welding, thermit welding, brazing,
soldering, grinding, thermal spraying, thawing pipe, cadwelding,
installation of torch - applied system or any other similar operation
or activity
◉ Hot Work Area. Answer: The area exposed to sparks, hot slag,
radiant heat, or convective heat as a result of hot work
◉ NFPA. Answer: National Fire Protection Association. The world's
leading advocate of fire prevention and an authoritative source on
,public safety, NFPA develops, publishes and disseminates more than
300 consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the
possibility and effects of fire and other risks
◉ Personal Supervison. Answer: Supervison by the holder of any
department certificate who is required to be personally present on
the premises, or other proximate location acceptable to the
department, while performing the duties for which the certificate is
required
◉ Responsible Person. Answer: A person trained in the fire safety
hazards associated with hot work, and in the necessary and
appropriate measures to minimize those hazards, who is designated
by the owner of a premises to authorize the performance of hot
work at the premises
◉ Torch - applied roof system. Answer: Bituminous roofing systems
using membranes that are adhered by heating with a torch and
melting asphalt back coating instead of mopping hot asphalt for
adhesion
◉ oxygen-fuel gas torches have two separate containers:. Answer: a
pressurized fuel gas container and a pressurized oxygen container.
◉ The oxygen cylinder. Answer: made of steel and contains 100%
oxygen.
, ◉ A mixture of oxygen and a fuel gas is used to. Answer: generate a
flame
◉ oxygen intensifies. Answer: the burning of the fuel gas.
◉ Oxy-propane torches can produce about _____ degrees Fahrenheit
higher than the air-propane torch can generate. Answer: 1,500
◉ Acetylene is used because. Answer: compared to the other fuel
gases it creates the greatest amount of heat when burned (i.e. 3,000
degrees Fahrenheit higher than an air-propane torch)
◉ Both gas containers have control valves on the ___ of the
container.. Answer: top
◉ The valves control the. Answer: discharge of gas from the
containers
◉ Gas containers also have a. Answer: protective cap or protective
collar.
◉ when the cylinders are not in use. Answer: The caps should be
screwed on over the valve
