60_f_60_st_mat Grade A+

NOTICE OF EXAMINATION I STUDY MATERIAL AND TEST DECRIPTION II INTRODUCTION 1 Certificate of Fitness, where required 1 FDNY Storage Permit and FDNY Usage Permit 1 Hot Work Authorization (Hot Work Program Permit) 4 Fire Guard Variation Breakdown 5 DEFINITIONS 7 PART I. HOT WORK OPERATION 8 1.1 Responsible Person and Pre-Hot Work Check 9 1.2 Designated Hot Work Area 10 1.3 Fire Guards for Hot Work Operations 13 1.3.1 Special Regulations of Fire Watch in the Torch-applied Roof System 14 1.4 Gas Torch Operation Precautions 14 PART 3. FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE SUPPRESSION 18 3.1 LOGBOOK/INSPECTION REPORT AND NOTIFICATION 18 3.1.1 Logbook and Inspection Report 18 3.1.2 Notification 18 Example: After Hours Fire Guard Checklist (4pm-midnight) 19 Example: Fire Guard Daily Log Book for Hot Work 20 3.2 Fire Protection and Suppression Systems 21 3.3 Fire Extinguishers 23 3.4 Typical Fire Extinguishers 24 3.5 Fire Extinguisher Inspections 25 NOTICE OF EXAMINATION Title: Examination for Certificate of Fitness for Fire Guard for Torch Operations and Construction Site(F-60) Date of Test: Written tests are conducted Monday through Friday (except legal holidays) 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 1. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. 2. Applicants must have a reasonable understanding of the English language. 3. Applicants must present a letter of recommendation from his/her employer. The letter must be on official letterhead and must state the applicant’s full name, character, physical conditions, experience, and address of premises where applicant will be employed. 4. Applicants must present two (2) forms of satisfactory identification i.e., driver’s license, passport, vehicle registration, library card, or equivalent. APPLICATION INFORMATION Application Fees: $25.00 for originals and $15.00 for renewals. The fee may be paid by credit card (no debit), in cash, money order, or personal check payable to New York City Fire Department. The $25.00 fee must be payable by all applicants prior to taking the Certificate of Fitness test. Application forms are available at the Public Certification Unit, 1st floor, 9 Metro Tech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201. TEST INFORMATION Test: The test will be of the written, multiple choice type. A passing score of at least 70% is required in order to secure a Certificate of Fitness. Call , or 2504 for additional information and forms. STUDY MATERIAL AND TEST DECRIPTION About the Study Material This study material will help you prepare for the examination for the Certificate of Fitness for fire guard for torch operations and construction site. The study material includes information taken from the Fire Prevention Code of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. This study material consists of 3 parts. The COF covers entire booklet and any tables. It will not be provided to you during the test. It is critical that you read and understand this booklet to help increase your chance of passing this exam. The study material does not contain all of the information you need to know to work as a fire guard. It is your responsibility to become familiar with all applicable rules and regulations of the city of New York, even if they are not covered in this study material. About the Test All questions on the Certificate of Fitness examination are of the multiple choice type, with four alternative answers to each question. Only one answer is most correct for each question. If you do not answer a question, or if you mark more than one alternative your answer will be scored as incorrect. A score of 70% is required on the examination in order to qualify for the Certificate of Fitness. Read each question carefully before marking your answer. There is no penalty for guessing. Sample Questions 1. Who was the first President of the United States? (A) George Jefferson. (B) George Washington (C) Bill Clinton. (D) Barack H. Obama. The correct answer is "B". You would press "B" on your computer terminal. 2. The city in the United States referred to as The Big Apple is: (A) Los Angeles. (B) Buffalo. (C) Florida. (D) New York. The correct answer is "D". You would press "D" on your computer terminal. INTRODUCTION This document outlines New York City Fire Department regulations for fire guard for hot work operations and construction site. Fire guards are required to reduce the threat of fires. Certificate of Fitness, where required Hot work operation: According to the FDNY regulations, an F-60 Certificate of Fitness holder must be present to perform fire watch during hot work operations at the following locations: (1) Construction sites; (2) Rooftop operations and in conjunction with torch-applied roof system operation; (3) In any building or structure, when the torch operation is conducted by a person holding a FDNY permit for torch operation. Construction site: A fire guard (F-60 Certificate of Fitness holder) is required at sites when construction, alteration or demolition exceeds 10,000 square feet when fronting one street, or 20,000 square feet when fronting two streets or whenever the building exceeds 75 feet in height. When the construction, alteration or demolition site is completely enclosed by a substantial fence, the area limitations shall be increased by 50 percent to therefore require one fire guard per 15,000 square feet when fronting one street or one fire guard per 30,000 square feet when fronting two streets. (RCNY Title2 §3-02) Exception: A contracting company does not have to provide an after hours fire guard or watchperson of the if ownership provides its own 24 hour security or concierge (this coverage must be FDNY F-60 certified). The Certificate of Fitness holder must keep the Certificates of Fitness upon his or her person or otherwise readily available for inspection by any representative of the Department, at all times while conducting or supervising the material, operation or facility for which the certificate is required. FDNY Storage Permit and FDNY Usage Permit Permits issued by FDNY are required to conduct hot work : (1) storing, using or handling oxygen and a flammable gas; or (2) storing, using or handling any flammable gas (e.g. LPG or CNG or acetylene) in excess of 400 SCF; Portable LPG containers that are greater than 16.4 oz must not be stored, handled or used indoors in the following occupancies (as defined in the Building code): Residential occupancies, Factory and industrial occupancies; Educational occupancies; Institutional occupancies, except as the commissioner may authorize by rule.