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HS&E HAPS practice question: Fire, asbestos and handling on heating jobs (3 of 5)

E. Specialist: HVACR – heating and plumbing services A free question from our original HS&E HAPS practice exam. Try it, then open the answer to see why each option is right or wrong.

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You are brazing a joint next to a stack of cardboard boxes in a plant room.

What should you do first?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. Cover the boxes in plastic
  2. B. Nothing, as cardboard only smoulders
  3. C. Clear the combustible materials away
  4. D. Work quickly
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Answer: C

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. Plastic sheeting can burn too.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. Cardboard can burst into flame.
  • C. Right: Right. HSE lists clearing the area of combustible materials as a hot work precaution, with extinguishers and a careful watch.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. Speed doesn't remove the fire risk.

Explanation

Before hot work, clear combustibles, have an extinguisher ready and keep watch.

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