FIRE PROTECTION

• automatic sprinkler system - built in sprinkler which work by the increase of room temperature and automatically operate to put off fire
• wet pipe system - piping has water with pressure; water will continue to flow until shut off
• dry-pipe system - pipes are filled with air under pressure which hold the water at a value located in a room
• fire pump - mechanical device of supplying water which can be manual or moto-driven; readily available like a river & lake
• stand pipes - a G.I steel o plastic pipes located inside the building from the lowest to the top floor
• fire hydrant - a mechanical device strategically located in an installation or street where fire hose is connected
• portable hand extinguisher - a fire fighting equipment which can be portable or in a cart that is used to put out fire depending to class
• class a - results burning of wood, paper, textiles; this type is quenching and cooling
• class b - caused by flammable liquid like kerosene; this type is put out and controlled by foam
• class c - start in live electrical wires; extinguisher that should be used for such fire and carbon dioxide, dry chemical and vaporizing liquid such as soda-type
• class d - result of combustion of certain metals in finely divided forms. this fire can be put out by G.I type meth LX, Lith X etc.
• soda acid (class a) - carried to fire the top handle.
• carbon dioxide (class b) - operates by squeezing handle or trigger or turning the wheel to discharge gas and snow
• dry chemical (class a,b,c) - operates same as the dry chemical type above.
• foam (class a & b) - operates like soda acid, operates by turning extinguisher upside down
• (vital records) - records that are irreplaceable, does not have the same value as the original
• ( useful record) - record which loss might cause inconvenience but could be readily replaced
• (important record) - record of the reproduction of which will involve considerable expense and labor, or considerably delay
• (non-essential record) - daily files, routine in nature so that even if lost or destroyed, will not affect operation or administration
• fire endurance test - a safe test should not have at any one time a temperature above 350 degrees Fahrenheit
• explain hazard test - determine if the sudden rise in temperature will not cause the safe to rupture; can withstand 2000 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 mins
• fire and impact test - determining the strength of a safe to withstand collapse of a building
• safe - a metallic container used for the safekeeping of documents or small item in an office
• vault - a heavily-constructed and burglar resistant container usually a part of the building structure
• file room - a cubicle in a building constructed a little lighter than vault but bigger size to accommodate limited people
• security survey - a fact-finding probe to determine a plant adequancy and deficiency
• survey - applied to the first detailed "look-see" conducted by a team
• inspection or follow-up survey - used for succeeding after initial survey
• supplementary survey - conducted when there is a business re-organization with corresponding change in objectives
• entrance conference - a conference or dialogue between the survey team and management official
• exit conference - done after completion of the security survey
• security experts - who can form the organization or outsiders contracted to do the job
• security education - exposure and detaching of employee on security and its relevance to their work
• security survey - the process of conducting an exhaustive physical examination of all operational system & procedures of a facility \
• threats - any activity that can lead to a loss