F04 Pre-Event Safety Inspections 2

Question 1

During a pre-event inspection, you find an exit door chained shut with a padlock. What is the FIRST action you must take?

Accepted Answer

Immediately notify management and require the chain be removed before guests enter

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Note it in your log and recheck at the end of the event

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Place an 'Exit Blocked' sign near the door to redirect guests

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Relocate guests away from that exit during the event

Question 2

During a pre-event walk-through, you find extra chairs placed in a required aisle. What action must the fireguard take?

Accepted Answer

Remove the chairs and restore the required aisle width before the event opens

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Allow the chairs only if venue occupancy will be under 50%

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Mark the narrowed aisle with tape and monitor it during the event

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Permit extra seating if the event is expected to be short in duration

Question 3

What must a fireguard verify about exit signs during a pre-event inspection?

Accepted Answer

Exit signs must be illuminated by both primary power and emergency backup power

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Exit signs are decorative and do not require electrical power

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Exit signs only need to be lit during the event itself, not during setup

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One illuminated exit sign per floor is sufficient for any assembly space

Question 4

Stage equipment has been moved during setup and now partially blocks an exit corridor. Who has authority to require it be moved before the event?

Accepted Answer

The fireguard on duty

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Only the building owner or manager

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Only an FDNY inspector who happens to be on site

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Only the event promoter or production manager

Question 5

How many means of egress are generally required from a place of assembly, and how must they be positioned?

Accepted Answer

At least two, located as remote from each other as possible

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Only one, provided it is a wide double door

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Three, positioned equally around the perimeter of the room

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Four, one centered on each wall of the assembly space

Question 6

During a pre-event inspection, you find that one required exit door swings inward into the assembly space instead of outward. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Report the code violation to management and the FDNY as required by code

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Allow the event only if attendance is expected to be under 100 people

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Tape an arrow on the door to warn guests about the inward swing direction

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Prop the door open permanently so the swing direction becomes irrelevant

Question 7

During a pre-event inspection, egress corridor lighting appears inadequate. What is the minimum illumination level required at floor level along a means of egress?

Accepted Answer

1 foot-candle

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0.5 foot-candles

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5 foot-candles

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10 foot-candles