FIRE DEPARTMENT CITY OF NEW YORK

1 fire DEPARTMENT city OF NEW york STUDY MATERIAL FOR THE EXAMINATION FOR certificate OF fitness FOR SUPERVISING NON-PRODUCTION CHEMICAL LABORATORIES C-14 12/2010 New york city fire DEPARTMENT - All rights reserved A NOTICE OF I STUDY MATERIAL AND TEST II 1 PART 4 1. 2. A. Laboratory Unit Hazard 9 B. Class of Flammable and Combustible 9 C. General Rule of Hazard 10 D. NFPA Diamond 11 E. Class of Organic 13 PART 14 1. GENERAL fire code A. fire DEPARTMENT 14 B. General Operations, Housekeeping and Good Work 15 C. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).. 20 2. LABORATORY UNIT HAZARD CLASSIFICATION, DESIGN AND A.

2 Flammable & Combustible Liquids Quantity Limitation for Different Laboratory 21 B. Other Laboratory Hazardous Material Quantity 22 C. 24 D. Laboratory Safety 25 3. CHEMICAL STORAGE, HANDLING, AND WASTE A. Chemical Storage and 34 B. Storage of Class I and Class II Liquids in 38 C. Liquid 40 D. Waste, Handling and 40 4. fire PREVENTION AND PROTECTION A. fire Alarm 41 B. Sprinkler System and Standpipe 41 C. Portable fire 42 5. EMERGENCY PLANNING AND A. Emergency 45 B. Penalties for Non-compliance with fire 45 PART 46 1. CORROSIVE A. Storage and Use 46 2. COMPRESSED AND LIQUEFIED A. General 47 B. Storing 47 C. Cryogenic 49 PART 50 RENEWAL 52 APPENDIX 53 1.

3 COMPRESSED AND LIQUEFIED 2. FLAMMABLE 3. CORROSIVE 4. HIGHLY TOXIC AND TOXIC 5. UNSTABLE REACTIVES (INSTABILITY HAZARD)..57 6. OXIDIZERS AND ORGANIC 7. WATER-REACTIVE SOLID & 8. PYROPHORICS APPENDIX 63 APPENDIX 67 APPENDIX 70 APPENDIX 71 APPENDIX 72 B INOTICE OF EXAMINATION Title: Examination for certificate of fitness for Supervising Non-production Chemical Laboratories (C-14) Date of Test: Written tests are conducted Monday through Friday (except legal holidays) 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 1. Applicant must be at least 18 years of age. 2. Applicant must have a reasonable understanding of the English language.

4 3. Applicant 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 condition, experience, and address of premises where applicant will be employed. 4. Applicant must present one (1) form of satisfactory identification , driver s license or passport. 5. Applicant must have one of the following A or or Doctorate degree in Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Environmental or Health Sciences, Medical Technology and Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering, or related field or License as a Clinical Laboratory Director from the NYS Dept.

5 Of Health; or Doctor of Medicine or Dental Surgery (DDS) Or An or degree in Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Environmental or Health Sciences, Medical Technology and Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering, or related field and a completion of a course on laboratory safety provided by the employer or 60 credits with minimum of 21 credits in applicable science or engineering courses and a completion of a course on laboratory safety provided by the employer or NY State Permanent Certification as a Chemistry or Biology (7-12) Teacher. 6. Applicant must present evidence of academic degree(s) indicating specific course of study and/or transcript to verify college science courses.

6 7. Degree issued from outside USA shall be evaluated by an independent evaluation service accepted by NYC DEPARTMENT of Citywide Administrative Services. APPLICATION INFORMATION Application Fees: $ for originals and $ 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 $ 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.

7 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 718-999-1988 or 2504 for additional information and MATERIAL AND TEST DESCRIPTION About the Study Material These study materials will help you prepare for the written examination for the certificate of fitness for Supervising Non-production Chemical laboratories. The study materials include information taken from the fire code . The study materials do not contain all the information you need to know in order to work efficiently and safely when supervising a non-production Chemical laboratory.

8 It is your responsibility to become familiar with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the federal, state and city agencies having jurisdiction, even though such requirements are not included in this study material. You need to be familiar with the National fire Protection Association(NFPA) 45, 2004 edition, and New fire code Section 2706, fire DEPARTMENT Rules Section 4827-01(g)(1) which regulate the storage, handling and use of laboratory chemicals in a non-production laboratory in order to adequately prepare for the exam. It is critical that you read AND understand this booklet to help increase your chance of passing this exam. About the Test You must pass a multiple choice test to qualify for the certificate of fitness .

9 A score of 70% correct is required in order to pass the test. All questions have four answer options. Only one answer is correct for each question. If you do not answer a question, or if you mark more than one answer to a single question, your answer to that question will be scored as incorrect. Read each question carefully before marking your answer. You will be able to review all your answers before you finish your test. There is no penalty for guessing. Sample Questions 1. Who was the first president of the United States? (A) George Washington. (B) Madonna. (C) Abraham Lincoln. (D) Elvis Presley. The correct answer is "A". You would mark "A" on your touch-screen terminal.

10 2. What sports team plays at Madison Square Garden? (A) Yankees. (B) Nets (C) Cardinals. (D) Knicks. The correct answer is "D". You would mark "D" on your touch-screen terminal. II 1 INTRODUCTION The fire code and fire DEPARTMENT rules regulating non-production laboratories date back to 1966. The 1966 rule regulated the storage and use of chemicals in college, university, hospital, and research and commercial laboratories, and required that such laboratories operate under the supervision of a certificate of fitness (C-14) holder. In July of 2008, a new fire code was adopted in New york city . Similar to the former code , this code also regulated the storage and use of chemical in laboratories, and adopted with certain modifications, the requirements of National fire Protection Association Standard (NFPA) 45, entitled " fire Protection for Laboratories Using Chemicals".