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    Define the following terms

    1. Exit
    - a way out, especially of a public building, room, or passenger vehicle.
    2. FALAR 1
    - Fire and Life Safety Assessment Report. Consisting of a written report prepared by the Architect
    and his Fire Protection Consultant. This is a compilation of the plans/specification and design
    analysis normally submitted by the Architect and Engineers.
    3. FSIC
    - Fire Safety Inspection Certificate. A document issued by the BFP as a prerequisite for the grant
    of Certificate of Occupancy, Business Permit, Certificate of Annual Inspection from PEZA and
    other licenses and permits being issued by other government agencies upon determining that the
    required fire safety construction are in place, and fire protective and/or warning systems are
    properly installed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and in compliance
    with RA 9514 and its RIRR.
    4. FSEC
    - Fire Safety Evaluation Clearance. Serves as an assurance that a certain facility, structure, or
    building/occupancy has been duly inspected and deemed complying to the Fire Code of the
    Philippines or RA 9514.
    5. Means of egress
    - the path of travel from the building to the outside. It is the emergency escape route in case of
    fire or other emergency and includes the fire exits, stairs, and walkways that allow occupants to
    exit the building.
    6. Panic hardware
    - is a hardware assembly that is designed to accommodate a panic situation. Normally consisting
    of panic bars that activate the locking mechanism on the door, the use of panic hardware is
    specified by the building codes. Public structures with exterior exit doors, normally require panic
    hardware and panic bars.
    7. Fire hose cabinet
    - Fire Hose Cabinets provide best protection from the environmental damage to the fire
    equipment and is suitable for putting two set of 63 mm diameter X 15-meter length hose pipes
    with nozzle.
    8. Class A Fire
    - refers to a fire that involves solid combustibles such as wood, coal, paper, plastic, straw, cloth,
    rubber or any other solid material. These solid substances are mainly of organic origin and
    contain carbon and its compounds.
    9. Class B Fire
    - refers to a fire involving flammable liquids such as petroleum (gasoline, kerosene, petrol, diesel,
    octane, etc.), paint, alcohol, solvent, oil and tar, etc. that normally do not leave any embers or
    residues (or very low amounts of residues). Most of these liquids have a high carbon content and
    the compounds in them and are highly combustible.
    10. Class C Fire
    - a fire that involves electrical equipment, electrical appliances, or electrical wiring. They are
    caused by energized electrical elements, such as damaged power cors or overloaded electrical
    outlets.
    11. Class D Fire
    - refers to a fire that involves in burning of some extraordinary metals such as sodium,
    magnesium, aluminum, potassium, lithium, titanium, zirconium, and some of their alloys.
    12. Class K fire
    - involve flammable liquids, similar to Class B fires, but are specifically related to food service and
    the restaurant industry. These common fires start from the combustion of liquid cooking materials
    including grease, oils, and vegetable and animal fats.

    13. Fire reserve tank


    - is a separate storage of water installed on top or below the roof to provide water to sprinklers or
    hoses in a case of a fire emergency. The tank makes water readily available when in need. Due
    to an increase in fire emergency stats in the United States, these tanks are increasingly becoming
    more relevant since alternative water sources are rare.
    14. Standpipe
    - a vertical pipe that is connected to a water supply and provides water to a public place such as
    a building or bridge, and that is used when there is a fire.
    15. Safety officer
    - is an employee who is responsible for workplace safety within an organization or at a specific
    jobsite.

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