Answer to Question #44071 in Physical Chemistry for Zeph

Question

1. You have been asked to give advice, relating to the provision of firefighting equipment to the owner of a small engineering factory manufacturing motor car components. There are a wide range of industrial risk on the site but the building is NOT protected by automatic fire sprinkler system
I. List some of the various work areas you would expect to find in the building
II. List the fire risk that are likely to be found in each of the areas identified
III. State the most appropriate extinguishing agent for each risk you have identified in (ii) above
IV. If you had the choice of only TWO extinguisher agents which would be capable of dealing with all the risks identified
2. Describe the difference choices of water supplies available to the designer of an automatic sprinkler system
3. What is the minimum requirement for quantity, siting and performance of fire equipment in an Office premises? Quote the relevant standard in each case