Between propane and natural gas, this one is lighter than air.
What is natural gas?
100
Type of ignition source commonly caused by cigarettes, cigars, and lighters.
What is an open flame?
100
This is the Federal agency that has jurisdiction over all pipelines.
What is the Department of Transportation (DOT).
100
This is what carbon monoxide is a byproduct of:
What is incomplete combustion?
100
Air, heat, fuel and chemical reaction are the components of this.
What is the fire tetrahedron?
200
The explosive limits of natural gas.
What are between 4.5% to 14.5%?
200
Type of ignition source found when lights are turned on or appliances kick on. This can also be found in the welding process.
What is arcing?
200
The DOT program that requires individuals to have the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities to perform tasks identified as critical to the safe operation of the pipeline.
What is Operator Qualification?
200
Headaches, fatigue, nausea, dizziness and shortness of breath.
What are symptons of of carbon monoxide poisoning?
200
The area where sources of ignition should be kept when flammable vapors are escaping.
What is upwind?
300
Four characteristics of natural gas.
What are odorless, tasteless, colorless, non-toxic, non-poisonous, combustible and lighter than air?
300
This ignition source can build up on plastic pipe.
What is static electricity?
300
Term that identifies the ratio of non-qualified individuals that can be directly supervised by one qualified individual.
What is Span of Control?
300
It has a density similar or slightly lighter than air and can be found anywhere near incomplete or inefficient combustion.
What is Carbon Monoxide?
300
Using anti static spray, wet rags, soapy water, ASG static kit, and grounded squeezers are all methods to this.
What are ways to eliminate static electricity from plastic pipe?
400
The two largest uses of natural gas.
What are electric generation and industrial fuel.
400
If not properly bonded, separating steel pipes could cause gas present to ignite because of this.
What are electrical charges existing on the steel pipe?
400
Condition identified by the operator that may indicate a malfunction of a component or deviation from normal operations that may:
a)indicate a condition exceeding design limits; or
b)Result in a hazard(s) to persons, property, or equipment
What is an AOC?
400
This describes how Carbon Monoxide does its damage to your body.
What is by displacing the oxygen in hemoglobin?
400
This is what you should do if you smell gas when you first open a door to a building, or to any area within a building.
What is advise the occupants to evacuate and call 911?
500
This gas is the major component of natural gas, making up 85-95% of natural gas.
What is methane? Other hydrocarbons such as ethane, propane, butane, and pentane make up an additional 3-7%, while nitrogen and carbon dioxide can be another 2-8%.
500
When purging large segments of newly installed gas main, these overhead facilities could cause escaping gas to ignite.
What are overhead electric lines?
500
This is how far away from a non-qualified individual the qualified individual must be under span of control rules.
What is close enough to be able to take immediate corrective action?
500
The number of people killed by Carbon Monoxide poisoning annually by nonautomotive consumer products.
a)60
b)120
c)170
d)210
What is 170?
500
This is the most important immediate action to take to prevent accidental ignition.
What is removing all potential ignition sources from potential contact with the gas?