Fires & incidents involving explosive materials

Question 1

Fires & Incidents Involving Explosive Materials

Hazard zones for explosives up to 250kg or approximately the size of a small car?

Answer 1

200 Metres

Question 2

Fires & Incidents Involving Explosive Materials

Hazard zones for explosives 251kg – 2000kg and military explosive munitions in hazard division 1.2?

Answer 2

600 Metres

Question 3

Fires & Incidents Involving Explosive Materials

Hazard zones for explosives over 2000kg?

Answer 3

1000 meters

Question 4

Fires & Incidents Involving Explosive Materials

The IC should restrict the use of radios within what distance until it has been confirmed that the explosives are not susceptible to detonation from radio transmissions

Answer 4

60 metres

Question 5

Fires & Incidents Involving Explosive Materials

Military devices or malicious explosive devices can be detonated by radio transmissions from up to how many meters and this must be considered when attending this type of incident?

Answer 5

600 metrers

Question 6

Fires & Incidents Involving Explosive Materials

Explosives are defined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as any material that is capable of undergoing what?

Answer 6

Self-contained and self-sustained exothermic chemical reaction at a rate that is sufficient to produce substantial pressures on their surroundings, thus causing physical damage

Question 7

Fires & Incidents Involving Explosive Materials

Explosive hazards will be identified by the what term?

Answer 7

“Yankee Hazard”

Question 8

Fires & Incidents Involving Explosive Materials

What are two types of explosive materials?

Answer 8

Detonating and Deflagrating .

These terms describe the rate of the reaction