Aircraft Maintenance Practices

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Aviation industry deals with more than thousands of people and also spending millions of funds in order to meet the requirements, satisfy the necessities of people and to produce state-of-the-art aircraft. With its objective it is significant to consider the hazards involved and bring out an output with the least extent and under control risks to prevent any loss in terms of life and even profit.

In this study, the aim is to provide information and knowledge more on aircraft maintenance safety precautions and procedures in dealing with ground handling, general maintenance like working at height, working in confined spaces, moving suspended loads, aircraft refuelling or de-fuelling, ground de-icing/anti-icing and so on.

Task 1

D. Give detailed information about the safety precaution about the types and use of fire extinguisher equipment

Fire extinguishers are portable fire equipment which plays a vital role in any place since there are under circumstances that fire fighters are not absolutely essential wherein extinguishers are capable to fight the fire.

There are different classes of fire and extinguishers which depends on what is on fire. This is important to familiarize with to be able to know what type of extinguisher should be used in case of fire.

Class A Fires are the ordinary combustibles such as paper, wood, fabric. This is best extinguished solely by water. Water can only be used for class A fires, not for any other classes of fires like electrical fire, for instance, it can cause the fire to spread and make it worse.

Nowadays there are new extinguishers provided for this class which offers less conductibility.

Class B Fires are the flammable liquids such as petroleum, alcohol, oil. This clas...

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...s-know-your-fire-types.html

http://ettis.com.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/FPA-Fact-Sheet-for-Fire-Safety-Extinguishers.pdf

http://www.bettendorf.org/egov/documents/1160167747_549163.pdf

Task 2

Working at height - http://www.healthyworkinglives.com/advice/work-equipment/working-at-height#why

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg401.pdf

Confined Spaces - http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Topics/Confined_Spaces/#define

http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/os/D/Safe_Work_in_Confined_Spaces.pdf

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg258.pdf

http://ohsonline.com/Articles/2007/02/Aviation-Infiltration.aspx?Page=2

Suspended Loads - http://cmrris.com/news-construction-details/11/login.html

https://www.osha.gov/doc/outreachtraining/htmlfiles/mathan.html

https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA2236/osha2236.html

Task 3

Aircraft Fuelling - https://www.iaa.ie/media/Air_fuelling1.pdf

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