← 1.2 Safety in the Aviation Workplace
Fuel, fire and electricity
Aviation Technology · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
The fire triangle applied to Avgas and Jet A-1, bonding when refuelling, extinguisher sense, and isolating electrical energy before work or first aid.
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- 8 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
- Your progress kept across every subject you take
Other lessons in this sub-strand
- Safety in the aviation workplace
- Why safety is the first priority
- General rules for personal safety
- Personal protective equipment
- Housekeeping and tool control
- FOD: foreign object debris
- Propellers, jet blast and intake
- Hangar and workshop safety
- Slips, trips, height and lifting
- Fuel, fire and electricity
- Chemicals and fumes
- Noise and hearing protection
- Classifying workplace injuries
- First aid for aviation injuries
- Reporting hazards, accidents and near-misses