- Industry: Fire safety
- Number of terms: 98780
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Established in 1896, NFPA's mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.
A point at which fuel, an atomizing medium, or power is connected to the firing equipment or controlled devices.
Industry:Fire safety
A point above an obstacle to be negotiated used for attachment of rescue systems.
Industry:Fire safety
A pneumatic conveying system that transports material by utilizing gas at less than atmospheric pressure.
Industry:Fire safety
A pneumatic conveying system that transports material by utilizing gas at greater than atmospheric pressure.
Industry:Fire safety
A pneumatic conveying system that is specifically designed to capture dust and wood particulates at the point of generation, usually from multiple sources, and to convey the particulates to a point of consolidation.
Industry:Fire safety
A plume that rises above a fire, does not come into contact with wall or other obstacles, and is not disrupted or deflected by airflow.
Industry:Fire safety
A plot of the concentration of a gaseous toxicant (µL/L) or of fire effluent (g•m-3) as a function of time.
Industry:Fire safety
A plot of ground within a recreational vehicle park set aside for the accommodation of a recreational vehicle on a temporary basis. It can be used as either a recreational vehicle site or as a camping unit site.
Industry:Fire safety
A platform with removable panels where equipment is installed, with the intervening space between it and the main building floor used to house the interconnecting cables and at times is used as a means for supplying conditioned air to the information technology equipment and the room.
Industry:Fire safety
A platform (floor) extending horizontally from one side of a ship to the other.
Industry:Fire safety
