- 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 story of a building or structure having one-half or more of its height below ground level and to which access for fire-fighting purposes is unduly restricted.
Industry:Fire safety
A storage vessel meeting the requirements of either U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and used to store an accumulation of air under pressure.
Industry:Fire safety
A storage tank that is installed above grade, at grade, or below grade without backfill.
Industry:Fire safety
A storage tank that has been designed to operate at pressures from atmospheric through 1. 0 psig (760 mm Hg through 812 mm Hg) measured at the top of the tank.
Industry:Fire safety
A storage tank designed to withstand an internal pressure above 0. 5 psig (3. 5 kPa) but not more than 15 psig (102. 4 kPa).
Industry:Fire safety
A storage occupancy partitioned into individual storage units that are rented or leased for the purposes of storing personal or business items where all of the following apply: (1) the storage units are separated from each other by less than a 1-hr fire resistance rated barrier; (2) the owner of the facility does not have unrestricted access to the storage units; and (3) the items being stored are concealed from outside the storage unit.
Industry:Fire safety
A storage method in which a number of tires are strapped together.
Industry:Fire safety
A storage installation composed of multiple compact storage modules.
Industry:Fire safety
A storage container for aerial devices for use during setup and display.
Industry:Fire safety
