- 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.
An amplification system utilizing transmitters, receivers, and coupling devices to bypass the acoustical space between a sound source and a listener by means of induction loop, radio frequency, infrared, or direct-wired equipment.
Industry:Fire safety
An ambulance-type unit with space, equipment, supplies, communications, and treatment capabilities necessary for supportive, definitive, and therapeutic emergency medical care for the ill or injured either on site or during transport.
Industry:Fire safety
An ambiguous term that can mean either case ground, equipment-grounding conductor or equipment bonding jumper; hence, use of this term should be avoided.
Industry:Fire safety
An alteration or adjustment to any component that is a deviation from the original specifications or design of the fire apparatus.
Industry:Fire safety
An all-vehicle test conducted by the manufacturer to ensure that each vehicle is fully operational when it is delivered and to ensure that the original level of performance of the prototype vehicle has been maintained.
Industry:Fire safety
An alkaline storage battery in which the positive active material is nickel oxide, the negative contains the cadmium, and the electrolyte is potassium hydroxide.
Industry:Fire safety
An alarm that originates from a point where holdup protection is required, such as a bank teller window or store cash register.
Industry:Fire safety
An alarm that incorporates detection capabilities for more than one hazardous condition, such as fire, fuel gas, or carbon monoxide.
Industry:Fire safety
