- 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 unit of volume used in the petroleum industry that is equal to 42 gal (159 L).
Industry:Fire safety
A unit of measure designated as candela-seconds/minute that combines the flash energy and flash rate of an optical source into one power measurement representing the true visual effectiveness of the emitted light.
Industry:Fire safety
A unit of an electrical system that carries or controls electric energy as its principal function.
Industry:Fire safety
A unit designed to be recessed into, placed upon, or attached to the construction of a building, but not for installation on the floor.
Industry:Fire safety
A unit consisting of a burner and its controls utilizing gaseous fuel for installation in an appliance originally utilizing another fuel.
Industry:Fire safety
A uniquely identifiable group of solid propellant model or high power rocket motors, motor-reloading kits, or pyrotechnic module(s) possessing the same characteristics resulting from production under common manufacturing conditions using the same batch of materials.
Industry:Fire safety
A UK agency that is responsible for investigating and determining the probable cause of all British aircraft accidents.
Industry:Fire safety
A U. S. Government plan for the basic mechanisms and structures by which the federal government will mobilize resources and conduct activities to augment state and local disaster and emergency response efforts.
Industry:Fire safety
A U. S. Federal agency that is responsible for investigating and determining the probable cause of aircraft accidents.
Industry:Fire safety
