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National Fire Protection Association
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 secondary garment worn over the ensemble garment element for the purpose of providing (C)BRN protection.
Industry:Fire safety
A secondary boot worn over footwear item or a bootie that provides physical protection for the chemical-protective material in order for liquid splash-protective footwear to meet certain requirements of this standard.
Industry:Fire safety
A secondary air supply source system that involves an alternate second-stage regulator provided by either a separate dedicated second-stage or a multipurpose second-stage regulator coupled with a buoyancy compensator inflator valve.
Industry:Fire safety
A sealed enclosure in which items inside the box are handled exclusively using long rubber or neoprene gloves sealed to ports in the walls of the enclosure.
Industry:Fire safety
A sealed cell or battery is one that has no provision for the addition of water or electrolyte or for external measurement of electrolyte specific gravity. The individual cells shall be permitted to contain a venting arrangement as described in 480. 10(B).
Industry:Fire safety
A scheme of protection that uses devices to detect intrusion at points of entry into a protected area such as doors, windows, and skylights.
Industry:Fire safety
A satellite-based radio navigation system comprised of three segments: space, control, and user.
Industry:Fire safety
A salute that functions from a stationary or secured position.
Industry:Fire safety
A salute that functions as an aerial shell.
Industry:Fire safety
A safety device that is designed to provide an automatic means to prevent the filling of a container in excess of the maximum permitted filling limit.
Industry:Fire safety