- Industry: Fire safety
- Number of terms: 98780
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Atmospheres containing acetaldehyde, ethylene, or flammable gas, flammable liquid produced vapor, or combustible liquid produced vapor mixed with air that may burn or explode, having either maximum experimental safe gap (MESG) values greater than 0. 50 mm and less than or equal to 0. 90 mm or minimum igniting current ratio (MIC ratio) greater than 0. 45 and less than or equal to 0. 80.
Industry:Fire safety
At the termination of an incident, after breakdown and cleanup have occurred, reviews the effectiveness of strategies, tactics, equipment, and personnel at an incident, as well as provides an opportunity to detect the presence of critical incident stress syndrome.
Industry:Fire safety
At the beginning of an incident, after size-up information has been assessed, given to the rescue team to provide assignments, select and notify of strategy and tactics to be performed, and state the mission objective.
Industry:Fire safety
Assembly, at the site of occupancy, of all portions of the manufactured home, connection of the home to existing utility connections, and installation of support and anchoring systems.
Industry:Fire safety
As used in this standard, the time-rate heat release history selected as the input for the calculations prescribed herein.
Industry:Fire safety
As used in this standard, shopin the term shop-weldedmeans either (1) a sprinkler contractor’s or fabricator’s premise or (2) an area specifically designed or authorized for welding, such as a detached outside location, maintenance shop, or other area (either temporary or permanent) of noncombustible or fire-resistive construction free of combustible and flammable contents and suitably segregated from adjacent areas.
Industry:Fire safety
As used in this standard, applies to any inhalation agent used to produce relative analgesia or general anesthesia.
Industry:Fire safety
As used in this article, any equipment that is used for heating purposes and whose heat is generated by induction or dielectric methods.
Industry:Fire safety
As used in the Tree, safeguardthe exposedusing only those measures that prevent or controlfireimpacton the location of the exposed, without acting on the fireitself (see safeguard).
Industry:Fire safety
