- 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.
As applied to vehicles and facilities, to furnish with new parts or equipment of the same type but not necessarily of identical design.
Industry:Fire safety
As applied to variable speed pressure limiting control systems, the pressure that the variable speed pressure limiting control system is set to maintain.
Industry:Fire safety
As applied to this article, a term that includes, but is not limited to, auxiliary tanks; process piping; ductwork; structural supports; exposed cell line conductors; conduits and other raceways; pumps, positioning equipment, and cell cutout or bypass electrical devices. Auxiliary equipment includes tools, welding machines, crucibles, and other portable equipment used for operation and maintenance within the electrolytic cell line working zone.
Industry:Fire safety
As applied to gasoline or diesel fuel systems, withdrawing fuel from applicable recreational vehicle fuel tank(s) to other motorized vehicles or approved containers by means of a hose and hose nozzle valve.
Industry:Fire safety
As applied to gasoline or diesel fuel systems, the flow of fuel from the recreational vehicle fuel tank(s) to an onboard fuel-burning generator by means of a closed system of tubing or hoses.
Industry:Fire safety
As applied to fire protection devices, a device or system activated by human action.
Industry:Fire safety
As applied to equipment and wiring, equipment and wiring that are incapable of releasing sufficient electrical energy under normal or abnormal conditions to cause ignition of a hazardous atmospheric mixture.
Industry:Fire safety
Any object that is intended to remain in place for more than 180 days in any consecutive 12-month period.
Industry:Fire safety
As applied to a building, the vertical distance from the adjacent ground elevation to the average elevation of the roof of the highest story.
Industry:Fire safety
Articles or substances that are capable of posing a significant risk to health, safety, or property when transported by air and that are classified and outlined in the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Manual/ Regulations.
Industry:Fire safety
