- Industry: Fire safety
- Number of terms: 98780
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
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 open motor in which the ventilating openings are so constructed that successful operation is not interfered with when drops of liquid or solid particles strike or enter the enclosure at any angle from 0 to 15 degrees downward from the vertical.
Industry:Fire safety
An open motor in which all openings giving direct access to live metal or rotating parts (except smooth rotating surfaces) are limited in size by the structural parts or by screens, baffles, grilles, expanded metal, or other means to prevent accidental contact with hazardous parts. Openings giving direct access to such live or rotating parts shall not permit the passage of a cylindrical rod 19 mm (0. 75 in. ) in diameter.
Industry:Fire safety
An open mesh formed by slitting and drawing sheet metal, made in various patterns and metal thicknesses, with either a flat or irregular surface.
Industry:Fire safety
An open fixed fire suppression system activated either manually or automatically.
Industry:Fire safety
An ongoing process to prevent, mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from an incident that threatens life, property, operations, or the environment.
Industry:Fire safety
An ongoing process supported by senior management and funded to ensure that the necessary steps are taken to identify the impact of potential losses, maintain viable recovery strategies, recovery plans, and continuity of services.
Industry:Fire safety
An oil reservoir with baffles used to minimize the discharge of oil mist from the exhaust of a rotary mechanical vacuum pump.
Industry:Fire safety
An oil-fired appliance not intended for central heating.
Industry:Fire safety
