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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.
An international group composed of the major airlines of the world that reviews aviation policy including safety items.
Industry:Fire safety
An international aviation body, operating under the auspices of the United Nations, that produces technical safety documents for civil air transport.
Industry:Fire safety
An internal pressure relief valve in which the wrenching section is also within the container connection, not including a small portion due to pipe thread tolerances on makeup.
Industry:Fire safety
An internal or external person (depending on risk financing processes being used) expected to investigate the claim, evaluate it, prepare a position, ensure the appropriate “network” is involved, and, if necessary, begin negotiation of a settlement.
Industry:Fire safety
An internal combustion engine in which the fuel is ignited entirely by the heat resulting from the compression of the air supplied for combustion. The oil-diesel engine, which operates on fuel oil injected after compression is practically completed, is the type usually used as a fire pump driver.
Industry:Fire safety
An intermediate level between deck and overhead of any area or space that does not exceed 25 percent of the space below.
Industry:Fire safety
An intermediate level between deck and overhead of any area or space that exceeds 25 percent of the space below.
Industry:Fire safety
An intermediate bulk container, as defined in 3. 3. 10. 2, constructed of glass, plastic, fiber, or a material other than metal.
Industry:Fire safety
An intermediate bulk container (IBC) that can be enclosed in or encased by an outer structure consisting of a steel cage, a single-wall metal or plastic enclosure, or a double wall of foamed or solid plastic.
Industry:Fire safety
An interlock that, upon detection of a significant error in furnace pressure or HRSG process variables, acts to inhibit the movement of all appropriate final control elements in the direction that would increase the error.
Industry:Fire safety