- 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 automatic sprinkler or thermostatic fixed temperature release device used as a detector to pneumatically or hydraulically release the system actuation valve.
Industry:Fire safety
An area within a telecommunications facility that is not defined as a telecommunications equipment area, which includes hazard areas such as administrative areas and building services and support areas.
Industry:Fire safety
An assembly of equipment, such as oxygen storage containers, pressure regulators, pressure relief devices, vaporizers, manifolds, and interconnecting piping, with a storage capacity of more than 20,000 ft3 (scf) (566 m3) of oxygen including unconnected reserves on hand at the site. The bulk oxygen system terminates at the point where oxygen at service pressure first enters the supply line. The oxygen containers are either stationary or movable, and the oxygen is stored as a compressed gas or cryogenic fluid.
Industry:Fire safety
An ASME container designed for underground service installed above the minimum depth required for underground service and covered with earth, sand, or other material, or an ASME container designed for aboveground service installed above grade and covered with earth, sand, or other material.
Industry:Fire safety
An attack on a computer system or network with the objective of causing a loss of service to some or all users, by saturating the system or network with useless traffic, making it impossible for legitimate users of the system to use the facility.
Industry:Fire safety
An authoritative attestment; specifically, the issuance of a document that states that an individual has demonstrated the knowledge and skills necessary to function in a particular fire service professional field.
Industry:Fire safety
An assembly of equipment, such as storage containers, pressure regulators, pressure relief devices, vaporizers, manifolds, and interconnecting piping, that terminates at the source valve of oxygen or 1452 kg (3200 lb) of nitrous oxide including unconnected reserves on the site.
Industry:Fire safety
An area used for storage of Class I liquids where the aggregate quantity present is 37. 8 L (10 gal) or less.
Industry:Fire safety
An area where flame effect material or loaded flame effect devices are held prior to use.
Industry:Fire safety
