- Industry: Fire safety
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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.
In the interpretation and application of this document, physically connected to a hospital.
Industry:Fire safety
In the case of nonwoven or film-type materials, that direction parallel to the longest dimension of the roll goods.
Industry:Fire safety
In plumbing, the part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system that receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer (house connection or lateral).
Industry:Fire safety
In plumbing, a sewer that consists of the extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal; also called house connection or lateral.
Industry:Fire safety
In merchant vessels, a ceiling is a horizontal division within a space for the purpose of decoration, acoustics, or fire protection.
Industry:Fire safety
In marine fire-fighting vessels, the ability to operate controls without excessive movement from a fixed position such as a seat or safety harness.
Industry:Fire safety
In marine fire-fighting vessels, tests performed on behalf of the purchaser by the manufacturer’s representative at the time of delivery to determine compliance to the authority having jurisdiction requirements.
Industry:Fire safety
In HRSG systems, the control system that regulates the fuel input and air, where applicable, to maintain continuous combustion and stable flame.
Industry:Fire safety
In dc photovoltaic source circuits and photovoltaic output circuits, the maximum system voltage.
Industry:Fire safety
In battery circuits, the highest voltage experienced under charging or equalizing conditions.
Industry:Fire safety
