- 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.
Physical impairment resulting from breathing gaseous mixtures containing oxygen-enriched atmospheres at elevated partial pressures for extended periods of time.
Industry:Fire safety
Physical damage to a person suffered as the result of an incident that requires (or should require) treatment by a practitioner of medicine, a registered EMT, or a paramedic within one year of the incident (regardless of whether treatment was actually received) or that results in at least one day of restricted activity immediately following the incident.
Industry:Fire safety
Physical features or mechanical processes within fixed facilities or vehicles that are implemented to improve efficiency, safety, or comfort associated with their operation or use.
Industry:Fire safety
Pesticides classified for restricted use under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) in 40 CFR 152. 175. These pesticides shall be permitted to be purchased and applied by applicators who are certified and licensed in accordance with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.
Industry:Fire safety
Persons, competent at the operations level, who, at hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incidents involving radioactive materials, are assigned to support the hazardous materials technician and other personnel, provide strategic and tactical recommendations to the on-scene incident commander, serve in a technical specialist capacity to provide technical oversight for operations, and act as a liaison between the hazardous material technician, response personnel, and other outside resources regarding radioactive material issues.
Industry:Fire safety
Persons, competent at the operations level, who, at hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incidents involving potential violations of criminal statutes specific to the illegal manufacture of methamphetamines, other drugs, or weapons of mass destruction (WMD), are assigned to secure the scene, identify the laboratory/process, and preserve evidence.
Industry:Fire safety
Persons, competent at the operations level, who, at hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incidents involving biological materials, are assigned to support the hazardous materials technician and other personnel, provide strategic and tactical recommendations to the on-scene incident commander, serve in a technical specialist capacity to provide technical oversight for operations, and act as a liaison between the hazardous materials technician, response personnel, and other outside resources regarding biological issues.
Industry:Fire safety
Persons, competent at the operations level, who are assigned to use of personal protective equipment at hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incidents.
Industry:Fire safety
Persons, competent at the operations level, who are assigned to rescue and/or recover exposed and contaminated victims at hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incidents.
Industry:Fire safety
Persons, competent at the operations level, who are assigned to preserve forensic evidence, take samples, and/or seize evidence at hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incidents involving potential violations of criminal statutes or governmental regulations.
Industry:Fire safety
