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National Fire Protection Association
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.
The defined search area and scope.
Industry:Fire safety
The decision-making and translation elements of the burner management system. A logic system provides outputs in a particular sequence in response to external inputs and internal logic. Logic systems are comprised of the following: (1) hardwired systems — individual devices and interconnecting wiring — and (2) microprocessor-based systems — (a) computer hardware, power supplies, I/O devices, and the interconnections among them; and (b) operating system and logic software.
Industry:Fire safety
The curve of incident radiant heat energy on the specimen plane relative to the distance from the point of initiation of flaming ignition (i.e., 0 cm).
Industry:Fire safety
The date that the full plant capacity is formally added to the power grid.
Industry:Fire safety
The cutting of a vehicle and/or machinery away from trapped or injured victims.
Industry:Fire safety
The current, in amperes, that a conductor can carry continuously under the conditions of use without exceeding its temperature rating.
Industry:Fire safety
The current, in amperes, that a conductor can carry continuously under the conditions of use without exceeding its temperature rating.
Industry:Fire safety
The current expressed in amperes at which a battery is discharged.
Industry:Fire safety
The curbed area that contains the operations involving the extractor and the desolventizer, together with pertinent equipment such as heat exchangers, evaporators, and strippers, and which are contained in an enclosed building or in an open structure.
Industry:Fire safety
The crime of maliciously and intentionally, or recklessly, starting a fire or causing an explosion.
Industry:Fire safety