- 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.
The closure of a line, duct, or pipe by closing, locking, and tagging two valves in line and opening, locking, and tagging a drain or vent valve in line between the two closed valves.
Industry:Fire safety
The clinical advice or instructions given directly to emergency medical services (EMS) personnel by specially trained medical professionals.
Industry:Fire safety
The clearance under a vehicle at all locations except the axles and driveshaft connections to the axle or items designed to swing clear.
Industry:Fire safety
The circumstances, conditions, or agencies that brought about or resulted in the fire or explosion incident, damage to property resulting from the fire or explosion incident, or bodily injury or loss of life resulting from the fire or explosion incident.
Industry:Fire safety
The circumstances, conditions, or agencies that bring together a fuel, ignition source, and oxidizer (such as air or oxygen) resulting in a fire or a combustion explosion.
Industry:Fire safety
The circuit of a control apparatus or system that carries the electric signals directing the performance of the controller but does not carry the main power current.
Industry:Fire safety
The circuit extending from the communications utility’s serving terminal or tap up to and including the NIU.
Industry:Fire safety
The circuit conductors between the final overcurrent device protecting the circuit and the outlet(s).
Industry:Fire safety
The characteristic of solid fuel that indicates its relative ease of pulverization, as defined by ASTM D 409, StandardTestMethodforGrindabilityofCoalbytheHardgrove-MachineMethod.
Industry:Fire safety
The channel of a river, creek, or other watercourse, and the adjacent land area, that must be reserved in order to pass the base flood discharge without cumulatively raising the water surface elevation more than a designated height.
Industry:Fire safety
