- 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 total amount of weight of all personnel and equipment that can be supported at the outermost rung of an aerial ladder or on the platform of an elevating platform with the aerial device placed in the horizontal position at its maximum horizontal extension when the stabilizers are fully deployed.
Industry:Fire safety
The unit assembly from the combustion turbine inlet to the flue gas outlet to the atmosphere.
Industry:Fire safety
The treatment of air so as to control simultaneously its temperature, humidity, cleanness, and distribution to meet the requirements of a conditioned space.
Industry:Fire safety
The use of special test equipment to measure the grounding electrode resistance or impedance to earth at a single frequency at or near power line frequency.
Industry:Fire safety
The space between rows of storage perpendicular to the direction of loading.
Industry:Fire safety
The stage and audience seating area associated with a temporary stage structure, whether indoors or outdoors, constructed of scaffolding, truss, platforms, or similar devices, that is used for the presentation of theatrical or musical productions or for public presentations.
Industry:Fire safety
The status of an engine with standard accessories operating without an imposed load, with the vehicle drive clutches and any special accessory clutches in a disengaged or neutral condition.
Industry:Fire safety
The total floor area designated for tenant occupancy and exclusive use. The area of tenant occupancy is measured from the centerlines of joint partitions to the outside of the tenant walls. All tenant areas, including areas used for storage, are part of the gross leasable area.
Industry:Fire safety
The time the incident occurred or the time that the symptoms developed.
Industry:Fire safety
The total value of heat energy that can be released through complete combustion of the components of a vehicle or fuel expressed in joules (British thermal units (Btu).
Industry:Fire safety
