- 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.
A tier of building safety that exceeds the construction requirements for control areas to accommodate quantities of hazardous materials in excess of those permitted using the control area concept.
Industry:Fire safety
A tie intended to resist horizontal or shear forces and to resist vertical, uplift, and overturning forces.
Industry:Fire safety
A tidal datum that is a long-term arithmetic mean of the named tidal levels as promulgated for a given location in the tables and charts of the National Ocean Survey of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Industry:Fire safety
A through-hole in the fire door assembly that can be seen from the unexposed side while looking through the plane of the assembly from a perpendicular position.
Industry:Fire safety
A threadable raceway of circular cross section designed for the physical protection and routing of conductors and cables and for use as an equipment grounding conductor when installed with its integral or associated coupling and appropriate fittings. RMC is generally made of steel (ferrous) with protective coatings or aluminum (nonferrous). Special use types are red brass and stainless steel.
Industry:Fire safety
A thoroughfare that has been dedicated for vehicular use by the public.
Industry:Fire safety
A thorough examination of the fire extinguisher. It is intended to give maximum assurance that a fire extinguisher will operate effectively and safely. It includes a thorough examination for physical damage or condition to prevent its operation and any necessary repair or replacement. It will normally reveal if hydrostatic testing or internal maintenance is required.
Industry:Fire safety
A thorough evaluation of nonlisted or modified equipment in the field that is performed by persons or parties acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. The evaluation approval ensures that the equipment meets appropriate codes and standards, or is similarly found suitable for a specified purpose.
Industry:Fire safety
