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National Fire Protection Association
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 shutdown with the reactivity of the reactor kept subcritical as specified by the technical specifications for the unit.
Industry:Fire safety
A shower stall or recess that provides for or includes the installation of a toilet and is of such size and proportions that it may not be occupied by more than one person.
Industry:Fire safety
A short (not exceeding 60 in. (1. 52 m) overall length) piping system component that is fabricated from a flexible material and equipped with connections at both ends.
Industry:Fire safety
A shoring system that employs a series of uprights spaced at intervals with the exposed soil of the trench wall showing.
Industry:Fire safety
A shipping order, bill of lading, manifest, or other shipping document serving a similar purpose and containing the information required by regulations of the U. S. Department of Transportation.
Industry:Fire safety
A sheltered location not exposed to the environment.
Industry:Fire safety
A shelf or facing ornament above a fireplace opening.
Industry:Fire safety
A sheet metal housing that mounts horizontally between the brackets, serving as an enclosure for the coiled curtain and closing the space between the door coil and the lintel.
Industry:Fire safety
A sheet metal enclosure used to supplement wiring spaces at meter centers, distribution centers, switchboards, and similar points of wiring systems. The enclosure has hinged or removable covers for housing and protecting electrical wires, cable, and busbars. The enclosure is designed for conductors to be laid or set in place after the enclosures have been installed as a complete system.
Industry:Fire safety
A sheet metal construction attached directly to a fan enclosure, fan coil unit, air-handling unit, or furnace bonnet for the purpose of connecting distribution ducts.
Industry:Fire safety