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National Fire Protection Association
Industry: Fire safety
Number of terms: 98780
Number of blossaries: 0
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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 central furnace equipped with a booster fan that does not materially restrict free circulation of air by gravity flow when such a fan is not in operation.
Industry:Fire safety
A central furnace equipped with a blower that provides the primary means for the circulation of air.
Industry:Fire safety
A business that produces compressed gases or cryogenic fluids, or both, or fills portable or stationary gas containers, cylinders, or tanks.
Industry:Fire safety
A central furnace designed for installation in a duct of an air distribution system to supply warm air for heating and that depends on a blower not furnished as part of the furnace for air circulation.
Industry:Fire safety
A central furnace depending primarily on circulation of air by gravity.
Industry:Fire safety
A central furnace depending primarily on circulation of air by gravity.
Industry:Fire safety
A cellular plastic, used for thermal insulating or acoustical applications, having a density of 20 lb/ft3 (320 kg/m3) or less, containing open or closed cells, and formed by a foaming agent.
Industry:Fire safety
A ceiling with a slope not exceeding 2 in 12.
Industry:Fire safety
A ceiling with a slope exceeding 2 in 12.
Industry:Fire safety
A ceiling that has a slope of more than 1 in 8.
Industry:Fire safety