- 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 landing from which occupants directly enter an elevator car(s) and into which occupants directly enter upon leaving an elevator car(s).
Industry:Fire safety
A large individual or group flame effect that is permanently installed inside or outside any structure designed for unattended operation without a main show supervisory control system.
Industry:Fire safety
A large individual or group flame effect that is temporarily or permanently installed inside or outside any structure and is designed for intermittent operation under the supervision of a main show control system and a technical director, with cast members in close proximity to the effect at the time of operation.
Industry:Fire safety
A large individual or group flame effect that is temporarily or permanently installed inside or outside any structure and is designed for intermittent or continuous operation under the supervision of a main show control system but without full-time supervision by a technician.
Industry:Fire safety
A large integrated plant or that portion of such a plant, other than a refinery or distillery, where liquids are produced by chemical reactions or used in chemical reactions.
Industry:Fire safety
A laser in combination with an appropriate laser energy source with or without additional incorporated components.
Industry:Fire safety
A laser that delivers its energy in the form of a single pulse or a train of pulses; a single pulse or a train of pulses with a pulse duration of <0. 25 second.
Industry:Fire safety
A laser that emits short (approximately 10 to 250 nanoseconds), high-power pulses by means of a Q-switch.
Industry:Fire safety
A latch located in the edge of a door to engage either in the frame or in the edge of the inactive leaf of a pair of doors.
Industry:Fire safety
A latch used to hold the two halves of a center-parting or biparting fire door together, which is usually two pieces surface-applied to doors and interlocked in the closed position.
Industry:Fire safety
