- 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 legal agreement for transferring risk that defines what will be paid for, in the event of a defined loss, in exchange for a defined amount of money (premium).
Industry:Fire safety
A length of pipe including pumps, valves, flanges, control devices, strainers, and/or similar equipment for conveying fluids.
Industry:Fire safety
A lens designed to fit the specifications of the wearer’s individual corrective prescription.
Industry:Fire safety
A Level 3 gas distribution system comprised of component parts including but not limited to cylinders, manifolds, air compressor, motor, receivers, controls, filters, dryers, valves, and piping that delivers compressed air or nitrogen at pressures less than 1100 kPa (less than 160 psi) gauge to power devices (e.g., hand pieces, syringes, cleaning devices) as a power source.
Industry:Fire safety
A Level 3 source of supply that is accessed by exiting the single or multiple treatment facility.
Industry:Fire safety
A Level 3 vacuum distribution system that can be either a wet system designed to remove liquids, air-gas, or solids from the treated area; or a dry system designed to trap liquid and solids before the service inlet and to accommodate air-gas only through the service inlet.
Industry:Fire safety
A licensed doctor of medicine or osteopathy who has been designated by the fire department to provide professional expertise in the areas of occupational safety and health as they relate to emergency services.
Industry:Fire safety
A licensed individual or company that mixes chemicals to make pyrotechnics for sale or use.
Industry:Fire safety
A lifting method that provides mechanical advantage by distributing the work required to lift a load over a distance along an incline rather than straight up and down.
Industry:Fire safety
A light, highly refined fuel that is slightly more volatile than No. 2 fuel oil. Its properties are defined in ASTM D 396, Standard Specification for Fuel Oils; ASTM D 1655, Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels; or ASTM D 2880, Standard Specification for Gas Turbine FuelOils.
Industry:Fire safety
