- 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 towing vessel intended to operate at a distance greater than 20 miles offshore.
Industry:Fire safety
A totally enclosed motor whose enclosure is designed and constructed to withstand an explosion of a specified gas or vapor that could occur within it and to prevent the ignition of the specified gas or vapor surrounding the motor by sparks, flashes, or explosions of the specified gas or vapor that could occur within the motor casing.
Industry:Fire safety
A totally enclosed motor whose enclosure is designed and constructed in a manner that will exclude ignitable amounts of dust or amounts that might affect performance or rating and that will not permit arcs, sparks, or heat otherwise generated or liberated inside of the enclosure to cause ignition of exterior accumulations or atmospheric suspensions of a specific dust on or in the vicinity of the enclosure.
Industry:Fire safety
A total flooding or local application system consisting of a fixed supply of extinguishing agent permanently connected for fixed agent distribution to fixed nozzles that are arranged to discharge an extinguishing agent into an enclosure (total flooding), directly onto a hazard (local application), or a combination of both; or an automatic sprinkler system.
Industry:Fire safety
A total flooding or local application system consisting of a fixed supply of extinguishing agent permanently connected for fixed agent distribution to fixed nozzles that are arranged to discharge an extinguishing agent into an enclosure (total flooding), directly onto a hazard (local application), or a combination of both; or an automatic sprinkler system.
Industry:Fire safety
A toilet that conforms with ANSI/ASME A112. 19. 2 or ANSI/IAPMO Z124. 4.
Industry:Fire safety
A toilet fitted with a water flushing device and mechanically sealed trap.
Industry:Fire safety
A tire that can no longer be used for its original purpose due to wear or damage.
Industry:Fire safety
A tight, continuous partition suitable for use in a cooling tower environment that has a fire resistance rating of 20 minutes or more.
Industry:Fire safety
