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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 separate tank that is not connected directly to the oil-burning appliance.
Industry:Fire safety
A separate tank connected either directly or by means of a pump to the oil-burning appliance.
Industry:Fire safety
A separate or secondary surface applied over a flooring and including underlayment materials, carpeting, resilients, and coating systems.
Industry:Fire safety
A separate detached building in which unbaled combustible fibers are stored.
Industry:Fire safety
A separate building that is separated from other structures or uses as required by NFPA5000for a freestanding structure.
Industry:Fire safety
A separate appliance primarily intended to supply steam for use with food service appliances.
Industry:Fire safety
A separate and distinct marking system used to identify information related to the location of a victim(s).
Industry:Fire safety
A sensor that detects a change in capacitance when a person touches or comes in close proximity to an object.
Industry:Fire safety
A sensitive explosive such as lead azide, which detonates by simple ignition from such means as spark, flame, impact, friction, or other primary heat sources of appropriate magnitude.
Industry:Fire safety
A semisolid product of a sludge-dewatering process.
Industry:Fire safety