- 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 component forming the perimeter of an opening in a fire door assembly that is supplied welded or knocked down and anchored to the surrounding structure.
Industry:Fire safety
A component fabricated from LP-gas hose that meets the requirements of UL 569, standard for pigtails and flexible hose connectors for LP-gas, or the following requirements of UL 21, standard for LP-gas hose: (1) The tube or lining of a hose shall be made from a material compatible with LP-gas. (2) The hose reinforcement shall be of cotton, synthetic fibers, or corrosion-resistant material such as stainless steel, or any combination thereof, evenly applied over the tube.
Industry:Fire safety
A component fabricated from flexible metal such as stainless steel wire braid or soft copper tubing.
Industry:Fire safety
A compliant proximity fire fighting protective ensemble that is also certified as an entire ensemble to meet the optional requirements for protection from specific CBRN terrorism agents.
Industry:Fire safety
A compliant equipment item that is intended for use by the wearer only as an emergency self-rescue device.
Industry:Fire safety
A compliant equipment item that is intended for use as a positioning device for a person on a ladder.
Industry:Fire safety
A completely self-contained unit furnace suspended from the floor of the space being heated, taking air for combustion from outside this space.
Industry:Fire safety
A completely assembled machine or accessory for which formal approval has been issued, allowing operation in a potentially explosive methane and air-mixture environment.
Industry:Fire safety
A complete, environmentally protected unit consisting of solar cells, optics, inverter, and other components, exclusive of tracker, designed to generate ac power when exposed to sunlight.
Industry:Fire safety
A compartment provided with two or more doors where the intended purpose is to prevent continuous and unobstructed passage by allowing the release of only one door at a time.
Industry:Fire safety
