- 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 pressure equal to approximately 110 percent of the operating pressure.
Industry:Fire safety
A pressure difference that causes gases or air to flow through a chimney, vent, flue, or appliance.
Industry:Fire safety
A presentation of fireworks for a public or private gathering.
Industry:Fire safety
A prepared gas or a gas mixture that is introduced into the work chamber of a furnace to replace air, generally to protect or intentionally change the surface of the material undergoing heat processing (heat treatment).
Industry:Fire safety
A premises wiring system whose power is derived from a battery, a solar photovoltaic system, or from a generator, transformer, or converter windings, and that has no direct electrical connection, including a solidly connected grounded circuit conductor, to supply conductors originating in another system. Equipment-grounding conductors are not supply conductors and are to be interconnected.
Industry:Fire safety
A preloaded mortar containing pyrotechnic materials and intended for a single firing only.
Industry:Fire safety
A prehospital provider trained according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) National Standard Curriculum to intermediate levels.
Industry:Fire safety
A prehospital provider trained according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) National Standard Curriculum to advanced levels.
Industry:Fire safety
A prehospital basic life support (BLS) provider with training based on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) National Standard Curriculum.
Industry:Fire safety
A predetermined value to which a device or system is adjusted and at which it performs its intended function.
Industry:Fire safety
