- Industry: Fire safety
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In an incident management organization, positions consisting of the Incident Commander, Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer, and other positions as required.
Industry:Fire safety
In addition to their ALS certification, shall be trained to meet at least the core competencies of the operations level responders as defined in NFPA 472, StandardforCompetenceofResponderstoHazardousMaterials/WeaponsofMassDestructionIncidents, and all competencies of Chapter 5 of this standard.
Industry:Fire safety
In accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications or as recommended by the manufacturer.
Industry:Fire safety
In a trench, the area that projects 0. 61 m (2 ft) in all directions around an installed cross brace or wale that is a component of an existing approved shoring system.
Industry:Fire safety
In a stoker-fired furnace, an ash-supporting plate from which ashes can be discharged from one side of the plate by rotation of the plate.
Industry:Fire safety
In a stoker-fired boiler, the process of removing the coarse carbon-bearing particles from the particulate matter carried over from the furnace and returning the carbonaceous material to the furnace to be combusted.
Industry:Fire safety
In a stoker-fired boiler, an apparatus for the return of collected cinders to the furnace, either directly or with the fuel.
Industry:Fire safety
In a pulverized fuel system, a valve that is installed in the fuel line between the pulverizer and the burner.
Industry:Fire safety
In a pulverized fuel system, a tight-seating valve installed in the fuel supply pipe to the burner to allow or stop flow.
Industry:Fire safety
In a gaseous or liquid fuel system, a small valve bypassing the main safety shutoff valve used for purging and charging the fuel headers and piping and for testing for leaks.
Industry:Fire safety
