- 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 gauge constructed with an element installed inside the container that floats on the liquid surface and transmits its position to a device outside the container to indicate the liquid level.
Industry:Fire safety
A gauge that indicates pressure both above and below atmospheric pressure.
Industry:Fire safety
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land by either (1) the overflow of inland or tidal waters, or (2) the rapid accumulation of surface waters from any source.
Industry:Fire safety
A general purpose air filter not listed for or intended for grease applications.
Industry:Fire safety
A general term applied to the material, fittings, devices, fixtures, and apparatus that are part of, or are used in connection with, an electrical installation and includes the electrical power-generating system; substations; distribution systems; utilization equipment; and associated control, protective, and monitoring devices.
Industry:Fire safety
A general term for the anchor, anchor rodes, and fittings used for securing a vessel to anchor.
Industry:Fire safety
A general term including broilers, salamanders, barbecues, and other devices cooking primarily by radiated heat, excepting toasters.
Industry:Fire safety
A general term, including material, fittings, devices, appliances, luminaires, apparatus, machinery, and the like used as a part of, or in connection with, an electrical installation.
Industry:Fire safety
A general term that includes, but is not limited to, the use, transfer, storage, and processing of liquids.
Industry:Fire safety
A generator system that converts the chemical energy of reactants (a fuel and oxidant) by an electrochemical process to electric energy (direct current or alternating current electricity) and thermal energy.
Industry:Fire safety
