- Industry: Fire safety
- Number of terms: 98780
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A gypsum board used primarily as an interior surfacing for building structures.
Industry:Fire safety
A halogenated agent whose chemical name is bromochlorodifluoromethane, CBrClF2, and that is a multipurpose, Class ABC-rated agent effective against flammable liquid fires.
Industry:Fire safety
A halogenated agent whose chemical name is bromotrifluoromethane, CBrF3, and that is recognized as an agent having Class ABC capability in total flooding systems.
Industry:Fire safety
A halogenated agent whose chemical name is inclusive of one or more of the following: hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC), hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), or perfluorocarbon (PFC) based halogenated agents.
Industry:Fire safety
A hand-operated device that provides a means for connecting and disconnecting an appliance or an appliance connector to a gas supply and that is equipped with an automatic means to shut off the gas supply when the device is disconnected.
Industry:Fire safety
A hazardous material, or the hazardous component of a weapon of mass destruction (WMD), that physically remains on or in people, animals, the environment, or equipment, thereby creating a continuing risk of direct injury or a risk of exposure.
Industry:Fire safety
A hazard that is present at the specific facility for which the industrial fire brigade has been organized.
Industry:Fire safety
A hearth and fire chamber of solid masonry units, such as bricks, stones, listed masonry units, or reinforced concrete, provided with a suitable chimney.
Industry:Fire safety
A heat exchanger intended to be installed in a chimney connector between a heating appliance and the chimney to transfer heat from the flue gases through metal to air or water.
Industry:Fire safety
