- 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 method to validate an alarm signal by any of the following: (1) connection of sensors in a manner such that more than one sensor must be in alarm before an alarm signal is transmitted to the monitoring station, or (2) verification algorithm in an electronic premises security system that interprets multiple sensor inputs, or (3) procedural methods or programs employed by monitoring station personnel to interpret multiple alarm signals from a protected premises.
Industry:Fire safety
A method used to provide a source of drainage, aspiration, and suction in order to remove body fluids from patients.
Industry:Fire safety
A microbial mass grown in aeration tanks, subsequently separated from treated wastewater by sedimentation, and wasted or returned to the process as needed.
Industry:Fire safety
A mild steel box, open at the front and back, which is designed to be attached to the rear of the test specimen to shield it from environmental influences.
Industry:Fire safety
A minimum number of electrical receptacles to accommodate appliances ordinarily required for local tasks or likely to be used in patient care emergencies.
Industry:Fire safety
A minimum of two fully equipped members who are on-site and assigned specifically to initiate the immediate rescue of injured or trapped members.
Industry:Fire safety
A mining term that means in the direction away from the face of the mine or toward the outside of the mine; opposite of inby.
Industry:Fire safety
A mining term that means in the direction of the face of the mine or further into the mine.
Industry:Fire safety
A mixer comprised of an inspirator that, when supplied with air, draws all the fuel gas necessary for combustion into the airstream, and a governor, zero regulator, or ratio valve that reduces incoming fuel gas pressure to approximately atmospheric.
Industry:Fire safety
