- 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 video system in which a digital video signal travels from the camera and can be viewed by any authorized user at or away from the protected premises.
Industry:Fire safety
A vessel’s capability to perform its mission in adverse sea or weather conditions.
Industry:Fire safety
A vessel operated on the navigable waterways of the United States that is subject to the regulations in 46 CFR, which require it to be certificated and inspected as a passenger ship, cargo ship, oceanographic ship, or tank vessel.
Industry:Fire safety
A vessel less than 13 ft (4 m) in length that uses an internal combustion engine powering a water jet pump as its primary source of propulsion and is designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling on rather than within the confines of the hull.
Industry:Fire safety
A vertically sliding door in which half of the door moves up and half of the door moves down in order to open, or a horizontal sliding door in which one door moves to the right and one moves to the left in order to open.
Industry:Fire safety
A vertical vent that is a continuation of the drain to which it connects.
Industry:Fire safety
A vertical trunk fitted with a ladder to allow personnel to escape if trapped.
Industry:Fire safety
A vertical storage arrangement in which the distances between columns in both directions are short not more than 2 in. (50 mm) in one direction and 1 in. (25 mm) in the other.
Industry:Fire safety
A vertical storage arrangement in which the distance between columns in both directions is lengthy (all vertical arrays other than closed or standard).
Industry:Fire safety
A vertical shaft turbine-type pump in a can (suction vessel) for installation in a pipeline to raise water pressure.
Industry:Fire safety
