- 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.
An artificial mound or revetted wall of earth of a minimum thickness of 3 ft (0. 9 m).
Industry:Fire safety
An array or aggregate of arrays that generates dc power at system voltage and current.
Industry:Fire safety
An atmosphere-supplying respirator that supplies a respirable atmosphere to the user from a combination of two breathing air sources both of which are independent of the ambient environment.
Industry:Fire safety
An arrangement of aviation fuel storage tanks, pumps, piping, and associated equipment, such as filters, water separators, hydrants and station, or aircraft fuel servicing vehicles, installed at an airport and designed to service aircraft at fixed positions.
Industry:Fire safety
An assessment of the risk to rescuers versus the benefits that can be derived from their intended actions.
Industry:Fire safety
An assembly of equipment, consisting of but not limited to, storage containers, pressure regulators, pressure relief devices, vaporizers, manifolds, and piping, with a storage capacity of more than 39. 7 gal (150 L) of liquefied hydrogen including unconnected reserves on hand at the site. The bulk system terminates at the point where the gas supply, at service pressure, first enters the supply line. The containers are either stationary or movable, and the source gas is stored as a cryogenic fluid.
Industry:Fire safety
An assembly consisting of the container and fittings for all container openings such as shutoff valves, excess-flow valves, liquid level gauging devices, pressure relief devices, and protective housings.
Industry:Fire safety
An assembly that incorporates the detector, the control equipment, and the alarm-sounding device in one unit operated from a power supply either in the unit or obtained at the point of installation.
Industry:Fire safety
An atmospheric aboveground storage tank with integral secondary containment and thermal insulation that has been evaluated for resistance to physical damage and for limiting the heat transferred to the primary tank when exposed to a hydrocarbon pool fire and is listed in accordance with ANSI/UL 2085, StandardforProtectedAbovegroundTanksforFlammableandCombustibleLiquids,or an equivalent test procedure.
Industry:Fire safety
An audible warning that is identifiable as an indication that a PASS is about to sound the alarmsignal.
Industry:Fire safety
