- Industria: 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 area of the subterranean space that is separated from the common space or the undeveloped space by fire-resistive construction.
Industry:Fire safety
An area of the subterranean space that has been altered for the use of advanced industrial capability, technological sophistication, or economic productivity.
Industry:Fire safety
An area of the building separated from other spaces by fire resistance rated smoke barriers in which a tenable environment is maintained for the period of time that such areas might need to be occupied at the time of fire.
Industry:Fire safety
An area of the body where the protective garments, helmet, gloves, footwear, or SCBA facepiece meet. Interface areas include, but are not limited to, the coat/helmet/SCBA facepiece area; the coat/trouser area; the coat/glove area; and the trouser/footwear area.
Industry:Fire safety
An area of refuge that complies with the accessible route requirements of ICC/ANSI A117. 1, AmericanNationalStandardforAccessibleandUsableBuildingsandFacilities.
Industry:Fire safety
An area of an aircraft used for storing, refrigerating, heating, and dispensing food and beverages.
Industry:Fire safety
An area of a structure or building that poses a degree of hazard greater than that normal to the general occupancy of the building or structure.
Industry:Fire safety
An area of a building where the information technology equipment room is located, including support rooms served by the same special air-conditioning/air-handling equipment as the information technology equipment room.
Industry:Fire safety
An area of a building that has its perimeter delineated by draft curtains, full height partitions, exterior walls, or any combinations thereof.
Industry:Fire safety
