- 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.
A study investigating a worker’s potential exposure to arc-flash energy, conducted for the purpose of injury prevention and the determination of safe work practices, arc flash protection boundary, and the appropriate levels of PPE.
Industry:Fire safety
A structured process by which relevant information is gathered for the purpose of determining specific child or family intervention needs.
Industry:Fire safety
A structure extending over the water and supported on a fixed foundation (fixed pier), or on flotation (floating pier), that provides access to the water.
Industry:Fire safety
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, that, in the traveling mode, is 2. 4 m (8 body-ft) or more in width or 12. 2 m (40 body-ft) or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 29. 7 m2 (320 ft2) or more and that is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling, with or without a permanent foundation, when connected therein. The term manufacturedhomeincludes any structure that meets all the provisions of this paragraph except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the regulatory agency, and except that such term does not include any self-propelled recreational vehicle. Calculations used to determine the number of square meters (square feet) in a structure are based on the structure’s exterior dimensions, measured at the largest horizontal projections when erected on site. These dimensions include all expandable rooms, cabinets, and other projections containing interior space but do not include bay windows.
Industry:Fire safety
A structure(s) usually used to house or contain operating, maintenance, or support equipment and functions.
Industry:Fire safety
A structure within 50 ft (15. 24 m) of another building and 100 ft2 (9. 3 m2) or larger in area.
Industry:Fire safety
A structure with sides or roof, or both, covered with metal.
Industry:Fire safety
A structure with electrically continuous structural members of sufficient size to provide an electrical path equivalent to that of lightning conductors.
Industry:Fire safety
A structure with a roof or ceiling and at least two walls that can present fire hazards to employees such as accumulations of smoke, toxic gases, and heat, similar to those found in buildings.
Industry:Fire safety
