- 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 externally powered mechanical device that mixes fuel and air, and compresses the resultant mixture to a pressure suitable for delivery to its point of use.
Industry:Fire safety
An externally operated wall-mounted safety switch that may or may not contain overcurrent protection and is designed for the connection of portable cables and cords.
Industry:Fire safety
An externalized conductive pathway, insulated except at its ends, one end of which is in direct contact with heart muscle while the other is outside the body and is accessible for inadvertent or intentional contact with grounded objects or energized, ground-referenced sources.
Industry:Fire safety
An external conductor that originates within an electrical component or appliance installed by the manufacturer.
Industry:Fire safety
An exterior wall that intersects with a high challenge fire wall at an angle of 135 degrees or less at the end of the high challenge fire wall.
Industry:Fire safety
An exterior or interior way of passage from one place to another for pedestrians including, but not limited to, walks, hallways, courtyards, stairways, and stair landings.
Industry:Fire safety
An extension or increase in the building area, aggregate floor area, height, or number of stories of a structure.
Industry:Fire safety
An expression of airflow rate in which the airflow rate is corrected to standard temperature and pressure.
Industry:Fire safety
An exposure incident that resulted from performance of a member’s duties.
Industry:Fire safety
