- 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 assembly of electrodes and electrolyte that constitutes the basic unit of the battery.
Industry:Fire safety
An assembly that consists of a trap, strainer, hose, and connectors for use as a liquid waste drainage system.
Industry:Fire safety
An audible notification appliance that marks building exits and areas of refuge by the sense of hearing for the purpose of evacuation or relocation.
Industry:Fire safety
An audible or visible signal that conveys several discrete bits or units of information. Notification signal examples are numbered strokes of an impact-type appliance and numbered flashes of a visible appliance.
Industry:Fire safety
An automated system used to control building functions such as HVAC control, lighting, and smoke management.
Industry:Fire safety
An area within an aircraft hangar subject to loss by a single fire because of lack of internal subdivisions as specified in Section 5. 2 or 8. 2 of this standard, as appropriate.
Industry:Fire safety
An assembly provided in a fire barrier opening for the passage of pipes, cable trays, and so forth, to maintain the fire resistance rating of the fire barrier.
Industry:Fire safety
An automatic sprinkler or thermostatic fixed temperature release device used as a detector to pneumatically or hydraulically release the system actuation valve.
Industry:Fire safety
An audible device designed to warn that the fire apparatus is in reverse gear.
Industry:Fire safety
An attention-getting signal to alert occupants of the pending transmission of a voice message.
Industry:Fire safety
