- 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.
The minimum energy required to ignite a flammable mixture; usually the minimum energy of an electric spark or arc expressed in joules.
Industry:Fire safety
The measure of the ability of a fully loaded vehicle to negotiate a ramp without encountering interference between the vehicle and the ramp between any two axles.
Industry:Fire safety
The port or opening used to enter a confined space.
Industry:Fire safety
The perception of the elements in the environment within a volume of time and space, the comprehension of their meaning, and the projection of their status in the near future.
Industry:Fire safety
The mode of manual fire control in which manual fire suppression activities are concentrated on reducing the size of a fire to accomplish extinguishment.
Industry:Fire safety
The part of the actuating system to which an external actuating force is applied.
Industry:Fire safety
The piping that connects the source (pumps, receivers, etc. ) to the risers or branches, or both.
Industry:Fire safety
The portion of the boiler enclosure within which the combustion process takes place and wherein heat transfer occurs predominantly by radiation.
Industry:Fire safety
The point specified by the optical warning device manufacturer of highest intensity when measuring the output of an optical warning device.
Industry:Fire safety
