- 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.
Structures that have framework made out of wood or other lightweight materials.
Industry:Fire safety
Structure above the roof of any part of a building enclosing a stairway, a tank, elevator machinery, service equipment, or part of a shaft extending above the roof, not housing living or recreational accommodations.
Industry:Fire safety
Structures that have equipment required for nuclear plant operations.
Industry:Fire safety
Structural steel protected by the application of a material such as concrete to maintain the stability of the steel under fire conditions for a specified period of time.
Industry:Fire safety
Strength of a member, cross section, or connection required to resist factored loads or related internal moments and forces in such combinations as stipulated by ASCE/SEI 7.
Industry:Fire safety
Straining of the ship that tends to make the bow and stern lower than the middle portion.
Industry:Fire safety
Straining of the ship that tends to make the middle portion lower than the bow and stern.
Industry:Fire safety
Storage that does not exceed 12 ft (3. 66 m) in height and is incidental to another occupancy use group. Such storage shall not constitute more than 10 percent of the building area or 4000 ft2 (372 m2) of the sprinklered area, whichever is greater. Such storage shall not exceed 1000 ft2 (93 m2) in one pile or area, and each such pile or area shall be separated from other storage areas by at least 25 ft (7. 62 m).
Industry:Fire safety
Storage on structures that are less than 0. 75 m (21/2 ft) deep, with shelves usually 0. 6 m (2 ft) to 0. 9 m (3 ft) apart vertically and seldom exceeding 4. 5 m (15 ft) in total height.
Industry:Fire safety
Storage of commodities on pallets or other storage aids that form horizontal spaces between tiers of storage.
Industry:Fire safety
