- Industria: Fire safety
- Number of terms: 98780
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
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 product of the thermophilic biological oxidation of sludge or other organic materials.
Industry:Fire safety
The process of determining what protective clothing and equipment (PCE) are necessary for protection of emergency services response personnel from an anticipated specific hazard or other activity, the procurement of the appropriate PCE, and the choice of the proper PCE for a specific hazard or activity at an emergency incident.
Industry:Fire safety
The rock overlying the subterranean space together with any structural reinforcement in the form of rock bolts, a surface layer of shotcrete, and/or other reinforcement.
Industry:Fire safety
The rapid inward collapsing of the walls of a vacuum component or device as the result of failure of the walls to sustain the atmospheric pressure.
Industry:Fire safety
The piping and fittings installed by the serving gas supplier to connect the inlet side of the meter to the gas service and to connect the outlet side of the meter to the customer’s house or yard piping.
Industry:Fire safety
The quantity of agent required to achieve the minimum design concentration as calculated using the method in 5. 5. 1 or 5. 5. 2, as appropriate.
Industry:Fire safety
The ratio between the volume of foam produced and the volume of solution used in its production.
Industry:Fire safety
The purpose for which a building or other structure, or part thereof, is used or intended to be used.
Industry:Fire safety
The quantity of electricity (electric charge) usually expressed in ampere-hour (A-h) that a fully charged battery can deliver under specified conditions.
Industry:Fire safety
