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National Fire Protection Association
Industry: Fire safety
Number of terms: 98780
Number of blossaries: 0
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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.
A private way that affords principal means of access to abutting individual sites, homes, and buildings.
Industry:Fire safety
A principle of law and professional ethics that recognizes the privacy of individuals.
Industry:Fire safety
A principle aimed at providing a high degree of fire protection by achieving a balance of preventing fires from starting; detecting fires quickly and suppressing those fires that occur, thereby limiting damage; and designing a nuclear power plant to limit the loss of life, property, and environment to fire and to ensure continuity of nuclear power plant operation and safe shutdown capability.
Industry:Fire safety
A primary floor surface or a final floor surface.
Industry:Fire safety
A pressuretight cylinder used to convey a fluid or to transmit fluid pressure.
Industry:Fire safety
A pressure-actuated device that is arranged to effect a safety shutdown or to prevent starting when the oil pressure falls below the preset value.
Industry:Fire safety
A pressure-actuated device that is arranged to effect a safety shutdown or to prevent starting when the gas pressure falls below the preset value.
Industry:Fire safety
A pressure-actuated device that is arranged to effect a safety shutdown or to prevent starting when the gas pressure exceeds the preset value.
Industry:Fire safety
A pressure-actuated device that is arranged to effect a safety shutdown of the burner when the steam pressure exceeds a preset pressure.
Industry:Fire safety
A pressure-actuated device that is arranged to effect a normal burner shutdown when the steam pressure exceeds a preset pressure.
Industry:Fire safety