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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 raceway of circular cross section having an outer liquidtight, nonmetallic, sunlight-resistant jacket over an inner flexible metal core with associated couplings, connectors, and fittings for the installation of electric conductors.
Industry:Fire safety
A raceway for enclosing and routing optical fiber cables.
Industry:Fire safety
A quick check that a fire extinguisher is in its designated place, that it has not been actuated or tampered with, and that there is no obvious physical damage or condition to prevent its operation.
Industry:Fire safety
A quench-type tank in which work from the furnace is exposed to air before and upon entering the tank containing a combustible, noncombustible, or salt quench medium.
Industry:Fire safety
A quantity of salute powder in an amount exceeding 1 lb (0. 45 kg).
Industry:Fire safety
A quantity of air, provided through a fuel burner, equal to the volume of furnace and boiler gas passes.
Industry:Fire safety
A pyrotechnic effect that produces a loud noise and a violent jarring shock for dramatic effect.
Industry:Fire safety
A pyrotechnic device, other than a device classed as fireworks, for use in the entertainment industry.
Industry:Fire safety
A pyrotechnic device that is suspended in the air to simulate outdoor aerial fireworks shells without producing hazardous debris.
Industry:Fire safety
A pyrotechnic device that functions on the ground (as opposed to an aerial shell that functions in the air) and that includes fountains, wheels, and “set pieces. ”
Industry:Fire safety