- Industry: 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.
A facility providing an adequate supply of running potable water, soap, and single-use towels or hot-air drying machines.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility that functions as an electrical rectifier (ac-dc) or an inventor (dc-ac) to control and transmit power in a high voltage network. There are two types of HVDC valves — the mercury arc valve and the present-day technology solid state thyristor valve. Both types of valves present a fire risk due to high voltage equipment that consists of oil-filled converter transformers, wall bushings, and capacitors in addition to various polymeric components.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility that is designed to provide an oxygen-enriched atmosphere in which the concentration of oxygen exceeds 23. 5 percent by volume, and a pressure less than 760 mm Hg.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility that receives signals from electronic premises security systems and has personnel in attendance at all times to respond to these signals.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility used for constructing, repairing, servicing, hauling from the water, storing (on land and in water), and launching of boats.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility where the primary function is to store LP-Gas prior to further distribution. LP-Gas is received by cargo tank vehicle, railroad tank car, or pipeline, and then distributed by portable container (package) delivery, by cargo tank vehicle, or through gas piping.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility whose components can be used to store, condition, liquefy, or vaporize natural gas.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility, either covered or uncovered, constructed of horizontal and vertical structural members designed to allow placement of small boats in defined slots arranged both horizontally and vertically.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility, generally on the waterfront, that stores and services boats in berths, on moorings, and in dry storage or dry stack storage.
Industry:Fire safety
A factor applied to a predicted value to ensure that a sufficient safety margin is maintained.
Industry:Fire safety
