Prevention & protection

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Protection

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A device, material, or system that provides a specified level of safety to achieve a desired outcome.

Nonautomatic transfer switch

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A device, operated by direct manpower or electrical remote manual control, for transferring one or more load conductor connexions from one power source to another.

Extendable turret

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A device, permanently mounted with a power-operated boom or booms, designed to supply a large-capacity, mobile, elevatable water stream or other fire-extinguishing agents, or both.

Overcurrent protection device

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A device, such as a fuse or circuit breaker, designed to interrupt the circuit when the current flow exceeds a predetermined value.

Sensor

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A device, such as a photoelectric cell, that receives and responds to stimulus.

Lance

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A device, without its own air supply, that provides fuel input directly into a fluidized bed.

A diagnostic or treatment complex under a single management comprising a number of single treatment facilities, which can be accessed one from the other without exiting the facility (i.e., does not ...