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Carbon monoxide detector
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A device connected to an alarm control unit having a sensor that responds to carbon monoxide.
Mechanical stoker
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A device consisting of a mechanically operated fuel feeding mechanism and a grate, used for the purpose of feeding solid fuel into a furnace, distributing it over a grate, admitting air to the fuel ...
Barrier bar trap
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A device consisting of a pressure-sensitive switch that is mounted onto one end of an adjustable bar that is installed across an opening.
Ladder
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A device consisting of two beams (side rails) joined at regular intervals by cross pieces called rungs on which a person is supported during climbs for ascending or descending.
Ball trap
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A device consisting of two spring-tensioned balls that form a connector into which a flat metal clip that is attached to a conductor can be inserted to complete a circuit.
Automatic gas shutoff device
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A device constructed so that the attainment of a water temperature in a hot water supply system in excess of some predetermined limit acts in such a way as to cause the gas to the system to be shut ...
Electric match
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A device containing a small amount of pyrotechnic material that ignites when a specified electric current flows through the device and initiates pyrotechnics.
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