Prevention & protection

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Avalanche

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A mass of snow — sometimes containing ice, water, and debris — that slides down a mountainside.

Limited-combustible material

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A material (as defined in NFPA 220, Standard on Types of Building Construction) not complying with the definition of noncombustible material that, in the form in which it is used, has a potential ...

Noncombustible material

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A material that, in the form in which it is used and under the conditions anticipated, will not ignite, support combustion, burn, or release flammable vapours when subjected to fire or heat.

Deck covering

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A material applied to a deck for purposes of increasing the fire or thermal endurance of the deck.

A material feeder, an air-material separator, an enclosed ductwork system, or an air-moving device in which a combustible particulate solid is conveyed from one point to another with a stream of air ...

Reactive material

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A material that, by itself, is readily capable of detonation, explosive decomposition, or explosive reaction at normal or elevated temperatures and pressures.

Noncombustible

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A material that, in the form in which it is used and under normal conditions anticipated, will not ignite, burn, support combustion, or release flammable vapours when subjected to fire or heat. ...