Prevention & protection

Prevention & protection

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Prevention & protection

Cost unit

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Functional unit within the finance/administration section responsible for tracking costs, analysing cost data, making cost estimates, and recommending cost-saving measures.

First responder

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Functional provision of initial assessment (airway, breathing, and circulatory systems) and basic first aid intervention, including CPR and automatic external defibrillator (AED) capability.

Advanced life support (ALS)

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Functional provision of advanced airway management including intubation, advanced cardiac monitoring, manual defibrillation, establishment and maintenance of intravenous access, and drug therapy.

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Full personal protective clothing, plus a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and a personal alert safety system (PASS) device.

Residential-type heating appliance

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Fuel-burning appliances, not including high-pressure steam boilers, that are mainly used in residences but that might be used in other buildings, and that do not produce continuous flue gas ...

Loads

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Forces or other actions that result from the weight of all building materials, occupants and their possessions, environmental effects, differential movement, and restrained dimensional changes. ...