Prevention & protection

Prevention & protection

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Prevention & protection

National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP)

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A national organisation of emergency medical physicians and other professionals.

Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMS-C)

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A national initiative to reduce child and youth disability and death from severe illness or injury.

Shaft alley

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A narrow, watertight compartment through which the propeller shaft passes from the aft engine room bulkhead to the propeller.

A nozzle intended to open automatically by operation of a heat responsive element that maintains the discharge orifice closed by means such as the exertion of force on a cap (button or disc), that ...

Flush

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A nozzle feature that allows the orifice to be opened so that small debris that could otherwise be trapped in the nozzle, causing pattern disruptions and discharge variation, can pass through.

Audible notification appliance

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A notification appliance that alerts by the sense of hearing.

Direct current (DC) grounding conductor

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A normally noncurrent-carrying conductor used to connect metallic noncurrent-carrying parts of a direct current device to the engine negative terminal or its bus for the purpose of minimising stray ...