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Prevention & protection
Manual ignition
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A technique used to ignite fireworks using a handheld ignition source such as a fusee or portfire.
Bare-hand work
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A technique of performing work on energised electrical conductors or circuit parts, after the employee has been raised to the potential of the conductor or circuit part.
Hazard assessment system
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A system to evaluate and rate pertinent factors such as fire and weather history, fuels, improvements, topography and access to develop and implement mitigation strategies.
Smoke control
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A system that utilises fans to produce pressure differences so as to manage smoke movement.
Defibrillation
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A system that utilises a machine-produced electric shock to abolish a life-threatening heart rhythm.
Shield system
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A structure that is able to withstand the forces imposed on it by a cave-in and thereby protect employees within the structures.
Personnel accountability system
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A system that readily identifies both the location and function of all members operating at an incident scene.
