Prevention & protection

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Fire department physician

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A licenced doctor of medicine or osteopathy who has been designated by the fire department to provide professional expertise in the areas of occupational safety and health as they relate to emergency ...

Pyrotechnic manufacturer

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A licenced individual or company that mixes chemicals to make pyrotechnics for sale or use.

Incline plane

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A lifting method that provides mechanical advantage by distributing the work required to lift a load over a distance along an incline rather than straight up and down.

Kerosene

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A light, highly refined fuel that is slightly more volatile than No. 2 fuel oil. Its properties are defined in ASTM D 396, Standard Specification for Fuel Oils; ASTM D 1655, Standard Specification ...

Joint

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A linear opening in or between adjacent assemblies that is designed to allow independent movement of the building.

Pneumatic rate-of-rise tubing heat detector

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A line-type detector comprising small-diameter tubing, usually copper, that is installed on the ceiling or high on the walls throughout the protected area. The tubing is terminated in a detector unit ...