Prevention & protection

Prevention & protection

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Chemical

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A substance with one or more of the following hazard ratings as defined in NFPA 704, StandardSystemfortheIdentificationoftheHazardsofMaterialsforEmergencyResponse: Health — 2, 3, or 4; Flammability — ...

Hazardous chemical material

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A substance that, by reason of being explosive, flammable, poisonous, corrosive, oxidizing, irritating, or otherwise harmful, is likely to cause death or injury.

Solvent

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A substance (usually liquid) capable of dissolving or dispersing another substance; a chemical compound designed and used to convert solidified grease into a liquid or semiliquid state in order to ...

Rough buck

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A subframe, usually channel shaped, attached to an existing wall to which the finished frame is attached.

Finish frame

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A subframe attached to a rough buck to which the door is attached.

Arc flash hazard analysis

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A study investigating a worker's potential exposure to arc-flash energy, conducted for the purpose of injury prevention and the determination of safe work practices, arc flash protection boundary, ...