Prevention & protection

Prevention & protection

File prevention and protection terms.

Industry: Fire safety

Add a new term

Contributors in Prevention & protection

Become a Contributors

Prevention & protection

Enclosed structure

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A structure with a roof or ceiling and at least two walls that can present fire hazards to employees such as accumulations of smoke, toxic gases, and heat, similar to those found in buildings.

A structure whose shape is maintained by air pressure in cells or tubes forming all or part of the enclosure of the usable area and in which the occupants are not within the pressurised area used to ...

Air-supported structure

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A structure where shape is maintained by air pressure and in which occupants are within the elevated pressure area.

Alternate communications centre

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A structure used to house a part of the control equipment of an emergency reporting system or communications system; also, a normally unattended facility that is remote from the communications centre ...

Approach way

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A structure used to gain access to a pier or wharf but not used to moor barges or vessels.

Dike

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A structure used to establish an impounding area or containment.

Class III System

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A system that provides 11/2 in. (40 mm) hose stations to supply water for use by trained personnel and 21/2 in. (65 mm) hose connexions to supply a larger volume of water for use by fire departments ...