Prevention & protection

Prevention & protection

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Emergency

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A condition or situation in which an individual perceives a need for immediate response.

Imminent danger

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A condition or practise in an occupancy or structure that poses a danger that could reasonably be expected to cause death, serious physical harm, or serious property loss.

Instability

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A condition of a mobile unit in which the sum of the moments tending to overturn the unit exceeds the sum of the moments tending to resist overturning.

Deficiency

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A condition in which the application of a component is not within its designed limits or specifications.

Hot brakes

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A condition in which the aircraft's brake and wheel components have become overheated, usually due to excessive braking during landing.

Carbon monoxide detection control unit

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A component of the system, provided with primary and secondary power sources, which receives signals from initiating devices or other control units, and processes these signals to determine part or ...