Prevention & protection

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Medical air compressor

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A compressor that is designed to exclude oil from the air stream and compression chamber and that does not under normal operating conditions or any single fault add any toxic or flammable ...

Ethylene oxide container

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A compressed gas container used for ethylene oxide or flammable mixtures of ethylene oxide with other chemicals.

EMS system

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A comprehensive, coordinated arrangement of resources and functions that are organised to respond in a timely, staged manner to medical emergencies regardless of their cause.

Crush syndrome

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A condition in which muscle death occurs because of pressure applied by an external load (e.g., a vehicle, parts of a fallen building, a rock, or a squeeze in a tight hole).

Corrosion

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A condition exhibiting any signs of deterioration, including pitting or loss of metal.

Pressure piling

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A condition during deflagration in which pressure increases in the unreacted medium ahead of the propagating combustion zone.

A condition beyond which a structure or member becomes unfit for service and is judged either to be no longer useful for its intended function (serviceability limited state) or to be unsafe (strength ...