Prevention & protection

Prevention & protection

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Hazard

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A condition that presents the potential for harm or damage to people, property, or the environment.

Control drawing

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A drawing or other document provided by the manufacturer of the intrinsically safe or associated apparatus, or of the nonincendive field wiring apparatus or associated nonincendive field wiring ...

Dripproof guarded motor

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A dripproof machine whose ventilating openings are guarded in accordance with the definition for dripproof motor.

Fully enclosed personnel area

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A driver or passenger compartment on the fire apparatus that provides total enclosure on all sides, top, and bottom and has positive latching on all access doors.

Diameter volume fraction (DVF)

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A drop diameter such that the cumulative volume, from zero diameter to this respective diameter, is the fraction, f, of the corresponding sum of the total distribution.