- Domeniu: Fire safety
- Number of terms: 98780
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Established in 1896, NFPA's mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.
A gypsum board used primarily as an interior surfacing for building structures.
Industry:Fire safety
A halogenated agent whose chemical name is bromochlorodifluoromethane, CBrClF2, and that is a multipurpose, Class ABC-rated agent effective against flammable liquid fires.
Industry:Fire safety
A halogenated agent whose chemical name is bromotrifluoromethane, CBrF3, and that is recognized as an agent having Class ABC capability in total flooding systems.
Industry:Fire safety
A halogenated agent whose chemical name is inclusive of one or more of the following: hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC), hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), or perfluorocarbon (PFC) based halogenated agents.
Industry:Fire safety
A hand-operated device that provides a means for connecting and disconnecting an appliance or an appliance connector to a gas supply and that is equipped with an automatic means to shut off the gas supply when the device is disconnected.
Industry:Fire safety
A hazardous material, or the hazardous component of a weapon of mass destruction (WMD), that physically remains on or in people, animals, the environment, or equipment, thereby creating a continuing risk of direct injury or a risk of exposure.
Industry:Fire safety
A hazard that is present at the specific facility for which the industrial fire brigade has been organized.
Industry:Fire safety
A hearth and fire chamber of solid masonry units, such as bricks, stones, listed masonry units, or reinforced concrete, provided with a suitable chimney.
Industry:Fire safety
A heat exchanger intended to be installed in a chimney connector between a heating appliance and the chimney to transfer heat from the flue gases through metal to air or water.
Industry:Fire safety
