- Industria: 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.
An adjustable device for varying the size of the primary air inlet(s).
Industry:Fire safety
An adjustable damper manually set and locked in the desired position.
Industry:Fire safety
An adjective referring to pressures below (lower than) atmospheric pressure.
Industry:Fire safety
An additional layer on the outside of a hose consisting of a continuous synthetic rubber or plastic that is usually thicker than a coating.
Industry:Fire safety
An additional layer of a textile material applied to a specific area of the protective garment to make that portion of the protective garment more resistant to wear.
Industry:Fire safety
An additional hose line used to reinforce and protect personnel in the event the initial attack proves inadequate.
Industry:Fire safety
An adapter used to connect a multipole connector containing two or more branch circuits to multiple individual branch-circuit connectors.
Industry:Fire safety
An activity of rescue that takes place in a space that is large enough and so configured that a person can bodily enter and perform assigned work, that has limited restricted means for entry or exit (e.g., tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers, vaults, and pits), and that is not designed for continuous occupancy.
Industry:Fire safety
An activity in an installation specifically designated for research or development conducted with custom or special electrical equipment.
Industry:Fire safety
An active intrusion sensor that detects the movement of a person or object through a pattern of microwave energy.
Industry:Fire safety
