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National Fire Protection Association
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.
A wood product impregnated with chemical by a pressure process or other means during manufacture, which is tested in accordance with NFPA 255, ASTM E 84, or UL 723, has a listed flame spread of 25 or less, and shows no evidence of significant progressive combustion when the test is continued for an additional 20-minute period; nor does the flame front progress more than 10. 5 ft (3. 2 m) beyond the centerline of the burners at any time during the test.
Industry:Fire safety
A wood product impregnated with chemical by a pressure process or other means during manufacture, which is tested in accordance with ASTM E 84 or UL 723; has a listed flame spread index of 25 or less; and shows no evidence of significant progressive combustion when the test is continued for an additional 20-minute period; nor does the flame front progress more than 10. 5 ft (3200 mm) beyond the centerline of the burners at any time during the test.
Industry:Fire safety
A wiring method using knobs, tubes, and flexible nonmetallic tubing for the protection and support of single insulated conductors.
Industry:Fire safety
A window or glass block assembly having a fire protection rating.
Industry:Fire safety
A window in a communications center that faces an area that is not part of the secure area assigned solely to the communications center or that is accessible to the public.
Industry:Fire safety
A window assembly whose maximum horizontal projection is no more than 24 in. (610 mm) from the plane of an exterior wall and is elevated above the floor level of the home, or a window supported on a foundation extending beyond the main walls of a building.
Industry:Fire safety
A window assembly rated in accordance with NFPA 257 and installed in accordance with NFPA 80.
Industry:Fire safety
A winch with quick disconnects for power and controls that can be temporarily mounted on the apparatus at a permanently installed mounting receiver.
Industry:Fire safety
A wildland fire that cannot be controlled by initial attack resources within an established period of time as determined by the AHJ and additional fire-fighting resources are arriving, en route, or being ordered by the incident commander.
Industry:Fire safety
A wet pipe system containing foam solution.
Industry:Fire safety