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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 tunnel or alleyway through which the drive shaft or rudder shaft passes.
Industry:Fire safety
A tube, closed at one end, that is placed over the end of the fuse until the intended ignition to protect it from damage and accidental ignition.
Industry:Fire safety
A tube for insertion through the mouth or nose into the upper portion of the trachea (windpipe).
Industry:Fire safety
A truck that is equipped to be operated using either gasoline or LP-Gas or to be operated using either gasoline or compressed natural gas without further modification.
Industry:Fire safety
A truck parking space that has been provided with an electrical system that allows truck operators to connect their vehicles while stopped and to use off-board power sources in order to operate on-board systems such as air conditioning, heating, and appliances, without any engine idling.
Industry:Fire safety
A trough or channel in an underfeed stoker, extending within the furnace, through which fuel is forced upward into the fuel bed.
Industry:Fire safety
A trench where multiple trench cuts or legs converge at a single point.
Industry:Fire safety
A trench cut in a straight or nearly straight line with no crossing or converging trench legs or cuts.
Industry:Fire safety
A transverse bend (fold) occurring where the hose is lengthwise doubled over on itself, as on a pin rack.
Industry:Fire safety
A transportation system, utilizing a rail guideway, operating on right-of-way for the movement of passengers within and between metropolitan areas, and consisting of its rail guideways, passenger rail vehicles, and other rolling stock; power systems; buildings; maintenance facilities; stations; passenger rail vehicle yard; and other stationary and movable apparatus, equipment, appurtenances, and structures.
Industry:Fire safety