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National Fire Protection Association
Industry: 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 fraction of the agent minimum design quantity (MDQ) added thereto deemed appropriate due to a specific feature of the protection application or design of the suppression system.
Industry:Fire safety
A frame containing one or more mortars.
Industry:Fire safety
A frame formed from sheet metal.
Industry:Fire safety
A frame that consists of head and jamb members of structural steel channels, either shop assembled or field assembled, to be used with masonry walls.
Industry:Fire safety
A frame that, in addition to a door opening, contains an opening(s) for use with fixed panels of solid metal or wood.
Industry:Fire safety
A frame that, in addition to a door opening, contains an opening(s) for use with glazing materials.
Industry:Fire safety
A framework for the support, enclosure, or both, of equipment; may be portable or stationary. See ANSI/EIA/310-D-1992, Cabinets, Racks, Panels and Associated Equipment.
Industry:Fire safety
A freestanding wall, balustrade, or railing having a height of not less than 36 in. (915 mm), erected to divide property, to serve as a barrier or guard, or for decoration.
Industry:Fire safety
A freestanding, chimney-connected, solid fuel-burning appliance that is designed to be operated with the fire chamber either open or closed.
Industry:Fire safety
A fuel and oxidizer mixture having less than the stoichiometric concentration of fuel.
Industry:Fire safety