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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 business that produces compressed gases or cryogenic fluids, or both, or fills portable or stationary gas containers, cylinders, or tanks.
Industry:Fire safety
A business engaged in the sale or resale, or both of compressed gases or cryogenic fluids, or both.
Industry:Fire safety
A burner, mounted in a duct or discharging into a duct, used to heat the air, flue gas, or combustion turbine exhaust gas in the duct.
Industry:Fire safety
A burner used in a low-pressure fuel gas or atmospheric system that requires secondary air for complete combustion.
Industry:Fire safety
A burner that uses either induced or forced draft.
Industry:Fire safety
A burner that depends primarily on the natural draft created in the chimney or venting system to induce the air required for combustion into the burner.
Industry:Fire safety
A burner that includes a power-driven fan, blower, or other mechanism as the primary means for supplying the air for combustion.
Industry:Fire safety
A burner management system by which a furnace is purged and a burner is started, ignited, and stopped manually. Interlocks are included to ensure that the operation follows established, proper procedures.
Industry:Fire safety
A burner start interlock in which a control sequence ensures that a high-low or modulated burner is at a reduced firing rate for reliable ignition before the burner can be ignited.
Industry:Fire safety
A burner management system by which a furnace is purged and a burner is started, ignited, and stopped automatically but does not recycle automatically.
Industry:Fire safety