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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 boundary designed to resist the passage of flame for 1/2 hour when tested in accordance with ASTM E 119, StandardTestMethodsforFireTestsofBuildingConstructionandMaterials.
Industry:Fire safety
A boundary designed to resist the passage of smoke and flame for 1 hour when tested in accordance with ASTM E 119, StandardTestMethodsforFireTestsofBuildingConstructionandMaterials.
Industry:Fire safety
A boiler used to heat water for purposes other than space heating.
Industry:Fire safety
A bonded assembly of stones or solid masonry units.
Industry:Fire safety
A boot worn over other footwear components to meet requirements of this standard.
Industry:Fire safety
A boiler that supplies steam at a pressure not exceeding 15 psi (100 kPa), or hot water at a pressure not exceeding 160 psi (1100 kPa) at a temperature not exceeding 250°F (121°C).
Industry:Fire safety
A boiler fuel manufactured by means of a process that includes storing, shredding, classifying, and conveying of municipal solid waste.
Industry:Fire safety
A boiler fuel manufactured by means of a process that includes storing, shredding, classifying, and conveying of forest and agricultural byproducts (e.g., wood chips, rice hulls, sugar cane).
Industry:Fire safety
A boiler for generating steam at pressures not in excess of 15 psi (gauge pressure of 103 kPa) or for furnishing water at a maximum temperature of 250°F (121°C) at a maximum gauge pressure of 160 psi (gauge pressure of 1100 kPa).
Industry:Fire safety
A boiler for generating steam at gauge pressures in excess of 15 psi (gauge pressure of 103 kPa), or for heating water to a temperature in excess of 250°F (121°C) or at a gauge pressure in excess of 160 psi (gauge pressure of 1100 kPa).
Industry:Fire safety