- 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 manually operated box for separately transmitting a fire alarm signal and a distinctive guard patrol tour supervisory signal.
Industry:Fire safety
A manually operated device used in conjunction with an automatic transfer switch to provide a means of directly connecting load conductors to a power source and disconnecting the automatic transfer switch.
Industry:Fire safety
A manually operated device used to initiate an alarm signal.
Industry:Fire safety
A manually operated switch, electrically supervised and secured from unauthorized use, that prevents the automatic or manual electrical actuation of the aerosol generators during maintenance by electrically opening the releasing circuit.
Industry:Fire safety
A manually operated valve in an oil line for the purpose of turning on or completely shutting off the oil supply to the burner.
Industry:Fire safety
A manually operated valve in the discharge pipe between the nozzles and the agent supply that can be locked in the closed position to prevent flow of agent to the protected area.
Industry:Fire safety
A manually operated valve in the discharge pipe between the nozzles and the supply, which can be locked in the closed position to prevent flow of carbon dioxide to the protected area.
Industry:Fire safety
A manual-or positive-locking device (i.e., holding valve) that can be actuated to maintain indefinitely a desired angle or elevation without dependence upon engine power.
Industry:Fire safety
A manufactured appliance furnished by the manufacturer as a single assembly or as a package set of subassemblies or parts and including all the essential components necessary for it to function normally where installed as intended.
Industry:Fire safety
