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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 containment system for the transportation of air and grease vapors that is designed and installed to reduce the possibility of the accumulation of combustible condensation and the occurrence of damage if a fire occurs within the system.
Industry:Fire safety
A contiguous parcel of land that is used for the accommodation of occupied mobile homes.
Industry:Fire safety
A continuous and unobstructed way of travel from any point in a building or structure to a public way consisting of three separate and distinct parts: (1) the exit access, (2) the exit, and (3) the exit discharge.
Industry:Fire safety
A continuous membrane, or a membrane with discontinuities created by protected openings, where such membrane is designed and constructed to restrict the movement of smoke.
Industry:Fire safety
A continuous ceiling in a single plane.
Industry:Fire safety
A continuous exit or rescue path down an aerial device from an elevated position to the ground.
Industry:Fire safety
A continuous vertical or horizontal assembly, such as a wall or floor, that is designed and constructed with a specified fire resistance rating to limit the spread of fire and that also will restrict the movement of smoke. Such barriers might have protected openings.
Industry:Fire safety
A continuous membrane that is designed to form a barrier to limit the transfer of smoke.
Industry:Fire safety
A continuous membrane used to subdivide a concealed space to resist the passage of smoke and heat.
Industry:Fire safety
A continuous molding used to hold glass or glazing in a window.
Industry:Fire safety