- 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 device consisting of a mechanically operated fuel feeding mechanism and a grate, used for the purpose of feeding solid fuel into a furnace, distributing it over a grate, admitting air to the fuel for the purpose of combustion, and providing a means for removal or discharge of refuse.
Industry:Fire safety
A device consisting of a pressure-sensitive switch that is mounted onto one end of an adjustable bar that is installed across an opening.
Industry:Fire safety
A device consisting of two beams (side rails) joined at regular intervals by cross pieces called rungs on which a person is supported during climbs for ascending or descending.
Industry:Fire safety
A device consisting of two spring-tensioned balls that form a connector into which a flat metal clip that is attached to a conductor can be inserted to complete a circuit.
Industry:Fire safety
A device constructed so that the attainment of a water temperature in a hot water supply system in excess of some predetermined limit acts in such a way as to cause the gas to the system to be shut off.
Industry:Fire safety
A device containing a small amount of pyrotechnic material that ignites when a specified electric current flows through the device and initiates pyrotechnics.
Industry:Fire safety
A device containing multiple pyrotechnic effects that are simultaneously ignited and dispersed into the air from mortar or tube.
Industry:Fire safety
A device containing propellant that provides the force or thrust to cause a rocket to move.
Industry:Fire safety
A device designed for the purpose of reducing, regulating, controlling, or restricting water pressure.
Industry:Fire safety
A device designed for the purpose of reducing, regulating, controlling, or restricting water pressure. Examples include pressure-reducing valves, pressure-control valves, and pressure-restricting devices.
Industry:Fire safety
