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National Fire Protection Association
Industry: Fire safety
Number of terms: 98780
Number of blossaries: 0
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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.
The ability of a client to evacuate a day-care occupancy without direct intervention by a staff member.
Industry:Fire safety
The ability of a device to maintain a constant set point characteristic.
Industry:Fire safety
The ability of a group to move reliably to a point of safety in a timely manner that is equivalent to the capacity of a household in the general population.
Industry:Fire safety
The ability of a group to move reliably to a point of safety in a timely manner, but not as rapidly as members of a household in the general population.
Industry:Fire safety
The ability of a material to return to its original form after being stretched.
Industry:Fire safety
The ability of a material to withstand deterioration of its surface or its properties when exposed to its environment.
Industry:Fire safety
The ability of an element or component of an element to continue to be utilized for its intended purpose.
Industry:Fire safety
The ability of an ensemble or ensemble element to remain intact and provide continued minimum performance.
Industry:Fire safety
The ability of occupants, residents, and staff as a group either to evacuate a building or to relocate from the point of occupancy to a point of safety.
Industry:Fire safety
The ability of the flame-resistant garment or a component of the flame-resistant garment to continue to be utilized for its intended purpose.
Industry:Fire safety