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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 SI unit of electrical impedance or, in the direct current case, electrical resistance.
Industry:Fire safety
The method by which a potential fall distance is controlled to minimize damage to equipment and/or injury to a live load.
Industry:Fire safety
The single-point grounding of a transformer means connecting the secondary side of the transformer to earth ground through one or more grounding electrodes. This connection should be made at any point on the separately derived system from the source to the first system-disconnecting means or overcurrent device.
Industry:Fire safety
The rate at which energy is emitted, transferred, or received; the units of power are watts (joules/second).
Industry:Fire safety
The shapes of ceilings can be classified as sloping or smooth.
Industry:Fire safety
The quantity of water required for fire control and extinguishment.
Industry:Fire safety
The separation, crushing, screening, washing, drying, storage, and loadout of coal to make ready for market.
Industry:Fire safety
The ratio of the volume of foam in its aerated state to the original volume of nonaerated foam solution.
Industry:Fire safety
