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National Fire Protection Association
Branche: Fire safety
Number of terms: 98780
Number of blossaries: 0
Company Profile:
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 facility designed to prepare coal for shipment, including coal mine surface buildings and structures, housing, and supporting coal-processing and coal-handling equipment.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility engaged in the generation and compression of acetylene and in the filling of acetylene cylinders either as its sole operation or in conjunction with facilities for filling other compressed gas cylinders.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility for storing controlled materials, such as alcohol and tobacco products, that generally has high levels of security and very limited access.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility from which resources are directly assigned to an incident or planned event.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility in which 9-1-1 calls are answered.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility in which low-risk births are expected following normal, uncomplicated pregnancies, and in which professional midwifery care is provided to women during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility in which low-risk births are expected following normal, uncomplicated pregnancies, and in which professional midwifery care is provided to women during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility or designated area at which motorsports and related activities are conducted.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility producing electric power on site as the alternate supply of electrical power. It differs from an on-site power production facility in that it is not constantly producing power.
Industry:Fire safety
A facility provided for emptying of the waste-holding tanks.
Industry:Fire safety