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This template produces a NFPA 704 safety square with optionally four hazard codes. It is designed to be used in a table. It is designed to be used in a table. Primary use is through {{ Chembox }} , the {{ NFPA 704 }} box and {{ OrganicBox complete }} (chemical data pages).
A defensible space, in the context of fire control, is a natural or landscaped area around a structure that has been maintained and designed to reduce fire danger. The practice is sometimes called firescaping. [1] "Defensible space" is also used in the context of wildfires, especially in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). [2]
The committee's initial report evolved into NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, the most widely used fire sprinkler standard. [ 6 ] Around 1904, the NFPA began to expand its membership from affiliates of fire insurance companies to many other organizations and individuals, and also expanded its mission beyond ...
A confined space is a space with limited entry and egress and not suitable for human inhabitants. Alternative names for a confined space are enclosed space and dangerous space. [1] An example is the interior of a storage tank, occasionally entered by maintenance workers but not intended for human occupancy.
This template produces a NFPA 704 safety square with optionally four hazard codes. It is designed to be used in a table. It is designed to be used in a table. Primary use is through {{ Chembox }} , the {{ NFPA 704 }} box and {{ OrganicBox complete }} (chemical data pages).
"NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response" is a standard maintained by the U.S.-based National Fire Protection Association. First "tentatively adopted as a guide" in 1960, [ 1 ] and revised several times since then, it defines the " Safety Square " or " Fire Diamond " which is used to ...
A plenum space is a part of a building that can facilitate air circulation for heating and air conditioning systems, by providing pathways for either heated/conditioned or return airflows, usually at greater than atmospheric pressure.
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