Fire Protection Books
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AWWA C714-13 Cold-Water Meters for Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes
This first-edition standard provides the minimum requirements for coldwater meters for residential fire sprinkler applications that meet the requirements of NFPA 13D in single- and two-family dwellings and manufactured homes, in sizes 3/4 in. (20 mm) through 2 in. (50 mm), including materials and design. This standard can be referenced in specifications for purchasing and receiving cold-water ...
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Occupational Health and Safety; Protective Clothing
Occupational Health and Safetystandard practices and guides look at the health and safety aspects of various working environments. Standards also cover hazard communications and the safe handling of metal working fluids. Protective Clothingstandards evaluate the performance of biological, chemical, physical, flame-resistant, and thermal protective ...
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Occupational Health and Safety; Protective Clothing
Occupational Health and Safetystandard practices and guides look at the health and safety aspects of various working environments. Standards also cover hazard communications and the safe handling of metal working fluids. Protective Clothingstandards evaluate the performance of biological, chemical, physical, flame-resistant, and thermal protective ...
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Occupational Health and Safety; Protective Clothing
Volume 11.03 covers:Occupational Health and Safetystandard practices and guides look at the health and safety aspects of various working environments. Standards also cover hazard communications, the safe handling of metal working fluids and single crystal ceramic whiskers. Protective Clothingstandards evaluate the performance of biological, chemical, physical, ...
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Occupational Health and Safety; Protective Clothing
Volume 11.03 covers:Occupational Health and Safetystandard practices and guides look at the health and safety aspects of various working environments. Standards also cover hazard communications, the safe handling of metal working fluids and single crystal ceramic whiskers. Protective Clothingstandards evaluate the performance of biological, chemical, physical, ...
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Occupational Health and Safety; Protective Clothing
Volume 11.03 covers:Occupational Health and Safetystandard practices and guides look at the health and safety aspects of various working environments. Standards also cover hazard communications, the safe handling of metal working fluids and single crystal ceramic whiskers. Protective Clothingstandards evaluate the performance of biological, chemical, physical, ...
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Occupational Health and Safety; Protective Clothing
Volume 11.03 covers:Occupational Health and Safetystandard practices and guides look at the health and safety aspects of various working environments. Standards also cover hazard communications, the safe handling of metal working fluids and single crystal ceramic whiskers. Protective Clothingstandards evaluate the performance of biological, chemical, physical, ...
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Fire Protection: Systems and Response
The modern definition of firefighter no longer means “putting the wet stuff on the red stuff.” Emergency responders answer incidents ranging from fire alarm activations to elevator rescues and medical emergencies more often than full-blown fires. Consequently, responders increasingly interface with a wide array of building systems. Underscoring the changing role of firefighters, Fire Protection: ...
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LNG Fire Protection and Emergency Response (2007 Edition)
Part of the BP Process Safety series, this book is intended for fire and emergency responders, design engineers, project engineers, facility operators, and safety professionals. The title aims to improve understanding of the nature and hazards of LNG and the special fire hazards management and emergency response measures required for such ...
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ASTM Standards on ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT for WORKERS, 12th Edition (PRINT)
The twelfth edition provides 39 of the latest ASTM standards to help you choose the right tools, equipment, materials, and test methods to provide workers with protection from electrical hazards.39 standards cover: Acoustic emission sensor response Arc rating of face protective products Temporary grounding jumper assemblies Flexible insulated temporary ...
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ASTM Standards on ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT for WORKERS, 12th Edition (CD-ROM)
The twelfth edition, provides 39 of the latest ASTM standards to help you choose the right tools, equipment, materials, and test methods to provide workers with protection from electrical hazards.39 standards cover: Acoustic emission sensor response Arc rating of face protective products Temporary grounding jumper assemblies Flexible insulated temporary ...
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International Fire Code®
Coordinated with the International Building Code®, this volume references additional standards to comprehensively address fire safety in new and existing buildings. Forty-five chapters cover: General precautions against fire Emergency planning and preparedness Fire service features Building services and systems Fire-resistance-related construction ...
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OSHA Compliance: A Simplified National Guide
Make compliance with worker protection regulatory requirements easy to understand with this must-have publication. Use it to identify compliance issues that already apply to your workplace or anticipate those that are likely to make their way into your regulatory agenda. Information is presented in question-and-answer format to allow you to easily tailor a program to meet your facility's needs. ...
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Industrial Fire Protection Handbook, Second Edition
Fundamentally, fire prevention and control refer to systems and practices that increase a facility´s ability to avoid fires, limit the development and spread of fires, and rapidly and effectively control fires. Changing safety codes and regulations along with recent technological advances have rendered the first edition of this popular handbook somewhat out of date and left fire safety ...
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Thermal Measurements: The Foundation of Fire Standards
Eleven peer-reviewed papers address the significant challenges associated with performing thermal measurements as part of fire standards development, testing and analysis. The testing environment and the results of fire standards tests are almost always based on one or more thermal measurements. Measurements of importance include temperature, heat flux, calorimetry, and gas species ...
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ASTM's Role in Performance-Based Fire Codes and Standards
Performance-based fire codes and standards are documents that state goals for determining when performance is achieved. They include rules and procedures and usually involve testing and modeling. This unique new ASTM publication presents 12 peer-reviewed papers that give you an overview of performance-based initiatives in the United States and review the strategic options of ASTM’s Committee ...
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Fire and Flammability of Furnishings and Contents of Buildings
An up-to-date review of furniture flammability and test methods for measuring the flammability of contents and furnishings of buildings. 14 peer-reviewed papers cover the development of fire tests and regulation on: Upholstered Furniture Bedding Wall and Floor Coverings Apparel Cabinetry The papers reflect the involvement of ...
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Fire Hazard and Fire Risk Assessment
Take an up-to-date look at fire hazard and fire risk assessment techniques. 16 peer-reviewed papers represent fir broad categories: Introduction to Fire Hazard and Fire Risk Assessment Use of Fire Tests for Fire Hazard Assessment Fire Hazard Assessment Fire Risk Assessment Fire Risk Assessment and Building Codes. For fire ...
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BBP For Fire And Rescue (DVD)
For your firefighters and rescue teams, fire is not the only risk. Bloodborne diseases pose a threat as well. Firefighters and rescue workers face the greatest risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens. This important program examines the threat on the job and offers precautions and guidelines to follow, so that saving someone's life doesn't endanger the lives of your fire and rescue personnel. ...
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API STD 520 P1 For Petroleum Refining Standards
This standard applies to the sizing and selection of pressure relief devices used in refineries and related industries for equipment that has a maximum allowable working pressure of 15 psig (103 kPag) or greater. The pressure relief devices covered in this standard are intended to protect unfired pressure vessels and related equipment against overpressure from operating and fire contingencies. ...
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