Fire Safety Books
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Standards Official Notice - January 2019
The following AWWA Standards are effective January 1, 2019: C502-18 Dry-Barrel Fire Hydrants C503-18 Wet-Barrel Fire Hydrants C518-18 Double-Disc Swing-Check Valves for Waterworks Service C521-18 Plastic Ball Valves G410-18 Business Practices for Operation and ...
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M17 Installation, Field Testing, and Maintenance of Fire Hydrants, Fifth Edition
This utility operations manual provides drawings and approved procedures for fire hydrant design, installation, and operation and maintenance practices. It traces the development of the different styles and contains detailed instructions for testing. Definitions, diagrams, and record-keeping tips are included as well as easy-to-follow flow-testing procedures to quickly obtain valuable ...
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Environmental Hazards Methodologies for Risk Assessment and Management
From the beginning of 21st century, there has been an awareness of risk in the environment along with a growing concern for the continuing potential damage caused by hazards. In order to ensure environmental sustainability, a better understanding of natural disasters and their impacts is essential. It has been recognized that a holistic and integrated approach to environmental hazards needs to ...
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Guidance Manual for the Minimisation of NDMA and other Nitrosamines in Drinking and Recycled Water
N‐nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) is a nitrogen‐containing organic compound that has known carcinogenic properties. NDMA has been a health concern for some industries for a number of years as it is used in rubber formulations, as a fire retardant, antioxidant, additive for lubricants and softener of copolymers; it is also a degradation product of dimethylhydrazine, an additive to rocket fuel. Most ...
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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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Where Does Water Come From? Where Does Water Go? DVD
Where does tap water come from? What happens to water after it goes down the drain? Why does water need to be cleaned before and after people use it? Kids learn all the answers in this entertaining video. Children watch how the earth recycles water using the hydrologic cycle. Easy-to-understand animation and live action brings the water cycle to life. Kids learn that we get our water from rivers, ...
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Building Seals and Sealants; Fire Standards; Dimension Stone
Specifications, tests, and practices detail the property requirements for caulking and glazing compounds; structural, emulsion, hot-applied, and solvent-release sealants; lock-strip gaskets; aerosol foam sealants; pipe gaskets; sealing tapes; and other building sealants. Also featured are standards on how to measure sealant properties.It includes test methods on the combustibility and fire ...
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Building Seals and Sealants; Fire Standards; Dimension Stone
Specifications, tests, and practices detail the property requirements for caulking and glazing compounds; structural, emulsion, hot-applied, and solvent-release sealants; lock-strip gaskets; aerosol foam sealants; pipe gaskets; sealing tapes; and other building sealants. Also featured are standards on how to measure sealant properties.It includes test methods on the combustibility and fire ...
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Laboratory Apparatus; Degradation of Materials; SI; Oxygen Fire Safety
Standards cover: Laboratory Apparatusincludes specifications for sampling and testing of laboratory glassware, calibration of laboratory apparatus, weighing devices, and much more. Weathering and Durabilityprovides standards that evaluate outdoor and laboratory accelerated weathering tests. Topics cover biological deterioration, joint weathering projects, natural and ...
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Laboratory Apparatus; Degradation of Materials; SI; Oxygen Fire Safety
Standards cover: Laboratory Apparatusincludes specifications for sampling and testing of laboratory glassware, calibration of laboratory apparatus, weighing devices, and much more. Weathering and Durabilityprovides standards that evaluate outdoor and laboratory accelerated weathering tests. Topics cover biological deterioration, joint weathering projects, natural and ...
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Building Seals and Sealants; Fire Standards; Dimension Stone
Specifications, tests, and practices detail the property requirements for caulking and glazing compounds; structural, emulsion, hot-applied, and solvent-release sealants; lock-strip gaskets; aerosol foam sealants; pipe gaskets; sealing tapes; and other building sealants. Also featured are standards on how to measure sealant properties.It includes test methods on the combustibility and fire ...
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Building Seals and Sealants; Fire Standards; Dimension Stone
Specifications, tests, and practices detail the property requirements for caulking and glazing compounds; structural, emulsion, hot-applied, and solvent-release sealants; lock-strip gaskets; aerosol foam sealants; pipe gaskets; sealing tapes; and other building sealants. Also featured are standards on how to measure sealant properties.It includes test methods on the combustibility and fire ...
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Laboratory Apparatus; Degradation of Materials; SI; Oxygen Fire Safety
Standards cover: Laboratory Apparatusincludes specifications for sampling and testing of laboratory glassware, calibration of laboratory apparatus, weighing devices, and much more. Weathering and Durabilityprovides standards that evaluate outdoor and laboratory accelerated weathering tests. Topics cover biological deterioration, joint weathering projects, natural and ...
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Laboratory Apparatus; Degradation of Materials; SI; Oxygen Fire Safety
Standards cover: Laboratory Apparatusincludes specifications for sampling and testing of laboratory glassware, calibration of laboratory apparatus, weighing devices, and much more. Weathering and Durabilityprovides standards that evaluate outdoor and laboratory accelerated weathering tests. Topics cover biological deterioration, joint weathering projects, natural and ...
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Building Seals and Sealants; Fire Standards; Dimension Stone
Specifications, tests, and practices detail the property requirements for caulking and glazing compounds; structural, emulsion, hot-applied, and solvent-release sealants; lock-strip gaskets; aerosol foam sealants; pipe gaskets; sealing tapes; and other building sealants. Also featured are standards on how to measure sealant properties. It includes test methods on the combustibility and fire ...
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Building Seals and Sealants; Fire Standards; Dimension Stone
Specifications, tests, and practices detail the property requirements for caulking and glazing compounds; structural, emulsion, hot-applied, and solvent-release sealants; lock-strip gaskets; aerosol foam sealants; pipe gaskets; sealing tapes; and other building sealants. Also featured are standards on how to measure sealant properties. It includes test methods on the combustibility and fire ...
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Laboratory Apparatus; Degradation of Materials; SI; Oxygen Fire Safety
Standards cover: Laboratory Apparatusincludes specifications for sampling and testing of laboratory glassware, calibration of laboratory apparatus, weighing devices, and much more. Weathering and Durabilityprovides standards that evaluate outdoor and laboratory accelerated weathering tests. Topics cover biological deterioration, joint weathering projects, natural and ...
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Laboratory Apparatus; Degradation of Materials; SI; Oxygen Fire Safety
Standards cover: Laboratory Apparatusincludes specifications for sampling and testing of laboratory glassware, calibration of laboratory apparatus, weighing devices, and much more. Weathering and Durabilityprovides standards that evaluate outdoor and laboratory accelerated weathering tests. Topics cover biological deterioration, joint weathering projects, natural and ...
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The Art and Science of Lightning Protection
A lightning strike to an unprotected object or system can be disastrous - in the United States lightning is responsible for over 30% of all electric power failures, causes billions of dollars worth of property damage, and an average of 85 fatalities a year. This accessible text describes all aspects of lightning protection and includes many illustrative drawings and photographs. The author ...
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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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