RA 9514

An integrated system of underground or overhead piping connected to a source of extinguishing agent or medium which when actuated by its automatic detecting device suppresses fire within the area protected even without human intervention.

• Automatic Fire Suppression System

• Approved Supervised Sprinkler System

• Standpipe System

• Fire Alerting System

A passageway from one building to another, or through or around a wall in approximately the same floor level.

• Means of Egress

• Exit

• Horizontal Exit

• Interstitial

A building unsafe in case of fire because it will burn easily or because it lacks adequate exits or fire escapes.

• Fire Hazard

• Fire Trap

• Combustible

• Nacelle

A compilation report of all approved submittals, test and acceptable forms of all fire protection and life safety features, which shall form part of the "as-built" documents turned over by the contractor to the building owner.

• FSCR

• FSCCR

• FSEC

• FSIC

A non liquid-tight transverse partition in a cargo tank.

• Baffle

• Curtain Board

• Plenum

• Bulkhead

A technique to resist corrosion on a metal surface by making the surface cathode of an electrochemical cell.

• Damper

• Detearing

• Fulminate

• Cathodic Protection

Any material which, by its nature or as a result of its reaction with other elements, produces a rapid drop in temperature of the immediate surroundings.

• Flammable Finishes

• Cyrogenic

• Compressed Gas

• Oxidizing Material

A mechanical device consisting of linkages and horizontal bars across a door, which when pushed from the inside will cause the door to open and facilitates exit from the building, structure or facility.

• Panic Hardware

• Safety Can

• Vestibule

• Derrick

A tank, vat or container of flammable or combustible liquid in which articles or materials are immersed for purposes of coating, finishing, treating, or similar processes.

• Cryogenic Inground Container

• Dip Tank

• Cargo Tank

• Electrostatic Fluidized Bed

A continuous membrane or a membrane with discontinuities created by protected openings with a specified fire protection rating, where such membrane is designed and constructed with a specified fire resistance rating to limit the spread of fire, that also restricts the movement of smoke.

• Fire Wall

• Fire Barrier

• Fire Damper

• Combination Fire and Smoke Damper