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Prevention & protection

hot taps

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Piping connections made to operating pipelines or mains or other facilities while they are in operation. The connection of the branch piping to the operating line and the tapping of the operating ...

patient medical gas

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Piped gases such as oxygen, nitrous oxide, helium, carbon dioxide, and medical air that are used in the application of human respiration and the calibration of medical devices used for human ...

medical support gas

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Piped gases such as nitrogen and instrument air that are used to support medical procedures by operating medical-surgical tools, equipment booms, pendants, and similar medical support applications.

hinge pins

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Pins that are used at either the swivel or point of articulation of an aerial device.

bolsters

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Pillows or similarly shaped units containing upholstery material covered by upholstery cover material, which might or might not be attached to the upholstered furniture item but are sold and ...

parenteral

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Piercing of the mucous membranes or the skin barrier due to such events as needle sticks, human bites, cuts, and abrasions.

floating pier

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Pier designed with inherent flotation capability that allows the structure to float on the water surface and rise and fall with water level changes.

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