NFPA 121-2001 Standard on Fire Protection for Self-Propelled and Mobile Surface Mining Equipment

NFPA 121-2001 Standard on Fire Protection for Self-Propelled and Mobile Surface Mining Equipment.
1.3 Definitions. The definitions used in this standard are in accordance with general mining industry usage or dictio- nary definitions. 1.3.1* Approved. Acceptable to the authority having jurisdic- tion. 1.3.2* Authority Having Jurisdiction. The organization, office, or individual responsible for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure. 1.3.3 Combustible. Capable of undergoing combustion. 1.3.4 Combustion. A chemical process of oxidation that occurs at a rate fast enough to produce heat and usually light in the form of either a glow or flame. 1.3.5 Emergency Egress. An egress from a compartment or work station in emergencies when the normal egress is unusable. 1.3.6 Equipment Operator. The authorized person who starts, controls, or stops mining equipment. 1.3.7 Fire Risk Assessment. The evaluation of the relative danger of the start and spread of fire; the generation of smoke, gases, or toxic fumes; and the possibility of explosion or other occurrence endangering the lives and safety of per- sonnel or causing significant damage to property. 1.3.8 Fixed Suppression System. A total flooding or local application system that consists of a fixed supply of extinguish- ing agent permanently connected to fixed piping with fixed nozzles that are arranged to discharge an extinguishing agent into an enclosure (total flooding) or directly onto a fire (local application), or a combination of both.
1.3.12* Listed. Equipment, materials, or services included in a list published by an organization that is acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction and concerned with evaluation of products or services, that maintains periodic inspection of production of listed equipment or materials or periodic eval- uation of services, and whose listing states that either the equipment, material, or service meets appropriate designated standards or has been tested and found suitable for a specified purpose. 1.3.13 Mine Operator. Any owner, lessee, or other person who operates, controls, or supervises a mine. 1.3.14 Mobile. Any equipment in use without its own motive power train and normally moved by self-propelled equipment. 1.3.15 Noncombustible. Not capable of supporting combustion. 1.3.16 Normal Operation. The regular performance of those functions for which a machine or accessory is designed. 1.3.17 Portable Extinguisher. Extinguishers of the hand-held or wheeled type that are capable of being carried or moved about; or transportable systems consisting of a hose reel or rack, hose, and discharge nozzle assembly connected to a sup- ply of suppressant.
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