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  2. Duck and cover - Wikipedia

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    "Duck and cover" is a method of personal protection against the effects of a nuclear explosion. Ducking and covering is useful in offering a degree of protection to personnel located outside the radius of the nuclear fireball but still within sufficient range of the nuclear explosion that standing upright and uncovered is likely to cause ...

  3. Tank leak detection - Wikipedia

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    Tank leak detection is implemented to alert the operator to a suspected release from any part of a storage tank system, what enables to prevent from soil contamination and loss of product. In many countries regulated UST are required to have an approved leak detection method so that leaks are discovered quickly and the release is stopped in time.

  4. Space blanket - Wikipedia

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    layering materials of emergency blanket 32 layers are 0.45mm thick. First developed by NASA ' s Marshall Space Flight Center in 1964 for the US space program, [2] [3] [4] the material comprises a thin sheet of plastic (often PET film) that is coated with a metallic, reflecting agent, making it metallized polyethylene terephthalate (MPET) that is usually gold or silver in color, which reflects ...

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  6. Owner's manual - Wikipedia

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    2007 Toyota Yaris hatchback owner's manual 1919 Ford Motor Company car and truck operating manual. An owner's manual (also called an instruction manual or a user guide) is an instructional book or booklet that is supplied with almost all technologically advanced consumer products such as vehicles, home appliances and computer peripherals.

  7. Life net - Wikipedia

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    This photo won a Pulitzer Prize in 1947. She survived with serious injuries. A life net on display at the Napa Firefighters Museum in Napa, California. Vancouver fireman jumping into life net (1910) A life net, also known as a Browder Life Safety Net or jumping sheet, [1] is a type of rescue equipment formerly used by firefighters. When used in ...

  8. Fire blanket - Wikipedia

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    A fire blanket is so large that a burning vehicle can be completely covered with it (typical size is e.g. 6 m x 9 m to cover large SUVs) - and are extremely heat-resistant (1000 to 1600+ degrees). Also one has to consider the difference between allowed short-term peak temperature and long-term temperature.

  9. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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    Simple: Creates a simple jet as per size of diameter of nozzle. Diffuser: The nozzle of branch pipe rotates. If we rotate it to one side, it creates a spray of water; and at the end of rotation, it gives a water curtain to protect the firefighters when direction of wind changes while fighting a fire.