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safety factor [′sāf·tē ‚fak·tər] (electricity) The amount of load, above the normal operating rating, that a device can handle without failure. (mechanics) (ordnance) Increase in range or elevation that must be set on a gun so that friendly troops, over whose heads fire is to be delivered, will not be endangered. Overload factor in design to ensure safe operation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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US National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark Rosenker said airlines should voluntarily begin incorporating a 15% safety factor when calculating stopping distances on icy or wet runways. In addition to its superior heat resistance, HyTemp AR212HR has a scorch safety factor more than four times that of standard ACMs for improved extrusion and molding characteristics, according to the company. Unanimously passed by both houses of Congress in 1996, with the support of pesticide manufacturers, pediatricians, and the environmental community, the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA 1996) added a 10-fold child protective safety factor in choosing a reference dose to two earlier factors, one employed to accommodate the difference between animals and humans and one to accommodate the variance among adults. |
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