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TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/AFMAN 23-210 MCO 4450.14/DLAM 4145.12
Gross weight-The weight of the container plus its
Fire aisle-A passageway established to aid in fighting or
contents.
preventing the spread of fire or for access to fire
fighting equipment.
Hazardous commodities-A commodity consisting of a
Fiberboard box-A three-dimensional shipping container
material  which,  because  of  its  quantity,
concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious
made either of solid or corrugated fiberboard.
characteristics, may either cause, or significantly
Distinguished from a carton which is not designed
contribute to, an increase in mortality or an increase
as an outer shipping container.
in serious, irreversible, or incapacitating reversible
Floor load-Weight that can safely be supported by a
illness; or pose a substantial present or potential
floor, expressed in pounds per square foot of floor
hazard to human health or the environment when
space.
improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of,
or otherwise managed.
Floor plan-A scale drawing of the floor area of a building
showing columns, stair wells, elevator shafts,
Hazardous
materials
/flammable
warehouse-A
offices, washrooms, doors, and other structural
compartmentalized  facility  for  the  storage  of
features.
hazardous and/or flammable materials, excluding
ammunition,
and
ammunition
Fogging-Application of chemical compound, in the form
components.
of  vapor,  to  interior  surfaces  or  relatively
inaccessible surfaces.
Heartwood-The hard wood at the core of a tree trunk.
Fragile-Delicate, weak, and easily damaged.
Honeycombing-The storing or withdrawing of supplies in
a manner which results in vacant space that is not
Freeze space- Refrigerated  warehouse  area  where
usable for storage of other items.
temperatures can be controlled below a level of 32
. (0 .).
F
C
Humidity-Moisture in the air.
Freight-All material, products, or commodities, express
Humping-The switch of railroad car(s) in classification
and mail, shipped by rail, water, highway, or air.
yards where the car(s) are pushed over a mound
(hump) and the slope of the hump used to supply
Fungus-A germ-like parasite which flourishes on organic
the motivation power for switching the car(s) onto
material in a humid atmosphere at moderate and
the desired track(s). The "hump" track may or may
high temperatures.
not be equipped with car retarders.
Gondola-An open-top freight car with sides and ends.
Igloo space-Area in an earth-covered structure of
Grain thief-Device consisting chiefly of a long tube used
concrete and/or steel designed for the storage of
for taking grain samples from various depths in a
ammunition, explosives, and/or loaded ammunition
load of grain.
components.
Gross space for storage operations -That amount of
Incipient decay-The early stage of decay in which the
gross storage space plus ingranted space minus
disintegration has not proceeded far enough to
unusable space, standby space, and outgranted
soften or otherwise perceptibly impair the hardness
space.
of the wood.
Gross space used in support of storage operations- That
Inert space-Space  in  a  warehouse-type  structure
area  used  for  preserving  and  packaging,
dedicated  for  the  storage  of  nonexplosive
assembling,  packing  and  crating,  container
ammunition or ammunition components.
manufacturing, receiving, shipping, inspecting and
Ingranted space- That amount of gross storage space
identifying, administrative storage offices, rest
operated which is leased, licensed, or permitted
areas, tool rooms, battery charging stations, and
from one of the DOD Components.
other similar support areas.
Inspection-Examination and testing of supplies and
Gross storage space -Gross area, regardless of its
services  (including,  where  appropriate,  raw
location or the purpose for which the space was
materials,
components,
and
intermediate
designed or designated, which is assigned or used
for any operation concerning storage or the support
of storage functions.
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