Acronyms Index

A–Z Listing

• ACGIH — American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
• AED — Automated External Defibrillator
• AIHA — American Industrial Hygiene Association
• ANSI — American National Standards Institute
• APR — Air-Purifying Respirator
• ASSP — American Society of Safety Professionals
• BBP — Bloodborne Pathogens
• BLS — Bureau of Labor Statistics
• CAA — Clean Air Act
• CAS — Chemical Abstracts Service
• CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• CERCLA — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
• CFR — Code of Federal Regulations
• COSH — Council on Occupational Safety and Health
• CPR — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• CWA — Clean Water Act
• DART — Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred
• DOT — Department of Transportation
• EHS — Environment, Health, and Safety
• EHSMS — EHS Management System
• EMS — Emergency Medical Services
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency
• EPCRA — Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
• FIFRA — Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
• GFCI — Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter
• GHS — Globally Harmonized System
• HAZCOM — Hazard Communication
• HAZWOPER — Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
• HEPA — High-Efficiency Particulate Air
• HMIS — Hazardous Materials Identification System
• HSE — Health, Safety, and Environment
• HVAC — Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
• IDLH — Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
• IH — Industrial Hygiene
• ILO — International Labour Organization
• ISO — International Organization for Standardization
• ISO 14001 — Environmental Management Systems
• ISO 45001 — Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
• JHA — Job Hazard Analysis
• JSA — Job Safety Analysis
• LEL — Lower Explosive Limit
• LEV — Local Exhaust Ventilation
• LFL — Lower Flammable Limit
• LOTO — Lockout/Tagout
• MOC — Management of Change
• MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheet
• MSHA — Mine Safety and Health Administration
• NFPA — National Fire Protection Association
• NFPA 704 — NFPA 704 Hazard Identification
• NIOSH — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• NPDES — National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
• OEL — Occupational Exposure Limit
• OHSMS — Occupational Health and Safety Management System
• OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• PAPR — Powered Air-Purifying Respirator
• PEL — Permissible Exposure Limit
• PFD — Personal Flotation Device
• POTW — Publicly Owned Treatment Works
• PPE — Personal Protective Equipment
• PSM — Process Safety Management
• PSSR — Pre-Startup Safety Review
• PTW — Permit to Work
• RAGAGEP — Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices
• RCD — Residual Current Device
• RCRA — Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
• REL — Recommended Exposure Limit
• RIDDOR — Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
• RMP — Risk Management Plan
• RPE — Respiratory Protective Equipment
• RTK — Right-to-Know
• SARA — Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
• SCBA — Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
• SDS — Safety Data Sheet
• SIF — Serious Injury and Fatality
• SIL — Safety Integrity Level
• SIS — Safety Instrumented System
• SOP — Standard Operating Procedure
• SPCC — Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure
• STEL — Short-Term Exposure Limit
• SWP — Safe Work Procedure
• TB — Tuberculosis
• TLV — Threshold Limit Value
• TRI — Toxics Release Inventory
• TRIR — Total Recordable Incident Rate
• TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act
• TWA — Time-Weighted Average
• UEL — Upper Explosive Limit
• UFL — Upper Flammable Limit
• VPP — Voluntary Protection Programs
• WHO — World Health Organization