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| AA |
Administering Agency |
| AA |
Atomic Absorption (commonly used to refer to
the instrument called an atomic absorption spectrometer) |
| AAS |
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
| ABC's |
Airway, Breathing,
Circulation; A reminder to first responders to "evaluate"
victims before doing CPR |
| ABIH |
American Board of Industrial Hygiene (issues
CIH industrial hygiene certification) |
| ABSA |
American Biological Safety Association,
professional association |
| ACBM |
Asbestos Containing Building Material |
| ACCSH |
Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health |
| ACGIH |
American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists, professional association which establishes TLVs |
| ACHMM |
Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials. The
membership body to which belong those who are CHMMs. |
| ACM |
Asbestos Containing Material |
| ACRSP |
Association of Canadian Registered Safety
Professionals |
| ACS |
American Chemical Society |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADR |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| AE |
Atomic Emission see AES |
| AEL |
Acceptable Exposure Limit |
| AES |
Atomic Emission Spectrophotometry - Analysis
by detection and quantitation of the characteristic electromagnetic emissions from atoms
in a sample. |
| AG |
Attorney General |
| AGA |
American Gas Association |
| AGST |
Above Ground Storage Tank |
| AHERA |
Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986
(Title II of TSCA) US Federal legislation requiring all schools to determine the location
and condition of asbestos containing material, and setting up procedures for issuing
credentials to those who disturb asbestos for testing or removal. |
| AHM |
Acutely Hazardous Materials |
| AI |
Accident Investigator |
| AIChE |
American Institute of
Chemical Engineers |
| AIDS |
Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome |
| AIHA |
American Industrial Hygiene Association,
Fairfax, VA. The broad professional association for Industrial Hygienists in the US and
Canada, with local sections also in parts of Europe. This association is the largest
professional Industrial Hygiene/Occupational Hygiene association in the world. |
| AIHCE |
American Industrial Hygiene Conference and
Exposition. Annual, week long, professional conference jointly sponsored by the AIHA and
the ACGIH in the spring. |
| ALARA |
As Low As Reasonably Achievable, a philosophy
applied to the control of exposure to ionizing radiation |
| ALCM |
Associate in Loss Control Management, a
credential issued by the Insurance
Institute of America, which is located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA 19355-0770. |
| ALJ |
Administrative Law Judge |
| ALS |
Advanced Life Support |
| ANPR |
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute
Publishes consensus standards on a wide variety of subjects, including safety equipment,
procedures, etc. contact: ANSI, Attn: customer Service, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
10036. Telephone [212-642-4900] is staffed 8:45 - 16:45 Eastern Time. ANSI has
international distributors in England (American Technical Publications, Ltd., in Herts.),
in Japan (Japanese Standards Association, Tokyo), and in Canada (Standards Council of
Canada, Ottawa) |
| AO |
Administrative Order |
| APA |
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 USC Section
551 et seq; Government Code Section 11340 et seq |
| APCD |
Air Pollution Control District (California) |
| APCO |
Air Pollution Control Officer, Health and
Safety (H&S) Code Section 40750 et seq (California) |
| APF |
assigned protection factor, used in the
context of respiratory protection |
| APHA |
American Public Health Association |
| API |
American Petroleum Institute |
| APIH |
Association of Professional Industrial
Hygienists. Based in Tennessee, USA, this organization offers professional credentialing
of industrial hygienists as RIH or RPIH under the Tennessee title protection law for
industrial hygiene. |
| APPA |
Association of (College and University)
Physical Plant Administrators, a US professional association which, among its other
activities, monitors government legislative and regulatory actions which may impact the
academic community. (refers to itself now as The Association of Higher Education
Facilities Officers) |
| APR |
Air-Purifying Respirator |
| AQCR |
Air Quality Control Region |
| AQMD |
Air Quality Management District (California) |
| ARAR |
Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate
Requirements (CERCLA) |
| ARB |
Air Resources Board (Cal/EPA) |
| ARS |
Agricultural Research Service (of USDA) |
| ASA |
Accredited Safety Auditor, a credential issued
by the International Loss Control Institute, which is located in Loganville, Georgia, USA.
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| ASAE |
American Society of Agricultural Engineers |
| ASHCAT |
Association of Safety &
Health Consultants and Trainers Inc. |
| ASHRAE |
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating,
and Air conditioning Engineers. Publishes a well regarded multivolume handbook which
includes ventilation guidance, and standards on IAQ and other ventilation related issues. |
| ASME |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASP |
Associate Safety Professional, designation
given to one who has successfully completed the first half of the examination process for
CSP. |
| ASPIS |
Abandoned Site Program Information System |
| ASQC |
American Society for Quality Control |
| ASSE |
American Society of Safety Engineers, the
national professional society for Safety Engineers in the US. 1800 E. Oakton St., Des
Plaines, IL 60018-2187 USA Voice Phone - (708) 692-4121 Fax - (708) 296-3769 |
| AST |
Aboveground Storage Tanks |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATC |
Automatic Temperature Compensation |
| ATCM |
Air Toxics Control Measure |
| ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry an agency of the Public Health Service in the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services |
| AWO |
Animal Welfare Officer |
| AWT |
Advanced Wastewater Treatment |
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| BACT |
Best Available Control Technology, a term used
in US environmental control regulations |
| BAT |
Best Available Technology |
| BATEA |
Best Available Technology Economically
Achievable, terminology for sewage cleanup technology to be applied under Canadian
Municipal-Industrial Strategy for Abatement, for cleanup of Great Lakes water sources. |
| BBP |
bloodborne pathogens - Most often used in the
context of a discussion of HIV and/or Hepatitis. |
| BBS |
Behavior Based Safety |
| BCSP |
Board of Certified Safety Professionals The
certifying organization that issues the ASP, CSP, and COHST credentials following review
of experience and successful completion of written tests. In addition to an exam in the
Comprehensive Practice of Safety, specialty exams are offered in Safety Management, Fire
Protection, and Safety Engineering 208 Burwash, Savoy, IL 61874 USA, (217) 359-9263 |
| BCT |
Best Conventional Pollutant Control Technology
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| BLEVE |
Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion
(or, for fun, Blast Levels Everything Very Effectively) |
| BLOSA |
Beam Line Operations and Safety Awareness |
| BLS |
Basic Life Support |
| BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, an agency of the
US government which gathers statistical information on accident rates, among other things.
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| BMP |
Best Management Practice |
| BNA
|
Bureau of National Affairs, Inc |
| BOD |
Basic Oxygen Demand; also, Biological Oxygen
Demand - the oxygen demand if a water sample is biologically oxidized |
| BOHS |
British Occupational Hygiene Society, the
national professional society of Occupational Hygienists in the United Kingdom |
| BPT |
Best Practicable Control Technology Currently
Available (CCAA) |
| BS |
British Standards |
| BSC |
Biological Safety Cabinet |
| BSI |
British Standards Institute |
| BTU |
British Thermal Unit, a traditional unit of
measure for heat |
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| CAA |
Clean Air Act, 42 USC Section 7401 et seq
Federal); H&S Code Section 39000 et seq |
| CAIR |
Comprehensive Assessment Information Rule
(under TSCA) |
| Cal/EPA |
California Environmental Protection Agency |
| Cal-OSHA |
California Division of Occupational Safety and
Health |
| CalTrans |
California Department of Transportation |
| CAMU |
Corrective Action Management Units (RCRA) |
| CAO |
Corrective Action Order (RCRA) |
| CAP |
Capacity Assurance Plan (RCRA) |
| CAP |
College of American Pathologists |
| CAS |
Chemical Abstracts Service (number) CAS is a
Columbus, Ohio Publisher of Chemical Abstracts and other publications and services |
| CAV |
Constant Air Volume - chemical hood motor
pulls constant cfm (or attempts to) |
| CBI |
Confidential Business Information |
| CCAA |
California Clean Air Act, H&S Code Section
39000 et seq |
| CCAHT |
Conseil Canadien d'Agrement des Hygienistes du
Travail - see CRBOH |
| CCC |
Compromised Container Caps, cracked or
otherwise damaged screw-on caps for chemical containers. [This acronym invented 24 Feb
1995 by Jerry Mason, Chemical Management Officer, Brigham Young University.] |
| CCOHS |
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and
Safety, a Hamilton, Ontario, Canada based organization offering a well regarded collection
of MSDS on CD-ROM, as well as other H&S related services. telephone: 905-572-2981 FAX:
905-572-2206 Customer Service e-mail address - custserv@ccohs.ca |
| CCP |
Cooperative Compliance Program |
| CCPS |
Center for Chemical Process Safety - An
organization established by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) to focus
on engineering practices to help prevent and mitigate catastrophic hazardous chemical
accidents. |
| CCR |
California Code of Regulations |
| CD |
Civil Defense |
| CDC |
Center for Disease Control |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control - Based in
Atlanta, Georgia, this is the organization within the US National Institutes of Health,
Public Health Service which specializes in recognition, evaluation and control of
communicable diseases. NIOSH is part of CDC. |
| CEEL |
Community Emergency Exposure Level A sort of
PEL for a whole community; intended as a guideline for when evacuations are necessary in
case of accidental releases |
| CEG |
Certified Engineering Geologist |
| CEM |
Continuous Emission Monitoring |
| CEPA |
Canadian Environmental Protection Act |
| CEPP |
Chemical Emergency Preparedness Program |
| CEPS |
Cluster Environmental Protection Specialist |
| CEQA |
California Environmental Quality Act, Public
Resources Code Section 21000 et seq; Title 14 CCR Section 15000 et seq |
| CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, also known as Superfund. US Federal legislation
establishing a huge EPA project to clean up hazardous material dumps. Makes generators
responsible for how waste is ultimately disposed of. |
| CERCLIS |
Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Information System |
| CESQG |
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator |
| CET |
Certified Environmental Trainer, a credential
issued by the National Environmental training Association |
| CFC |
Chlorofluorocarbons, being phased out world
wide because of their detrimental effect on the ozone layer. |
| CFM |
cubic feet per minute, a unit of measure of
air flow which is used in evaluating ventilation systems |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations, the official
compendium of regulations issued by agencies of the US Federal Government. For example,
29CFR refers to the regulations isued by the Department of Labor, and 29CFR1910 refers to
the General Industry regulations issued by OSHA, which is part of the department of Labor.
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| CGA |
Compressed Gas Association |
| CGL |
Comprehensive General Liability Insurance |
| CHEMTREC |
Chemical Transportation Emergency Center -
provides hazard information warnings and guidance in emergency (and ONLY emergency)
situations. |
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CHLOREP |
Chlorine Emergency Plan |
| CHMM |
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, a
credential awarded by IHMM |
| CHO |
Chemical Hygiene Officer The Administrator of
a Chemical Hygiene Plan under OSHA regulations |
| CHP |
Certified Health Professional |
| CHP |
Chemical Hygiene Plan Required by OSHA, a
statement of laboratory work practices written by each employer |
| CHP |
Certified Health Physicist - A person who
deals on a professional level with radiation safety. |
| CHST |
Construction Safety and Health Technician |
| CI |
Criminal Investigator |
| CID |
Criminal Investigation Division |
| CIH |
Certified Industrial Hygienist On good days
certification reflects education, training and experience in the art and science of the
anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of health hazards in the workplace and
community. On bad days it means you have a new appreciation for the "or should have
know" part of liability law. On other days it simply means education, 5 years of
experience and passing two brain straining tests. |
| CIIT |
Chemical Industry Institute of Technology |
| Cl |
Chlorine |
| CLMI |
Comprehensive Loss Management Inc. of
Minneapolis, Mn. 55447 A company that produced and sells a well publicized back injury
prevention program. |
| CNG |
Compressed Natural Gas, aka
Methane |
| CO |
Carbon monoxide |
| COD |
Chemical Oxygen Demand - oxygen demand if a
water sample is chemically oxidized. |
| COLIWASA |
COmposite LIquid WAste
SAmpler |
| COO |
Conduct of Operations |
| CP |
Command Post |
| CPC |
Chemical Protective Clothing |
|
CPL |
Compliance Directive (OSHA
enforcement instructions for inspectors) |
| CPR |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| CPSC |
Consumer Products Safety Commission, a US
federal agency |
| CPWR |
Center to Protect Workers' Rights A US based
advocacy group located at 111 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 509 Washington, D.C. 20001
202-962-8490 center@cpwr.com |
| CR |
Case Report Number |
| CRBOH |
Canadian Registration Board of Occupational
Hygienists |
| CRSP |
Canadian Registered Safety Professional |
| CRWQCB |
California Regional Water Quality Control
Board |
| CSA |
Canadian Standards Association, the national
consensus standards association for Canada is roughly the Canadian equivalent of ANSI in
the US. It is located at 178 Rexdale Boulevard, Rexdale (Toronto), Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3
(416) 747-4044 |
| CSA |
Campus Safety Association, now known as
CSHEMA, a North America based association of people involved in providing health and
safety services to colleges and universities. This is a subsidiary organization of the
National Safety Council and members of the NSC in the US, Canada, and Mexico can join at
no additional fee. |
| CSFM |
California State Fire Marshall |
| CSHEMA |
Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental
Management Association, affiliated with National Safety Council |
| CSHO |
Compliance Safety and Health Officer |
| CSM |
Certified Safety Manager |
| CSP |
Certified Safety Professional - the safety
equivalent to a CIH. The initials CSP are also used by certified sales professionals,
certified speaking professionals, and certified silly persons. The first two of these are
for real, for the last I apologize to Monty Python. The Certified Safety Professional
credential is issued by the BCSP (qv) |
| CSWMP |
County Solid Waste Management Plan
(California) |
| CTD |
Cumulative Trauma Disorder |
| CUHWC |
College and University
Hazardous Waste Conference |
| CWA |
Clean Water Act or FWPCA, 33 USC Section 1251
et seq;CA Water Code Section 13200 et seq (Porter-Cologne Act) |
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| dB |
Decibels |
| dBA |
decibels on the A scale, a unit of measure of
sound intensity. |
| DCO |
Document Control Officer |
| DEP |
diethyl phthalate |
| DEQ |
Department of Environmental Quality (Oregon) |
| DFA |
Department of Food and Agriculture |
| DFG |
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German
Standards) |
| DFM |
dust, fume, and mist. This abbreviation refers
to a respirator filter cartridge suitable for use against dusts, fumes or mists, and is
used in the new NIOSH regulation on Respirator Certification. |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services, a
Cabinet level department of the US Federal Government; the department in which CDC, and
therefore NIOSH, is located |
| DHMM |
Director of Hazardous Materials Management |
| DHS, DOHS |
Department of Health Services |
| DIERS |
Design Institute for Emergency Relief Systems
- a consortium of companies under the auspices of the American Institute of Chemical
Engineers (AIChE) that was formed to develop methods for the design of emergency relief
systems to handle runaway chemical reactions |
| DIN |
Deutsches Institut fur Normung (German
Standards Institute) |
| DIPPR |
Design Institute of Physical Property Data - a
consortium of companies under the auspices of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
(AIChE) that sponsors the compilation, measurement, and evaluation of physical property
data for industrially important compounds |
| DIS |
Draft International Standards |
| DL |
Driver's License |
| DM |
dust and mist. This abbreviation refers to a
respirator filter cartridge suitable for use against dusts and mists, and is used in the
new NIOSH regulation on Respirator Certification. |
| DNFSB |
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board |
| DO |
Dissolved Oxygen |
| DOA |
Dead on Arrival |
| DOAS |
Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy |
| DOB |
Date of Birth |
| DOD |
Department of Defense (Federal) |
| DOE |
Department of Ecology (Washington State) |
| DOE |
Department of Energy (Federal) |
| DOI |
Department of the Interior (Federal) |
| DOJ |
Department of Justice (California or Federal) |
| DOL |
Department of Labor |
| DOP |
dioctyl phthalate. The traditional test
aerosol used for determining HEPA filter efficiency was an aerosolized form of warm DOP,
selected because, when generated in the specified manner, the aerosol had a very narrow
size distribution. |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation, A US Cabinet
level department |
| DPR |
Department of Pesticide Regulation (Cal/EPA) |
| DRE |
Destruction/Removal Efficiency |
| DSS |
Department of Social Services |
| DTSC |
Department of Toxic Substances Control
(Cal/EPA) |
| DUR |
Driving Under Revocation |
| DUS |
Driving Under Suspension |
| DV |
Domestic Violence |
| DVO |
Diffuse Viewing Only |
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| EAP |
Employee Assistance Program |
| EAP |
Emergency Action Plan; or Employee Assistance
Program - one which deals with employee substance abuse or other non-employment related
problems affecting work performance and safety |
| EDP |
Electronic Data Processing |
| EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EER |
Excess Emission Reports |
| EGA |
Enhanced Graphics Array |
| EHS |
Environment, Health and Safety; or
Environmental Health and Safety |
| EHS |
Extremely Hazardous Substance |
| EIA |
Energy Information Administration |
| EIL |
Environmental Impairment Liability Insurance |
| EIR |
Environmental Impact Report (CEQA) |
| EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement (NEPA) |
| ELF-EMF |
Extremely low frequency electric and magnetic
fields, a controversial area regarding the possibility of inducing cancer in exposed
people |
| ELLPAT |
Environmental Lead Laboratory Proficiency Analytical Testing |
| EM |
Emergency Management |
| EMA |
Emergency Management Agency |
| EMR |
Electro-Magnetic Radiation |
| EMS |
Emergency Medical Service |
| EN |
European Norms |
| EOC |
Emergency Operations Center - command post for
large-scale campus and community emergencies/disasters |
| EOP |
Emergency Operations Plan |
| EP |
Extraction Procedure |
| EP TOX |
Extraction Procedure Toxicity Test (RCRA) |
| EPA |
Environmental
Protection Agency An agency of the US Federal government which regulates chemical
disposal, emissions to air,and water, and community pollution issues. |
| EPA # |
Generator # for RCRA manifesting (Federal) |
| EPCRA |
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know
Act Title III of SARA, [a US law] requires facilities storing Reportable Quantities of
hazardous materials to report to the LEPC |
| EPDM |
Ethylene-propylene terpolymer |
| EPR |
Ethylene Propylene |
| ER |
Emergency Room |
| ERA |
Environmental Risk Assessment (for EIL) |
| ERC |
Emissions Reduction Credit |
| ERG |
Emergency Response Guide A document providing
guidance on emergency response in a transportation incident involving a particular
chemical. The term is used in the context of US Department of Transportation requirements.
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| ERP |
Emergency Response Plan |
| ERPG |
Emergency Response Planning Guideline |
| ERRIS |
Emergency and Remedial Response Inventory
System |
| ERT |
Emergency Response Team |
| ES&H |
Environment, Safety, and Health |
| ESA |
Endangered Species Act, 15 USC Section 1531 et
seq |
| ESA |
Environmental Site Assessment |
| ESCBA |
Escape Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus |
| ESD |
Electrostatic Dissipative |
| ESP |
Electrostatic Precipitators |
| ETA |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
| ETOH |
Ethyl alcohol, ethanol |
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| FAQ |
Frequently Asked Question(s) |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration (Federal) |
|
FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency, an agency
of the US government. |
| FEP |
Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene |
| FI |
Field Interview |
| FID |
Flame Ionization Detector |
| FIFRA |
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act, US federal legislation controlling the indicated pesticides. |
| FIP |
Final Implementation Plan |
| FM |
Fire Marchal |
| FM |
Factory Mutual - a research organization
created by a group of insurance companies and concentrating on protection of property.
Very well known for its expertise on fire and its property protection standards. |
| FMCSR |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations |
| FMEA |
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis |
| FMECA |
Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis
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| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act (Federal) |
| FONSI |
Findings of No Significant Impact (NEPA) |
| FR |
Federal Register |
| FR |
Flame Resistant |
| FS |
Forest Service |
| FS |
Feasibility Study (CERCLA) |
| FSAR |
Final Safety Analysis Report |
| FST |
Field Sobriety Test |
| FTA |
Fault Tree Analysis |
| FTIR |
Fourier Transform Infrared |
| FTIR |
Fourier Transform InfraRed A chemical
analytical method which takes the complete emission spectrum of a sample at once and uses
computer software to sort out signals and identify the components of the sample. |
| FTU |
Fixed Treatment Unit |
| FWPCA |
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, (CWA) 33
USC Section 12251 et seq |
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| GACT |
Generally Available Control Technology |
| GAO |
General Accounting Office (Federal) |
| GC |
Gas Chromatography or Gas Chromatograph |
| GC/MS |
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectometry |
| GERT |
General Employee Radiation Training |
| GFCI |
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter |
| GLC |
Gas/liquid chromatography, also called GC |
| GLC |
Ground Level Concentration |
| GLP |
Good Laboratory Practice |
| gpm |
Gallons per minute |
| GSA |
General Service Administration |
| GW |
Ground Water |
| GWPS |
Ground Water Protection Standard |
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| H2S |
Hydrogen Sulfide |
| HAPs |
Hazardous Air Pollutants |
| HASP |
Health and Safety Plan
(required by OSHA at hazardous waste cleanup sites) |
| HazCom |
Hazard Communication |
| HAZMAT |
Hazardous Materials |
| HAZOP |
Hazard and Operability (Study), a structured
means of evaluating a complex process to find problems associated with operability or
safety of the process |
| HAZWOPER |
Hazardous Waste Operations Emergency Response |
| HAZWOPER |
Hazardous Waster Operations and Emergency
Response, a term derived from US EPA regulations. |
| HAZWOPER |
HAZardous Waste Operations
and Emergency Response, a term derived from OSHA regulation 1910.120 |
| HBV |
Hepatitis B Virus |
| HCA |
Hazardous Communication Act |
| HCFCs |
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons |
| HCl |
Hydrogen Chloride |
| HCS |
Hazard Communication Standard Policy of
communicating to employees the potential hazards of substances with which they work, and a
specific standard issued in the US by OSHA. |
| HDPE |
High-Density Polyethylene |
| HEPA |
High Efficiency Particulate Air filter At
least 99.97% efficient in the filtration of airborne particles 0.3 microns in diameter or
greater (the "or greater" is wrong) |
| HF |
Hydrogen Fluoride |
| Hg |
Mercury |
| HH&E |
Human Health and the Environment |
| HHW |
Household Hazardous Waste |
| HID |
High Intensity Discharge |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HMBP |
Hazardous Materials Business Plans, H&S
Code Section 25504 et seq |
| HMIG |
Hazardous Materials Identification Guide |
| HMIS |
Hazardous Materials Information System |
| HMRT |
Hazardous Materials Response
Team |
| HMTA |
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 USC
Section 1801 et seq; 49 CFR |
| HMTC |
Hazardous Materials Technical Center (DOT) |
| HOC |
Halogenated Organic Compounds |
| HP |
Health Physist (radiation safety specialist) |
| HP |
Hewlett Packard |
| HP |
Highway Patrol |
| hp |
Horse power |
| HPD |
Hearing Protection Device |
| HPLC |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| HR |
House Report (Federal bill originated in the
House of Representatives) |
| HR |
hazard ratio A term used in the new (1996)
NIOSH regulation on respirator certification |
| HRD |
Human Resource Division |
| HRS |
Hazard Ranking System |
| HS |
Hazardous Substance |
| HSA |
Hazardous Substance Account of the California
Superfund, H&S Code Section 25300 et seq |
| HSCAP |
Hazardous Substance Cleanup Arbitration Panel,
H&S Code Section 253561 et seq |
| HSO |
Health & Safety Officer |
| HSWA |
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (1984
amendments to RCRA) |
| HVAC |
Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning |
| HW |
Hazardous Waste |
| HWCL |
Hazardous Waste Control Law (California RCRA's
counterpart H&S Code Section 25100 et seq) |
| HWIS |
Hazardous Waste Information System (DTSC) |
| HWMU |
Hazardous Waste Management Units (RCRA) |
| HWTC |
Hazardous Waste Treatment Council |
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| IAFF |
International Association of
Firefighters |
| IAQ |
Indoor Air Quality - a general term combining
a multitude of issues related to complaints by the occupants of buildings about illnesses
or discomfort resulting from being in the building. Typically, no single agent or easily
recognized group of agents is present in excess of a PEL or TLV. |
| IARC |
Internation Agency for Research on Cancer,
affiliated with WHO |
| IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
| IBR |
Incorporated By Reference |
| IC |
Incident Command |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICC |
Interstate Commerce Commission, an agency of
the US Governemt The ICC bar is a horizontal bar at the rear of moderate and large trucks
required by ICC regulation and intended to prevent a following automobile from sliding
under the truch in a collision. |
| ICP |
Incident Command Post |
| ICP |
Inductively Coupled Plasma, an analytical
method based on atomic emission. |
| ICS |
Incident Command System Procedure for
emergency management used by fire departments and other emergency response teams |
| ID |
Inside Diameter |
| IDLH |
Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health. As
defined by NIOSH This represents a mazimum concentration from which one could escape
within 30 minutes without any escape-impairing symptoms or any irreversible health
effects. Note that the NIOSH definition addresses airborne concentration only. It does not
consider direct contact with liquids, etc |
| IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IEUBK |
integrated exposure uptake biokinetic model
(lead levels) |
| IH |
Industrial Hygiene (In Europe, this is usually
called Occupational Hygiene) |
| IHIT |
Industrial Hygienist in Training, designation
given to one who has completed the first half of the examination process for CIH. Valid
for no more than 10 years. |
| IHMM |
Institute of Hazardous Materials Management.
Responsible for Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) program and certification |
| IIPP |
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
(required under California regulations) |
| ILCI |
International Loss Control Institute. Address
is 4546 Atlanta Highway, P.O. Box 345, Loganville, Georgia 30249, USA |
| ILO |
International Labor Organization,
international agency of the United Nations which addresses labor issues. Has an interest
in occupational safety and health issues, and publishes useful reference materials. |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
| IMS |
Ion Mobility Spectrometry |
| INUR |
Inventory Update Rule |
| IOHS |
International Occupational Hygiene Society,
international organization of national occupational/industrial hygiene societies |
| IOSH |
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health,
a UK based professional association. |
| IP |
Industrial Plus |
| IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Control |
| IPS |
Iron Pipe Standard |
| IR |
Infrared light or infrared spectrophotometer
(IR is lower energy than visible, also known as heat waves) |
| IS |
Interim Status (for a TSDF) |
| ISD |
Interim Status Document |
| ISEA |
Industrial Safety Equipment Association |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| ISTAS |
Instituto
Sindical de Trabajo Ambiente y Salud
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IUPAC |
International Union of Pure
and Applied Chemistry |
| IWMB |
California Integrated Waste Management Board
(Cal/EPA) |
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| JCAHO |
Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations. Accreditation by this body is necessary for US federal research
grants, medicare reimbursement, etc. |
| JHA |
Job Hazard Analysis |
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| LAER |
Lowest Achievable Emission Rate |
| LANL |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| LAO |
Location Administrative Officer |
| LC-50 |
The concentration in air which is lethal to
50% of the test animals in a study. |
| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
| LD-50 |
The experimental dose which is lethal to 50%
of the test animals in a study. A convenient point of comparison between toxic materials
with similar effects or target organs. |
| LDPE |
Low-Density Polyethylene |
| LDR |
Land Disposal Restrictions (RCRA) |
| LEA |
Local Enforcement Agency |
| LEC |
Local Emergency Coordinator |
| LED |
Light-Emitting Diode |
| LEL |
Lower Explosive Limit - The minimum percent by
volume of a gas or vapor, which when mixed with air, will form a flammable mixture. |
| LEPC |
Local Emergency Planning Committee |
| LIH |
Licensed Industrial Hygienist, a title
conferred under the Illinois (USA) licensing program for Industrial Hygiene. |
| LIMS |
Laboratory Information Management System |
| LLDPE |
Linear Low Density Polyethylene |
| LLRWPA |
Low Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, 42 USC
Section 2021(b) |
| LOAEL |
lowest -observed-adverse-effect level |
| LOIS |
Loss of Interim Status (for TSDF) |
| LPG |
Liquefied Petroleum Gas, aka
Propane |
| lpm |
Liters per minute |
| LRAPA |
Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority (Lane
County, Oregon) |
| LRPO |
Location Radiation Protection Officer |
| LSO |
Laser Safety Officer - The person designated
by a site where lasers are used, who has responsibility and authority to ensure the safe
use of lasers. |
| LSI |
The Laboratory Safety Workshop |
| LUFT |
Leaking Underground Fuel Tank |
| LUST |
Leaking Underground Storage Tank |
| LWDII |
Lost Workday Injury and Illness |
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| MA |
Molecular Absorption, Absorption of radiation
by molecules. Examples of analytical methods using this property include : UV/VIS, IR,
FTIR |
| MACT |
Maximum Available Control Technology |
| MAWP |
Maximum Allowable Working Pressure |
| MCL |
Maximum Concentration Limits or Maximum
Contaminant Levels (SDWA) |
| MCLGs |
Maximum Contaminant Level Goals (SDWA) |
| MCS |
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity |
| ME |
Molecular Emission, emission of
electromagnetic radiation by a complete molecule. Often called Fluorescence or
Phosphorescence. |
| MECO |
Modern Engineering Company |
| MEK |
Methyl Ethyl Ketone |
| mg/m3 |
Milligrams per meter cubed |
| mil |
One mil equals 1/1000 of an inch |
| MIS |
Management Information Systems |
| MIS |
Master of Industrial | |