The following is a partial glossary of acronyms drawn from both my own experience and acronym lists published by the US EPA and Army Corps of Engineers. Please e-mail me if you see any glaring omissions.
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Hazardous Materials Acronyms. The following is a partial glossary of acronyms drawn from both my own experience and acronym lists published by the US EPA and Army Corps of Engineers. Please e-mail me if you see any glaring omissions. |
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| ACE | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| ACGIH | American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
| AIHA | American Industrial Hygiene Association |
| API | American Petroleum Institute |
| ASTM | American Standards of Testing and Materials |
| AWWA | American Water Works Association |
| BRAC | Base Realignment and Closure |
| CA | Cost Analysis |
| CCME | Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment |
| CDAP | Chemical Data Acquisition Plan |
| CERCLA | US Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act |
| CEPA | Canadian Environmental Protection Act |
| CFR | US Code of Federal Regulations |
| CGI | Combustible Gas Indicator |
| CIH | Certified Industrial Hygienist |
| CMI | Corrective Measures Implementations |
| CMS | Corrective Measures Studies |
| CO | Contracting Officer |
| CoE | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Con-HTRW | Containerized Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste |
| COR | Contracting Officer's Representative |
| DERP | US Defense Environmental Restoration Program |
| DFAR | US Defense Federal Acquistion Regulation |
| DOT | US Department of Transportation |
| DOT-E | US DOT Exemption |
| EC | Engineering Circular |
| EE | Engineering Evaluations |
| EFAR | US Engineering Federal Acquistion Regulation |
| EM | Engineering Manual |
| EM | Electromagnetic |
| EOD | Explosive Ordnance Disposal |
| EOS | End of Service |
| EPA | US Environmental Protection Agency |
| ER | Engineering Regulation |
| FAR | US Federal Acquisition Regulation |
| FEMA | US Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FID | Flame Ionization Detector |
| FUDS | Formerly Used Defense Sites (US) |
| GC | Gas Chromatography |
| GPR | Ground Penetrating Radar |
| HAZMAT | Hazardous Material |
| HAZWASTE | Hazardous Waste |
| HC | Hazard Class |
| HMT | Hazardous Materials Table |
| HMR | Hazardous Materials Regulations (US) |
| HSDA | Health and Safety Design Analysis |
| HSWA | Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (US) |
| HTRW | Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste |
| HTW | Hazardous and Toxic Waste |
| IA | Implementing Agency |
| IAQ | Indoor Air Quality |
| IDLH | Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health |
| IRP | Installation Restoration Program (US) |
| LDR | Land Disposal Restrictions (US) |
| LEL | Lower Explosive Limit - the lowest concentration of gas or vapor in air by volume that can be ignited and cause an explosion or flame propagation |
| LFL | Lower Flammable Limit - the lowest concentration of gas or vapor in air by volume that can be ignited |
| LTD QTY | Limited Quantity |
| MCX | Mandatory Center of Expertise |
| MOE | Minister of the Environment (Canada) |
| MSC | Major Subordinate Commands (US) |
| NESHAPS | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| NIOSH | US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NIST | US National Institute of Standards Technology |
| OEW | Ordnance and Explosive Waste |
| OEWHTW | Ordnance and Explosive Waste/Hazardous Toxic Waste |
| ORM-D | Other Regulated Material - Consumer Commodity |
| OSHA | US Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PA | Preliminary Assessment |
| PAT | Proficiency Analytical Testing or Laboratory Accreditation programs |
| PCB | Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| PEL | Permissible Exposure Limit (OSHA) |
| PG | Packing Group |
| PID | Photoionization Detector |
| PIN | Product Identification Number (Canada) |
| POLs | Petroleum, Oils, Lubricants |
| POPS | Performance-Oriented Packaging Standards |
| POTW | Publicly Owned Treatment Works |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
| PRP | Potentially Responsible Party |
| PSN | Proper Shipping Name |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QC | Quality Control |
| RCRA | US Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| REL | Recommended Exposure Limit (NIOSH) |
| RFI | RCRA Facility Investigations |
| RI | Remedial Investigations |
| RQ | Reportable Quantity |
| SARA | US Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act |
| SCBA | Self Contained Breathing Apparatus |
| SHER | Safety, Health, and Emergency Response |
| SHP | Safety and Health Program |
| SI | Site Inspections |
| SSHO | Site Safety and Health Officer |
| SSHP | Site Safety and Health Plan |
| ST | Short Term |
| STEL | Short Term Exposure Limit |
| TCX | Technical Center of Expertise |
| TDG | Transport of Dangerous Goods (Canada) |
| TDGA | Transport of Dangerous Goods Act (Canada) |
| TDGR | Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Canada) |
| TOX | Total Organic Halogens |
| TX | Total Halogens |
| TLV | Threshold Limit Value |
| TSCA | US Toxic Substances Control Act |
| TSD | Treatment, Storage, and Disposal |
| TSDF | Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility |
| TWA | Time Weighted Average |
| UEL | Upper Explosive Limit - the highest concentration of gas or vapor in air by volume that can be ignited and cause an explosion or flame propagation |
| UFL | Upper Flammable Limit - the highest concentration of gas or vapor in air by volume that can be ignited |
| UHWM | US Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest |
| UN | United Nations |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| UST | Underground Storage Tank |
| UXO | Unexploded Ordnance |
| WSR | Waste Shipment Record |