Acronyms

CHST

Construction Health and Safety Technician

BCSP

Board of Certified Safety Professionals

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

eCFR

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

EHS

Environment, Health, and Safety

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

JHA

Job Hazard Analysis

JSA

Job Safety Analysis

LOTO

Lockout/Tagout

GFCI

Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter

AEGCP

Assured Equipment Grounding Conductor Program

PFAS

Personal Fall Arrest System

CDZ

Controlled Decking Zone

RPE

Registered Professional Engineer

SDS

Safety Data Sheet

GHS

Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals

NFPA

National Fire Protection Association

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

ASTM

ASTM International, formerly American Society for Testing and Materials

NIOSH

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

ACGIH

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

RNLE

Revised National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Lifting Equation

LC

Load Constant

RWL

Recommended Weight Limit

LI

Lifting Index

AL

Action Level

PEL

Permissible Exposure Limit

REL

Recommended Exposure Limit

TLV

Threshold Limit Value

TWA

Time-Weighted Average

STEL

Short-Term Exposure Limit

APF

Assigned Protection Factor

APR

Air-Purifying Respirator

SCBA

Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus

SAR

Supplied-Air Respirator

MUC

Maximum Use Concentration

IDLH

Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health

LFL

Lower Flammable Limit

ACM

Asbestos-Containing Material

PACM

Presumed Asbestos-Containing Material

Cr(VI)

Hexavalent Chromium

PID

Photoionization Detector

HAZWOPER

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

EAP

Emergency Action Plan

ICS

Incident Command System

IC

Incident Commander

EOC

Emergency Operations Center

EMS

Emergency Medical Services

RQ

Reportable Quantity

TPQ

Threshold Planning Quantity

CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

EPCRA

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

RCRA

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

LQG

Large Quantity Generator

NRC

National Response Center

SERC

State Emergency Response Commission

TERC

Tribal Emergency Response Commission

LEPC

Local Emergency Planning Committee

TEPC

Tribal Emergency Planning Committee

HSEEP

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program

AAR/IP

After-Action Report / Improvement Plan

OPIM

Other Potentially Infectious Materials

HBV

Hepatitis B Virus

SPCC

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure

TSCA

Toxic Substances Control Act

PCB

Polychlorinated Biphenyl

PSM

Process Safety Management

DART

Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred

DAFW

Days Away From Work

DJTR

Days Job Transfer or Restriction

FTE

Full-Time Equivalent

SSSP

Site-Specific Safety Plan

PIT

Powered Industrial Truck

TWH

Total Worker Health

GINA

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

SME

Subject Matter Expert