Acronyms and abbreviations
The following list contains acronyms and abbreviations used by Oregon OSHA,
as updated September 2006.
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AAOHN American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
AC Alternating current
ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
AGC Associated General Contractors
AIHA American Industrial Hygiene Association
AL Action level
ALH Agricultural labor housing
ALJ Administrative law judge
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AOI Associated Oregon Industries
AOL Associated Oregon Loggers
APD Accident Prevention Division
APHA American Public Health Association
API American Petroleum Institute
APR Air purifying respirator
ASABE American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
ASAE American Society of Agricultural Engineers (see also ASABE)
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASSE American Society of Safety Engineers
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
AVD Alleged violation description
AWS American Welding Society
BBP Bloodborne pathogen
BEI Biological exposure indices
BLM Bureau of Land Management
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics
BNA Bureau of National Affairs
BOLI Bureau of Labor and Industries
CAEPH Center for Applied Environmental Public Health
CAS Chemical Abstracts Service
CASPA Complaints Against State Plan Administration
CBRNE Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosion
CCOHS Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
CCPS Center for Chemical Process Safety
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CGA Compressed Gas Association
CIH Certified Industrial Hygienist
CIS Claims Information System
CMIS Consultation Management Information System
CO Compliance officer
CPWR Center to Protect Workers' Rights
CROET Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology
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