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Environmental Assessment Association. a professional organization of environmental assessors. EIT Engineer-in-Training by NSPE and individual States. EP Extraction Procedure 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 EHS Extremely Hazardous Substance; also Environment, Health and Safety; or Environmental Health and Safety ELF-EMF Extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields, a controversial area regarding the possibility of inducing cancer in exposed people EMA Emergency Management Agency EMR Electro-Magnetic Radiation EMS Emergency Medical Service EOC Emergency Operations Center - command post for large-scale campus and community emergencies/disasters EPA Environmental Protection Agency An agency of the US Federal government which regulates chemical disposal, emissions to air,and water, and community pollution issues. 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 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. ERP Emergency Response Plan ERPG Emergency Response Planning Guideline Federal Emergency Management Agency, an agency of the US government. FIFRA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, US federal legislation controlling the indicated pesticides. FIEnvSc Fellow Institution of Environmental Sciences, UK FIOSH Fellow Institution of Occupational Safety & Health, UK 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. FMEA Failure Mode and Effect Analysis FMECA Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis FRSH Fellow Royal Society of Health, UK FTA Fault Tree Analysis 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. Gas Chromatography Hazardous Material 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 Waster Operations and Emergency Response, a term derived from US EPA regulations. 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. HEPA filter High Efficiency Particulate Air filter At least 99.97% efficient in the filtration of air borne particles 0.3 microns in diameter or greater HMTA Hazardous Materials Transportation Act HPLC High Performance Liquid Chromatography HR Hazard ratio A term used in the new (1996) NIOSH regulation on respirator certification HSO Health & Safety Officer HSWA Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (1984 amendments to RCRA) HVAC Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning International Agency for Research on Cancer 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. 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 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 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 IEUBK Integrated exposure uptake biokinetic model (lead levels) 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. 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. IPEP Institute of Professional Environmental Practice., Pittsburgh, PA - USA Grants IR Infra Red Infrared spectrophotometer, operates in the region of EMR of lower energy than visible, also known as heat waves, used primarily for identifying organic compounds IH Industrial Hygiene (In Europe, this is usually called Occupational Hygiene) IHMM Institute of Hazardous Materials Management the organization which issues the CHMM credential, and is located at 11900 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD 20852 Tel: 301-984-8969 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. ISO International Standards Organization |
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