ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations are used in the TAMU Safety Manual. To minimize the need to define each term every time it is used, please refer to this list as necessary.

ANSI American National Standards Institute

CDC Centers for Disease Control

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

DOT Department of Transportation

EMS Emergency Medical Service

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

FM Factory Mutual

HEPA High Efficiency Particulate Air

IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer

IDLH Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health

MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet

MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration

NFPA National Fire Protection Association

NIH National Institutes of Health

NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act

PPE Personal Protective Equipment

ppm parts per million

psi pounds per square inch

SCBA Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus

EHSD Environmental Health & Safety Departement

TAMU Texas A&M University

TAMUS Texas A&M University System

TDA Texas Department of Agriculture

TDH Texas Department of Health

TLV Threshold Limit Value

TNRCC Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

UL Underwriters Laboratory

UPD University Police Department

UV Ultraviolet

WCI Workers' Compensation Insurance