AAMRO American Association of Medical Review Officers

ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

ACIP Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support

ACOEM American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

ACS American College of Surgeons

ACSM American College of Sports Medicine

AED Automatic External Defibrillator

AHA American Heart Association

AME Aviation Medical Examiner

ANSI American National Standards Institute

B2-M Beta-2 Microglobin

BAT Breath Alcohol Technician/Testing

BBP Bloodborne pathogens

BLL Blood lead level

BLS Basic Life Support

C Centigrade

CBC Complete blood count

CCO Compensation Claims Officer

CdB Cadmium in blood

CDC Centers for Disease Control

CdU Cadmium in Urine

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

COC Chain of Custody

COP Continuation of Pay

CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CXR Chest X-Ray

DASHO Designated Agency Safety and Health Official

db Decibel

DEA Drug Enforcement Administration

DFWP Drug-free Workplace Program

DOD Department of Defense

DOT Department of Transportation

EAP Employee Assistance Program

ECG Electrocardiogram/graph

EO Executive Order

F Farenheit

FAA Federal Aviation Administration

FEHP Federal Employees Health Program

FFD Fitness For Duty

GXT Graded Exercise Test

HAZMAT Hazardous Materials

HBV Hepatitis B Virus

HEENT Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat

HICPAC Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee

HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HR Human Resources

ICC Infection Control Committee

ICO Infection Control Officer

ISO International Organization for Standardization

IV Intravenous

JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

JHA Job Hazard Analysis

JSC Johnson Space Center

KSC Kennedy Space Center

KMWG Knowledge Management Working Group

MC Methylene Chloride

MRO Medical Review Officer

MRP Medical Removal Protection

MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NBC Nuclear, Biological and Chemical

NFPA National Fire Prevention Association

NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NODIS NASA Online Directives Information System

NPD NASA Policy Directive

NPG NASA Procedures and Guidelines

OCHMO Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer

OEL Occupational Exposure Limits

OHP Occupational Health Program

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OTC Over The Counter

OWCP Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

PAAMHR Predicted Age Average Maximal Heart Rate

Pap Papanicolaou

PAPR Partial Air Purifying Respirator

PCB Polychlorinated Biphenyl

PCO Principal Center Office

PDR Physicians' Desk Reference

PEL Permissible Exposure Limit

PFT Pulmonary Function Test

PPD Purified Protein Derivative

PPE Personal Protective Equipment

ppm parts per million

PSA Prostate Specific Antigen

rem roentgen-equivalent-man

RPR Rapid Plasma Reagin

RTW Return To Work

SAR Supplied Air Respirator

SCAPE Self Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble

SF Standard Form

SMAC Sequential Multiple Analyzer Computer

SOAP Subjective, Objective Assessment Plan

STEL Short Term Exposure Limit

TB Tuberculosis

TLV Threshold Limit Values

TSH Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone

TWA Time-Weighted Average

U/A Urinalysis

VAERS Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

VPP Voluntary Protection Program

WC Workers' Compensation

ZPP Zinc Protoporphyrins