Acronym/Abbreviation
| Name for Acronym/Abbreviation
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| ABIH | American Board of Industrial Hygiene |
| ABSL | Animal Biosafety Level |
| ACGIH | American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
| ACS | American Cancer Society |
| ACSM | American College of Sports Medicine |
| AED | Automatic External Defibrillator |
| AIHA | American Industrial Hygiene Association |
| ALARA | As Low As Reasonably Achievable |
| ALARP | As Low As Reasonably Practicable |
| ALS | Advanced Life Support |
| ALT | Alanine Transaminase |
| AME | Aviation Medical Examiner |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| ASHRAE | American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| BBP | Bloodborne Pathogen |
| Be-LPT | Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation Test |
| BMBL | Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| BSC | Biological Safety Cabinet |
| BSL | Biosafety Level |
| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
| B2-M | Beta-2 Microglobulin in Urine |
| CAOHC | Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| CCHO | Certified Chemical Hygiene Officer |
| CCP | Critical Control Point |
| CdB | Cadmium in Blood |
| CDC | Center for Disease Control |
| CdU | Cadmium Urine |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CHMM | Certified Hazardous Materials Manager |
| CHMO | Chief Health and Medical Officer |
| CHP | Certified Health Physicist |
| CIH | Certified Industrial Hygienist |
| CISD | Critical Incident Stress Debriefing |
| CISM | Critical Incident Stress Management |
| CL | Critical Limit |
| CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments |
| CLSO | Certified Laser Safety Officer |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| COOP | Continuity of Operations Plan |
| COP | Continuation of Pay |
| COR | Contracting Officer Representative |
| COTS | Commercial Off-the-Shelf |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| DASHO | Designated Agency Safety and Health Official |
| dB | Decibel |
| DFWP | Drug-Free Workplace Program |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOL | Department of Labor |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Program |
| ECG | Electrocardiograph |
| ECOMP | Employees Compensation Operations Management Portal |
| EH | Environmental Health |
| EHO | Environmental Health Officer |
| EHRS | Electronic Health Record System |
| EMS | Emergency Medical Services |
| EP | Emergency Preparedness |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAR | Federal Acquisition Regulations |
| FC | Fitness Center |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FECA | Federal Employees Compensation Act |
| FEHP | Federal Employee Health Program |
| FEHBP | Federal Employee Health Benefits Program |
| FEV 1 | Forced Expiratory Volume in the 1st Second |
| FFD | Fitness For Duty |
| FS | Food Safety |
| FSIO | Food Safety Inspection Officer |
| FVC | Forced Vital Capacity |
| FWC | Federal Workers' Compensation |
| g or gm | Gram |
| GI | Gastro Intestinal |
| GXT | Graded Exercise Test |
| HA | Hazard Assessment |
| HACCP | Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point |
| HazMat | Hazardous Materials |
| HCP | Hearing Conservation Program |
| HCT, Hct | Hematocrit |
| HDL | High Density Lipoprotein |
| HgB | Hemoglobin |
| HHS | Health and Human Services |
| HIMS | Health Information Management System |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HMTA | Health and Medical Technical Authority |
| HP | Health Physics |
| HPD | Hearing Protection Device |
| HPW | Health Promotion Workgroup |
| HQ | Headquarters |
| HRA | Health Risk Assessment |
| HRO | Human Resource Office |
| HTL | Hearing Threshold Level |
| HVAC | Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning |
| Hz | Hertz |
| IAQ | Indoor Air Quality |
| ICC | Infection Control Committee |
| ICISF | International Critical Incident Stress Foundation |
| ICO | Infection Control Officer |
| ICP | Infection Control Plan |
| IDLH | Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health |
| IEEE | The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IH | Industrial Hygiene |
| IPM | Integrated Pest Management |
| JHA | Job Hazard Analysis |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| JSA | Job Safety Analysis |
| JSC | Johnson Space Center |
| KSC | Kennedy Space Center |
| LDL | Low Density Lipoprotein |
| LSC | Laser Safety Committee |
| LSO | Laser Safety Officer |
| LSRB | Laser Safety Review Board |
| MBOCA | 4,4'-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) |
| MC | Methylene Chloride |
| MCH | Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin |
| MCHC | Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration |
| MCV | Mean Corpuscular Volume |
| MDA 4,4 | Methylene Dianiline |
| MDI | Methylene Diphenyl Isocyanate or Methylene Diisocyanate |
| mL | Milliliter |
| MMR | Measles, Mumps and Rubella |
| MOCA | 4,4'-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) |
| MPEL | Maximum Permissible Exposure Limit |
| MRO | Medical Review Officer |
| MSD | Musculoskeletal Disorder |
| MWT | Maximum Work Times |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NCRP | National Council on Radiation Protection |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NPD | NASA Policy Directive |
| NPR | NASA Procedural Requirements |
| NRC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| NRR | Noise Reduction Rating |
| NRRPT | National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologist |
| NSSC | NASA Shared Services Center |
| NVLAP | National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program |
| OCHMO | Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer |
| OEL | Occupational Exposure Limit |
| OFI | Opportunity for Improvement |
| OH | Occupational Health |
| OHC | Occupational Hearing Conservationist |
| OCHCO | Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer |
| OHP | Occupational Health Program |
| OM | Occupational Medicine |
| OPM | Office of Personnel Management |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OSMA | Office of Safety and Mission Assurance |
| PA | Posterior to Anterior (Chest x-ray view) |
| PAAMHR | Predicted Age Adjusted Maximum Heart Rate |
| PAP | Papanicolaou Smear |
| PAPR | Powered Air Purifying Respirator |
| PARQ | Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire |
| PCB | Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| PEL | Permissible Exposure Limit |
| PII | Personally Identifiable Information |
| PLHCP | Physician or other Licensed Health Care Provider |
| PMD | Private Medical Doctor |
| PNS | Peripheral Nervous System |
| POC | Point of Contact |
| PPD | Purified Protein Derivative used in TB Skin Testing |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
| PSA | Prostate Specific Antigen |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| REL | Recommended Exposure Limit |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| RG | Risk Group |
| RSC | Radiation Safety Committee |
| RSO | Radiation Safety Officer |
| RTW | Return To Work |
| SAARIS | Surveys, Audits, Assessments and Reviews Information System |
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SCAPE | Self-Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble |
| SEG | Similar Exposure Groups |
| SEHO | Senior Environmental Health Officer (Agency) |
| SGPT | Alanine Transaminase |
| SOAP | Subjective Objective Assessment Plan |
| SPL | Sound Pressure Level |
| STS | Standard Threshold Shift |
| TAL | Transoceanic Abort Landing |
| TAT | Threat Assessment Team |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| Td | Tetanus, Diphtheria |
| Tdap | Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis |
| TDI | Toluene Diphenyl Isocyanate or Toluene Diisocyanate |
| TLV | Threshold Limit Value |
| TSC | Temperature Controlled for Safety |
| TSCA | Toxic Substances Control Act |
| TWA | Time Weighted Average |
| ug | Microgram |
| um | Micrometer |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| USPSTF | U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |
| ViTS | Video Teleconferencing Service |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compound |
| WBC | White Blood Count |
| WC | Workers' Compensation |
| WCO | Workers' Compensation Office |
| WEEL | Workplace Environmental Exposure Levels |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| ZPP | Zinc Protoporphyrin |
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