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Health & Safety Acronyms
See also the Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plan Glossary.
| Acronym | Definition |
| AHD | Activity Hazard Document (An EH&S authorization used to document the hazards, safety procedures and training associated with a project or activity) |
| ALARA | As Low As Reasonably Achievable (Typically in reference to exposure to hazardous materials or hazards such as radiation) |
| BBAP | Behavior-Based Accident Prevention Program |
| CHSP | Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plan |
| CRADA | Cooperative Research and Development Agreement |
| DSC | Division Safety Coordinator |
| EH&S | Environment, Health, and Safety |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ESD | Earth Sciences Division |
| ES&H | Environment, Safety, and Health |
| FTP | Field Task Proposal |
| HEPA | High Efficiency Particulate Air [filter] |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HWHF | Hazardous Waste Handling Facility |
| IFA | Integrated Functional Appraisal (Triennial reviews of each Division by the EH&S Division) |
| IH | Industrial Hygiene |
| IHA | Integrated Hazard Appraisal (Usually in conjunction with the IFA, the IHA database provides an inventory of the Division hazards.) |
| ISM | Integrated Safety Management |
| JHA |
Job Hazards Analysis |
| LDRD |
Laboratory Directed Research and Development |
| L/M | Line Management |
| LSAD | Laboratory Self-Assessment Database (Tracking system for deficiencies found during self-assessment) |
| LSO | Laser Safety Officer |
| LWC | Lost Workday Case rate (Accident statistics typically reported as "cases per 200,000 hours worked". See also TRC.) |
| MAWP | Maximum Allowable Working Pressure |
| MESH | Management Environment, Safety and Health [review] (Triennial reviews of each Division by the SRC) |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding (Typically between the Lab and UC regarding Lab use of campus space) |
| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet |
| MWSSA | Mixed Waste Satellite Accumulation Area (For combination hazardous and radioactive waste. See also SAA and RWCA.) |
| NEPA/CEQA | National Environmental Policy Act/California Environmental Quality Act |
| NESHAP | National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (EH&S Authorization) |
| NCAR | Nonconformance and Corrective Action Report (Commonly used for serious violations of SAA and waste handling guidelines) |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| OA | Operational Awareness (The program to keep DOE familiar with our operations and reduce the burden of redundant EH&S audits from DOE by involving the DOE representative in lab walkthroughs, meetings, document reviews, etc.) |
| OAA | Office of Assessment & Assurance (Part of the LBNL EH&S Division, headed by Don Bell, oversees the Lab Self-Assessment program) |
| OAP | Operating and Assurance Program |
| OJT | On-the-Job Training |
| ORPS | Occurrence Reporting and Processing System (DOE program to track and analyze occurrences that have significant EH&S impacts) |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OSRA | Office of Sponsored Research Activities (Work for others) |
| P2R, PRD | Performance/Progress Review, Performance Review and Development |
| PCB | Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| PEL | Permissible Exposure Limit |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| PSR | Project Safety Review (Submitted by PI's for proposed projects and annually for continuing projects) |
| QA | Quality Assurance (Typically in reference to spot checks of chemical waste to make sure it matches the waste generator's description on his waste pickup requisition) |
| RMA | Radiological Material Area (an area or structure where radioactive material is used, handled, or stored) |
| RPG | Radiation Protection Group (Part of EH&S) |
| RWA | Radiation Work Authorization (Issued for long-term projects involving radiological hazards) |
| RWCA | Radiation Waste Collection Area (See also SSA and MWSAA) |
| RWP | Radiological Work Permit (Issued for non-research, short-term projects involving radiological hazards) |
| SAA | Satellite Accumulation Area (For non-radioactive hazardous waste. See also RWCA and MWSSA.) |
| SAAR | Supervisor Accident Analysis Report (Completed by supervisor of an injured employee) |
| SAD | Safety Analysis Document (Safety authorization) |
| SRC | Safety Advisory Committee (Lab-wide committee that reports to the Lab Director and has members from each division) |
| SSA | Sealed Source Authorization |
| STEL | Short Term Exposure Limit |
| TLV | Threshold Limit Value |
| TRC | Total Reportable Case rate (Accident statistics typically reported as "cases per 200,000 hours worked". See also LWC.) |
| UCOP | University of California Office of the President |
| WAA | Waste Accumulation Area (A waste accumulation area for a large area, such as a building) |
| WRC | Work Request Center (x6274) |
| WSS | Work Smart Standards |