Resources: Safety Terminology

• ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
• BBP – Bloodborne Pathogens
• CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
• Ergonomics - Applies science that investigates the impact of people's physical environment on their health and comfort (e.g., piece of equipment, room or general area).
• EPA - United States Environmental Protection Agency
• ESA - Environmental Site Assessment
• HAZCOM - Hazard Communication (Employee Right to Know)
• HazWoper - the OSHA / EPA requirement to have all employees trained if they will be handling, managing or shipping hazardous wastes.
• ISO - International Organization for Standardization
• ISO14000 - The ISO standard for environmental management systems.
• MSDS – Material Safety Data Sheet
• NEC - National Electric Code
• NFPA - National Fire Protection Association. An organization that promotes knowledge of fire protection methods.
• NFPA Hazard Rating - Classification of a chemical by a four-color diamond representing health, flammability, reactivity and specific hazard by a numbered hazard rating from 0 – 4.
• NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
• OSHA – Occupational Safety & Health Administration, a part of the US Department of Labor, it regulates many job safety issues, including chemical handling and storage; also Occupational Safety & Health Act, the US Federal legislation which created OSHA (the Administration) and NIOSH.
• PA/SI - Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation
• Prevention – A proactive process to keep something from occuring. .
• SPCC – Spill Prevention, Control (or Containment) and Countermeasures
• Risk Assessment – a systematic means of quantifying the relative level of danger different types of machine hazards present to the machine operator and/or maintenance personnel.
• VPP - Voluntary Protection Program
• ZRL – Zero Risk Level