EH&S Acronyms
See also the Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plan Glossary.
- 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
- CATS
- Corrective Action Tracking System (LBNL system to track safety findings and their resolution.)
- CHSP
- Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plan
- CMS
- Chemical Management System (On-line database of chemicals maintained by all chemical owners.)
- CRADA
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
- DART
- Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred Rate (Accident statistics typically reported as "cases per 200,000 hours worked". See also TRC.)
- DSC
- Division Safety Coordinator
- EETD
- Environmental Energy Technologies Division
- EH&S
- Environment, Health, and Safety (Department or Division)
- EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency
- ES&H
- Environment, Safety, and Health (Program)
- FTP
- Field Task Proposal
- GLA
- Generally Licensed Authorization (This is less stringent than an SSA, and is typically for sealed sources that are embedded within an apparatus.)
- HEAR
- Hazards, Equipment, Authorizations & Review Database (Division scope of work and inventory of hazards, equipment, and authorizations.)
- HEPA
- High Efficiency Particulate Air [filter]
- HR
- Human Resources
- HWHF
- Hazardous Waste Handling Facility
- IFA
- Integrated Functional Appraisal (Triennial technical safety reviews of each Division by the EH&S Division.)
- IH
- Industrial Hygiene (At LBNL, typically refers to the Industrial Hygiene group of the EH&S Division.)
- IHA
- Integrated Hazard Appraisal (Superseded by the HEAR database.)
- ISM
- Integrated Safety Management
- JHQ
- Job Hazard Questionnaire
- LDRD
- Laboratory Directed Research and Development
- L/M
- Line Management
- LSO
- Laser Safety Officer
- MAWP
- Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
- MESH
- Management Environment, Safety and Health [review] (Triennial management ES&H reviews of each Division by the SRC.)
- MOU
- Memorandum of Understanding (Agreement between UCB and LBNL for environment, safety and health policies and procedures applicable to the two facilities.)
- MSDS
- Material Safety Data Sheet
- MWSSA
- Mixed Waste Satellite Accumulation Area (For combination hazardous and radioactive waste. See also SAA and RWCA.)
- NCAR
- Nonconformance and Corrective Action Report (Commonly used for serious violations of SAA and waste handling guidelines.)
- NEPA/CEQA
- National Environmental Policy Act/California Environmental Quality Act
- NESHAP
- National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (EH&S Authorization.)
- 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.)
- OAP
- Operating and Assurance Plan
- OCA
- Office of Contract Assurance (Provides oversight of LBNL's management systems and operating processes, including ES&H.)
- 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
- Performance/Progress Review
- PCB
- Polychlorinated Biphenyl
- 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.)
- RSA
- Radiological Storage Area
- 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.)
- SA
- Self-Assessment (Composed of: 1) annual Division SA, 2) triennial IFA, 3) triennial MESH Review, and 4) institution wide Appendix F. SA conducted by the Office of Assessment & Assurance.)
- 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 Review Committee (Lab-wide committee that reports to the Lab Director and has members from each division.)
- SSA
- Sealed Source Authorization (Required if sealed radioactive sources are stored or used.)
- SSP
- Specific Safety Procedure
- 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 Areas (A waste accumulation area for a large area, such as a building.)
- WOW
- Workers Observing Workers (Program to reduce accidents and injuries through applying the principles of behavior observation and positive feedback.)
- WRC
- Work Request Center (x6274)
- WSS
- Work Smart Standards
Last update: 1/10/07