Acronyms Flashcards
AAIN
American Association of Industrial Nurses (AAOHN until 1977)
AAOHN
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
ABOHN
American Board for Occupational Health Nurses
ACGIH
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
ACOEM
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
AED
Automatic external defibrillator
AFL
American Federation of Labor
AIHA
American Industrial Hygiene Association
ANA
American Nurses Association
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
APHA
American Public Health Association
ASSE
American Society of Safety Engineers
ATSDR
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
BLS
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BPR
Business process reengineering
CAOHC
Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation
CARF
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
CCM
Certified case manager
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDL
Commercial driver’s license
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CIO
Council of Industrial Organizations
CISD
Critical incident stress debriefing
CLIA
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
CO
Carbon monoxide
COBRA
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
COHC
Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist
COHN
Certified occupational health nurse
COHN/CM
Certified occupational health nurse/case manager
COHN-S
Certified occupational health nurse specialist
COHN-S/CM
Certified occupational health nurse specialist/case manager
COHN/SM
Certified occupational health nurse/safety manager
COHN-S/SM
Certified occupational health nurse specialist/safety manager
CPI
Consumer price index
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPWR
Center to Protect Workers’ Rights
CQI
Continuous quality improvement
CTD
Cumulative trauma disorder
dB
Decibel
dBA
A sound pressure measurement derived by using A-weighted scale that combines frequency with intensity
D-C
Demand-control
DFW
Drug Free Workplace Act
DI
Disposable income
DOE
Department of Energy
DOT
Department of Transportation
EAP
Employee assistance program
EBD
Evidential breathing device
EBRI
Employee Benefit Research Institute
EBT
Evidential breath test
EEOC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ERC
Education and Research Center (funded by NIOSH)
ERISA
Employment Retirement Income Security Act
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FFDCA
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
FHWA
Federal highway administration
FIFRA
Federal insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide act
FLSA
Fair labor standards act
FMCSA
Federal motor carrier safety administration
FMEA
Failure mode and effect analysis
FMLA
Family and medical leave act
FRA
Federal railroad administration
FTA
Federal transit administration