Acronyms Flashcards
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AAIN
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American Association of Industrial Nurses (AAOHN until 1977)
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AACN
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American Association of Colleges of Nursing
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AAOHN
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American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
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ABOHN
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American Board for Occupational Health Nurses
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ACGIH
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American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
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ACOEM
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American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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ADA
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Americans with Disabilities Act
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AED
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Automatic external defibrillator
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AFL
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American Federation of Labor
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AIHA
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American Industrial Hygiene Association
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ANA
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American Nurses Association
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ANSI
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American National Standards Institute
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APHA
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American Public Health Association
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ASSE
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American Society of Safety Engineers
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ATSDR
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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BLS
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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BPR
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Business process reengineering
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CAOHC
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Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation
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CARF
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Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
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CCM
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Certified case manager
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CDC
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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CDL
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Commercial driver’s license
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CFR
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Code of Federal Regulations
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CIO
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Council of Industrial Organizations
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CISD
Critical incident stress debriefing
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CLIA
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
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CO
Carbon monoxide
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COBRA
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
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COHC
Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist
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COHN
Certified occupational health nurse
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COHN/CM
Certified occupational health nurse/case manager
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COHN-S
Certified occupational health nurse specialist
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COHN-S/CM
Certified occupational health nurse specialist/case manager
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COHN/SM
Certified occupational health nurse/safety manager
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COHN-S/SM
Certified occupational health nurse specialist/safety manager
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CPI
Consumer price index
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CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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CPWR
Center to Protect Workers' Rights
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CQI
Continuous quality improvement
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CTD
Cumulative trauma disorder
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dB
Decibel
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dBA
A sound pressure measurement derived by using A-weighted scale that combines frequency with intensity
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D-C
Demand-control
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DFW
Drug Free Workplace Act
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DI
Disposable income
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DOE
Department of Energy
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DOT
Department of Transportation
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EAP
Employee assistance program
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EBD
Evidential breathing device
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EBRI
Employee Benefit Research Institute
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EBT
Evidential breath test
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EEOC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
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ERC
Education and Research Center (funded by NIOSH)
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ERISA
Employment Retirement Income Security Act
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FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
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FFDCA
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
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FHWA
Federal highway administration
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FIFRA
Federal insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide act
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FLSA
Fair labor standards act
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FMCSA
Federal motor carrier safety administration
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FMEA
Failure mode and effect analysis
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FMLA
Family and medical leave act
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FRA
Federal railroad administration
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FTA
Federal transit administration
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FTE
Full time equivalent
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GAO
Government accounting office
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GATT
General agreement for trade and tariffs
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GIS
Geographic Information Systems
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GNP
Gross national product
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HazCom
Hazard communication
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HazMat
Hazardous materials
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HAZOP
Hazard and operability
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HCFA
Health Care Financing Administration
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HCP
Hearing conservation program
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HCS
Hazard Communication Standard
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HCW
Healthcare worker
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HEDIS
Health Plan Employer Data Information Set
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HEPA
High efficiency particle air
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HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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HLPP
Hearing-loss prevention program
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HMO
Health maintenance organization
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HPD
Hearing protection device
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Hz
Hertz
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ICOH
International Commission on Occupational Health
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ILO
International Labour Organization
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IMS
Information management system
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INS
Informatics nurse specialist
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IPA
Independent practice association
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ISO
International Organization for Standardization
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JCAHO
Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organzations
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JSA
Job safety analysis
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LC50
Lethal concentration, 50%
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LD50
Lethal dose, 50%
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MCS
Multiple chemical sensitivity
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MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
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MRO
Medical review officer
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MSDS
Material safety data sheet
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NAFTA
North American Free Trade Act
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NAS
National Academy of Science
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NCEH
National Center for Environmental Health
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NCQA
National Committee for Quality Assurance
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NGO
Nongovernmental organization
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NHTSA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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NIDA
National Institute of Drug Abuse
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NIEHS
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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NIHL
Noise-induced hearing loss
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NINR
National Institute for Nursing Research
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NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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NRC
National Research Council
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NRR
Noise reduction rating
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NSC
National Safety Council
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OHNAC
Occupational Health Nurse in Agricultural Communities
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OSH Act
Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
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OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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OSHRC
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
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OTC
Over-the-counter
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PCP
Primary care provider
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P-E
Person-environment
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PEL
Permissible exposure limits (OSHA exposure limits)
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POS
Point-of-service
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PPE
Personal protective equipment
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PPI
Producer Price Index
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ppm
Parts per million
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PPO
Preferred provider organization
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PT
Physical therapy
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RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
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REL
Recommended exposure level
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RFC
Residual functional capacity
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RSD
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
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RSPA
Research and Special Programs Administration
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RTW
Return to work
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SAMHSA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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SARA
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (1986)
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SHE-O
Sentinel health event- occupational
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SIC
Standard industrial classification
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SSDI
Social Security Disability Insurance
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STD
Sexually transmitted disease
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STEL
Short-term exposure levels
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STS
Standard threshold shift (also referred to ad significant threshold shift)
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TCM
Telephonic case management
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TLD
Thermal luminescent dosimeter
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TLV
Threshold limit value (ACGIH-recommended exposure limit)
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TPA
Third-party administrator
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TQM
Total quality management
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TSCA
Toxic Substances Control Act
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TTS
Temporary threshold shift
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TWA
Time-weighted average
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USDOC
United States Department of Census
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USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
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USDHHS
United States Department of Health and Human Services
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USDL
United States Department of Labor
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USDL, BLS
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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USPHS
United States Public Health Services
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UV
Ultraviolet
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VPP
Voluntary Protection Program (OSHA)
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WB
Women's Bureau (USDL)
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WBS
Work breakdown structure
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WHO
World Health Organization
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WMSD
Work related musculoskeletal disorder
