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AED
Automated External Defibrillator
AIHA
American Industrial Hygiene Association
ACGIH
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
ALARA
As Low As Reasonably Achievable
BCCSA
BC Construction Safety Alliance
BCRSP
Board of canadian registered safety professionals
CCOHS
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
CFM
cubic feet per minute; a measure of air flow which is used in evaluating ventilation
systems
CIH
Certified Industrial Hygienist
CIHI
Canadian Institute for Health Information
CLC
Canadian Labour Code
CNS
Central Nervous System
CNSC
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CO
, carbon monoxide
dB
Decibels; unit to measure sound intensity of noise
DFM
Dust, fume and mist
DM
Dust and mist
GC
gas chromatography
HEPA
high efficiency particulate air filter
HPA
Hazardous products act
HPD
Hearing Protection Device
HPLC
high performance liquid chromatography
HPR
Hazardous products regulations
HSO
Health and safety officer
IDLH
Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health
LC50
Concentration of a substance needed to kill 50% of the organisms within a specified
period of time
LD50
lethal dose (of a toxin) for 50% of the test population
LEL
Lower Explosive Limit
LEV