Abbreviation Index

ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
“C” Ceiling Limit
CAS Chemical Abstract Service
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CHEMTREC Chemical Transportation Emergency Center
COC Cleveland Open Cup
CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission
DOT Department of Transportation
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer
LEL Lower Explosive Limit
LFL Lower Flammable Limit
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTP National Toxicology Program
OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Act (Administration)
PEL Permissible Exposure Limit
PMCC Pensky-Martens Closed Cup
ppm part per million
ppb parts per billion
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
SARA SuperFund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SETA Setaflash Closed Tester
STEL Short Term Exposure Limit
TCC Tag Closed Cup
TOC Tagliabue Open Cup
TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act
TLV Threshold Limit Value
TWA Time Weighted Average
UEL Upper Explosive Limit
UFL Upper Flammable Limit