Industry Acronyms
Every industry is plagued with its own three and four-letter acronyms and as we come across them, we will add them here.
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Acronym | Full description |
|---|---|
| ABCL | Australian Beverages Council Limited |
| ABLIS | Australian Business Licence and Information Service |
| ABWI | Australian Bottled Water Institute |
| ACD | Asbestos Contaminated Dust or Debris |
| ACM | Asbestos Containing Materials |
| ACR | Annual Condition Report |
| AESMR | Annual Essential Services Maintenance Report |
| AFFF | Aqueous Film Forming Foam, and is used in a foam type fire extinguisher |
| ALCI | Appliance Leakage Current Interrupter |
| AMO | Amosite often referred to as brown asbestos, is a trade name for the amphiboles belonging to the cummingtonite-grunerite solid solution series, commonly from South Africa, named as a partial acronym for “Asbestos Mines of South Africa”. |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| ARTG | Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods |
| ASCIA | Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy |
| ASE | Automatic Signalling Equipment, often used as part of a fire alarm system to send an automatic signal to the fire services if a smoke or fire alarm is tripped |
| ASIAL | Australian Security Industry Association Limited |
| AVB | Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker (see wiki) |
| BAU | Business as usual |
| BCA | Building Code of Australia |
| BCDRP | Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan, often used together, the terms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery are very different. Business Continuity refers to the ability of a business to continue critical functions and business processes after the occurrence of a disaster, whereas Disaster Recovery refers specifically to the Information Technology (IT) and data-centric functions of the business, and is a subset of Business Continuity. |
| BGA | Break Glass Alarm refers to those “In the event of fire, break glass” boxes you see around many buildings. |
| BOWS | Building Occupant Warning System (see Terms for a longer description) |
| BSR | Board of Standards Review (ANSI term) |
| BWOF | Building Warrant of Fitness |
CAR | Corrective Action Request |
| CBM | Condition Based Maintenance i.e. maintenance that occurs only when the need arises, performed after one or more indicators show that equipment is going to fail or that equipment performance is deteriorating. Compare with Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) |
| CHR | Chrysotile (or white asbestos) |
| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| COA | Certificate of Analysis is a document issued by a laboratory that contains the actual results obtained from testing a sample |
| CoC | - Certificate of Currency - Certificate of Conformance - Certificate of Compliance |
| COES | Certificate of Electrical Safety (mainly used in Victoria, Australia) |
COIN | Community of Interest |
| CRO | Crocidolite (blue asbestos) was commonly used to insulate steam engines. It was also used in some spray-on coatings, pipe insulation, plastics and cement products. |
| DCDA | Double Check Detector Assembly generally associated with Backflow devices (see wiki) |
| DCV/AV | Double Check Valve with intermediate vent generally associated with Backflow devices (see wiki) |
| DCV/DCA | Double Check Valve Assembly generally associated with Backflow devices (see wiki) |
| DCVA | Double Check Valve Assembly generally associated with Backflow devices (see wiki) |
| DFSV | Dairy Food Safety Victoria (Australia) |
| DLP/ILP | Direct Low Pressure (see also ILP, Indirect Low Pressure) |
DP ABE EXTG | Dry Powder (then class A to E) Extinguisher (See this article for a longer explanation) |
| DTS | Deemed to Satisfy |
| ECO | Emergency Control Organisation |
| EHH | Extra High Hazard for sprinkler systems (see wiki) |
| EHS | Environment, Health, and Safety |
| ELCB | Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker |
| ELH | Extra Low Hazard for sprinkler systems (see wiki) |
| EMS | Environmental Management System |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ESMSR | Essential Safety Measure Service Report. For a non-exhaustive list of Essential Safety Measures see Terms |
| EWIS | – Emergency Warning and Intercommunication System – Emergency Warden Intercommunication System |
| EXTG | Extinguisher |
| FIP | Fire Indicator Panel |
| FSANZ | Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
| GFCI/GFI | Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter or Ground Fault Interrupter |
| GPO | – General Purpose Outlet also known as a power socket – General Post Office, as in GPO Box 22 |
| HH | High Hazard |
| HMMP | Hazardous Materials Management Plan |
| Hose VB | Hose Vacuum Breaker (see wiki) |
| HRW | High Risk Work |
| HVAC | Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (see wiki) |
| IICR | Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification |
| ILP | Indirect Low Pressure (See also DLP, Direct Low Pressure) |
| IQP | Independent Qualified Person. An Independent Qualified Person (IQP) is a person who is accepted by a regulatory body as being appropriately qualified to carry out an audit, inspection and/or maintenance. This person should not have a financial interest in the item or party under investigation. |
| JSA | Job Safety Analysis |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
| LBP | Licenced Building Practitioner |
| LH | Light Hazard Seems to be used regarding the design of sprinkler systems where the classifications Light hazard (LH) Ordinary Hazard (OH) and High Hazard (HH) depends on the occupancy. |
| LMS | Learning Management System |
| MAC | Moves, Adds and Changes. Associated with managed services. |
| MAP | Manual Call Point. A manual way to set off a fire alarm (see wiki) |
| MMMF | Man-Made Mineral Fibres (see also SVF and SMF) |
| MSD | Musculoskeletal disorder |
| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet. Now known as SDS and occasionally written as (M)SDS |
| NABERS | National Australian Built Environment Rating System |
| NAD | No asbestos detected |
| NCC | National Construction Code (Australia) |
| OH | Ordinary Hazard. |
| OHS | Occupational Health and Safety. Similar to Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) |
| PAT | Portable appliance testing. Often used instead of Test & Tag |
| PCB | – Printed Circuit Board – Polychlorinated Biphenyl |
| PCBU | Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking |
| PCT | Patent Cooperation Treaty |
| PP&E | Property, Plant and Equipment. Often a financial term and not to be confused with PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment (see wiki) |
| PVB | Pressure Vacuum Breaker (see wiki) |
| RAG | – Registered Air Gap. Generally associated with Backflow devices (see wiki). Not too sure why they are “Registered” – Red Amber Green report, similar to an exception report |
| RCBO | Residual Current Circuit Breaker with Overcurrent Protection. Suppose it really should be RCCBOP? |
| RCCB | Residual Current Circuit Breaker |
| RCD | Residual Current Device |
| RCF | Refractory Ceramic Fibres |
| RODI | Read Only Data Interface |
| RPDA | Reduced Pressure Detector Assembly |
| RPZ/RPZD | Reduced Pressure Zone Device. See wiki for other types of backflow prevention devices like – Double Check Valve – Pressure Vacuum Breaker – Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker – Air Gaps |
SCM | Supplier Compliance Management |
| SCDAT | Single Check Detector Assembly (Testable). Generally associated with Backflow devices (see wiki) |
| SDS | Safety Datasheet |
| SMF | Synthetic Mineral Fibres (see also MMMF and SVF) |
| SPF | Spray Polyurethane Foam |
| SPW | Stored Pressure Water for a type of fire extinguisher |
| SVB | Spill-proof Vacuum Breaker (see wiki) |
| SVF | Synthetic Vitreous Fibres (see also MMMF and SMF) |
| SWMS | Safe Work Method Statement |
| TLA | Three Letter Acronym. We couldn’t resist adding this one ?? |
| UMF | Unknown mineral fibre. Sometimes used in asbestos or hazardous materials reports. |
| UPS | Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| VBA | Victorian Building Authority. Victoria in Australia |
| WHS | Workplace Health and Safety. See also OHS |
| WIP | – Warden Intercom Point – Work in progress |
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