Environmental Acronyms
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| COMMONLY USED ENVIRONMENTAL ACRONYMS | |
| A&WMA | Air and Waste Management Association |
| ABCEP | Academy of Board Certified Environmental Professionals |
| ABLE | Adult Basic Learning Examination |
| ACE | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| ACHMM | Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers |
| ACRES | Assessment, Cleanup, and Redevelopment Exchange System |
| ADE | Average Daily Exposure |
| AED | Automated External Defibrillator |
| AGC | Associated General Contractors of America |
| AHERA | Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act |
| ARC | Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup |
| ASSE | American Society of Safety Engineers |
| AST | Above Ground Storage Tank |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATEEC | Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center |
| BBS | Behavior Based Safety |
| BMP | Best Management Practices |
| BMWTP | Brownfields Minority Worker Training Program |
| BOH | Board of Health |
| BOL | Bill of Lading |
| BRAC | Base Realignment and Closure |
| CAA | Clean Air Act |
| CADD | Computer Aided Design and Drafting |
| CASAS | Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System |
| CBO | Community-Based Organization |
| CCCHST | Community College Consortium for Health and Safety Training |
| CDBG | Community Development Block Grant |
| CDC | Community Development Corporation |
| CDL | Commercial Driver's License |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, & Liability Act |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| COC | Contaminant of Concern |
| CWA | Clean Water Act |
| D&B | Dun and Bradstreet |
| DEQ | Department of Environmental Quality |
| DHHS | US Department of Health and Human Services |
| DOC | US Department of Commerce |
| DoD | US Department of Defense |
| DOE | US Department of Energy |
| DOI | US Department of the Interior |
| DOJ | US Department of Justice |
| DOL | US Department of Labor |
| DOT | US Department of Transportation |
| ECWTP | Environmental Career Worker Training Program |
| EHS | Extremely Hazardous Substance |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| EJ | Environmental Justice |
| EMP | Emergency Management Plan |
| EP | Exposure Period |
| EPA | US Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPD | Emergency Planning Districts |
| ERT | Emergency Response Team |
| ERTP | Environmental Response Training Program |
| ESA | Environmental Site Assessment |
| ETA | Employment and Training Administration |
| JT | Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training |
| FBO | Faith-Based Organization |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FP | Flash Point |
| FS | US Forest Service |
| FTA | Federal Transit Administration |
| FUDS | Formerly Used Defense Sites |
| FWS | US Fish and Wildlife Service |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| GAO | Government Accounting Office |
| GED | General Educational Development |
| GHS | Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals |
| GIS | Geographic Information Systems |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GW | Ground Water |
| HAPs | Hazardous Air Pollutants |
| HASP | Health and Safety Plan |
| HAZWOPER | Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response |
| HCS | Hazard Communication Standard |
| HMTRI | Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute |
| HSRC | Hazardous Substance Research Center |
| HTRW | Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste |
| HUD | US Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| HWWT | Hazardous Waste Worker Training (NIEHS) |
| IEP | Individual Education Plan |
| IHMM | Institute of Hazardous Materials Management |
| ILP | Individual Learning Plan |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| ITP | Individual Training Plan |
| JSA | Job Safety Analysis |
| JTI | Superfund Job Training Initiative |
| LEED | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
| LIUNA | Laborers' International Union of North America |
| LMA | Labor Market Assessment |
| LO/TO | Lockout/Tagout |
| LOS | Letters of Support |
| LUST | Leaking Underground Storage Tank |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet |
| MSHA | Mine Safety Health Administration |
| NAAQS | National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| NAEP | National Association of Environmental Professionals |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NAWB | National Association of Workforce Investment Boards |
| NCCED | National Congress for Community Economic Development |
| NCCIC | National Child Care Information Center |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| NETI | National Enforcement Training Institute |
| NIEHS | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NPL | National Priorities List |
| OBCR | Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment (EPA) |
| OBLR | Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization (EPA) |
| OCPA | Office of Communications, Partnerships, and Analysis (EPA) |
| OCSPP | Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (EPA) |
| OEM | Office of Emergency Management (EPA) |
| OJT | On-the-job Training |
| ORCR | Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (EPA) |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OSRTI | Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (EPA) |
| OSWER | Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (EPA) |
| OTI | OSHA Training Institute |
| OWM | Office of Wastewater Management (EPA) |
| PEL | Permissible Exposure Limit |
| PETE | Partnership for Environmental Technology Education |
| PLA | Project Labor Agreement |
| PLC | Professional Learning Community (HMTRI) |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
| PPM | Parts per Million |
| PSA | Public Service Announcement |
| QA/QC | Quality Assurance/Quality Control |
| RA | Risk Assessment |
| RAP | Remedial Action Plan |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| RFP | Request for Proposals |
| RLF | Revolving Loan Fund |
| RMP | Resource Management Plan |
| RR&P | Renovation, Repair, and Painting |
| SAM | System for Award Management |
| SAP | Sampling and Analysis Plan |
| SCANS | Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills |
| SCBA | Self Contained Breathing Apparatus |
| SDS | Safety Data Sheet |
| SDWA | Safe Drinking Water Act |
| SMP | Safety Management Plan |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| SOW | Scope of Work |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math |
| TAB | Technical Assistance to Brownfields |
| TABE | Tests of Adult Basic Education |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TSCA | Toxic Substances Control Act |
| TWA | Time Weighted Average |
| USCG | US Coast Guard |
| USDA | US Department of Agriculture |
| USGS | US Geological Survey |
| UST | Underground Storage Tanks |
| VCP | Voluntary Cleanup Program |
| VETS | Veterans Employment and Training Service |
| VISTA | Volunteers in Services to America |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compound |
| WETP | Worker Education and Training Program (NIEHS) |
| WIB | Workforce Investment Board |
| WIOA | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act |
| WRM | Water Resource Management |
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