SEAPRO Technical Manual

Appendix C - Acronyms and Definitions

A

ACGIH

American Congress of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

ACP

Area Contingency Plan

ADEC

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

ASTM

American Society for Testing and Materials

APR

Air Purifying Respirator

B

BTU

British Thermal Unit

C

CAS

Chemical Abstract Service

cc

Cubic Centimeter (or cm³)

CDC

Centers for Disease Control

CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund Law)

CFCs

Chlorofluorocarbons

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CHEMTREC

Chemical Transportation Emergency Center

Class A Member

A Member who operates one or more vessels which transports, stores, or handles bulk oil as cargo, in the waters of the State of Alaska.

Class B Member

A Member who operates an oil terminal or oil storage facility for any use other than for personal consumption.

Class C Member

A Member who operates one or more vessels defined as a non-tank vessel under Alaska or federal law. The operator’s response plan facilitator or association may apply for membership in lieu of the non-tank vessel operator.

Class D Member

A Member who does not meet the definition of Class A through Class C, and who is involved in the commercial or industrial end use of oil.

Class E Member

A Member who does not meet the definition of Class A through D.

CO

Carbon Monoxide

CRZ

Contamination Reduction Zone

D

DECON

Decontamination

DHHS

Department of Health and Human Services

DOD

Department of Defense

DOL

Department of Labor

DOT

Department of Transportation

E

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

F

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FOSC

Federal On-Scene Coordinator

G

GHS

Globally Harmonized System

H

HAZCOM

Hazard Communications

HAZWOPER

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

HEPA

High Efficiency Particulate Air Filter

I

IDLH

Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health

ISO

International Organization for Standards

L

LEL

Lower Explosive Limit

M

mg/L

Milligrams per Liter

mg/m³

Milligrams per Cubic Meter

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet

N

NFPA

National Fire Protection Association

NIOSH

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NRC

National Response Center

NRDA

Natural Resource Damage Assessment

NSF

National Strike Force

O

OSC

On-Scene Coordinator

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

P

PADS

Physical Agent Data Sheet (Alaska)

PAPR

Powered Air-Purifying Respirator

PCRS

Permit Required Confined Space

PEL

Permissible Exposure Limit

PF

Protection Factor

PFD

Personal Flotation Device

pH

Potential of Hydrogen Ion in Water

POLREP

Pollution Report

ppb

Parts per Billion

PPE

Personal Protection Equipment

ppm

Parts per Million

PSI

Pounds per Square Inch

R

RCAC

Regional Citizens Advisory Council

RCP

Regional Contingency Plan

RCRA

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

REL

Recommended Exposure Limit (NIOSH)

RP

Responsible Party

RQ

Reportable Quantity

RSPA

Research and Special Programs Administration of DOT

S

SAR

Supplied Air Respirator

SARA

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1987

SCAT

Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Technique

SCBA

Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

SEAPRO

Southeast Alaska Petroleum Resource Organization

SONS

Spill of National Significance

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

STEL

Short Term Exposure Limit

Superfund

See CERCLA

T

TLV

Threshold Limit Value (safe airborne concentrations of substances established by ACGIH)

TWA

Time Weighted Average

U

UEL

Upper Explosive Limit

USCG

United States Coast Guard

V

VOSS

Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System