Industrial Acronyms: Ian Sutton
Acronyms used in eBooks and Books by Ian Sutton.
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Industrial Acronyms ...
This page lists some of the acronyms used in Ian Sutton's Technical eBooks and Books. Where appropriate, links to publications in this series are provided.
A
N
API
American Petroleum Institute
American Petroleum Institute
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
ASM
Abnormal Situation Management
Abnormal Situation Management
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
American Society for Testing and Materials
B
O
OIM
Operational Integrity Management
OSHA
Occupational Health & Safety Administration (United States)
Occupational Health & Safety Administration (United States)
C
P
P&ID
Piping & Instrument Diagram
PFD
Process Flow Diagram
Process Flow Diagram
PHA
Process Hazards Analysis (Process Risk Management)
Process Hazards Analysis (Process Risk Management)
ppm
parts per million
parts per million
PSSR
Pre-startup Safety Review (Pre-startup Safety Review PSSR)
Pre-startup Safety Review (Pre-startup Safety Review PSSR)
D
Q
QRA
Quantitative Risk Assessment (Process Risk Management)
Quantitative Risk Assessment (Process Risk Management)
E
R
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency (United States)
Environmental Protection Agency (United States)
ESD
Emergency Shutdown
Emergency Shutdown
ETA
Event Tree Analysis (Process Risk Management)
F
S
FMEA
Failure Modes & Effects Analysis
SIL
Safety Integrity Level
Safety Integrity Level
FTA
Fault Tree Analysis
SIS
Safety Instrumented System
Safety Instrumented System
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
Standard Operating Procedure
G
T
TR
Temporary Refuge
Temporary Refuge
H
U
HAZOP
Hazards and Operability Analysis/Study/Technique
UEL
Upper Explosive Limit
Upper Explosive Limit
HSE
Health, Safety and Environmental
Health, Safety and Environmental
UPS
Uninterruptable Power Supply
Uninterruptable Power Supply
I
V
J
W
JHA
Job Hazards Analysis
Job Hazards Analysis
JSP
Job Safe Practice
Job Safe Practice
K
X
L
Y
LEL
Lower Explosive Limit
M
Z
MAC
Manual Alarm Call Button
Manual Alarm Call Button
MOC
Management of Change
Management of Change
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