Appendix D
Acronyms and Abbreviations
APF Assigned Protection Factor
APR Air-purifying respirator
ARTBA American Road and Transportation Builders Association
ASR Air-supplied respirator
BCST Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics
BRAC Business Research Advisory Council
CATI Computer-assisted telephone interview Computer-assisted telephone interviewComputer-assisted telephone interview
CBRN Chemical, biological, radiological, andChemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CNSTAT Committee on National StatisticsCommittee on National Statistics
COPPE Committee on Personal Protective EquipmentCommittee on Personal Protective Equipment
CV Coefficient of variation
D&B Dun and Bradstreet
DHHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
DOL U.S. Department of Labor
DRDS Division of Respiratory Disease StudiesDivision of Respiratory Disease Studies
DSS Data Service Solutions
ESLI End-of-service-life indicatorEnd-of-service-life indicator
FFFIPP Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program
GPRA Government Performance and Results ActGovernment Performance and Results Act
IAA Interagency AgreementInteragency Agreement
IAFF International Association of Fire FightersInternational Association of Fire Fighters
IMIS Integrated Management Information SystemIntegrated Management Information System
LDB Longitudinal Data BaseLongitudinal Data Base
LRAC Labor Research Advisory Council
LWDC Lost workday case Lost workday caseLost workday case
MAR Missing at random
MEPS Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
MSH Mine Safety and Health
MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration
NAICS North American Industry ClassificationNorth American Industry Classification System
NEISS National Electronic Injury SurveillanceNational Electronic Injury Surveillance System
NEWS National Exposure at Work SurveyNational Exposure at Work Survey
NFPA National Fire Protective AssociationNational Fire Protective Association
NHANES National Health and Nutrition ExaminationNational Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHIS National Health Interview Survey
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NOES National Occupational Exposure SurveyNational Occupational Exposure Survey
NOHS National Occupational Hazard SurveyNational Occupational Hazard Survey
NOHSM National Occupational Health Survey ofNational Occupational Health Survey of Mining
NORA National Occupational Research AgendaNational Occupational Research Agenda
NORC National Opinion Research CenterNational Opinion Research Center
NPPTL National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
OMB Office of Management and BudgetOffice of Management and Budget
O*NET Occupation Information NetworkOccupation Information Network
OSH Occupational Safety and Health
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PART Performance Assessment Rating Tool
PASS Personal alert safety system
PEL Permissible Exposure Limit Permissible Exposure LimitPermissible Exposure Limit
PPE Personal protective equipment
PPS Probability proportional to size
PPT Personal protective technology Personal protective technologyPersonal protective technology
QCEW Quarterly Census of Employment Quarterly Census of EmploymentQuarterly Census of Employment
R2P Research to practice Research to practiceResearch to practice
RSE Relative standard error Relative standard errorRelative standard error
SAR Supplied-air respirator Supplied-air respiratorSupplied-air respirator
SCBA Self-contained breathing apparatus Self-contained breathing apparatusSelf-contained breathing apparatus
SENSOR Sentinel Event Notification System forSentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks
SIC Standard Industrial ClassificationStandard Industrial Classification
SLAITS State and Local Area Integrated TelephoneState and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey
SMG Statistical Methodology GroupStatistical Methodology Group
SOII Survey of Occupational Injuries and IllnessesSurvey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
SRUP Survey of Respirator Use and Practice
SUE Sample Unit Extract
TEI Target Estimation Industry Target Estimation IndustryTarget Estimation Industry
TIL Total inward leakage Total inward leakageTotal inward leakage
TLV Threshold Limit Value Threshold Limit ValueThreshold Limit Value
UDB Universe Database Universe DatabaseUniverse Database
UI Unemployment insurance Unemployment insuranceUnemployment insurance
WHASS Workplace Health and Safety SurveyWorkplace Health and Safety Survey