Hello, Here is an intro and some OSHA Acronyms

Hello, I know many cannot use facebook for several reasons, so I am putting some thoughts on OSHA here also. 

A couple of people have asked me about the acronyms we use, so I've decided to list them here. I'll add to them as needed.

5(a)(1) - General Duty Clause of the OSH Act
ACGIH - American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist
AAD - Assistant Area Director (OSHA)
AD - Area Director (OSHA)
ALJ - Administrative Law Judge
AO - Area Office (OSHA)
API - American Petroleum Institute
ARA - Assistant Regional Administrator (OSHA) (This is what I am. In my Region, I have repsonsibilty for State plan over sight of MI, MN, and IN, Consultation oversight, Training, Harwodd Grants, VPP, Alliances, Partnership, Tracking)
ARRA - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
AVD - Alleged Violation Description
BLS - Bureau of Labor Statistics
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CSHO - Compliance Safety & Health Officer
DOL - Department of Labor
FIRM - Field Inspection Reference Manual
FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
FOM - Field Operations Manual
FTA - Failure to Abate (violation classification)
HAZCOM - Hazard Communication standard - 29 CFR 1910.1200
IH - Industrial Hygienist
LEP - Local Emphasis Program
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet
MSHA - Mine Safety and Health Administration
NCFLL - National Council of Field Labor Locals
NEP - National Emphasis Program
NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
NIOSH - National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (part of CDC)
OSHRC - Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission
OSH Act - Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OTI - OSHA Training Institute
OTS - Other Than Serious (violation classification)
PEL - Permissible Exposure Limit (OSHA)
PMA - Petition to Modify Abatement
PSM - Process Safety Management
R - Repeat (violation classification)
RA - Regional Administrator (OSHA)
REL - Recommended Exposure Limit (NIOSH)
RO - Regional Office (OSHA)
RSOL - Regional Solicitor of Labor
S - Serious (violation classification)
SOL - Solicitor of Labor
SST - Site Specific Targeting
TL - Team Leader (What I call an AAD usually GS-13) 
TLV - Threshold Limit Value (ACGIH)
TARP - Troubled Asset Relief Program
TWA - Time Weighted Average
VPP - Voluntary Protection Program
W - Willful (violation classification)