Reusability of Facemasks During an Influenza Pandemic: Facing the Flu (2006)
Chapter: Appendix B: Acronyms
B
Acronyms
AFL-CIO American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFSCME American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AORN Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
APF Assigned protection factor
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
BFE Biological filtration efficiency test
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDRH Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health
CIDRAP University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
CIH Certified industrial hygienist
CSP Certified safety professional
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FPE Facial protective equipment
FRCPC Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (Canada)
H5N1 Avian influenza, influenza A virus subtype (named for certain proteins on the surface of the virus) that occurs mainly in birds, is highly contagious among birds, and can be deadly to them.
HSP Board on Health Sciences Policy
IAFF International Association of Fire Fighters
IOM Institute of Medicine
ISEA International Safety Equipment Association
N95 NIOSH-approved particulate respirator filter. Filters at least 95 percent of airborne particles. Not resistant to oil.
NCID National Center for Infectious Diseases
NIH National Institutes of Health
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIP National Immunization Program
NPPTL National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
NRC National Research Council
OPHEP Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PAPR Powered air-purifying respirator
PFE Particle filtration efficiency test
PPE Personal protective equipment
SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SCBA Self-contained breathing apparatus
WHO World Health Organization
