Appendix A - Acronyms
- AC/DC
- alternating current/direct current
- A/D
- analogue-to-digital
- AHJ
- authorities having jurisdiction
- API
- American Petroleum Institute
- BCD
- binary coded decimal
- BMS
- burner management system
- BNC
- Bayonet Neill Concelman
- CAD
- computer-assisted design
- CCTV
- closed-circuit television
- CEC
- Canadian Electrical Code
- CEMS
- continuous emissions monitoring system
- CRTC
- Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Council
- CSA
- Canadian Standards Association
- D/A
- digital-to-analogue
- DCS
- distributed control system
- DP
- differential pressure
- EMC
- electromagnetic compatibility
- EMI
- electromagnetic interference
- FBD
- function block diagram
- FLRA
- field level risk assessment
- H2S
- hydrogen sulfide
- HART
- Highway Addressable Remote Transducer
- HMI
- Human Machine Interface
- IEEE
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- IL
- instruction list
- I/O
- input/output
- I/P
- current-to-pneumatic
- IR
- infrared
- ISA
- International Society of Automation
- JSHA
- job safety hazard assessment
- LD
- ladder diagram
- LOPA
- layers of protection analysis
- LVDT
- linear variable displacement transformer
- MCC
- motor control centre
- MIMO
- multiple input multiple output
- MISO
- multiple input single output
- MOC
- Management of Change
- MTU
- master terminal unit
- NERC
- North American Electric Reliability Corporation
- OH&S
- Occupational Health and Safety
- ORP
- oxidation reduction potential
- OSI
- open systems interconnection
- PI
- proportional-integral
- PID
- proportional-integral-derivative
- P&ID
- process and instrumentation diagram
- PD
- positive displacement
- P&C
- process and control
- PLC
- programmable logic controller
- PPE
- personal protective equipment
- psi
- pounds per square inch
- PTFE
- polytetrafluoroethylene
- PVC
- polyvinyl chloride
- RC
- resistance/capacitance
- RFID
- radio frequency identification
- RL
- resistance/inductance
- RLC
- resistance/inductance/capacitance
- RTD
- resistive thermal device
- RTU
- remote terminal unit
- SAC
- stand-alone controller
- SAMA
- Scientific Apparatus Makers Association
- SCADA
- supervisory control and data acquisition
- SCBA
- self-contained breathing apparatus
- SFC
- sequential function chart
- SIL
- safety integrity level
- SIF
- safety instrumented functions
- SIS
- safety instrumented system
- ST
- structured text
- STP
- shielded twisted pair
- SWP
- safe work practices
- TAPPI
- Technical Association for the Pulp and Paper Industry
- TCP/IP
- Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
- TDG
- transportation of dangerous goods
- UPS
- uninterruptible power supply
- USB
- Universal Serial Bus
- UTP
- unshielded twisted pair
- UV
- ultraviolet
- UV/IR
- ultraviolet/infrared
- VFD
- variable frequency drive
- VSD
- variable speed drive
- WHMIS
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
- WLL
- working load limit