Appendix A - Acronyms
- ABS
- acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
- ACR
- air-conditioning and refrigeration
- AHJ
- authority having jurisdiction
- ANSI
- American National Standards Institute
- ASME
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- ASTM
- American Society of Testing and Materials
- AWS
- American Welding Society
- BIM
- Building Information Modelling
- CAD
- computer-aided design
- CFC
- chlorofluorocarbon
- CNC
- Computer Numeric Control
- CPP
- concrete pressure pipe
- CPVC
- chlorinated polyvinyl chloride
- CRN
- Canadian Registration Number
- CSA
- Canadian Standards Association
- CWB
- Canadian Welding Bureau
- DISS
- diameter index safety system
- DWV
- drain, waste and vent
- DX
- direct exchange
- ERW
- electric resistance welded
- FLRA
- field level risk assessments
- FRP
- fibreglass reinforced plastic
- GA
- general arrangement
- GFRP
- glass fibreglass reinforced plastic
- GMAW
- gas metal arc welding
- GPS
- global positioning system
- GRE
- glass reinforced epoxy
- GTAW
- gas tungsten arc welding
- HCFC
- hydrofluorocarbon
- HCPE
- polyethylene piping
- HDPE
- high-density polyethylene
- HRV
- heat recovery ventilators
- HSS
- hollow structural sections
- HVACR
- heating, ventilation and air conditioning and refrigeration
- ICI
- industrial, commercial and institutional
- JSA
- job safety analysis
- LDPE
- low density polyethylene
- LEED
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
- LOTO
- lock-out and tag-out
- LWCO
- low water cut-offs
- MAPP
- methylacetylene-propadiene propane
- MTR
- mill test reports
- NDE
- non-destructive examination
- NDT
- non-destructive testing
- NFPA
- National Fire Protection Association
- OH&S
- Occupational Health and Safety
- P&ID
- process and instrumentation drawings
- PE
- polyethylene
- PEX
- cross-linked polyethylene
- PMI
- positive material identification
- PP
- polypropylene
- PPE
- personal protective equipment
- PVC
- polyvinyl chloride
- QA
- quality assurance
- QC
- quality control
- RFI
- request for information
- SAW
- submerged arc-welded
- SCBA
- self-contained breathing apparatus
- SDS
- Safety Data Sheet
- SMAW
- shielded metal arc welding
- SPA
- safety plan of action
- UL
- United Laboratories
- VR
- virtual reality
- WHMIS
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
- WLL
- working load limit