Appendix A - Acronyms
- AC
- alternating current
- ASME
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- AWS
- American Welding Society
- CAC
- carbon arc cutting
- CAC-A
- air carbon arc cutting
- CC
- constant current
- CSA
- Canadian Standards Association
- CV
- constant voltage
- DC
- direct current
- EMF
- electromagnetic field
- FCAW
- flux cored arc welding
- GMAW
- gas metal arc welding
- GTAW
- gas tungsten arc welding
- GTSM
- grind to sound metal
- ITP
- inspection test plan
- LOTO
- lock out/tag out
- MCAW
- metal cored arc welding
- MPS
- methylacetylene-propadiene
- MTR
- mill test reports
- OFC
- oxy-fuel gas cutting
- OH&S
- Occupational Health and Safety
- PAC
- plasma arc cutting
- PAPR
- powered air purifying respirator
- PPE
- personal protective equipment
- SAW
- submerged arc welding
- SDS
- safety data sheet
- SMAW
- shielded metal arc welding
- UV
- ultraviolet
- WHMIS
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
- WPDS
- Welding Procedures Data Sheets
- WPS
- Welding Procedures Specifications