2. MSDS- Material Safety Data Sheet 3. CSDS-chemical safety data sheet 4. OSHA-Occupational Safety and Health Administration 5. LD50- Lethal Dose for 50% of population 6. dBA- A-weighted decibels 7. LC50- Lethal Concentration for 50% of population 8. PPE-Personal protective equipment 9. OELs- occupational exposure limit 10. OES- Office of Emergency Services 11. RELs- Recommended Exposure Limits 12. MACs- material accountability computer 2. Military Airlift Command 3. modified auxiliary closure 13. TLV-C threshold limit value – ceiling 14. TLVSTEL threshold limit value – short-term exposure limit 15. BEIs- Biological exposure indices 16. HEGs- Homogeneous Exposure Groups 17. PM10- Particulate Matter of 10 Microns in diameter 18. PM2.5- Particulate Matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter 19. Ppm- parts per million 20. PSS-pressure-sensitive seals 2. perimeter surveillance system 3. probabilistic safety study 21. TPM- 22. LEV- Local exhaust ventilation 23. HVAC- Heating, ventilating and air conditioning 24. RPM-radial power monitor 25. TWA- time-weighted average 26. NIHL- Noise induced hearing loss 27. TTS-time-transfer system 2. temporary threshold shift 28. ECD-electron capture detector (explosives) 29. AAS-Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy 30. ISO 18000- International Standards Organization 31. APSI 32. APCF 33. NAAQS-national ambient air quality standards 34. IAQ- Indoor air quality 35. AQI 36. OHSMS- Occupational Health and Safety Management System 37. ASTM- American Society for Testing and Materials 38. ANSI- American National Standards Institute 39. APIH-Association of Professional Industrial Hygienists 40. IOHA- International Occupational Hygiene Association 41. IARC- International Agency for Research on Cancer 42. IPCS- International Programme on Chemical Safety. 43. UNEP- United Nations Environment Programme 44. WHO- World Health Organisation. 45. NIOSH- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 46. NEBOSH- National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health 47. ACGIH- American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists 48. PCL-positive control launch 49. CCO-corporate contractual obligation 50. CAS- Chemical Abstracts Service