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Acronyms
1oo1, 2oo3, etc.,One out of one, two out of three, etc. control logic archi-
tecture
AIHA American Industrial Hygiene Association
ALARP As Low As Reasonably Practicable
BLEVE Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
BPCS Basic Process Control System
CPQRA (Guidelines for) Chemical Process Quantitative Risk
Analysis
E/E/PE Electrical / Electronic / Programmable Electronic
EIL Environmental Integrity Level
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ERPG Emergency Response Planning Guidelines
ERRF External Risk Reduction Facilities
EUC Equipment Under Control
EV Expected Value (of Loss)
FIL Financial Integrity Level
HSE (UK) Health and Safety Executive
IDLH Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
ISA ISA—The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation
Society
LOPA Layer of Protection Analysis
NIOSH (US) National Institute of Occupational Safety and
Health
OCA Offsite Consequence Analysis
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
P&ID Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
PES Programmable Electronic System

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Safety Integrity Level Selection: Systematic Methods Including Layer of Protection Analysis

PFD Probability of Failure on Demand or Process Flow Dia-

gram
PSM Process Safety Management
RMP Risk Management Plan
RRF Risk Reduction Factor
SIF Safety Instrumented Function
SIL Safety Integrity Level
SIS Safety Instrumented System
SLC Safety Life Cycle
SRS Safety Requirements Specification

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