XI. ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists – ACORP Animal Component of Research Protocol – ACOS/R Associate Chief of Staff for Research – AO Administrative Officer – BSC Biological Safety Cabinet – BSL Biosafety Level – CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan – COS Chief of Staff – CPM Counts per Minute – DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid – DPM Disintegrations per Minute – EH&S Environmental Health and Safety, Division of, UF – ECP Exposure Control Plan – EMS Environmental Management Services, VA – EOC Environment of Care – HRMS Human Resources Management Service, VA – HRPP Human Research Protection Program – IACUC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee – IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee, UF – LN Liquid Nitrogen – MOU Memorandum of Understanding – MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets – NF/SG VHS North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System – NIH National Institutes of Health – OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration – PELS Permissible Exposure Limits – PPE Personal Protection Equipment – RACE Rescue-Alarm-Confine-Evacuate/Extinguish – RS Research Service, VA – RSO Radiation Safety Officer – rDNA Recombinant Deoxyribonucleic Acid – SOP Standard Operating Procedures – SRS Subcommittee on Research Safety – TLVs Threshold Limit Values – TWA Time Weighted Average – UF University of Florida – VA Veterans Affairs – VAMC Veterans Affairs Medical Center – VHA Veterans Health Administration – VMO Veterinary Medical Officer – VMU Veterinary Medical Unit – WOC Without Compensation –
XI. ACGIH – American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists ACORP – Animal Component of Research Protocol ACOS/R – Associate Chief of Staff for Research AO – Administrative Officer BSC – Biological Safety Cabinet BSL – Biosafety Level CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CHP – Chemical Hygiene Plan COS – Chief of Staff CPM – Counts per Minute DNA – Deoxyribonucleic Acid DPM – Disintegrations per Minute EH&S – Environmental Health and Safety, Division of, UF ECP – Exposure Control Plan EMS – Environmental Management Services, VA EOC – Environment of Care HRMS – Human Resources Management Service, VA HRPP – Human Research Protection Program IACUC – Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee IBC – Institutional Biosafety Committee, UF LN – Liquid Nitrogen MOU – Memorandum of Understanding MSDS – Material Safety Data Sheets NF/SG VHS – North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System NIH – National Institutes of Health OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration PELS – Permissible Exposure Limits PPE – Personal Protection Equipment RACE – Rescue-Alarm-Confine-Evacuate/Extinguish RS – Research Service, VA RSO – Radiation Safety Officer rDNA – Recombinant Deoxyribonucleic Acid SOP – Standard Operating Procedures SRS – Subcommittee on Research Safety TLVs – Threshold Limit Values TWA – Time Weighted Average UF – University of Florida VA – Veterans Affairs VAMC – Veterans Affairs Medical Center VHA – Veterans Health Administration VMO – Veterinary Medical Officer VMU – Veterinary Medical Unit WOC – Without Compensation