API 580 Acronyms and Abbreviations

ACC
American Chemistry Council

AIChE
American Institute of Chemical Engineers

ALARP
as low as reasonably practical

ANSI
American National Standards Institute

ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASNT
Americam Society of Nondestructive Testing

ASTM
American Society of Test Materials

BLEVE
boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion

CCPS
Center for Chemical Process Safety

COF
consequence of failure

EPA
Environmental Protection Agency

FMEA
failure modes and effects analysis

HAZOP
hazard and operability assessment

IOW
integrity operating window

ISO
International Organization for Standardization

LOPA
layers of protection analysis
MOC
Management of change

MSD
material selection diagrams

NACE
National Association of Corrosion Engineers

NDE
nondestructive examination

NFPA
National Fire Protection Association

OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

PHA
process hazards analysis

PMI
positive material identification

POF
probability of failure

PSM
process safety management

PTASCC
polythionic acid stress corrosion cracking

PVRC
Pressure Vessel Research Council

QA/QC
quality assurance/quality control

QRA
Quantitative risk assessment

RBI
risk-based inspection

RCM
reliability centered maintenance

RMP
risk management plan
SIL
safety integrity level

TEMA
Tubular Exchangers Manufactures Association

TNO
The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research

UT
ultrasonic testing