| abbrev | define |
|---|---|
| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| ACI | American Concrete Institute |
| ACS | Attestation de Conformit Sanitaire |
| AFS | American Foundrymen’s Society |
| AGA | American Gas Association |
| AI | The Asphalt Institute |
| AIA | American Institute of Architects |
| AISC | American Institute of Steel Construction |
| AISI | American Iron and Steel Institute |
| AITC | American Institute of Timber Construction |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| APA | American Plywood Association |
| API | American Petroleum Institute |
| APWA | American Public Works Association |
| ASA | American Standard Association |
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| ASCI | Automation Standards Compliance Institute |
| ASM | Abnormal Situation Management Consortium |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASSE | American Society of Sanitary Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATM | Alaska Test Methods |
| AWPA | American Wood Preservers Association |
| AWPI | American Wood Preservers Institute |
| AWS | American Welding Society |
| AWWA | American Water Works Association |
| BCS | British Computer Society |
| BS | British Standards |
| BSC | British Computer Society |
| CBJ | City and Borough of Juneau |
| CDA | Copper Development Association |
| CEN | European Committee for Standardization |
| CENELEC | European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations (US) |
| CLFMI | Chain Link Fence Manufacturer’s Institute |
| CMA | Concrete Masonry Association |
| CRE | API Committee for Refining Equipment |
| CRSI | Concrete Reinforcing Steel institute |
| CSA | Canadian Standards Association |
| DCDMA | Diamond Core Drill Manufacturer’s Association |
| DIN | German Institute for Standardization |
| DNV | Det Norske Veritas (Norway) |
| EC | European Commission |
| EEMUA | Engineering Equipment & Materials Users’ Association |
| EIA | Electronic Industries Association |
| EIA | Electronics Industries Association |
| EMC | Electromagnetic compatibility |
| EN | European Norm |
| ETL | Electrical Test Laboratories |
| FCI | Fluid Controls Institute (US) |
| FDT | Field Device Type |
| FPL | Forest Products Laboratory |
| GOST | Gosstandart of Russia |
| HCF | HART Communication Foundation |
| IAS | IEEE Industry Applications Society |
| ICBO | International Conference of Building Officials |
| IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IEE | Institution of Electrical Engineers (UK) |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (US) |
| IES | Illuminating Engineering Society |
| IFE | Institute for Energy Technology (Norway) |
| IFEA | The Association for Electrotechnics and Automation in Industry (Norway) |
| IME | Institute of Makers of Explosives |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| IMS | IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society |
| INC | EEMUA Instrumentation and Control Committee |
| IOS | International Organization for Standardization |
| IPCEA | Insulated Power Cable Engineers Association |
| ISA | Instrument Society of America |
| ISA | International Society of Automation (US) |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| ITE | Institute of Traffic Engineers |
| JIS | Japanese Industrial Standard |
| LAN | Local area network |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
| MODU | Mobile Offshore Drilling Units Code (IMO) |
| MSS | Manufacturers Standardization Society |
| MTI | Marine Testing Institute |
| NACE | National Association of Corrosion Engineers |
| NACE | National Association of Corrosion Engineers (US) |
| NAMUR | Automation Systems Interest Group of the Process Industry (Germany) |
| NAS | National Aerospace Standard (US) |
| NBS | National Bureau of Standards |
| NEC | National Electrical Code |
| NEK | Norwegian Electrotechnical Committee |
| NEMA | National Electrical Manufacturers Association (US) |
| NESC | National Electrical Safety Code |
| NFC | National Fire Code |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| NFPA | National Forest Products Association |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association (US) |
| NLGI | National Lubricating Grease Institute |
| NORSOK | Norwegian Competitive Position on the Continental Shelf |
| NPD | Norwegian Petroleum Directorate |
| NS | Norwegian Standard |
| NWMA | National Woodwork Manufacturers Association |
| OGP | International Association of Oil & Gas Producers |
| OLF | Norwegian Oil Industry Association |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US) |
| PAS | Publicly Available Specification (ISO) |
| PCA | Portland Cement Association |
| PD | Private Document (BSI) |
| PIP | Process Industry Practices (US) |
| PSA | Petroleum Safety Authority (Norway) |
| SAC | Standardisation Administration of China |
| SAMA | Scientific Apparatus Makers Association |
| SCD | System Control Diagram |
| SDO | Standards Developing Organization |
| SIL | Safety Integrity Levels |
| SOICS | API Subcommittee on Instruments & Control Systems |
| SOLAS | International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (IMO) |
| SPR | Simplified Practice Recommendation |
| SSPC | Steel Structures Painting Council |
| SSPWC | Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction |
| TF | Task Force |
| TFI | The Fertilizer Institute |
| TIA | Telecommunications Industry Association |
| UBC | Uniform Building Code |
| UKOOA | UK Offshore Operator Association (Now UK Oil & Gas) |
| UL | Underwriters Laboratories Inc. |
| VDE | Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies |
| VDI | Association of German Engineers |
| WCLIB | West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau |
| WCRSI | Western Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute |
| WCT | Wireless Cooperation Team |
| WIC | Woodwork Institute of California |
| WRI | Wire Reinforcement Institute Inc. |
| WWPA | Western Wood Products Association |
Acronyms – Organizations
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