Safety Abbreviations – Rockford Systems, LLC has provided a comprehensive list of safety abbreviations below.
- AB–Awareness Barrier
- ABS–Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
- ADA–Americans With Disabilities Act
- AGV–Automatically Guided Vehicle
- ALS–Area Laser Scanner (Same as Proximity Laser Scanner)
- ANSI TR–Technical Report
- ANSI–American National Standards Institute (ANSI B11 Series)
- APV–Attended Program Verification (for Robots)
- ASME–American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- ASRS–Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems
- ASSE–American Society of Safety Engineers
- BDC–Bottom Dead Center (Press Crankshaft Position)
- BM–Brake Monitoring
- BSP–Best Safety Practice
- CB–Counterbalance
- CFR (OSHA)–Code of Federal Regulations
- CNC–Computer Numerical Control
- CPL (OSHA) Compliance Directive
- CR–Control Reliability
- CS–Crankshaft (Press)
- CSHO (OSHA)–Compliance Safety and Health Officer
- CSA–Canadian Standards Association
- CTS–Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- DSV–Dual Solenoid (Air) Valve
- EDM–Electrical Discharge Machine
- EMI–Electro-Magnetic Interference
- ESD–Electro-Static Discharge
- E-Stop–Emergency Stop
- EN–European Norms (Normative References)
- FMA–Fabricating and Manufacturers Association
- FR–Full Revolution (Clutch Press)
- FRL–Filter Regulator Lubricator
- FTC–Function-Test Checklist
- GDC (OSHA)–General Duty Clause
- GE–General Electric (GE Lexan)
- GM DHS–General Motors Design for Health and Safety
- GOS–Guard Opening Scale
- GSR–General Safety Requirements (ANSI B11-2008)
- HC–Hand Control (Two-Hand Control)
- HID–Hands in Die (Feeding of Presses)
- HOOD–Hands out of Die (Feeding of Presses)
- IEC–International Electro-Technical Commission
- ISO–International Standards Organization
- ISP–Interrupted Stroke Protection
- JSA–Job Safety Analysis
- LC–Light Curtain
- LED–Light Emitting Diode
- LOTO–Lockout/Tagout
- LSO–Laser Safety Officer
- MOS–Minimum Object Sensitivity (Usually for Optical PSSD)
- MPE–Maximum Permissible Exposure (to Laser Light)
- MPP–Mechanical Power Press
- MPPS–Mechanical Power Press Safety (Booklet)
- MPTA–Mechanical Power Transmission Apparatus (OSHA 1910.219)
- MTTFd–Mean Time Till Failure dangerous
- NEC–National Electrical Code
- NEP (OSHA)–National Emphasis Program
- NFPA–National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA 79-2007)
- NIOSH–National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- OBI–Open-Back Inclinable (Press)
- OEM–Original Equipment Manufacturer
- OI–Optical Interference (for Light Curtains)
- OSHA–Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- PDP–Press Data Plate
- PL–Performance Level (PLa-PLe)
- PLS–Proximity Laser Scanner (Same as Area Laser Scanner)
- PLS–Programmable Limit Switch
- PMA–Precision Metalforming Association
- POO–Point of Operation
- PPE–Personal Protective Equipment
- PR–Part Revolution (Clutch Press)
- PSD–Presence Sensing Device
- PSDI–Presence Sensing Device Initiation
- PSI–Pounds (per) Square Inch
- PSRF–Performance of Safety Related Functions
- PSSD–Presence Sensing Safeguarding Device
- RA/HA–Risk Assessment/Hazard Analysis
- RCLS–Rotating Cam Limit Switch
- RF–Radio Frequency (Safeguarding Device)
- RFI–Radio Frequency Interference
- RIA–Robotic Industries Association (ANSI/RIA 15.06 -1999)
- RLI–Rockwell Laser Industries
- RPM–Revolutions Per Minute
- SD–Safety Distance
- SIL–Safety Integrity Level
- SOW–Safe for Oil and Water (Cable Designation)
- SPI–Society of Plastics Engineers
- SPM–Stopping Performance Monitor
- SPM–Strokes Per Minute
- SRF–Safety-Related Function
- SS–Single Stroke
- STM–Stop-Time Measurement
- TaBRA–Task Based Risk Analysis
- TDC–Top Dead Center (Press Crankshaft Position)
- VAC–Voltage Alternating Current
- VPP (OSHA)–Voluntary Protection Program
- VTL–Vertical Turret Lathe