Glossary and References

ANSI	American National Standards Institute 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018 Phone: 212-354-3300
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations, usually cited as part of a reference to a regulation, such as 29 CFR 1910.1450(b) meaning subpart 1450(b) of part 1910 of title 29 of the code of federal regulations
CHO	Chemical Hygiene Officer
CHP	Chemical Hygiene Plan
DOT	Department of Transportation
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency Hotline Phone: 1-800-424-9346
FR	Federal Register, the "Nation's Newspaper", usually cited as FR 55, 3312 (January 31, 1990), meaning Volume 55 (the volume for the year 1990), page 3312 of the issue dated January 31, 1990.
HCS	Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200
LS	Laboratory Supervisor
MSDS,MSDSs	Material Safety Data Sheet(s)
NFPA	National Fire Protection Association Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269 Phone: 800-343-2201
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20010 Phone: 202-523-6091
PEL	Permissible Exposure Limit
PI	Principal Investigator
RCRA	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Phone: 202-475-9361
STL	Supervisor, Teaching Laboratory
TIRC	Toxicology Information Resource Center Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Phone: 615- 576-1746
TLV	Threshold Limit Value
Z (subpart Z)	That part of the OSHA standards dealing with toxic and hazardous substances, 29 CFR 1910.1000 through 1910.1500

1. Select carcinogen - Any substance defined as such in 29 CFR 1910.1450 and any other substance described as such in the applicable MSDS.
   
2. Reproductive toxin - Any substance described as such in the applicable MSDS. This includes descriptive terms such as tetraogen, causes fetal abortion, mutagen or reproductive toxin.
   
3. Substance with a high degree of acute toxicity - Any substance for which the LD50 data described in the applicable MSDS cause the substance to be classified as a "Highly toxic chemical" as defined in ANSI Z129.1.
   
4. Chemical whose toxic properties are unknown - A chemical for which there is no known statistically significant study conducted in accordance with established scientific principles that establishes its toxicity.
   
5. For the purposes of this CHP, chemicals in these four categories will be called "inimical."
   
6. Designated area - A hood, glove box, portion of a laboratory, or an entire laboratory room, designated as the only area where work with quantities of the inimical chemicals in excess of the limit specified above shall be conducted.