| abbrev | define |
|---|---|
| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials www.transportation.org |
| ACI | American Concrete Institute www.concrete.org |
| ACS | Attestation de Conformit Sanitaire |
| AFS | American Foundrymen’s Society www.afsinc.org |
| AGA | American Gas Association |
| AI | The Asphalt Institute www.aga.org |
| AIA | American Institute of Architects www.aia.org |
| AISC | American Institute of Steel Construction www.aisc.org |
| AISI | American Iron and Steel Institute www.steel.org |
| AITC | American Institute of Timber Construction www.aitc-glulam.org |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute www.ansi.org |
| APA | American Plywood Association www.apawood.org |
| API | American Petroleum Institute www.api.org |
| APWA | American Public Works Association www.apwa.net |
| ASA | American Standard Association www.ansi.org |
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers www.asce.org |
| ASCI | Automation Standards Compliance Institute www.isa.org |
| ASM | Abnormal Situation Management Consortium www.asmconsortium.net |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers www.asme.org |
| ASSE | American Society of Sanitary Engineers www.asse-plumbing.org |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials www.astm.org |
| ATM | Alaska Test Methods |
| AWPA | American Wood Preservers Association www.awpa.com |
| AWPI | American Wood Preservers Institute www.awpi.org |
| AWS | American Welding Society www.aws.org |
| AWWA | American Water Works Association www.awwa.org |
| BCS | British Computer Society www.bcs.org |
| BS | British Standards www.bsigroup.com |
| BSC | British Computer Society www.bcs.org |
| CBJ | City and Borough of Juneau www.juneau.org |
| CDA | Copper Development Association www.copper.org |
| CEN | European Committee for Standardization www.cen.eu |
| CENELEC | European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization www.cenelec.eu |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations (US) www.cei.org |
| CLFMI | Chain Link Fence Manufacturer’s Institute www.chainlinkinfo.org |
| CMA | Concrete Masonry Association www.cma.org.za |
| CRE | API Committee for Refining Equipment |
| CRSI | Concrete Reinforcing Steel institute www.crsi.org |
| CSA | Canadian Standards Association www.csagroup.org |
| DCDMA | Diamond Core Drill Manufacturer’s Association |
| DIN | German Institute for Standardization www.din.de |
| DNV | Det Norske Veritas (Norway) www.dnvgl.com |
| EC | European Commission ec.europa.eu |
| EEMUA | Engineering Equipment & Materials Users’ Association www.eemua.org |
| EIA | Electronic Industries Association |
| EIA | Electronics Industries Association |
| EMC | Electromagnetic compatibility |
| EN | European Norm www.cencenelec.eu |
| ETL | Electrical Test Laboratories |
| FCI | Fluid Controls Institute (US) www.fluidcontrolsinstitute.org |
| FDT | Field Device Type |
| FPL | Forest Products Laboratory www.fpl.fs.fed.us |
| GOST | Gosstandart of Russia www.gost.ru |
| HCF | HART Communication Foundation www.hartcomm.org |
| IAS | IEEE Industry Applications Society ias.ieee.org |
| ICBO | International Conference of Building Officials global.ihs.com |
| IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission www.iec.ch |
| IEE | Institution of Electrical Engineers (UK) |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers www.ieee.org |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (US) www.ieee.org |
| IES | Illuminating Engineering Society www.ies.org |
| IFE | Institute for Energy Technology (Norway) www.ife.no |
| IFEA | The Association for Electrotechnics and Automation in Industry (Norway) |
| IME | Institute of Makers of Explosives www.ime.org |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization www.imo.org |
| IMS | IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society ieee-ims.org |
| INC | EEMUA Instrumentation and Control Committee |
| IOS | International Organization for Standardization www.iso.org |
| IPCEA | Insulated Power Cable Engineers Association |
| ISA | Instrument Society of America www.isa.org |
| ISA | International Society of Automation (US) |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization www.iso.org |
| ITE | Institute of Traffic Engineers www.ite.org |
| JIS | Japanese Industrial Standard www.jisc.go.jp |
| LAN | Local area network |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement www.advocatesforyouth.org |
| MODU | Mobile Offshore Drilling Units Code (IMO) |
| MSS | Manufacturers Standardization Society www.msshq.org |
| MTI | Marine Testing Institute |
| NACE | National Association of Corrosion Engineers www.nace.org |
| NACE | National Association of Corrosion Engineers (US) www.nace.org |
| NAMUR | Automation Systems Interest Group of the Process Industry (Germany) |
| NAS | National Aerospace Standard (US) |
| NBS | National Bureau of Standards www.nist.gov |
| NEC | National Electrical Code www.nfpa.org |
| NEK | Norwegian Electrotechnical Committee |
| NEMA | National Electrical Manufacturers Association (US) www.nema.org |
| NESC | National Electrical Safety Code standards.ieee.org |
| NFC | National Fire Code www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association www.nfpa.org |
| NFPA | National Forest Products Association www.awc.org |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association (US) www.nfpa.org |
| NLGI | National Lubricating Grease Institute www.nlgi-india.org |
| NORSOK | Norwegian Competitive Position on the Continental Shelf |
| NPD | Norwegian Petroleum Directorate www.npd.no |
| NS | Norwegian Standard www.standard.no |
| NWMA | National Woodwork Manufacturers Association www.wdma.com |
| OGP | International Association of Oil & Gas Producers www.iogp.org |
| OLF | Norwegian Oil Industry Association |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration www.osha.gov |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US) www.osha.gov |
| PAS | Publicly Available Specification (ISO) www.iso.org |
| PCA | Portland Cement Association www.cement.org |
| PD | Private Document (BSI) |
| PIP | Process Industry Practices (US) |
| PSA | Petroleum Safety Authority (Norway) www.psa.no |
| SAC | Standardisation Administration of China www.acronymattic.com |
| SAMA | Scientific Apparatus Makers Association |
| SCD | System Control Diagram www.standard.no |
| SDO | Standards Developing Organization unicode.org |
| SIL | Safety Integrity Levels |
| SOICS | API Subcommittee on Instruments & Control Systems |
| SOLAS | International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (IMO) www.imo.org |
| SPR | Simplified Practice Recommendation www.worldstdindex.com |
| SSPC | Steel Structures Painting Council www.sspc.org |
| SSPWC | Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction |
| TF | Task Force |
| TFI | The Fertilizer Institute www.tfi.org |
| TIA | Telecommunications Industry Association www.tiaonline.org |
| UBC | Uniform Building Code |
| UKOOA | UK Offshore Operator Association (Now UK Oil & Gas) www.ogp.org.uk |
| UL | Underwriters Laboratories Inc. |
| VDE | Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies |
| VDI | Association of German Engineers www.vdi.eu |
| WCLIB | West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau www.wclib.org |
| WCRSI | Western Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute worldcat.org |
| WCT | Wireless Cooperation Team |
| WIC | Woodwork Institute of California woodworkinstitute.com |
| WRI | Wire Reinforcement Institute Inc. |
| WWPA | Western Wood Products Association www.wwpa.org |