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JAC Safety Manual - Addendum 11: Glossary

GLOSSARY

 


AEC PLC:

 Antenna Engineering Console Programmable Logic Control

agency staff

 Effort hired through external agencies

BBP

 Bloodborne Pathogens

CEC PLC

 Carousel Engineering Console Programmable Logic Control

MT

 Abbreviation for the word: "empty"

OPIM

 Other Potentially Infectious Materials

OSHA

 U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health 
 Administration
:  http://www.osha.gov/

OSC   Operations and Safety Coordinator

PLC

 Programmable Logic Control

PLD

  Personal Lockout Device

posted area

 An area where warning signs are placed

RWL   Remote Work Leader

SSA

 Site Safety Advisor

seconded

 Staff on loan from other organizations

swarf

 Small chips and debris from machining operations.

TSS

 Telescope Systems Specialist

tire

 This is commonly used to mean the tire mounted on the rim

trolley

 A low mobile platform that rolls on casters, used for transporting heavy loads

WL

 Work Leader

workshift

 A  single day or night shift

 

Contact: JAC webmasters. Updated: Mon Sep 26 16:35:54 HST 2011

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