| Acronym |
Full
Title/Description |
| ABSA
|
American
Biological Safety Association |
| A-BSL
|
Animal
Biosafety Level |
| APHIS
|
Animal
& Plant Health Inspection Service |
| BBP |
Bloodborne
Pathogen |
| BL |
Biosafety
Level |
| BMBL |
Biosafety
in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories |
| BSC |
Biosafety
Cabinet |
| BSL |
Biosafety
Level |
| BSO |
Biosafety
Officer |
| CDC |
Centers
for Disease Control |
| CFR |
Code of
Federal Regulations |
| DGR |
Dangerous
Goods Regulations |
| DHHS |
Department
of Health and Human Services |
| DOT |
Department
of Transportation |
| IATA |
International
Air Transport Association |
| IBC |
Institutional
Biosafety Committee |
| ISB |
Information
Systems for Biotechnology |
| MMWRA
|
Michigan
Medical Waste Regulatory Act |
| NIH |
National
Institutes of Health |
| NSF |
National
Sanitation Foundation |
| OBA |
Office
of Biotechnology Activity |
| OPIM |
Other
Potentially Infectious Material |
| ORCBS
|
Office
of Radiation, Chemical & Biological Safety |
| OSHA |
Occupational
Safety & Health Administration |
| P-BSL
|
Plant
Biosafety Level |
| PPQ |
Plant
Pathogen Quaratine (USDA permits) |
| RFO |
Responsible
Facility Official |
| RG |
Risk Group
|
| UCRIHS
|
University
Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects |
| USDA |
United
States Department of Agriculture |
| VS |
Veterinary
Service (USDA permits) |
| WHO |
World
Health Organization |
