Rockford Systems’ Safety Abbreviations

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