EHS terminology can be confusing, with many terms, phrases, and acronyms. To help, we put together this glossary of common EHS terms. This can be an invaluable resource for your EHS team members, especially those who are new to this field.
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302 Notifications
40 CFR 355
B
Best Available Control Measure (BACM)
Best Available Control Technology (BACT)
Best Available Technology (BAT)
Best Available Technology Economically Achievable (BATEA)
Best Conventional Technology (BCT)
Biennial Report
C
CERCLACESQG
Characteristic Wastes
Chemical Thresholds
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS)
D
Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR)
DOT
E
EHS Compliance
EMIS
EPA
EPCRA
F
Flash Point
G
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
H
Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP)
Hazardous Material
Hazardous Waste
HAZWOPER
I
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
L
Land Disposal Restrictions
Land Releases
Large Quantity Generator (LQG)
Lead Acid Battery
LEPC
Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
Listed Wastes
Lithium Ion Battery
M
Material Safety Data Sheets
Maximum Achievable Control Technology
N
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants
P
Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL)
PFAS
R
RCRA
RCRA Corrective Action Program
Reportable Quantities
S
Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
Sara
SERC
Site Map
Small Quantity Generators (SQG)
STEERS
T
Threshold Planning Quantities (TPQs)
Tier II
Toxics Release Inventory
V
Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG)
W
Waste Stream