Sound Abbreviations – Memtech Acoustical
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
A list of Sound Abbreviations-
AAO-HNS – American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
AIHA – American Industrial Hygiene Association
ANSI – American National Standards Institute
AOMA – American Occupational Medical Association
ASHA – American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
CAOHC – Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation
CFR – Code of Federal Regulations
CHABA – Committee on Hearing, Bioacoustics, and Biomechanics
CI – confidence interval
dB – decibels
dB SPL – decibel(s), sound pressure level
dBA – decibel(s), A-weighted
EPA – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Fed. Reg. – Federal Register
HLPP – hearing loss prevention program
hr – hour(s)
HTL – hearing threshold level
Hz – hertz
ISO – International Standards Organization
kHz – kilohertz
LAeq 8 hr – equivalent continuous sound for 8 hr
min – minutes
ms – millisecond(s)
MSHA – Mine Safety and Health Administration
NHAN – National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHCA – National Hearing Conservation Association
NIHL – noise-induced hearing loss
NIOSH – National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NOES – National Occupational Exposure Survey
NOHSM – National Occupational Health Survey of Mining
NRR – noise reduction rating
ONHS – Occupational Noise and Hearing Survey
OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PEL – permissible exposure limit
REAT – real ear attenuation at threshold
REL – recommended exposure limit
s – second(s)
SIC – standard industrial classification
SPL – sound pressure level
STS – standard threshold shift
T-BEAM – task-based exposure assessment model
TTS2 – temporary threshold shift 2 min after a period of noise exposure
TWA – time-weighted average