Risk Management Series
Primer to Design Safe School Projects in Case of Terrorist Attacks
December 2003

FEMA

FEMA 428 / December 2003

APPENDUX A - ACRONYMS 

A

ADAAG Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines 
AED automated external defibrillator 
ANFO ammonium nitrate and fuel oil 
APS apartment protected space 
ASF anti-shatter film 
ASZM-TEDA copper-silver-zinc-molybdenum-triethylenediamine 
AT antiterrorism 
ATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms 

B

BPL bound with pitch-low 
BW biological warfare 

C

CBR chemical, biological, or radiological 
CCTV closed circuit television 
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics 
cfm cubic feet per minute 
CMU concrete masonry unit 
CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation 
CPTED Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design 
CWA chemical warfare agent 

D 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 
DOC Department of Commerce 
DoD Department of Defense 
DOE Department of Education 
DOJ Department of Justice 
DOS Department of State 

E 

EP&R Directorate of Emergency Preparedness and Response (DHS) 

F 

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation 
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency 
FPS floor protected space 
FRF fragment retention film 

G

GC/MS gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer 
GIS Geographic Information System 
GSA General Services Administration 

H 

HazMat hazardous materials 
HEGA high-efficiency gas adsorber 
HEPA high-efficiency particulate air 
HSO Homeland Security Office 
HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning 

I

IAQ indoor air quality 
ID identification 
IDF Israeli Defense Fund 
IMS ion mobility spectrometry 
ISC Interagency Security Committee 
IT information technology 
iwg inch water gauge 

M 
mph miles per hour 

N 

NACCT National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism 
NAVFAC Naval Facilities Command 
NFPA National Fire Protection Association 
NFPC National Fire Protection Code 
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 

O 

OC oleoresin capsicum 

P 

PIO Public Information Officer 
psi pounds per square inch 
pvb polyvinyl butyral 

S 

SAW surface acoustic wave 
SRWF shatter-resistant window film 

T

TEDA triethylenediamine 
TIC toxic industrial chemical TIM toxic industrial material 
TNT trinitrotoluene 

U

UFAS Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards 
UFC Unified Facilities Criteria 
U.K. United Kingdom 
UPS uninterrupted power supply 
U.S. United States 
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
UV ultraviolet 

V 

VA Department of Veterans Affairs