Abbreviation Organization Name
ACI Alloy Castings Institute
AFNOR Association Fran<;aise de Norme (France)
AIChE American Institute of Chemical Engineers
AISI American Iron and Steel Institute
AMS Aerospace Materials System
ANSI American National Standards Institute
API American Petroleum Institute
ASM American Societyof Metals
ASME American Societyof MechanicalEngineers
ASTM American Societyfor Testing and Materials
AWS American WeldingSociety
BASEEFA Health and Safety Executive (Great Britain)
BSI British Standards Institution
CENELEC European Committee for ElectrotechnicalStandardization
CGA Compressed Gas Association
CSA Canadian Standards Association
DIN Deutsche Industrie Norme (Germany) -$0
DOT Department of Transportation (United States)
EPA Environmental Protection Agency (United States)
FDA Food and Drug Administration (United States)
PM Factory Mutual Association
IEC International ElectrotechnicalCommission
ISA Instrument Societyof America
ISO International Standards Organization
JIS Japan Industrial Standard
MSS Manufacturers Standardization Societyof the Valveand
Fitting Industry
NACE National Associationof Corrosion Engineers
NEMA National ElectricalManufacturersAssociation
NFPA National Fire Prevention Association
OCMA Oil Companies MaterialsAssociation
OSHA OccupationalSafetyand Health Act (United States)
PFI Pipe FabricationInstitute
PIMA Paper Industry ManagementAssociation
PLCA Pipe Line ContractorsAssociation
PTB Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Germany)
SAA Standards Associationof Australia
SAE Societyof Automotive Engineers
SCS Sira CertificationService(Great Britain)
SEIA Solar Energy Industries Association
SPE Societyof Petroleum Engineers
TAPPI Technical Associationof the Pulp and Paper Industry
TEMA Thermal ExchangerManufacturersAssociation
3A International Associationof Milk,Food and Environmental
Sanitarians
UL Underwriters Laboratories
UNI UnificazioneItaliana (Italy)
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
VMA ValveManufacturersAssociation