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| Acronyms | Description |
| a-number | A-Number | Alberta Identification Number |
| aci | ACI | Association of Chief Inspectors |
| aeub | AEUB | Alberta Energy and Utilities Board |
| ai | AI | Authorized Inspector(s) |
| aia | AIA | Authorized Inspection Agency |
| air | AIR | Administrative Items Regulation |
| ama | AMA | Alberta Municipal Affairs |
| api | API | American Petroleum Institute |
| ar | AR | Alberta Regulation |
| arpia | ARPIA | Alberta Refinery and Petrochemical Inspection Association |
| asme | ASME | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| bdar | BDAR | Boilers Delegated Administration Regulation |
| boa | BOA | Building Operator A |
| bob | BOB | Building Operator B |
| bpva | BPVA | Boilers and Pressure Vessels Act |
| bpveo | BPVEO | Boilers and Pressure Vessels Exemption Order |
| bpvr | BPVR | Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulation |
| bpvtc | BPVTC | Boilers and Pressure Vessels Technical Council |
| crn | CRN | Canadian Registration Number |
| csa | CSA | Canadian Standards Association |
| dao | DAO | Delegated Administrative Oganization |
| dcir | DCIR | Design, Construction and Installation of Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations |
| eub | EUB | Energy and Utilities Board |
| faq | FAQ | Frequently Asked Question |
| ffs | FFS | Fitness for Service |
| goa | GOA | Government Organization Act |
| gtaw | GTAW | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding |
| guac | GUAC | Generation Utility Advisory Committee |
| hazop | HAZOP | Hazard and Operability Study |
| ice | ICE | Inspector Certification Examination |
| id | ID | Internal Diameter |
| imp | IMP | Integrity Management Program |
| isi | ISI | In-Service Inspector |
| isrd | ISRD | Inspection & Servicing Requirements for Pressure Equipment Document AB-506 |
| lpg | LPG | Liquified Petroleum Gas |
| mawp | MAWP | Maximum Allowable Working Pressure |
| mdmt | MDMT | Minimum Design Metal Temperature |
| mdr | MDR | Manufacturer's Data Report |
| mt | MT | Magnetic Particle Examination (Testing) |
| mta | MTA | Motor Transport Act |
| mwo | MWO | Machine Welding Operator |
| nb | NB | National Board |
| nbic | NBIC | National Board Inspection Code |
| ngl | NGL | Natural Gas Liquids |
| nps | NPS | Nominal Pipe Size |
| od | OD | Outside Diameter |
| oup | OUP | Owner-user Program |
| ped | PED | Europe Pressure Equipment Directive |
| peimp | PEIMP | Pressure Equipment Integrity Management Program |
| peims | PEIMS | Pressure Equipment Integrity Management System |
| per | PER | Power Engineers Regulation |
| pesl | PESL | Pressure Equipment Safety Legislation |
| pesr | PESR | Pressure Equipment Safety Regulation |
| pqr | PQR | Procedure Qualification Record |
| prv | PRV | Pressure Relief Valve |
| psv | PSV | Pressure Safety Valve |
| pt | PT | Liquid Penetrant Examination (Testing) |
| pwht | PWHT | Postweld Heat Treatment |
| pwr | PWR | Pressure Welders Regulation |
| qa | QA | Quality Assurance |
| qc | QC | Quality Control |
| qms | QMS | Quality Management System |
| qs | QS | Quality System |
| qscp | QSCP | Quality System Certification Program |
| rbi | RBI | Risk Based Inspection |
| rbid | RBID | Risk Based Inspection Document AB-505 |
| rbip | RBIP | Risk Based Inspection Program |
| rt | RT | Radiographic Examination (Testing) |
| sbo | SBO | Special Boiler Operator |
| sca | SCA | Safety Codes Act |
| scc | SCC | Safety Codes Council |
| sco | SCO | Safety Codes Officer |
| sopeec | SOPEEC | Standardization of Power Engineer's Examination Committee |
| sow | SOW | Special Oilwell Operator |
| tcrn | TCRN | Transport Canada Registration Number |
| tdg | TDG | Transportation of Dangerous Goods |
| tdga | TDGA | Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act |
| tig | TIG | Tungsten Inert Gas |
| tlhs | TLHS | Thermal Liquid Heating system |
| tssa | TSSA | Technical Standards and Safety Authority |
| ucia | UCIA | Upstream Chief Inspectors Association |
| ut | UT | Utrasonic Examination (Testing) |
| we | WE | Welding Examiner |
| wp | WP | Welding Procedure Registration Number |
| wpq | WPQ | Welding Performance Qualification |
| wps | WPS | Welding Procedure Specifications |