| AAPCO |
Association of American Pesticide Control Officials |
| AAPSE |
American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators |
| AHS |
Agricultural Health Study |
| ASPCRO |
Association of Structural Pest Control Regulatory Officials |
| C&T |
Certification and Training |
| CES |
Cooperative Extension Service |
| CEU |
Continuing Education Units |
| CPARD |
Certification & Training Plan and Annual Report Database |
| CSREES |
The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service |
| CTAG |
Certification and Training Assessment Group |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| FFDCA |
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act |
| FIFRA |
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act |
| FQPA |
Food Quality Protection Act |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| HPEE |
High Pesticide Exposure Event |
| IARC |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
| NASDA |
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture |
| NHANES |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NPDS |
National Poison Data System |
| OPP |
Office of Pesticide Programs |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PAS |
Plant and Animal Systems |
| PAT |
Pesticide Applicator Training |
| PES |
Pesticide Environmental Stewardship |
| PPE |
Personal Protection Equipment |
| PPRS |
Performance Planning and Reporting System |
| PSE |
Pesticide Safety Education |
| PSEC |
Pesticide Safety Education Center |
| PSEP |
Pesticide Safety and Education Program |
| RUP |
Restricted Use Pesticide |
| SFIREG |
State-FIFRA Issues Research & Evaluation Group |
| SLA |
State Lead Agency (regulatory agency) |
| USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
| WPS |
Worker Protection Standard |
