Compliance Glossary

A

aaBB - American Association of Blood Banks

APQP - Advanced Product Quality Planning

ANSI - American National Standards Institute

ASQ - American Society for Quality

B

BSI - British Standards Institute

BRC - British Retail Consortium

BPA - Business Process Analysis

BPM - Business Process Management

C

CAA - Civil Aviation Authority

CAP - College of American Pathologists

CAPA - Corrective and Preventive Action

CAR - Corrective Action Report

CBER - Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (FDA)

CCM - Customer Complaint Management

CDER - Center for Drugs Evaluation and Research (FDA)

CFR - Code of Federal Regulations

CLSI - Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute

CLIA - Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments

CRM - Customer Relationship Management

CSV - Computer System Validation

D

DOD - Department of Defence

DoE - Department of Energy

DCR - Document Change Request

E

EASA - European Aviation Safety Agency

eCTD - Electronic Common Technical Document

EDMS - Electronic Data Management System

ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning

EH&S - Environmental Health and Safety

EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

F

FMEA - Failure Mode and Effects Analysis

FAA - Federal Aviation Administration

FDA - Food and Drug Administration

FSA - Financial Services Authority

G

Gage R&R - Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility

GCP - Good Clinical Practice

GLP - Good Laboratory Practice

GMP - Good Manufacturing Practice(s)

GRC - Governance, Risk Management and Compliance

H

HACCP - Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point

HIPAA - United States Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HWM - Hazardous Waste Management

I

ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization

ICH - International Conference on Harmonization

IEC - International Electrochemical Commission

IQA - Institute of Quality Assurance

ISO - International Organization for Standardization

J

JAA - Joint Aviation Authority

JAR - Joint Aviation Regulations

JCAHO - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

JIT - Just-in-time

K

KPI - Key Performance Indicators

M

MDD - Medical Device Directive

N

NC - Non Conformance

NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology

O

OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OH&S - Occupational Health & Safety

OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer

P

PFE - Portable Fire Extinguishers

PLM - Product Lifecycle Management

PPAP - Production Part Approval Process

Q

QMS - Quality Management System

QSIT - Quality System Inspection Technique

QSR - Quality System Regulation

S

SOP - Standard Operating Procedures

SOX - Sarbanes-Oxley Act

SPC - Statistical Process Control

T

TQM - Total Quality Management

V

VHA - US Department of Veterans Affairs - Veteran Health Administration - VA Healthcare System