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| ACAS | Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service |
| ACOP | Approved Code of Practice |
| ADR | European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (see RID) |
| ALARP | As Low as Reasonably Practicable (see SFAIRP) |
| AWTF | Away With The Fairies |
| BMA | British Medical Association |
| BOHS | British Occupational Hygiene Society |
| BSI | British Standards Institute |
| BTS | British Toxicology Society |
| C(WP) | Construction (Work Place) Regulations |
| CDG | The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations |
| CDM | Construction (Design & Management) Regulations |
| CE | The letters "CE" do not represent any specific words but the mark is a declaration by the manufacturer, indicating that the product satisfies all relevant European Directives. Note, however, that the mark only applies to products that fall within the scope of European Directives. |
| CFC | Chlorofluorocarbons |
| CFM | Cubic Feet per Minute Amount of air flowing through a given space in one minute 1 CFM approximately equals 2 litres per second (l/s) |
| CHIP | Chemical Hazards Information and Packaging |
| CO | Carbon Monoxide |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide COMAH Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations CONIAC Construction Industry Advisory Committee |
| COSHH | Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
| CTD | Circling the Drain; Close to Death |
| CTS | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
| CVD | Cardiovascular Disease |
| DB | Decibel |
| DBA | Design Basis Accident |
| DBPV | Design Basis Probability Value |
| DDA | Disability Discrimination Act |
| DSE | Display Screen Equipment |
| DSEAR | Dangerous Substances & Explosive Atmosphere Regulations |
| DTI | Department of Trade & Industry |
| EA | Environmental Agency |
| EAT | Employment Appeal Tribunal |
| EAW | Electricity at Work Regulations |
| EEF | Engineering Employers Federation |
| EHO | Environmental Health Officer |
| EMAS | Eco-Management and Audit Scheme |
| EMAS | Employment Medical Advisory Service |
| ET | Employment Tribunal |
| FA | Factories Act |
| FH(G) | Food Hygiene (General) Regulations |
| FIFO | First In First Out |
| FILO | First In Last Out |
| FLT | Fork Lift Truck |
| FPA | Fire Precautions Act |
| FPB | Forum of Private Business |
| FPWR | Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations |
| FSB | Federation of Small Business |
| FUBAR | Unrecognisable |
| FUBB | Unbelievable |
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
| GAAS | Generally Accepted Auditing Standards |
| GIGO | Garbage In Garbage Out |
| GMC | General Medical Council |
| GP | General Practitioner |
| H&S | Health & Safety HAZCHEM Hazardous Chemical Warning Signs |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HSC | Health & Safety Commission HSDSER Health & Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations | |
| HSE | Health & Safety Executive HASWA Health & Safety at Work Act | |
| ICOH | International Commission on Occupational Health | |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency | |
| ICE | In case of Emergency | |
| IIP | Investors in People | |
| ILO | International Labour Organisation | |
| IOD | Institute of Directors | |
| IOSH | Institution of Occupational Safety & Health | |
| ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation | |
| KISS | Keep It Simple Stupid | |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator | |
| LOLER | Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations | |
| LPG | Liquid Petroleum Gas | |
| MAPP | Major Accident Prevention Policy | |
| MEL | Maximum Exposure Limit | |
| MHOR | Manual Handling Operation Regulations MHSWR Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations | |
| MSD | Musculoskeletal Disorder | |
| MSDS | Material Data Safety Sheet | |
| NAWR | Noise at Work Regulations | |
| NOA | National Outsourcing Association | |
| NVQ | National Vocational Qualification NEBOSH National Examination Board of Occupational Safety and Health | |
| NHS | National Health Service | |
| NIHL | Noise Induced Hearing Loss | |
| OHAC | Occupational Health Advisory Committee of The Health & Safety Commission | |
| OHSAS | 18001 BSI Standard for Occupational Health & Safety | |
| OSRPA | Offices Shops & Railway Premises Act | |
| PAT | Portable Appliance Test | |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment | |
| PPEWR | Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations | |
| Ppb | Parts Per Billion | |
| Ppm | arts Per Million | |
| PSA | Probabilistic Safety Assessment | |
| PUWER | Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations | |
| QA/QC | Quality Assurance/Quality Control | |
| RCD | Residual Current Device | |
| RID | European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (see ADR) | |
| RIDDOR | Reporting of Injuries, Disease & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations | |
| RITA | Record of In-Training Assessment | |
| RoSPA | Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents | |
| RPE | Respiratory Protective Equipment | |
| RSA | Regional Specialty Adviser | |
| RSI | Repetitive Strain Injury | |
| RTFM | When All Else Fails ? Read The Instruction Book | |
| SBS | Sick Building Syndrome | |
| SFAIRP | So Far As Is Reasonably Practicable (see ALARP) | |
| SLA | Service Level Agreement | |
| SoHo | Small Office Home Office | |
| TLA | Three Letter Acronym | |
| TUC | Trades Union Congress | |
| TUPE | Transfer of Undertakings Regulations | |
| UBI | Ugly But Interesting | |
| VDU | Visual Display Unit | |
| WEEE | Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment Regulations | |
| WHO | World Health Organisation | |
| WHSWR | Workplace (Health Safety & Welfare) Regulations | |
| WRULD | Work Related Upper Limb Disorder |
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