These are common terms used by health and safety professsionals and enforcement agencies such as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Health and Safety Comission (HSC)

ACOP Approved Code of Practice

BMA British Medical Association

BOHS British Occupational Hygiene Society

BSI British Standards Institute

BTS British Toxicology Society

C(WP) Construction (Work Place) Regulations

CBI Confederation of British Industry

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 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

CHIP Chemical Hazards Information and Packaging

CO Carbon Monoxide

CO2 Carbon Dioxide

COMAH Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations

COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations

CNS Central Nervous System

CRT Cathode Ray Tube

CTS Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

CVD Cardiovascular Disease

dB Decibel

DDA Disability Discrimination Act

DSE Display Screen Equipment

EA Environmental Agency

EAW Electricity at Work Regulations

EHO Environmental Health Officer

EMAS Eco-Management and Audit Scheme

EMAS Employment Medical Advisory Service

FA Factories Act

FH(G) Food Hygiene (General) Regulations

FLT Fork Lift Truck

FPA Fire Precautions Act

FPWR Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations

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

IOD Institute of Directors

IOSH Institution of Occupational Safety & Health

LOLER Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations

LPG Liquid Petroleum Gas

MAPP Major Accident Prevention Policy

MEL Maximum Exposure Limit

mg.m3 Milligrams per cubic metre

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

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

OHSAS18001 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 Parts Per Million

PUWER Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations

QA/QC Quality Assurance/Quality Control

RCD Residual Current Device

RIDDOR Reporting of Injuries, Disease & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations

RoSPA Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

RSA Regional Speciality Adviser

RSA Royal Society of Arts (training accreditation)

RSI Repetitive Strain Injury

SBS Sick Building Syndrome

TUC Trades Union Congress

VDU Visual Display Unit

WEL Workplace Exposure Limit

WHO World Health Organisation

WHSWR Workplace (Health Safety & Welfare) Regulations

WRULD Work Related Upper Limb Disorder