Use the underlined links below to find areas of our site where related services can be offered. If you have questions please call us on 01453 800100 to speak to an experienced safety consultant.
- These are common terms used by health and safety professionals and enforcement agencies such as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Health and Safety Commission (HSC)
- ACOP Approved Code of Practice
- ACM Asbestos Containing Materials
- 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, see also Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor
- CDM Construction (Design & Management) Regulations
- CDMC CDM Coordinator (see guidance section and construction safety consultancy section)
- 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 themark only applies to products that fall within the scope of EuropeanDirectives.
- 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
- COSHH RA COSHH Risk Assessment
- CPHSP Construction Phase Health & Safety Plan (CDM Regulations / CDM Coordinator)
- CNS Central Nervous System
- CRT Cathode Ray Tube
- CSSA Construction Site Safety Audit
- CTS Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- CVD Cardiovascular Disease
- dB Decibel, see also Noise Consultancy
- DDA Disability Discrimination Act
- DGSA Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor
- DSE Display Screen Equipment, see also Display Screen Equipment Risk Assessment
- EA Environmental Agency, see also Environmental Consultancy and ISO14000
- EAW Electricity at Work Regulations
- EHO Environmental Health Officer
- EMAS Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, see also Environmental Consultancy and ISO14000
- EMAS Employment Medical Advisory Service
- FA Factories Act
- FH(G) Food Hygiene (General) Regulations
- FLT Fork Lift Truck, see also Skills Training
- FPA Fire Precautions Act
- FPWR Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations, see also Fire Risk Assessment
- GMC General Medical Council
- GP General Practitioner
- H&S Health & Safety
- HASWA Health & Safety at Work Act
- HAZCHEM Hazardous Chemical Warning Signs
- HR Human Resources, see also Employerguard H&S and HR Support
- HSC Health & Safety Commission
- HSCON Health & Safety Consultant
- HSDSER Health & Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations
- HSE Health & Safety Executive
- HSP Health & Safety Policy
- IAQ Indoor Air Quality
- 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, see also COSHH Risk Assessment
- mg.m3 Milligrams per cubic metre, see also COSHH Risk Assessment
- MHOR Manual Handling Operation Regulations
- MHSWR Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations
- MSD Musculoskeletal Disorder
- MSDS Material Data Safety Sheet, see also COSHH Risk Assessment
- 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, see also COSHH Risk Assessment
- ppm Parts Per Million, see also COSHH Risk Assessment
- 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, see also Indoor Air Quality
- SCon Safety Consultants, see also Health & Safety Consultant
- TUC Trades Union Congress
- Type 2 Survey Asbestos Survey defined under MDHS 100 (types 1 and 3 also defined), see Asbestos Surveys
- VDU Visual Display Unit
- WEL Workplace Exposure Limit (COSHH Risk Assessment)
- WHO World Health Organisation
- WHSWR Workplace (Health Safety & Welfare) Regulations
- WRULD Work Related Upper Limb Disorder
