Glossary of abbreviations
- ACoP
- Approved Code Of Practice
- ACTS
- Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances
- BI
- Business improvement
- BIEB
- Business Improvement and Efficiency Board
- ATP
- Adaptation to Technical Progress
- CD
- Consultative Document
- CDM
- Construction Design and Management Regulations
- CI
- Chemical Industries Division
- COIN
- Corporate Operational Information System
- COMAH
- Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations
- CONIAC
- Construction Industry Advisory Committee
- COSHH
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations
- COTIF
- Convention of International Transport by Rail
- DEFRA
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- DSEAR
- Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations
- DTI
- Department of Trade and Industry
- DfT
- Department for Transport
- DWP
- Department for Work and Pensions
- EC
- European Community
- EPS
- Enforcement Policy Statement
- ESR
- Existing Substance Regulation
- EU
- European Union
- FOD
- Field Operations Directorate
- HAV
- Hand Arm Vibration
- HELA
- Health and Safety Executive/Local Authorities Enforcement Liaison Committee
- HID
- Hazardous Installations Directorate
- HSC
- Health and Safety Commission
- HSE
- Health and Safety Executive
- HSL
- Health and Safety Laboratory
- HSWA
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- IT
- Information Technology
- LA
- Local authority
- MAC
- Manual Handling Risk Assessment Flow Chart Tool
- NHS
- National Health Service
- NSD
- Nuclear Safety Directorate
- ODPM
- Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
- OECD
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
- OEL
- Occupational Exposure Limit
- OSCR
- Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992
- OSD
- Offshore Division
- PFI
- Private Finance Initiative
- PIC
- Prior Informed Consent
- PSA
- Public Service Agreement
- REACH
- Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals Programme
- RCS
- Respirable crystalline silica
- RHS
- Revitalising Health and Safety
- RI
- Railways Inspectorate
- RIA
- Regulatory Impact Assessment
- RIDDOR
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
- S&I
- Science and Innovation
- SHAD
- Safety and Health Awareness Day
- SME
- Small/medium enterprise
- SPADs
- Signals Passed at Danger
- SRI
- Rail Safety Risk Index
- UK
- United Kingdom
- WAH
- Work at Heights Directive
- WRMSD
- Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
