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Acronyms and Abbreviations used in HSE - I

Acronym
Description
IAC *
Industry Advisory Committee
IADC
International Association of Drilling Contractors
IAES
International Academy of Environmental Safety
IALI
International Association of Labour Inspection
IAM
Institute of Advanced Motorists
IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO)
IAS *
Information and Advisory Services
IB
International Branch (part of Policy Unit)
IBN
Institut Belge de Normalisation (Belgium)
ICANN
International Cooperation for Assigned Names and Numbers
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
ICAP
International Code Assessment and Applications Programme
ICC
International Chamber of Commerce
ICE
Institute of Chartered Engineers
ICES
Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors
ICFMH
International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene
ICNIRP
International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection
ICOEH
International Commission for Occupational and Environmental Health
ICOH
International Commission on Occupational Health (Singapore)
ICOMH
International Committee on Occupational Mental Health
ICONE
Index Comparatif des Normes Europeenes (comparative index of European Standards)
ICPEMC
International Commission for Protection Against Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens
ICRP
International Commission on Radiological Protection
ICRU
International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
ICS
International Classification for Standards
ICS
Investors Compensation Scheme
ICSCA
Industry Co-operation on Standards and Conformity Assessment
ID
Infectious dose
ID
Internal diameter
IDCAFS
Inter-departmental Committee on Animal Feeding Stuffs
IDE
Institute of Demolition Engineers
IDEA
Improvement and Development Agency
IDLH
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
IEA
International Energy Agency (OECD)
IEB *
International and Environment Branch now International Section
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IECC
Integrated Electronic Control Centre
IECEE
International Electrotechnical Commission's Certification Scheme
IEE
The Institution of Electrical Engineers
IEIC
Independent Engineering Insurers' Committee
IER
Institute of Employment Research now Institute of Employment Studies
IES
Institute for Employment Studies
IFAN
International Federation for the Application of Standards
IG
Immunoglobulin
IG *
Industry Group
IGUS
International Group for Unstable Substances (OECD)
IHAC
Industrial Health Advisory Committee
IHSSF
International Healthcare Safety and Security Foundation
IIAC
Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
IiP
Investors in People
IIRSM
International Institute of Risk and Safety Management
ILA
Individual learning account
ILAC
International Laboratory Accreditation Scheme
ILB
Industry Lead Body
ILE
Institution of Lighting Engineers
ILGRA
Interdepartmental Liaison Group on Risk Assessment
ILMS *
Integrated Library Management System
ILO
International Labour Organisation
ILO *
Information Liaison Officer
ILS
Industrial Law Society
ILT
Industrial Language Training
ILV
Indicative Limit Value (now known as IOELVs - Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit Values
ILW
Intermediate level waste
ILWS
Inductive loop warning system
IM *
Information Manager
IMDG
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
IMECHE
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
IMO
International Maritime Organization (was IMCO)
IMS
Industrial methylated spirit
IMT
Inspection Management Team
IMU
Information Management Unit
IMW
Institute of Wastes Management (Northampton)
IN
Improvement Notice
IN
Issue Note
INCOTERMS
International rules for interpretation of terms frequently used in foreign trade contracts
INDG
Industry Guidance
IND(G)
Industry Guidance
INFCO
Standing Committee for the Study of Scientific and Technical Information on Standardization (ISO)
INFOTERRA
International Referral System for Sources of Environmental Information (UN)
INIEX
Institut National des Industries Extractives (Belgium)
INIS
International Nuclear Information Service (IAEA)
INM
Institute of Naval Medicine (Royal Navy)
INPACT
Institut pour l'Amelioration des Conditions de Travail (France)
INPO
Institute of Nuclear Power Operations
INRS
Institut National de Recherche et de Securite (France)
INSEAD
Institut Europeen d'Administration des Affaires
INSHT
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo (Spain)
INTERTANKO
International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
INTEREP *
HSE and Information Services' computerised database of bibliographic references to confidential and unpublished documents on health and safety at work. Restricted to HSE staff
INTEREX *
HSE Information Services computerised database of exchange agreements with organisations in the UK and abroad
IO
Inspecting Officer (of Railways)
IOD
Institute of Directors
IOELV
Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit Value
IOH
Institute of Occupational Health (University of Birmingham)
IOH
Institution of Occupational Hygienists
IOHA
International Occupational Hygiene Association
IOM
Institute of Occupational Medicine (Edinburgh)
IOMC
Interorganisation Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals
IOSH
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
IP
Injured person
IP
Institute of Physics
IPA
Isopropyl alcohol
IPC
Integrated pollution control
IPG *
Information Planning Group
IPLA
HM Inspectorate of Pollution/LA Enforcement Liaison Committee
IPMS
Institution of Professionals, Managers and Specialists
IPPC
Integrated pollution prevention and control
IPPR
Institute for Public Policy Research
IPR
Integrated pollution regulation
IPS
Integrated Protection System
IPT
Insurance Premium Tax
IQS
Institute of Quantity Surveyors
IR
Infra red
IR
Ionising radiation
IRAM
Instituto Argentino de Racionalizacion de Materiales (Argentina)
IRIS
Integrated Risk Information System (USA)
IRLR
Industrial Relations Law Report
IRM
Inspection repair and maintenance (Offshore)
IRM
Institute of Risk Management
IRO
Integrated Regional Offices
IRP
Institute of Radiation Protection
IRP
Intellectual Property Rights
IRPA
International Radiation Protection Association
IRPTC
International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals (UN)
IRR
Ionising Radiations Regulations
IRRG
Ionising Radiations Research Group
IRRV
Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation
IR(SS) Regs
Ionising Radiations (Sealed Sources) Regulations
IR(URS) Regs
Ionising Radiations (Unsealed Radioactive Substances) Regulations
IS *
Information Services
IS *
Information Specialist
IS
Intrinsic safety
IS
Intrinsically safe
ISBN
International Standard Book Number(ing)
ISCA
International Standards Steering Committee for Consumer Affairs
ISEC
Information Strategy Executive Committee
ISGOTT
International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals
ISI
In-service inspection
ISIC
International standard industrial classification
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
ISP
International Standard Problem
ISRS
International Safety Rating System
ISSA
International Social Security Association
ISSG
Information Strategy Steering Group
ISTR
Institute of Safety in Technology and Research
ISVR
Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (Southampton)
IT
Industrial Tribunal
IT
Information technology
ITB
Industry Training Board
ITB
Insurance Technical Bureau
ITSA
Independent Tank Storage Association
ITSI
Information Technology Standards Institute
IUPAC
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IWEM
Institution of Water and Environmental Management
IWM
Institute of Wastes Management
IZ
Inner zone