Acronyms and Abbreviations used in HSE - L

Acronym: Description
LA: Local authority
LAA: Laboratory animal allergy
LAA: Local Authority Associations
LAAPS: Local Authority Accident Prevention and Safety Services
LAC: Local Authority Circular
LACOTS: Local Authority Committee on Trading Standards
LADD: Lifetime average daily dose
LASER: Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
LASS: Leisure Accident Surveillance System
LAU: Local Authority Unit
LAUTRO: Life Assurance and Unit Trust Regulatory Office
LBA: London Boroughs Association
LBCNC: Land Based Colleges National Consortium
LBRO: Local better regulation office
LC *: Licence condition
LCDP: Local career development panels
LCIE: Laboratoire Central des Industries Electriques (France)
LCLo: Lethal concentration low
LCRG: Local Career Review Group
LC5O: Lethal concentration 50
LD: Land Division
LDA: Linear photodiode array
LDG: List of dangerous goods
LDLo: Lethal dose low
LD50: Lethal dose fifty
LEA: Local Enterprise Agency
LEL: Lower explosive limit
LEL: Lower exposure limit
LEQ: Equivalent continuous sound level
LEQ(8)hr: Equivalent Continuous Sound Level (normalised to 8 hours)
LEV: Local exhaust ventilation
LFDCA: London Fire and Civil Defence Authority
LFL: Lower flammability limit
LFS: Labour Force Survey
LGA: Local Government Association
LGSC: Landlord's gas safety certificate
LGTF: Local Government Task Force
LIF: Laser induced fluorescence
LIF: Lighting Industry Federation
LIFFE: London International Financial and Futures Exchange
LIMS: Laboratory Information Management Systems
LIS *: Library and Information Services, now Information Services
LITTS: Large Inventory Top Tier Site(s)
LLC *: Local Liaison Committee
LLMI: Local Labour Market Intelligence
LLP: Limited Liability Partnerships
LMFBR: Liquid metal fast breeder reactor
LMS: Labour Market System (employment data)
LNG: Liquefied natural gas
LOCA: Loss of coolant accident
LOCAE: List of Classified and Authorised Explosives
LOD: Limit of Detection
LOEL: Lowest Observed Effect Level
LOFT: Loss of Fluid Test Programme (OECD)
LOLER: Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations
LOPP: Large Organisations Pilot Project
LOQ: Limit of Quantitation
LOX: Liquid oxygen
LP: Liquefied petroleum
LP: Low pressure
LPA: Local Planning Authority
LPC: Loss Prevention Council
LPG: Liquefied petroleum gas
LPGA: Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association
LPGITA: Liquefied Petroleum Gas Industry Technical Association
LREC: Local Research Ethics Committee
LRT: Light rapid transit
LRV: Light rail vehicle
LSEV: Laboratoire des Substances Explosives de Vemeuil
LSS: Load scaling sensitivity
LTA: Lost time accident
LTI: Lost time incident
LTSRs: Long Term Safety Reviews
LUL: London Underground Limited
LV: Low voltage
LV: Low volume
LVD: Low voltage directive
LWC: Local Whitley Committee
LWR: Light water reactor
LWRA: London Waste Regulation Authority