Acronyms and Abbreviations used in HSE - W

Acronym: Description
WA: Water Authority
WASP *: Workplace Analysis Scheme for Proficiency
WATCH *: Working Group for the Assessment of Toxic Chemicals (ACTS)
WB: Wet bulb
WBGT: Wet bulb globe temperature
WBV: Whole body vibration
WCDP: Widows', Children's and Dependents' Pension
WCL: World Confederation of Labour (Christian Democrat)
WCM: Weekly Circular Minute
WCO: Workplace Contact Officer
WE: Work Experience
WEC: Work of Engineering Construction
WEG: Working Exposure Guidelines
WG: Working group
WGIR: Working Group on Ionising Radiations
WHMIS: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
WHO: World Health Organization
WIAS: West Indies Associated States
WING: Work Injured Nurses Group
WINTECH: Welsh Innovation and Technology
WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organisation
WISH: Waste Industry Safety and Health (Forum)
WLM: Working Levels per Month
WMIA: Woodworking Machinery Importers' Association
WML: Wireless markup language
WO: Welsh Office
WP: Word Process(-ing/-or)
WP: Working Party
WP.6: UN/ECE Working Party on Harmonization and Standardization Policies
WP.29: UN/ECE World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations
WPA: White Paper Account
WRA: Waste Regulation Authority
WRRS: Work-Related Road Safety
WRULD: Work related upper limb disorders
WSA: Workers' Safety Adviser
WSC *: Warhead Safety Committee
WSF: Wrong Side Failure (Railways)
WSL: Warren Spring Laboratory
WSO: World Safety Organisation (USA)
WTO: World Trade Organization
w/w: Weight for weight
WWM Regs: The Woodworking Machines Regulations
WWREA: Wire and Wire Rope Employers Association
WWT: Working Well Together