COSHH Abbreviations.pdf

COSHH Abbreviations

1. Rev 1/2005


ABBREVIATIONS USED IN COSHH REGULATIONS & EH40

ACOP Approved Code of Practice

ACTS Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances

BM Biological Monitoring

BMGV Biological Monitoring Guidance value

BOELV Binding Occupational Exposure Limit Value

CAD Chemical Agents Directive

CAS Chemical Abstract Services

CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation (European committee
for Standardisation).

CHIP Chemicals (Hazard Information for Packaging and Supply)
Regulations 2002

COP Code of Practice

COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations
2002

ESR Existing Substances Regulations

FFP Ferrous Foundry Particulate

HASAWA Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

HSC Health and Safety Commission

HSE Health and Safety Executive

ILV Indicative Limit Value

INN International Non-proprietary Name

IOELV Indicative Occupational Limit Value

IOM Institute of Occupational Medicine

ISO International Organisation for Standardisation

IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

LEV Local Exhaust Ventilation

MDHS Methods for the Determination of hazardous Substances
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MHSWR Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

MMMF Machine Made Mineral Fibre

MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet

NOAEL No-Observe-Adverse-Effect Level

PFA Pulverised Fuel Ash

ppm parts per million

PUWER Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

SCOEL Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits

Sen Causes respiratory sensitisation

Sk Can be absorbed through the skin

STEL Short-Term Exposure Limit (15 minutes)

TRA Task Risk Assessment

TWA Time Weighted Average (over 8hr shift)

WASP Workplace Analysis Scheme for Proficiency

WATCH Working Group on the Assessment of Toxic Chemicals

WEL Workplace Exposure Limit

WEELS Working Group on European Exposure Limits