HSE - What does HSE stand for?

HSE stands for a number of things, the main uses of this acronym in the UK are:

Health and Safety Executive

and

Health, Safety & Environment

The Health and Safety Executive is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness.They are the regulator who acts in the public interest to reduce work-related death and serious injury across Great Britain’s workplaces.

Health, Safety & Environment is the term generally used to identify responsibilities of a job role, sometimes this is extended to HSEQ (Health, Safety, Environment & Quality); HSSE (Health, Safety, Security & Environment) and various similar forms. The letters may also be moved around - for example SHE (Safety, Health & Environment).

Some less common uses of this acronym include:

Helsinki School of Economics
Health Survey for England
Human Software Engineering
Hyperbaric Support Equipment
Helsinki Stock Exchange
High Speed Edition
This may also be used as an abbreviation of the word HOUSE

COSHH - What does COSHH stand for?

COSHH stands for Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health - the term is related to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002.

AIB - what does AIB stand for?

AIB stands for Asbestos Insulating Board

BAT - what does BAT stand for?

BAT is defined [in the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010] as:

The use of the best available techniques will emphasise the use of non-waste technology, if available.

The term "best available techniques" means the latest stage of development (state of the art) of processes, of facilities or of methods of operation which indicate the practical suitability of a particular measure for limiting discharges, emissions and waste. In determining whether a set of processes, facilities and methods of operation constitute the best available techniques in general or individual cases, special consideration will be given to:

a) comparable processes, facilities or methods of operation which have recently been successfully tried out;
b) technological advances and changes in scientific knowledge and understanding;
c) the economic feasibility of such techniques;
d) time limits for installation in both new and existing plants;
e) the nature and volume of the discharges and emissions concerned.
It therefore follows that what is "best available techniques" for a particular process will change with time in the light of technological advances, economic and social factors, as well as changes in scientific knowledge and understanding.

If the reduction of discharges and emissions resulting from the use of best available techniques does not lead to environmentally acceptable results, additional measures have to be applied.

"Techniques" include both the technology used and the way in which the installation is designed, built, maintained, operated and dismantled.

inter alia - what does "inter alia" mean?

inter alia is latin for "among other things"

NASC - What does NASC stand for?

NASC is the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation. Find out more about the NASC at: http://www.nasc.org.uk/

DTLR - What does DTLR stand for?

DTLR stands for the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.