Acronyms
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A
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ABE
Association of Building Engineers -
ABFT
Association of British Fire Trades -
ABI
Association of British Insurers -
AC
Audit Commission -
ACAS
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service -
ACF
Arson Control Forum -
ADB
Approved Document B -
ADR
Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road -
AFFF
Aqueous Film-Forming Foam -
APPFSG
All Party Parliamentary Fire Safety Group -
APPLG
All Party Parliamentary Lighting Group -
ASFP
Association for Specialist Fire Protection
B
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BAFE
British Approvals for Fire Equipment -
BAFSA
British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association -
BCSF
Business and Community Safety Forum -
BDAG
Building Disaster Assessment Group -
BFC
British Fire Consortium -
BFPSA
British Fire Protection Systems Association -
BRAC
Building Research Advisory Council -
BRE
Building Research Establishment -
BSI
British Standards Institute -
BSIA
British Security Industry Association -
BSIF
British Safety Industry Federation
C
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CBI
Confederation of British Industry -
CEA
Comite Europeen des Assurances -
CEN
Comite Europeen de Normalisation -
CFOA
Chief Fire Officers Association -
CIBSE
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers -
CIF
Construction Industry Federation -
COSHH
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health -
CPA
Construction Products Association; Comprehensive Performance Assessment -
CPD
Construction Products Directive; Continuing Personal/Professional Development
D
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DCLG
Department for Communities and Local Government -
DDA
Disability Discrimination Act -
DEFRA
Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs -
DfES
Department for Education and Skills -
DTI
Department for Trade and Industry
E
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EA
Environment Agency -
EC
European Committee -
ECA
Electrical Contractors' Association -
EFSAC
European Fire and Security Advisory Council -
EFSG
European Fire Security Group -
EFSN
European Fire Sprinkler Network -
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility -
EP
European Parliament -
EQM
European Quality Mark -
ETB
Engineering and Technology Board
F
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FBU
Fire Brigades Union -
FETA
Fire Extinguishing Trades Association -
FFFP
Film-Forming Fluoroprotein Foam -
FFVMA
Fire Fighting Vehicle Manufacturers Association -
FIC
Fire Industry Confederation -
FIRESA
Fire & Rescue Suppliers Association -
FOBFO
Federation of British Fire Organisations -
FPA
Fire Protection Association -
FRA
Fire and Rescue Authority -
FSB
Federation of Small Businesses -
FSC
Fire Service College -
FSDG
Fire Safety Development Group -
FSED
Fire Service Effectiveness Division -
FSNBF
Fire Services National Benevolent Fund -
FSO
Fire Safety Order
G
H
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HAG
Halon Alternatives Group -
HMO
Houses in Multiple Occupation -
HSE
Health and Safety Executive -
HUNC
Halon Users' National Consortium
I
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ICEL
Industry Committee for Emergency Lighting -
IFE
Institution of Fire Engineers -
IFEDA
Independent Fire Engineering and Distributors Association -
IFSM
Institute of Fire Safety Managers -
IGPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -
IMO
International Maritime Organisation -
InFiReS
Insurers' Fire Research Strategy Funding Scheme -
IRMP
Integrated Risk Management Plan -
ISO
International Standards Organisation
L
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LFEPA
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority -
LGA
Local Government Association -
LPC
Loss Prevention Council -
LPCB
Loss Prevention Certification Board
M
N
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NAO
National Audit Office -
NAW
National Assembly for Wales -
NI FSP
Northern Ireland Fire Safety Panel -
NSI
National Security Inspectorate
O
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ODP
Ozone Depletion Potential -
ODPM
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister -
ODS
Ozone Depleting Substance[s]
P
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PED/ TPED
Pressure Equipment Directive/Transportable PED -
PF
Practitioners' Forum -
PFI
Public Finance Initiative -
PFOS
Perfluorooctane Sulfonate -
PFPF
Passive Fire Protection Federation -
PSA
Public Service Agreement
R
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RFU
Retained Firefighters Union -
RIA
Regulatory Impact Assessment -
RICS
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors -
RID
Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail -
RMB
Regional Management Board -
RRO
Regulatory Reform Order