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A


  • 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


  • 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


  • 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


  • 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


  • 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


  • 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


  • GWP
    Global Warming Potential

H


  • HAG
    Halon Alternatives Group
  • HMO
    Houses in Multiple Occupation
  • HSE
    Health and Safety Executive
  • HUNC
    Halon Users' National Consortium

I


  • 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


  • LFEPA
    London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
  • LGA
    Local Government Association
  • LPC
    Loss Prevention Council
  • LPCB
    Loss Prevention Certification Board

M


  • MCA
    Maritime and Coastguard Agency

N


  • NAO
    National Audit Office
  • NAW
    National Assembly for Wales
  • NI FSP
    Northern Ireland Fire Safety Panel
  • NSI
    National Security Inspectorate

O


  • ODP
    Ozone Depletion Potential
  • ODPM
    Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
  • ODS
    Ozone Depleting Substance[s]

P


  • 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


  • 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

S


  • SBS
    Small Business Service
  • SSAIB
    Security Systems Alarm Inspection Board

T


  • TAF
    Trade Association Forum
  • TUC
    Trades Union Congress