AAC |
Autoclaved Aerated Concrete |
AAFA |
Australian Assembly of Fire Authorities |
AAIB |
Air Accidents Investigation Board |
ABC |
Alarms By Carrier |
ABCB |
Australian Building Codes Board |
ABCM |
Association of Building Component Manufacturers |
ABE |
Association of Building Engineers |
ABFT |
Association of British Fire Trades |
ABHM |
Association of Builders Hardware Manufacturers |
ABI |
Association of British Insurers |
ABI |
Association of British Investigators |
ABNT |
Association Brasileira de Normas Tecnicas |
ABS |
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene |
ABS |
Anti-lock Braking Systems |
ABSAC |
Australian Building Standards Appraisal Council |
AC |
alternating current |
ACAS |
Advisory Council & Arbitration Service |
ACB |
Association of Certification Bodies |
ACCD. |
ammonium cupric chloride dihydrate |
ACD |
Automatic Call Distribution |
ACE |
Association of Consulting Engineers |
ACFO |
Assistant Chief Fire Officer |
ACI |
American Concrete Institute |
ACoP |
Approved Code of Practice |
ACRE |
Association for Consumer Research |
ACS |
American Chemical Society |
ACSTA |
Advisory Commission on Standardisation & Technical Approvals |
ACTC |
Advisory Committee for Testing & Certification |
ACV |
actual cash value (replacement cost of a fire loss minus depreciation) |
AD |
Approved Document (of the Building Regulations) |
ADAPTIC |
nonlinear analysis program |
ADDs |
actual delivered densities (of ESFR sprinklers) |
AND |
European agreement on international carriage of dangerous goods by inland waterways |
ADO |
Assistant Divisional Officer |
ADR |
European agreement on the international carriage of dangerous goods by road |
ADS |
aspiratory detection systems |
AEA |
Atomic Energy Authority |
AEE |
Atomic Energy Establishment |
AENE |
Asociacion Espagnola de Normalizacion y Certificacion |
AERE |
Atomic Energy Research Establishment |
AFA |
Automatic Fire Alarm |
AFAC |
Australian Fire Authorities’ Council |
AFD |
automatic fire detection |
AFEG |
Australian Fire Engineering Guidelines |
AFFF |
aqueous film-forming foam (known as A triple F) |
AFIS |
Association of Fire Insurance Surveyors |
AFNOR |
French Standards organisation |
AFPA |
Australian Fire Protection Association |
AFPE |
Association of Fire Protection Engineers |
AFPO |
Association of Principal Fire Officers |
A-frame |
A structure with 2 deeply angled sides that meet at the top like an A |
A-frame ladder |
ladder used by firefighters to change sprinkler heads etc |
AFS |
Auxiliary Fire Service |
AFSA |
American Fire Sprinkler Association |
AGAR |
American Gas Association Research Division |
AIAA |
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics |
AIBS |
Australian Institute of Building Surveyors |
AIChE |
American Institute of Chemical Engineers. |
AIFS |
Assistant Inspector of Fire Services |
AIRAH |
Australia Refrigeration, Air Conditioning & Heating |
AIRCO |
air co-ordinator |
AIRMIC |
Association of Insurance & Risk Managers in Industry & Commerce |
AISBVC |
Asociacion de Investigacion . . . Seguridad Vidas y Bienes Cepreven |
AIT |
autogenous ignition temperature |
AIVC |
Air Infiltration & Ventilation Centre |
ALARM |
Association of Local Authority Risk Managers |
ALARM |
Alternative Life Safety Analysis for Retrofit Cost Minimisation (NIST) |
ALARP |
As Low As Reasonably Practical (safety management) |
ALEM |
Association of Loading & Elevating Equipment Manufacturers |
ALOFT |
A Large Open Fire plume Trajectory model |
AMD |
Amendment (to British Standard) |
AMK |
Anti-Misting Kerosene |
AMP |
Ampere(s) (standard unit for the amount of an electric current at a given point |
ANPI/NVBB |
Association Nationale pour la Protection contre l’incindie (Belgium) |
ANS |
American Nuclear Society |
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
APB |
Arson Prevention Bureau |
APEA |
Association of Petroleum & Explosive Acts Administration |
APFS |
Asian Pacific Fire Safety |
API |
American Petroleum Institute |
APP |
ammonium polyphosphate |
APSAD |
Assemblee Pleniere des Societes d’Assurances Dommages |
AR-AFFF |
Alcohol Resistant Aqueous Film Forming Foam |
ARGOS |
zone-type fire model at DIFT |
AS |
Standards Australia |
ASCE |
American Society of Civil Engineers |
ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
ASCOS |
Analysis of Smoke Control Systems, fire model |
ASD |
Air-sampling detection systems |
ASDMA |
Architectural & Specialist Door Manufacturers’ Association |
ASET |
Available Safe Egress Time, fire model |
ASFP |
Association for Specialist Fire Protection |
ASFPCM |
Association of Specialist Fire Protection Contractors & Manufacturers |
ASHRAE |
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning |
ASKFRS |
computer package for fire engineers from FRS |
ASM |
American Society for Metals |
ASME |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
ASNT |
American Society for Non-Destructive Testing |
ASTA |
Association of Short-Circuit Testing Authorities |
ASTM |
American Society for Testing & Materials |
ATEX |
Atmospheres Explosibles Directive, of the EC |
ATM |
atmosphere(s) |
ATMS |
automated teller systems |
ATSO |
Association of Trading Standards Officers |
AU |
Automobile series (British Standards) |
AVCAT |
kerosine fuel for aircraft |
AVGAS |
aviation spirit |
AVLS |
Automatic Vehicle Locking Systems |
AVTAG |
low-octane petrol |
AVTUR |
aviation kerosine |
AWG |
American Wire Gage (Gauge) |
AWRE |
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment now: DERA |
BA |
breathing apparatus |
BAA |
British Airports Authority |
BACO |
Breathing Apparatus Control Officer |
BAFE |
British Approvals for Fire Equipment |
BAM |
Bundesanstalt fur Materialprufung |
BAMA |
British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association |
BAP |
Bickerdike Allen Partners (fire consultants) |
BASA |
British Automatic Sprinkler Association |
BASEC |
British Approvals Service for Electric Cables |
BASEEFA |
British Approvals Service for Electrical Equipment in Flammable Atmospheres |
BASF |
British Automatic Sprinkler Federation |
BBA |
British Board of Agreement |
BC |
Battalion chief |
BCA |
British Cement Association |
BCB |
British Consultants Bureau |
BCF |
bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon 1211) |
BCGA |
British Compressed Gases Association |
BCM |
bromochloromethane |
BCS |
British Calibration Service |
BCSA |
British Constructional Steelwork Association |
BDP |
Building Design Partnership |
BEAB |
British Electrotechnical Approvals Service |
BEAMA |
Federation of British Electrotechnical & Allied Manufacturers’ Association |
BEC |
British Electrotechnical Committee |
BEC |
Building Employers Confederation |
BESA |
British Electrical Systems Association |
BFISS |
Birmingham Fire Insurance Surveyors Society |
BFPC |
British Fire Prevention Committee |
BFPSA |
British Fire Protection Systems Association |
BFRC |
British Flame Research Committee |
BFRL |
Building & Fire Research Laboratory, NIST, USA |
BFSA |
British Fire Services Association |
BHP |
brake horsepower |
BHP |
Broken Hill Proprietry Co. (Melbourne Research Labs.) |
BHRA |
British Hydraulics Research Association |
BIA |
British Insurance Association now: ABI |
BIAT |
British Institute of Architectural Technicians |
BIBA |
British Insurance Brokers’ Association |
BICC |
International Building Classification Committee |
BICC |
British Insulated Cable Company |
BIIBA |
British Insurers’ International Committee |
BIM |
British Institute of Management |
BISF |
British Iron & Steel Federation |
BLA |
British Lift Association |
BLAZES |
fire museum in Somerset |
BLCBE |
boiling liquid collapsed bubble explosion |
Bldg.Regs. |
Building Regulations |
BLEVE(s) |
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion(s) |
BMEG |
Building Materials Export Group |
BMF |
British Metals Federation |
BMHB |
British Materials Handling Board |
BMP |
Building Materials Producers (Same as NCBMP) |
BNCIEA |
British National Committee for International Engineering Affairs |
BNFL |
British Nuclear Fuels Ltd |
BOCA |
Building Official & Code Administrators, USA |
BOT |
Board of Trade |
BP |
British Petroleum |
BP |
boiling point |
BPF |
British Plastics Federation |
BPMA |
British Pump Manufacturers’ Association |
BR |
Building Regulations |
BR (312) |
report series from BRE/FRS |
BR12 |
fire zone model at BFRL, NIST |
BRAC |
Building Regulations Advisory Committee |
BRANDFORSK |
Swedish performance based safety design |
BRANZ |
Building Research Association of New Zealand |
BRAs |
Building Research Advisory Service |
BRE |
Building Research Establishment |
BRESENS |
prototype computer-based analogue fire detection system from BRE/FRS |
BRI |
Building Research Institute (Ministry of Construction, Japan) |
BRUFMA |
British Rigid Urethane Foam Manufacturers’ Association |
BS |
British Standard |
BSB |
Bureau voor Sprinklerbeveiliging |
BSC |
British Safety Council |
BS CECC |
British Standard Implementation of a CECC |
BSEE |
Building Services & Environmental Engineer (journal) |
BS EN |
British Standard implementation of a European Standard |
BSI |
British Standards Institution |
BS IEC |
British Standard implementation of an IEC standard |
BS ISO |
British Standard implementation of an ISO standard |
BS ISO TR |
British Standard implementation of an ISO Technical Report |
BS ISO/IEC |
British Standard implementation of a joint ISO/IEC publication |
BSIQA |
BSI Quality Assurance |
BSRIA |
Building Services Research & Information Association |
BSS |
British Standards Society |
BSTI |
Bangladesh Standards & Testing Institution |
BTF |
bromotrifluoromethane (freon, Halon 1301) |
BTG |
British Technology Group was: NRDC |
BTM |
bromotrifluoromethane (Halon 1301) |
BTTG |
British Textile Technology Group, Fire Technology Services |
Btu |
British thermal unit(s) |
BUSI |
Building Use & Safety Research Unit |
BVD/SPI |
Brand-Verhutungs-Dienst fur Industrie & Gewerbe |
BVQI |
Bureau Veritas Quality International |
BWF |
British Woodworking Federation |
C |
Centigrade, or celsius |
C & CA |
Cement & Concrete Association |
CA |
Consumers’ Association |
CAA |
Civil Aviation Authority |
CACFOA |
Chief & Assistant Chief Fire Officers’ Association |
CAD |
computer aided design |
CAFS |
compressed air foam systems |
CAME |
Certification of Air Moving Equipment |
CANS |
Controller Area Networks |
CARES |
Certification Authority for Reinforcing Steels |
CASA |
Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association |
CASCO |
ISO/IEC Committee on Conformity Assessment |
CB |
Certification Bodies |
CBFPEM |
Council of British Fire Protection Equipment Manufacturers |
CBI |
Confederation of British Industry |
CBM |
bromochloromethane (Halon 1011) |
CBT |
competence based training |
CBT |
computer based training |
CBUF |
combustion behaviour of upholstered furniture |
CC |
Closed cup |
CC |
Cubic centimetre |
CC14 |
carbon tetrachloride |
C&CA |
Cement & Concrete Association |
CCA |
CENELEC Certification Agreement |
CCB |
Committee of Certification Bodies of the EICEE |
CCD |
Charged-couple Device |
CCDF |
complementary cumulative distribution function |
CCFM |
computer zone model at BFRL, NIST |
CCSIEFP |
Combustion of chemical substances & impact on the environment of fire products |
CCTV |
Closed Circuit Television |
CD |
consultative document |
CDM Regulations |
Construction (Design & Management) Regulation |
CD-ROM |
Compact Disk -- Read Only Memory |
CE mark |
European safety approval mark |
CEA |
Comite Europeen des Assurances |
CEB |
Comite electrotechnique (Belgium) |
CEBI |
European Committee of Consulting Associations |
CEC |
Commission of European Communities |
CECC |
CENELEC Electronics Components Committee |
CECT |
European Committee for Boiler & Pressure Vessel Makers |
CEE |
International Committee on Rules for the Approval of Electrical Equipment |
CEF |
Comite Electrotechnique Francaise |
CEFIC |
European Council of Chemical Manufacturers’ Federation |
CEGB |
Central Electricity Generating Board now: National Power |
CEI |
Comite Electrotechnique Internationale (IEC) |
CEI |
Comitato elettrotechnico italiano |
CELIS |
CENELEC Information System |
CEN |
Comite Europeen de Normalisation (European Committee for Standardisation) |
CENELEC |
Comite Europeen de Normalisation Electrotechnique |
CEN/TC |
CEN Technical Committee |
CEPO |
County Emergency Planning Officer |
CEPREVEN |
Spanish FPA |
CERCI |
Centre for Educational Resources for the Construction Industry |
CERTICO |
ISO Committee on Certification |
CERTIFIRE |
fire door certification scheme |
CESARE |
CFD fire model |
CESI |
Centro Electrotechnico Sperimentale Italiano |
CETM |
cigarette extinction test method |
CF3Br |
halon 1301 |
CFAST |
computer zone model at BFRL, NIST |
CFBAC |
Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council (Home Office) |
CFC |
chlorofluorocarbon |
CFCD |
Canadian Fire Data Centre |
CFD |
computational fluid dynamics |
CFIRS |
Canadian fire data method |
CFLs |
compact fluorescent lamps |
CFLP |
Central Fire Liaison Panel |
CFO |
Chief Fire Officer |
CFPA-E |
Confederation of Fire Protection Associations, Europe |
CFPA-I |
“
” “ International |
CFS |
Community Fire Safety |
CH2CHCHO |
acrolein |
CH2C12 |
dichloromethane |
CH3C1 |
chloromethane |
CHAM |
Computer Hazard Analysis |
CHCS |
Chemical Hazards Communications Society |
CHEMET |
Chemical Meteorology |
CHEMTREC |
Chemical Transportation Emergency Centre |
CHETAH |
a program of ASTM |
CHIP |
Chemical Hazards Information & Packaging |
CHP |
Combined Heat & Power |
CHLOREP |
Chlorine Emergency Plan |
CHS |
Circular Hollow Section |
Chunnel |
Channel Tunnel railway link between Britain & France |
CI |
Combustion Institute |
CIA |
Chemical Industries Association |
CIB |
Conseil International du Batiment |
CIBSE |
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers |
CIE |
International Commission on Illumination |
CIEH |
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health |
CICS |
Ceramic Industry Certification Scheme |
CIEH |
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health |
CIFS |
Chief Inspector of Fire Services |
CII |
Chartered Insurance Institute |
CIIG |
Construction Industry Information Group |
CILA |
Charted Institute of Loss Adjusters |
CIMAH |
Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazard (replaced by COMAH) |
CIOB |
Chartered Institute of Building |
CIPFA |
Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy |
CIRIA |
Construction Industry Research & Information Association |
CIRUS |
Chemical Information Retrieval & Updating System (London Fire Brigade) |
CIS |
Critical incident stress |
CISD |
Critical Incident Stress Disorder see also: PTSD |
CISTI |
Canada Institute for Research in Construction |
CITB |
Construction Industry Training Board |
CITS |
Construction Industry theft Scheme |
CLASP |
Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programme |
CLC |
CENELEC |
CLI |
Calling Line Identity |
CLOUD |
Concentration levels of unconfined dispersion |
CMC |
Conditional Moment Closure |
CMHR |
Combustion Modified High Resilience (polyurethane foam) |
C-MIST |
Centre for Maritime & Industrial Safety Technology |
CMPU |
Combustion Modified Polyurethane |
CNF |
Chubb National Foam |
CNMIS |
Comite National du Material d’Incendie et de Securite |
CNMPA |
Centre for Numerical Modelling & Process Analysis |
CNPP |
Centre National de Prevention et de Protection |
CO |
carbon monoxide |
CO2 |
carbon dioxide |
COFIRES |
Canadian fire data method |
COFSA |
Commonwealth & Overseas Fire Services Association |
COFSWAN |
Computers On Fire Stations Wide Area Network |
COMAH |
Control of Major Accident Hazards (replaced CIMAH) |
CONIAC |
Construction Industry Advisory Committee |
CONRAD2 |
NIST fire model |
COPOLCO |
ISO Committee on Consumer Policy |
COSHH |
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations |
COSI |
Control Operators Stress Inventory |
COSQC |
Central Organization for Standardization & Quality Control |
COTIF |
Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail |
COVENIN |
Comission Venezolana de Normas Industriales |
CP |
Code of Practice (BSI standard) |
CP |
Current Paper (publications series by BRE/FRS) |
CPC |
Consumer Policy Committee |
CPCG |
Civil Protection Co-ordination Group |
CPD |
Construction Products Directive |
CPL |
Classification, Packaging & Labelling Regulations |
CPM |
Critical Path Method |
CPO |
Crime Prevention Officer |
CPP |
Certified Protection Professional |
CPR |
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
CPSC |
Consumer Product Safety Commission, USA |
CPTU |
Crime Prevention Technical Unit |
CQA |
Construction Quality Assurance |
CR |
CEN Technical Report |
CRESTA |
Catastrophic Risk Evaluating & Standardising Target Accumulations |
CRINE |
Cost Reduction Initiative for the New Era (FABIG) |
CRISP |
Construction Research & Innovation Strategy Panel |
CRISP |
fire risk assessment methodology model at FRS |
CSBS |
China State Bureau of Standards |
CSCE |
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering |
CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation, Australia |
CSK |
Committee for Standardisation of Democ. People’s Republic of Korea |
CSN |
Czechoslovakian Standards Organisation |
CSO |
Central Statistical Office |
CSP |
Certified Safety Professional |
CSTB |
Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment, France |
CSU |
Consumer Safety Unit (of DTI) |
CTC |
carbon tetrachloride |
CTCSS |
Continuous Tone Controlled Signalling System |
CTICM |
Centre Technique Industriele de la Construction Metallique |
CTIF |
Comite Technique International de Prevention et d’Extinction du Feu |
CTSA |
Channel Tunnel Safety Authority |
CV |
control volume |
CWCT |
Centre for Window & Cladding Technology |
CYS |
Cyprus Organisation for Standards & Control of Quality |
Da |
Damkohler number |
DAE |
Deutsch Akkreditierungstelle Elektrotechnik |
DAM |
Draft amendment |
DANTEST |
Danish Test Laboratory Copehagen |
DAS |
Defect Action Sheet (BRE/FRS) |
db |
database |
DB |
decibel |
DC |
direct current |
DBCE |
Division of Building, Construction & Engineering, CSIRO Australia |
DBE |
dibromotetrafluoroethane |
DBR |
Division of Building Research, CSIRO now: DBCE |
DC |
direct current |
DC |
Draft for comment (BSI) |
DCFO |
Deputy Chief Fire Officer |
DCO |
Deputy Chief Officer |
DCOL (DCO) |
'Dear Chief Officer' letter (Home Office) |
DD |
Draft for Development (of BSI) |
DDI |
Direct Dial In |
DED |
Data Encryption Device |
DEF |
Defence Specification |
DEFSTAN |
Defence Standards |
Deg |
degree(s) |
DEGADIS |
dispersion model |
DEK |
Dansk Elektroteknisk Komite |
DERA |
Defence Establishment Research Agency |
DETACT-QS NIST |
fire model |
DETR |
Department of the Environment, Transport & the Regions |
DFM |
‘Dear Firemaster’ letter (Scottish Office) |
DFPA |
Danish FPA |
DFT |
Dry Film Thickness |
DFTs |
directional flame thermometers |
DGIII |
(EC) Directorate General III |
DGN |
Direccion General de Normas |
DIAL |
Differential Absorption LIDAR |
DIEL |
OFTEL’S advisory committee for Disabled & Elderly people |
DIFT |
Danish Institute of Fire Technology |
DIN |
Deutsches Institut fur Normung e.V (German Standards Organisation) |
DIN |
Draft International Standard |
DINT |
Direction de la normalisation et de la technologie |
DIS |
Draft International Standard |
DISC |
Delivering Information Solutions to Customers through International Standards |
DISP |
Draft International Standardised Profile |
DITR |
German Information Centre for Technical Regulations |
DKD |
Deutscher Kalibrierdienst |
DKE |
Deutsche Elektrotechnische Kommission im DIN & VDE |
DLCA |
diffusion limited cluster aggregation |
DMU |
dimethyl urea |
DNH |
Department of National Heritage |
DNS |
direct numerical simulations |
DNV |
Det Norsk Veritas |
DoE |
Department of the Environment now: DETR |
DOT |
Department of Transport now: DETR |
DP |
Draft Proposal |
DPC |
Draft for public comment |
DPE |
Data Processing Environment |
DRA |
Defence Research Agency |
DRM |
direct regular method |
DS |
Dansk Standardiseringsrad |
DS |
Defence Specification |
DSA |
District Surveyors Association |
DSC |
differential scanning calorimetry |
DSHR |
Dangerous Substances in Harbours & Harbour Area Regulations |
DSIR |
Department of Scientific & Industrial Research |
DSMA |
Door & Shutter Manufacturers’ Association |
DSN |
Dewan Standardisasi Nasional |
DSP |
Digital Signal Processing |
DSS |
Department of Social Security |
DSU |
Distress Signal Unit |
DTA |
differential thermal analysis |
DTI |
Department of Trade & Industry |
DTR |
Draft technical report |
EA |
Electricity Association |
EA |
Environment Agency (of DETR) |
EAs |
Emergency Authorities |
EAC |
emergency action code |
EACC |
Emergency Authorities Control Centres |
EAPFB |
European Association of Professional Fire Brigade Officers |
EAPI |
European Arson Prevention Institute |
Eas |
Emergency Authorities |
EAS |
Electronic Article Surveillance |
EASEM |
European Association of Security Equipment Manufacturers |
EC |
Elektroniccentralen |
EC |
Engineering Council |
EC |
European Community |
EC |
extended coverage (sprinkler) |
ECA |
Electrical Contractors’ Association |
ECE |
Economic Commission for Europe |
ECSC |
European Coal & Steel Community |
EDITH |
Exit drills in the home |
EDP |
electronic data processing |
EECS |
Electrical Equipment Certification Service |
EEMUA |
Engineering Equipment & Materials Users Association |
EFD |
electrostatic fire detector |
EFFSEP |
European Federation of Fire Separating Element Producers |
EFILWC |
European Foundation for Improvement of Living & Working Conditions |
EFL |
Explosion & Flame Laboratory |
EFRA |
European Flame Retardant Association |
EFSAC |
European Fire & Security Advisory Council |
EFSC |
European Fire & Security Council (EFSG, CEA. CFPA, EUROFEU & EURALARM) |
EFSLB |
Emergency Fire Service Lead Body |
EFTA |
European Free Trade Association |
EFTCA |
European Fluoro-Carbon Technical Committee |
EGOLF |
European Group of Official Laboratories for Fire Testing |
EGRESS |
evacuation modelling computer code (of AEA) |
EH |
environmental health |
EH |
English Heritage |
EHCS |
English Housing Condition Survey |
EHO |
Environmental Health Officer |
EHS |
English Housing Survey |
EIAB |
Engineering Inspection Authorities Board |
EIF |
Energy Industries Council |
EIFS |
exterior insulation & finish systems |
EL |
Exposure Limit |
ELOT |
Hellenic Organisation for Standardization |
ELR |
End of Line Resistor |
EMarks |
European safety approval marks |
EMC |
Electro-Magnetic Compatibility |
EMF |
electromotive force |
EMS |
Environmental Management Systems |
EMS |
Emergency Medical Service |
EMT |
Emergency Medical Technician |
EMU |
electro-magnetic unit |
EN |
European Standard (Norme) |
ENRICH |
European Network for Research in Global Change |
ENV |
European Pre-standard |
EOD |
Explosive Ordnance Disposal |
EOS |
Egyptian Organisation for Standardisation & Quality Control |
EOTA |
European Organisation for Technical Approvals |
EOTC |
European Organisation for Testing & Certification |
EPAQS |
Expert Panel on Air Quality Standards |
EPC |
Emergency Planning College |
EPF |
European Polymer Federation |
EPFA |
European Phenolic Foam Association |
EPIC |
Engineered Panels in Construction |
EPSRC |
Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council |
ERA |
Electrical Research Association |
ERM |
European Risk Managment (Group) |
ERP |
Effective Radiative Power |
ES |
European Specification |
ESA |
European Space Agency |
ESCAG |
European Safety Certification Agreement Group |
ESFR |
Early Suppression Fast Response (sprinkler) |
ESI |
Ethiopian Standards Institution |
ESM |
Emergency Services Manager |
ESU |
electrostatic units |
ESU |
Evacuation Signal Unit |
ETA |
European Technical Approval |
ETCI |
Electro-Technical Council of Ireland |
ETD |
Extension Trunk Dialling network |
ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
EU |
European Union |
EU |
EURONORM |
EU Directives |
European Directives |
EUFAC |
European Upholstered Furniture Action Council |
EURALARM |
Assocn. of European Manufacturers of Fire & Intruder Alarm Systems |
EURATOM |
European Atomic Energy Commission |
EUREKA |
European project on fires in tunnels |
EUREFIC |
European Reaction to Fire Classification |
EURISOL |
UK Mineral Wool Association |
EUROFEU |
European Committee of the Manufacturers of Fire Protection & Safety Equipment & Fire Fighting Vehicles |
EURONORM |
European Committee for Iron & Steel Standardisation |
EvacSim |
evaluation simulation model |
EVD |
Electronic Vibration Detector |
EWIA |
External Wall Insulation Association |
EXIT89 |
evacuation model for high-rise buildings |
EXODUS |
simulation model for large-scale evacuation from transport |
F |
Fahrenheit |
F-K |
Frank-Kamenetskii (model of thermal ignition) |
F&W |
foam & water deluge systems |
FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration, USA |
FABIG |
Fire And Blast Information Group (SCI) |
FAIRFIRE |
European research project on small scale test method for foams |
FAP |
Fire Advisory Panel |
FAR |
False Alarm Rate |
FASS |
Federation of Associations & Sub-Contractors |
FAST |
Fire & Smoke Transport, computer zone model at BFRL, NIST |
FASTLite |
BFRL zone model |
FB |
Fire brigade |
FBCs |
fluidized bed combustors |
FBS |
Fire Brigade Society |
FBU |
Fire Brigades Union |
FC |
perfluorocarbon |
FCDG |
Fire Chemistry Discussion Group |
FCRC |
Fire Code Reform Centre Ltd, Australia |
FDA |
Fire Defence Agency, Japan |
FDIC |
Fire Dept. Instructor’s Conference |
FDMS |
Final Draft International Standard |
FDMS |
Fire Data Management System |
FDR1 |
Fire Damage Report Form 1 (Home Office) |
FDS |
Fire detection system |
FEANI/BNCIEA |
Federation of European National Associations of Engineers |
FEI |
Federation of the Electronics Industry |
FEHM |
Fire & Explosion Hazard Management |
FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency, USA |
FEP |
fluorinated ethylene propylene |
FES |
Fire engineering solution |
FETA |
Fire Extinguishing Trades Association |
FETG |
Fire & Explosions Technical Group (FABIG) |
FEU |
Fire Experimental Unit (Home Office) |
FFFP |
Film forming fluoroprotein foam |
FFFP-AR |
Alcohol resistant film forming fluoroprotein foam |
FFSK |
Frequency Fast Shift Keying |
FFVMA |
Fire Fighting Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association |
FGAN |
Fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate |
FHA |
fire hazard analysis |
FHAM |
Fire Hazard Assessment Methodology |
FIA |
Fibre-optic Industry Association |
FIBCs |
flexible intermediate bulk containers |
FIC |
Fire Industry Council |
FIDOR |
Fibre Building Board Organisation now: WPPF |
FIG |
Fire Information Group, UK |
FILB |
Fire Industry Lead Body |
FINDS |
Fire Information National Data Service (CACFOA) |
FIPEC |
Fire Performance of Electric Cables |
FIRA |
Furniture Industries Research Association |
FIRAS |
Fire Resistant Glazing Accreditation Scheme |
FIRE |
Fire Simulation Program |
FIRECALC |
fire zone model (DBCE, CSIRO Australia) |
FIRECAM |
Fire Risk Evaluation & Cost Assessment Model (IRC Canada) |
FIRECODE |
fire safety guidance in health care premises (NHS Estates) |
Fire Codes |
Codes on fire safety produced by the NFPA, USA |
FIREDOC |
fire bibliographic database (BFRL, NIST, USA) |
FIREFORM |
Fire formulae |
Firepoint |
lowest temp. at which the rate of supply of fuel vapours can sustain a flame |
FireTrap |
fire extinguishing system for dustbin fires |
FIRST |
fire model at BFRL, NIST |
FIRTO |
Fire Insurers’ Research & Testing Organisation |
FISS |
Fire Insurance Surveyors Society |
FIU |
Fire Investigation Unit (Forensic Science Service) |
F-K |
Frank-Kamenetskii (model of thermal ignition) |
FLACS |
computer program for predicting explosion pressures in congested modules |
FLAIR |
Fire research Library Automated Information Retrieval system (FRS db.) |
Flashpoint |
lowest temp. at which ignition source will cause a flame to flash |
FLB |
Fire Loss Bureau |
FLED |
fire load energy density |
FLIR |
Forward Looking Infrared sensing technology |
FLOVENT |
simulation tool for CFD |
FLOW3D |
fire field model |
FLP |
Fire Liaison Panel |
FM |
Factory Mutual (USA) |
FMEA |
Factory Mutual Engineering Association |
FMEA |
Failure Modes & Effects Analysis |
FMG |
Frequency Management Group |
FMI |
Factory Mutual International |
FMRC |
Factory Mutual Research Corp. USA |
FMW |
fractional molecular weight |
FNO |
Fixed Network Operators |
FOBFO |
Federation of British Fire Organisations |
FOC |
Fire Offices’ Committee |
FoE |
floor of origin (of fire) |
FORUM |
International Forum for Co-operation on Fire Research was: IFCOFR |
FP |
Fire Prevention |
FP |
fluoroprotein (foam concentrate) |
FPA |
Fire Protection Association |
FPA 1971 |
Fire Protection Act 1971 |
FPASA |
Fire Protection Association of South Africa |
FPC |
Fire Prevention Code |
FPCA |
Fire Protection Canada Association |
FPETOOL |
Fire Protection Engineering Tool -- fire model |
FPF |
Fire Protection Federation |
FPL |
Forest Products Laboratory |
FPN |
Fire Practice Note (Firecode) |
FPO |
Fire Prevention Officer |
FPS |
Fire Protection System |
FR |
fire resistance/fire resistant |
FR |
fire retardant |
FRAM |
Flow Rate Assumption Method |
FRCA |
Fire Retardant Chemicals Association |
FRDG |
Fire Research & Development Group (Home Office) |
FRED |
Fire, Release. Explosion, Dispersion (Shell hazard analysis model) |
FREM |
fire risk evaluation model (software package) |
FRGGSA |
Fire Resistant Glass & Glazed Systems Association |
FRIM |
Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia |
FRIS |
Fire Research Information Service (BFRL, NIST) |
FRN |
Fire Research Note (FRS publications series) |
FRNT |
Front Office Directory |
FROSI |
Fire Research Organisation Special Investigation Report |
FRP |
fibre reinforced plastic |
FRS |
Fire Research Station (BRE) |
FRT |
fire retardant treated |
FS |
fire safety |
FS |
Fire Service |
FSAB |
Fire Services Awarding Body |
FSAB |
Fire Surveyors Association of Bristol |
FSC |
Federation of Security Companies |
FSC |
Fire Service Circular |
FSC |
Fire Service College |
FSDG |
Fire Safety Development Group |
FSE |
Fire Safety Engineering |
FSE |
full scale enclosure |
FSEB |
Fire Services Examination Board |
FSEPD |
Fire Service & Emergency Planning Div. (Scottish Office) |
FSES |
Fire Safety Evaluation System |
FSI |
Fire Service Inspectorate (Home Office) |
FSI |
Fire Services Institute (Washington DC) |
FSJ |
Fire Safety Journal |
FSM |
Fire Safety Manual (Home Office) was Manual of Firemanship |
FSNBO |
Fire Services National Benevolent Fund |
FSNMT |
Fire Services National Museum Trust |
FSO |
Fire Safety Officer |
FSPG |
Fire Services Preservation Group |
FSS |
Fire safety science |
FSS |
Forensic Science Service |
FSSC |
Fire Service Staff College, Dorking (now part of FSC, Moreton) |
FssU |
Fire Services Unit (Home Office) |
FST |
Fire Safety Technology |
FSTM |
Fire Safety Technology & Management (degree course) |
FSTM |
Fire Service Training Manual (Home Office) |
FSUK |
Fire Statistics United Kingdom (HO publication) |
FTIR |
Fourier Transformed Infrared (spectroscopy) |
FTO |
Fire Training Organisation Ltd |
FTSG |
Fire Test Study Group |
FTT |
Fire Testing Technology Ltd |
FV |
finite volume |
F&W |
foam & water deluge systems |
FWSS |
Foam-Water Sprinkler Systems |
FWW |
Fire-Worldwide (CD-ROM) |
H |
Hydrogen |
HAD |
Heat-actuated device |
HAG |
Halon Alternative Group |
HAMTIE |
Heat, air & moisture transfer through insulation envelope |
HARC |
Halon Alternatives Research Council |
HARWELL-FLOW3D |
fluid dynamics model |
HAZAN |
Hazard analysis |
HAZARD 1 |
fire model of BFRL, NIST |
HAZCHEM |
Hazardous Chemicals |
HAZID |
Hazard Identification |
HazMat |
Hazardous materials |
HAZOP |
Hazard & Operability Study |
Hbr |
hydrogen bromide |
HC |
hydrofluorocarbon |
HCFCS |
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons |
HCI |
hydrochloric acid |
Hcl |
hydrogen chloride |
HCN |
hydrogen cyanide (hydrocyanic acid) |
HCR |
hydrocarbon releases |
HD oil |
heavy duty oil |
HDPE |
high density polythene |
HELA |
Local Authority Enforcement Liaison Committee |
HEVAC |
Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning Manufacturers’ Association |
HF |
hydrogen fluoride (hydrofluoric acid) |
HFC |
hydrofluorocarbon fire-fighting agent |
HFM |
Holz Forshungs Institut |
HGV |
heavy goods vehicle |
HIPS |
High Integrity Protection Systems |
HMCIFS |
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Fire Services |
HMEP |
Hazardous Materials & Environmental Protection |
HMFSI |
Her Majesty’s Fire Service Inspectorate |
HMIP |
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Pollution now: Environment Agency of DETR |
HMN |
hydrocarbon monitoring network |
HMO(s) |
house(s) in multiple occupation |
HMSO |
Her Majesty’s Stationery Office now: TSO |
HO |
Home Office (UK) |
HOCAP |
Home Office Communication Advisory Panel |
HOFMG |
Home Office Frequency Management Group |
HOUEM |
Home Office Unit for Educational Methods |
HPR |
Highly Protected Risk |
HRPU |
High Resilience Polyurethane |
HRR |
heat release rate |
HSC |
Health and Safety Commission |
HSE |
Heath & Safety Executive |
HSE(M) |
Heath & Safety Executive (Mining) |
HSS |
hollow structural section |
HSSD |
high sensitivity smoke detector system |
HTM |
Health Technical Memorandum (Firecodes) |
HTPB |
hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene |
HUNC |
Halon Users’ National Consortium |
HVAC |
heating, ventilating & air conditioning |
HVCA |
Heating & Ventilating Contractors Association |
HWI |
Hazardous Waste Inspectorate (of DoE) now: Environment Agency |
HX |
High expansion foam |
Hz |
Hertz (unit of frequency) |
I&EC |
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (journal) |
IAAI |
International Association of Arson Investigators |
IAC |
Industrial Advisory Council |
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
IAFC |
International Association of Fire Chiefs, USA |
IAFF |
International Association of Fire Fighters |
IAFSS |
International Association for Fire Safety Science |
IAQ |
indoor air quality |
IBBC |
Instituut voor Boumaterialen en Bouconstructies |
IBC |
Institute of Building Control |
IBC Code |
International code for construction & equipment of ships carrying dangerous chemicals in bulk (under SOLAS) |
IBCO |
Institute of Building Control Officers |
IBN |
Institut Belge de Nomalisation |
IBUM |
Institut fur Baustofkunde Und Materialprufung (Hannover) |
ICAL |
Intermediate Scale Calorimeter |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Association |
ICARUS |
Injuries Caused by Radiation Upon the Skin (computer code) |
ICBU |
International Conference of Building Officials (USA) |
ICC |
International Code Council |
ICCS |
Integrated Communications Control System |
ICDDS |
Institute of Civil Defence & Disaster Studies |
ICE |
Institution of Civil Engineers |
ICEL |
Industry Committee for Emergency Lighting |
ICFOA |
Irish Chief Fire Officers’ Association |
IChemE |
Institution of Chemical Engineers |
ICONTEC |
Instituto Colombiano de Normas Tecnicas (Columbia) |
IcorST |
Institute of Corrosion Sciences Technology |
ICS |
Institute of Chartered Surveyors |
ICS |
International Classification for Standards |
ICSD |
Ionisation Chamber Smoke Detector |
ICU |
Incident Control Unit |
ICV |
irregular control volume |
IEA |
International Energy Agency |
IEAust |
Institution of Engineers Australia |
I&EC |
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (journal) |
IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
IEC |
Improvised Explosive Device |
IEE |
Institution of Electrical Engineers |
IEEE |
Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers Inc. (USA) |
IEM |
Interaction-by-Exchange-with-the-Mean model |
IFBEEI |
International Fire Protection Engineering Institute |
IFCOFR |
International Forum for Co-operation on Fire Research, now: FORUM |
IFE |
Institution of Fire Engineers |
IFEDA |
Independent Fire Equipment Distributors’ Association |
IFFF |
International Fire Fighter Fellowship |
IFPA |
Industrial Fire Protection Association |
IFPEI |
International Fire Protection Engineering Institute |
IFPO |
Institute of Fire Prevention Officers |
IFRF |
International Flame Research Foundation |
IMechE |
Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
IFS |
Institute of Fire Safety |
IFSA |
Intumescent Fire Seals Association |
IFSAC |
International Fire Service Accreditation Congress |
IFSEI |
International Fire Safety Engineering Institute |
IFSI |
Illinois Fire Service Institute |
IFSTA |
International Fire Services Training Association |
IFWS |
Informative Fire Warning System |
IGC Code |
International code for construction & equipment of ships carrying liquified gases in bulk (under SOLAS) |
IHSM |
Institute of Hotel Security Managers |
IIRS |
Institute for Industrial Research & Standards (Ireland) |
IIRSM |
International Institute of Risk & Safety Management |
IISEC |
International Institute of Security |
IKP |
invariant kinetic parameters |
ILAB |
Irish Laboratory Accreditation Board |
ILAC |
International Laboratory Accreditation Conference |
ILB |
Industry Lead Body |
ILGA |
Institute of Local Government Association |
ILI |
Infonorme London Information (International Standards sales) |
IMBB |
Institut fur Massivbau, Baustoffe & Brandschutz |
IMCO |
Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation now: IMO |
IMO |
International Maritime Organisation (was: IMCO |
INAPI |
Institut algerien de normalisation et de propriete industrielle |
InFIRE |
Internat. Network for Fire Information & Reference Exchange) |
Infonorme |
London Information (International standards sales) |
INIA |
Instituto Nacional de investiaciones Agrarias (Lab. de Fuego Del) |
Inmarsat |
International Maritime Satellite Organisation |
INN |
Instituto Nacional de Normalizacifn |
INNORPI |
Institut nacional de la normalisation et de la propiete industrielle |
IOH |
Institute of Housing |
IOSH |
Institution of Occupational Safety & Health |
IP |
Information Paper (series of publications from FRS) |
IP |
Institute of Petroleum |
IP |
International Protection (degrees of electrical protection in BSI & IEC standards) |
IPCS |
Institutution of Professional Civil Servants now: IPMS |
IPCS |
International Programme on Chemical Safety |
IPDS |
Integrated Personal Development System |
IPMS |
Institution of Professionals, Managers & Specialists was: IPCS |
IPPC |
Integrated Pollution Prevention & Control |
IPQ |
Instituto Portuguas da Qualidade |
IPSA |
International Professional Security Association |
IPT |
Iron pipe thread |
IQA |
Institute of Quality Assurance |
IR |
infrared |
IR crew |
interregional wildland fire suppression crew |
IRAM |
Instituto Argentino de Racionalizacifn de Materiales |
IRANOR |
Instituto Espagnol de Normalizacion |
IRC |
Institute for Research in Construction, NRC Canada |
IRM |
Institute of Risk Management |
IRRG |
Insurance & Reinsurance Research Group Ltd |
IRS |
Institut Roumain de Normalisation |
IRTU |
International Road Transport Union |
IS |
Intrinsically Safe equipment |
ISC |
International Safety Council |
ISDN |
Integrated Services Data Network |
ISE |
Institution of Structural Engineers |
ISI |
Indian Standards Institution |
ISI |
Inspectorate of the Security Industry |
ISIRI |
Institute of Standards & Industrial Research of Iran |
ISM |
International Safety Management |
ISO |
International Standards Organization |
ISO/CD |
ISO Committee Draft |
ISO/DIS |
ISO Draft International Standard |
ISO/DTR |
ISO Draft Technical Report |
ISO/IEC |
Joint ISO/IEC standard |
ISO/R |
ISO Recommendation |
ISO/SC |
ISO Subcommittee |
ISO/TC |
ISO Technical Committee |
ISO/TEC ISP |
Joint ISO/IEC International Standardized Profile |
ISO/TMB |
ISO Technical Management Board |
ISO/TR |
ISO Technical Report |
ISP |
International Standardized Profile |
ISPEMA |
Industrial Safety (Protective Equipment) Manufacturers’ Association |
ISS |
Insurance Surveyors Society |
ISSeP |
Institute Scientifique de Belgique |
IstructE |
Institution of Structural Engineers |
IT |
Information Technology |
ITA |
Industry Technical Agreement |
ITB |
Insurance Technical Bureau |
ITINTEC |
Instituto de Investigacion Tecnologica Industrial y de Normas Tecnicas |
ITSA |
Institute of Trading Standards Administration |
IWA |
International Workshop Agreement |
IWGFM |
Interagency Working Group on Fire & Materials, USA |
IWS |
International Wool Secretariat |
LA |
local authority |
LAD |
long-wave acoustical disturbance |
LAHMOS |
local authority houses in multiple occupation survey |
LAN |
Local Area Network |
LAPI |
Laboratorio Prevenzione Incendi |
LAVENT |
Link Activated VENT (fire model of BFRL, NIST) |
LBTF |
Large Building Test Facility (Cardington) |
LC50 |
lethal concentration |
LDSA |
London District Surveyors’ Association |
LDV |
laser Doppler velocimeter |
LED |
light-emitting dioxide |
LEL |
lower explosibility limit |
LEM |
Linear Eddy Model |
LEMA |
Law Enforcement Manufacturers’ Association |
LENAS |
model code for finite element ? |
LES |
Large Eddy Simulation (model) |
LFB |
London Fire Brigade |
LFCDA |
London Fire & Civil Defence Authority |
LFL |
lower flammability limit |
LFR |
laminar flow reactors |
LFSAP |
Life & Fire Safety Accreditation Programme (Australia) |
LGAI |
Laboratori General d’Assaigs I Investigacions |
LGC |
Laboratory of the Government Chemist |
LI |
London Information see: ILI |
LICOF |
Laboratorio de Investigation y Control del Fuego |
LIDAR |
light analogy of radar |
LIF |
Lighting Industry Federation |
LIFT |
lateral ignition & flame spread test |
LII |
laser-induced incandescence |
LISP |
Large Insulated Sandwich Panels (sometimes called Light ISP) |
LISS |
Ligue Internationale des Societes de Surveillance |
LLL |
low location lighting |
LLTV |
Low Light TV |
LNG |
liquified natural gas |
LNGC |
Laboratoire National du Genie Civil |
LPC |
Loss Prevention Council |
LPCB |
Loss Prevention Certification Board |
LPG (or LP gas) |
liquified petroleum gas |
LPS |
large panel structures |
LPS |
Loss Prevention Standards (of LPC) |
LRQA |
Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Ltd |
LRT |
London Regional Transport |
LSC |
Life Safety Code (NFPA Code 101) |
LSC |
large-scale tests |
LSPR |
life safety points rating system (on hotel life safety) |
LUL |
London Underground Ltd |
LUTVDG |
Lund University Inst. of Technology Dept. of Fire Safety Engineering |
LVL |
laminated veneer lumber |
LWC |
lightweight concrete |
LX |
Low expansion foam |
LYSSO |
Libyan Standards & Patent Section |
MAC |
Manual Alarm Callpoint |
MAC |
maximum allowable concentration |
MAC |
Medium access control |
MACE |
Research Centre for Materials & the Constructed Environment |
MAIB |
Marine Accident Investigation Branch (of DOT) |
MAPP |
Major Accident Prevention Policy |
MAPP |
a gas or liquid mix of methylacetylene, propadiene & hydrogen gases |
MaTSU |
Marine Technology Support Unit |
MBMS |
molecular-beam mass-spectrometer sampling |
MCA |
Maritime Coastguard Agency |
MCSOII |
Multiple Cause System Oriented Incident Investigation |
MCRMA |
Metal Cladding & Roofing Manufacturers’ Association |
MD |
Marine Directorate (DoT) |
MECS |
Mining Equipment Certification Service |
MEL |
maximum exposure limits |
MERGE |
Modelling & Experimental Research into Gas Explosions |
MESG |
Maximum Experimental Safe Gap |
Met-L-X powder |
dry powder extinguishing agent (trade name) |
MFB |
Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Melbourne |
MFISS |
Manchester Fire Insurance Surveyors Society |
MHD |
magnetohydrodynamics |
MHIDAS |
Major Hazard Incident Data Service |
MIC |
methyl isocyanate |
MIG |
Metals Information Group |
MILSTAN |
Military standard |
MIS |
Management Information Systems |
MLA |
Master Locksmiths Association |
MoD |
Ministry of Defence |
MoE |
means of escape |
MOE |
modulus of elasticity |
MOF |
Manual of Firemanship (Home Office) now: Fire Safety Manual |
MOR |
modulus of rupture |
MoU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MPC |
maximum permissible concentration |
MPD |
maximum permissible dose |
MPMA |
Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association |
MRA |
microbiological risk assessment |
MSA |
type of breathing apparatus (trade name) |
MSC |
State Committee for Prices & Standards of Mongolian People’s Republic |
MSDGR |
Merchant Shipping Dangerous Goods Regulations |
MSZH |
Magyar Szabv Dny Ogyi Hivatal (Hungarian Standards Organisation) |
MTFs |
modulation transfer functions |
MTFVIP |
Memorial Tunnel Fire Ventilation Test Program |
MUITM |
mock-up ignition test method |
MVAs |
Motor Vehicle Accidents |
MX |
Medium expansion foam |
N2O |
nitrous oxide |
NACB |
National Accreditation of Certification Bodies |
NACCB |
National Accreditation Council for Certification Bodies |
NACOSS |
National Approval Council for Security Systems |
NAD |
national application document |
NADOR |
Notification of Accidents & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1980 |
NAFED |
National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors |
NAFI |
National Association of Fire Investigators |
NAFO |
National Association of Fire Officers |
NAHFO |
National Association of Hospital Fire Officers |
NAIB |
National Accreditation of Inspection Bodies |
NALM |
National Association of Lift Makers |
NAMAS |
National Measurement Accreditation Service |
NAO |
National Audit Office |
NASA |
National Aeronautics & Space Administration |
NASA |
National Automatic Sprinkler Association |
NASH |
National Association for Safety in the Home |
NATA |
National Accreditation & Testing Authority, Australia |
NATA |
National Australian Testing Association |
NATLAS |
National Testing Laboratory Accreditation Scheme |
NBC |
National Building Code |
NBCC |
National Building Code of Canada |
NBF |
Norsk Brannvern Forening |
NBI |
Norwegian Building Institute |
NBL |
Norwegian Fire Laboratory |
NBPI |
National Brandpreventie Instituut |
NBS |
National Bureau of Standards, USA. now: NIST |
NBTC |
National Building Technology Centre, CSIRO Australia |
NCB |
National Coal Board |
NCBMP |
National Council of Building Materials Producers |
NCEC |
National Chemical Emergency Centre |
NCG |
National Contractors Group |
NCVQ |
National Council for Vocational Qualifications |
NDA |
Nuclear Design Associates |
NEBOSH |
National Examination Board in Occupational Safety & Health |
NEC |
National Electrical Code (of the NFPA) |
NEC |
Nederlands Elektrotechnisch Comite |
NEISS |
Data Highlights |
NETC |
National Emergency Training Center, USA |
NETCEN |
National Environmental Technology Centre |
NF |
(Mark of AFNOR) |
NFBE |
Newfoundland Offshore Burn Experiment |
NFC |
National Fire Code (NFPA) |
NFCC |
National Fire Code of Canada |
NFL |
National Fire Laboratory, IRC, NRC Canada |
NFPA |
National Fire Protection Association, USA |
NFS |
National Fire Service |
NFSA |
National Fire Sprinkler Association Inc. USA |
NFSN |
National Fire Sprinkler Network |
NFSSC |
National Fire Safety Specifications Council |
NHBC |
National Home Builders Council |
NHS Estates |
National Heath Service (publications agency) |
NHTPC |
National Housing & Town Planning Council |
NICEIC |
National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting |
NIOSH |
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health |
NIST |
National Institute of Standards & Testing, USA (was: NBS) |
NJC |
National Joint Council |
NKO |
Nederlandse Kalibratie Organisatie |
NMHC |
National Materials Handling Centre |
NMS |
National Measurement Service |
NNI |
Nederlands Normalisatie Instituut |
NOU |
Network Operations Unit |
Nox |
oxides of nitrogen |
NPL |
National Physical Laboratory |
NPP |
Nuclear power plant |
NPSH |
net positive suction head |
NPV |
negative pressure ventilation |
NRA |
National Rivers Authority now: Environment Agency of DETR |
NRCC |
National Research Council Canada |
NRDC |
National Research & Development Council (now: BTG) |
NRPB |
National Radiological Protection Board |
NSAI |
National Standards Authority of Ireland |
NSB |
National Standards Bodies |
NSC |
National Safety Council |
NSCIA |
National Supervisory Council for Intruder Alarms now: NACOSS |
NSF |
Norges Standardiseringsforbund |
NSHES |
Natural Smoke & Heat Exhaust Systems |
NT |
NordTest (Nordic fire tests) |
NTECEN |
National Environment Technology Centre |
NTP |
normal temperature & pressure |
NVBB/ANPI |
see: ANPI/NVBB |
NVBC |
Nederlands Vereniging van Brandweercommandanten |
NVQ |
National Vocational Qualification |
NWC |
normal weight concrete |
NYFS |
New York State Academy of Fire Sciences |
P.1-5 |
fire precautions leaflets from PSA/DoE, 1960-75 |
PA |
Paintmakers Association of Gt Britain Ltd |
PA |
Personal Attack |
PAC |
Product Assessmnet Criteria |
PACE |
Police & Criminal Evidence Act 1984 |
PACE |
Property Advisers Civil Estate |
PAL |
Programmable Array Logic |
PALOME |
project on numerical simulation of fires at VTT, Finland |
PAM |
Pressure Assumption Method |
PAS |
Product Assessment Specification |
PAS |
Publicly Available Specification |
PAXPORT |
airport terminal simulation model |
PB |
purpose built |
PBBs |
polybrominated biphenyls |
PBC |
Performance-based codes |
PBDD |
polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins |
PBFSD |
Performance-based fire safety design |
PBI |
synthetic fabric for protective clothing |
PC |
perfluorocarbon |
PC |
personal computer |
PCB |
Professional Certification Board |
PCBs |
polychlorinated biphenyls |
PCDD |
polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins |
PCNs |
Personal Communications Networks |
PCP |
pentachlorophenol |
PCS |
Personal Communications Systems |
PD |
point type detectors |
PD |
Probability of Detection |
PD |
Published Document |
PDA |
Pre-Determined Attendance |
PDAC |
Product Design Advice Centre |
PDH(s) |
private dwelling house(s) |
PE |
professional engineer |
PECS |
Public Emergency Call Service |
PED |
Pressure Equipment Directive |
PEDROUTE |
pedestrian simulation package |
PEEP |
Personal Emergency Egress Plan |
PEL |
Permissable Exposure Limit |
PER |
pentaerythritol |
PERA |
Product Engineering Research Association |
PERINORM |
BSI Tri-lingual information on standards |
PFC |
perfluorocarbon fire-fighting agent |
PFEER |
Prevention of Fire & Explosion & Emergency Response Regulations |
PFIA |
Polyethylene Foam Insulation Association |
PFP |
passive fire protection |
PFPF |
Passive Fire Protection Federation |
PFPIA |
Passive Fire Protection Association of Ireland |
PFTF |
Pool Fire Test Facility |
pH |
measure of the degree of acidity |
PH |
Property Holdings |
PHAs |
polyhydroxylalkanoates |
PHAST |
fire model, at SP, Sweden |
PHIGS |
Programmers Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System |
PHOENICS-VR |
computer model simulating fluid flow |
PIA |
Partitioning Industry Association |
PICs |
products of incomplete combustion |
PICS |
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement |
PIN |
Personal Identification Number |
PINX |
Private Integrated Services Network Exchange |
PIR |
Passive Infra Red |
PIR |
polyisocyanurate (foam) |
PIV |
Particle Image Velocimetry |
PIV |
Post indicator valve |
PKNMiJ |
Polish Committee for Standardisation, Measures & Quality Control |
PKP |
Purple-k-powder |
PLS |
partial least squares (in FTIR) |
PLUS |
Private Listing Updating Service |
PMMA |
polymethyl methacrylate |
PMR |
Private Mobile Radio |
PNGS |
Papua New Guinea Standards |
POCSAG |
Post Office Code Standard Advisory Group |
POD |
Print on demand |
POMSTER |
Placing on the Market & Supervision of Transfer of Explosives Regs. |
POSIX |
Portable Operating Systems Interfaces based on Unix |
PP |
BS education publications |
PP |
polypropylene |
PPE |
personal protective equipment |
PPS |
polyphenylene sulphide |
PPV |
positive pressure ventilation |
PQ |
Parliamentary Question |
PQ |
Primary Questionnaire |
Pr |
Prandtl number |
prA |
Draft European amendment |
PRA |
Paint Research Association |
PREMIX |
computer program to model a stoichiometric CC14-CH14-air flat flame |
prEN |
Draft European Standard |
prENV |
Draft European PreStandard |
PREST |
Programme for Policy Review in Engineering Science & Technology |
prETS |
draft European Telecommunications Standard |
PS |
polystyrene |
PSA |
Police Superintendents Association |
PSA |
Products Standards Agency |
PSA |
Property Services Agency (part of DoE in 1970s & 1980s) |
PSBr |
brominated polystyrenes |
PSC1 |
chlorinated polystyrenes |
PSF |
pounds per square foot |
PSI |
ioninated polystyrenes |
PSI |
Pakistan Standards Institute |
PSI |
pound per square inch |
PSIA |
pound per square inch absolute |
PSIG |
pounds per square inch gauge |
PSPA |
Photoluminescent Safety Products Association |
PSRCP |
Public Safety Radio Communications Project |
PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network |
PT-30 |
phenolic triazine |
PTB |
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt |
PTFE |
polytetrafluoroethylene |
PTO |
Public Telecommunications Operator |
PTSD |
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder see also: CISD |
PU |
polyurethane (foam) |
PV |
Positive Vetting |
PVC |
polyvinyl chloride |
PWIT |
public warning & information by telephone |
