Acronyms and Abbreviations used in HSE - D

Acronym: Description
dB: Decibels
DB: Dry bulb
dB(A): Decibels on the A weighted scale
DBA: Design basis accident
DBFO: Design build finance operate
DC: Direct chill (casting)
DCEHO: Deputy Chief Environmental Health Officer
DCI *: Decided Cases Index
DCI *: Deputy Chief Inspector
DCIF *: Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories
DCIO: Deputy Chief Inspecting Officer (of Railways)
DCLG: Department for Communities and Local Government
DCM: Deputy Case Manager
DCMS: Department of Culture Media and Sport
DCOA: Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994
DCPD: Dicyclopentadiene
DD: Divisional Director
DDG *: Deputy Director General
DDPH: Deputy Director of Public Health
DE: Department of Employment now Department for Education and Employment
DEF STAN: Defence Standards
DEFRA: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
DEHO: District Environmental Health Officer
DEHS: Director of Environmental Health Services
DEL: Departmental Expenditure Limit
DEMKO: Danmarks Elektriske Materielkontrol (Denmark)
DEMU: Diesel-electric multiple unit
DEn: Department of Energy wound up in 1992 now part of DTI
DERA: Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
DEVCO: Development Committee (ISO)
DfES: Department for Education and Skills
DFM: Dust, fume and mist
DFRS: Defence Fire and Rescue Service
DFS: Defence Fire Service
DfT: Department for Transport
DG *: Director General
DG: Directorate General (EC)
DH: Department of Health
DH: Duty holder
DIANE: Direct Information Access Network for Europe
DIAS *: Directorate of Information and Advisory Services. Health and Safety Executive
DIN: Deutsches Institut fur Normung (German Standards Institute)
DIP: Document image processing
DIS: Draft International Standard
DISP: Duty Holder Intervention Strategy Planning Board
DL: Distance learning
DLR: Docklands Light Railway
DMB: Divisional Management Board
DMU: Diesel multiple unit
DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNB: Departure from nucleate boiling
DNHPD: Department of National Health and Population Department (South Africa)
DO: Dangerous occurrence
DoE: Department of the Environment now Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
DOE: Department of Energy (United States)
DOL: Department of Labor (United States)
DOT: Department of Transport now part of Department Transport, Local Government and the Regions
DOT: Department of Transportation (United States)
DP: Disabled person
DPE: Duty holder planning event
DRC: Disaster Research Centre (USA)
DS: Danish Standards Association
DSAC: Design safety analysis and control
DSC: Design safety case
DSC: Differential scanning calorimetry
DSE: Display screen equipment
DSEAR: Dangerous Substances and Explosives Atmospheres Regulations
DSHA Regs: Dangerous Substances in Harbours and Harbour Areas Regulations
DSO: Direct service organisation
DSS: Department of Social Security
DST *: Directorate of Science and Technology
DTA: Differential thermal analysis
DTI: Department of Trade and Industry
DTLR: Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
DTM: Desk top monitoring
DVD: Digital versatile disc
DVT: Driver van training
DWC: Department Whitley Council
DWL: Derived working levels
DWP: Department for Work and Pensions