Acronyms and Abbreviations used in HSE - E

Acronym: Description
EA: Environment Agency
EA75: Explosives Act 1875
EA regs: Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations
EAC: European Agency for Cooperation (EC)
EAE: Evidence analysis and evaluation
EAEC: European Atomic Energy Community
EARA: European Asbestos Removal Association
EAS: Enterprise allowance scheme
EASE: Estimation and assessment of substance exposure
EASHW: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
EAU *: Economic Advisors' Unit (part of Policy Unit)
EAZ: Education action zone
EBW: Electron beam welding
EC: European Commission
EC: European Communities
ECA: Electrical Contractors Association
ECA: Economic Commission for Africa (UN)
ECAC: European Civil Aviation Conference
ECCS: Emergency core cooling system
ECDIN: Environmental Chemical Data Information Network (EC)
ECE: Economic Commission for Europe (UN)
ECETOC: European Chemical Industry Ecology and Toxicology Centre
ECG: European co-operation grouping
ECGD: Export Credits Guarantee Department
ECIA: Engineering Construction Industry Association
ECIS: European Communities Information Service
ECISS: European Committee for Iron and Steel Standardisation
ECITC: European Committee for I.T. Testing and Certification
ECL: Exposure control limit
ECMA: European Computer Manufacturers Association
ECOIN: European core inventory
ECS: Empty coaching stock
ECSU *: Electrical Certification Support Unit
ED: Employment Department now Department for Education and Skills
EDG: Employment Department Group
EDI: Electronic data interchange
EDO: Estate duty office
EDTA: Ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid
EEB: European Environmental Bureau
EECMB *: Electrical Equipment Certification Management Board
EECS *: Electrical Equipment Certification Service
EEF: Engineering Employers Federation
EEG: Europese Economische Gemeenschap (Dutch for EEC)
EEI: Edison Electric Institute
EEL: Emergency exposure limit
EEMUA: Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association
EER: Emergency evacuation and rescue
EFL *: Explosion and Flame Laboratory, now part of HSL
EFTA: European Free Trade Association
EHO: Environmental health officer
EHSR: Essential health and safety requirement
EI *: (HM) Explosives Inspectorate
EIA: Environmental impact assessment
EIC: Energy Industries Council
EINECS: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances
ELCB: Earth leakage circuit breaker
ELCI: Employers' Liability Compulsory Insurance
ELF: Extra low frequency
ELINCS: European list of new commercial chemical substances
ELO *: Enforcement liaison officer
EM *: Explanatory memorandum
EMA *: Employment Medical Adviser
EMAS *: Employment Medical Advisory Service
EMR: Electromagnetic radiation
EMSU *: Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit
EMU: Electrical multiple unit
EMU: European Economic and Monetary Union
EN: European Standard
ENA *: Employment Nursing Adviser
ENB: Explosives Notified Body
EO: Ethylene oxide
EO: Executive Officer
EOF: Europaeiske Okonomiske Faellesskab (Danish for EEC)
EOTC: European Organisation for Conformity Assessment
EPA: Environmental Protection Act
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency (USA)
EPI-DERM: Surveillance scheme for occupational skin disease
EPO: European Patent Organisation
EPOCH: European Programme on Climatology and Natural Hazards
EPS: Enforcement policy statement
EPS: European Pre-standard
ERB: Engineers Registration Board (CEI)
ERIC: Emergency response intervention card
ERL: Emergency reference level
ES: Ergonomics Society
ESAC *: Education Services Advisory Committee
ESB *: Executive Support Branch now Senior Management Support Unit
ESC: Economic and Social Committee (EC)
ESD: Emergency shutdown device
ESF: European Social Fund
ESFR: Early suppression fast response
ESH: Electric surface heating
ESP: Electrostatic precipitator
ESPRIT: European Strategic Programme for Research and Development in Information Technology
ESRA: European Safety and Reliability Association
ESReDA: European Safety Reliability and Data Association
ESTC: Explosives Storage and Transport Committee
ETS: Environmental tobacco smoke
ETS: European Telecommunications Standards
ETSI: European Telecommunications Standards Institute
ETVA: Elektrotechnische Versuchsanstalt (Austria)
EU: European Union
EURADOS: European Radiation Dosimetry Group
EURATOM: European Atomic Energy Community
EUROCONTROL: European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
EUROCOOP: European Community of Consumers' Co-operatives
EUROMAP: European Plastics Machinery Suppliers' Association
EUROSH*NET: European Occupational Safety and Health Network
EUROSTATS: Series of statistics produced by the SOEC
EUROVENT: European Committee of Air Handling and Air Conditioning Equipment Manufacturers
EWC: European Works Councils
EWG: Europaeische Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft
EXCO: Executive Committee (ISO)
EXP: Expanded polystyrene
EXTEST: International Study Group for the Standardisation of Methods of Testing Explosives
EZ: Enterprise zone