Acronyms and Abbreviations used in HSE - T

Acronym: Description
t: tonne(s)
T: Toxic
TA: Training Agency
TA: Technical Adviser
TA: Topic Assessor
TACADE: Teachers Advisory Committee on Alcohol and Drug Education
TAG: Technical Advisory Group
TAM: Topic Assessment Manager
TAR: Topic Assessment Record
TBT Agreement: Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
TC: Tar Creosote
TC: Track Circuit
TCDD: Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin
TCLo: Toxic Concentration Low
TCPA: Town and Country Planning Act 1971
TCPSA: Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972
TCSU: Technical Computing Services Unit
TDGSA: Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations
TDI: Toluene diisocyanate
TDLo: Toxic dose low
TDN: Technical Data Note now replaced by HSE Guidance Notes
TEAM *: Technically evaluated advisory materials
TEAP: Transportation Emergency Assistance Plan (Canada)
TEC: Training and Enterprise Council (Training Agency)
TELARC: Testing Laboratory Registration Council of New Zealand
TEM: Transmission electron microscopy
TEXIAC *: Textiles Industry Advisory Committee
TFPI: Tripartite Forum on Health and Safety in the Pharmaceutical Industry
TGA: Thermogravimetric analysis
TGIC: Triglycidyl Isocyanurate
THELA: Training sub-committee of HELA
TGWU: Transport and General Workers Union
THORP: Thermal oxide reprocessing plant
THSD *: Technology and Health Services Division, now Directorate of Science and Technology
TIG: Tungsten Inert Gas
TIL *: Technical Information Leaflet
TIR: Transport International Routier
TLI *: Training Liaison Inspector
TLO *: Training Liaison Officer
TLV: Threshold limit value
TM: Testing memorandum
TM *: Training Manager
TM *: Typing Manager
TMA: Trimellitic Anhydride
TML: Trans Manche Link
TMSG *: Technical, Medical and Science Group
TNO: Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek
TNPG: The Nuclear Power Group
TOC: Train Operating Company
TOFD: Time-of-Flight-Diffraction (ultrasonic inspection)
TOPS: Total Operations Processing System - British Rail
TOR: Tolerability of Risk
TORCH: Transferring Ownership Responsibility and Commitment for Hazard Control
TP: Temporary Promotion
TPC: Technical Progress Committee (EC)
TPED: Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive
TPR: Transportable Pressure Receptacles
TQ: Total Quality
TRC: Technology Reports Centre
TRC: Textile Research Council
TRC: The Radiochemical Centre Ltd.
TRNS *: Technical rules, new series (issued by EECS)
TSB: Technical Staffs Branch
TSCA: Toxic Substances Control Act (USA)
TSI: Technical Specifications for Interoperability
TSWG: Track Safety Working Group
TTO: Telecommunications Technical Officers
TU *: Technology Unit. OSD
TU: Trade Union
TUC: Trades Union Congress
THORP: Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant
TUS: Trade Union Side
TUTB: European Trade Union Technical Bureau for Health and Safety (Belgium)
TVI: Tutored Video Instruction
TW: Thames Water
TWA: Time-Weighted Average
TWI: Training Within Industry