Acronyms and Abbreviations used in HSE - U

Acronym: Description
UA: Unit of Account
UBA: Umweltbundesamt (Germany)
UCATT: Union of Construction Allied Trade Technicians
UCO: Use Classes Order
UCSIP: Union des Chambres de l'Industrie du Petrole
UDC: Universal Decimal Classification
UDRP: Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy
UDS: Unscheduled DNA synthesis
UEL: Upper explosive limit
UEL: Upper exposure limit
UFL: Upper flammability limit
UHS: Ultimate heat sink
UILI: Union of International Independent Laboratories
UKAEA: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
UKAS: United Kingdom Accreditation Service
UKCS: United Kingdom Continental Shelf
UKHIS: United Kingdom Hazard Information System
UKIBEC: United Kingdom Insurance Brokers' European Committee
UKMIS: United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations
UKOOA: United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association
UKPIA: United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association
UKREP: United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the EC
UL: Underwriters Laboratories (USA)
ULV: Ultra Low Volume
UNCETDG: United Nationals Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
UNCLOS: United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
UNCSTD: United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development
UNECE: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme
UNI: Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (Italy)
UNICE: Union des Industries de la Communaute Europeenne
UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
UNIG: Utilities National Interest Group
UNM: Union de Normalisation de la Mecanique (France)
UNSCEAR: United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
URENCO: Dutch/German/UK organisation for uranium enrichment
USA: Universities Safety Association
USAS: United States of America Standards Institute
USNRC: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
UTE: Union Technique de l'Electricite (France)
UV: Ultra Violet
UVCE: Unconfined vapour cloud explosion
UVV: Unfallverhutungsvorschrift (Germany)
UWC: User Worked Crossing
UWED: Use of Work Equipment Directive (EC)