FIG UK Abbreviations and Acronyms. Compiled by Sheila Pantry OBE BA FCLIPFor chemical substances the CAS registry number is also given. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZAAACAutoclaved Aerated Concrete. AAFAAustralian Assembly of Fire Authorities. AAIBAir Accidents Investigation Board. ABCAlarms By Carrier. ABCBAustralian Building Codes Board. ABCMAssociation of Building Component Manufacturers. ABEAssociation of Building Engineers. ABFTAssociation of British Fire Trades. ABHMAssociation of Builders Hardware Manufacturers. ABIAssociation of British Insurers. ABIAssociation of British Investigators. ABNTAssociation Brasileira de Normas Tecnicas. ABSacrylonitrile butadiene styrene. ABSAnti lock Braking Systems. ABSACAustralian Building Standards Appraisal Council. ACalternating current. ACAudit Commission. ACASAdvisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. 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A AAC Autoclaved Aerated Concrete AAFA Australian Assembly of Fire Authorities AAIB Air Accidents Investigation Board ABC Alarms By Carrier ABCB Australian Building. ACREAssociation for Consumer Research. ACSAmerican Chemical Society. ACSTAAdvisory Commission on Standardisation Technical Approvals. ACTCAdvisory Committee for Testing Certification. ACVactual cash value replacement cost of a fire loss minus depreciationADApproved Document of the Building RegulationsADAPTICnonlinear analysis program. ADBApproved Document BADDsactual delivered densities of ESFR sprinklersANDEuropean agreement on international carriage of dangerous goods by inland waterways. ADOAssistant Divisional Officer. ADREuropean agreement on the international carriage of dangerous goods by road. ADSaspiratory detection systems. AEAAtomic Energy Authority. AEEAtomic Energy Establishment. AENEAsociacion Espagnola de Normalizacion y Certificacion. AEREAtomic Energy Research Establishment. AFAAutomatic Fire Alarm. AFACAustralian Fire Authorities Council. AFDautomatic fire detection. AFEGAustralian Fire Engineering Guidelines. AFFFAqueous Film Forming Foam known as A triple FAFISAssociation of Fire Insurance Surveyors. AFNORFrench Standards organisation. AFPAAustralian Fire Protection Association. AFPEAssociation of Fire Protection Engineers. AFPOAssociation of Principal Fire Officers. A frame. A structure with 2 deeply angled sides that meet at the top like an AA frame ladderladder used by firefighters to change sprinkler heads etc. AFSAuxiliary Fire Service. AFSAAmerican Fire Sprinkler Association. AGARAmerican Gas Association Research Division. AIAAAmerican Institute of Aeronautics Astronautics. AIBSAustralian Institute of Building Surveyors. AICh. EAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers. AIFSAssistant Inspector of Fire Services. AIRAHAustralia Refrigeration, Air Conditioning Heating. AIRCOair co ordinator. AIRMICAssociation of Insurance Risk Managers in Industry Commerce. AISBVCAsociacion de Investigacion. Seguridad Vidas y Bienes Cepreven. Download Gears Of War 2 Xbox 360. AITautogenous ignition temperature. AIVCAir Infiltration Ventilation Centre. ALARMAssociation of Local Authority Risk Managers. ALARMAlternative Life Safety Analysis for Retrofit Cost Minimisation NISTALARPAs Low As Reasonably Practical safety managementALEMAssociation of Loading Elevating Equipment Manufacturers. ALOFTA Large Open Fire plume Trajectory model. AMDAmendment to British StandardAMKAnti Misting Kerosene. AMPAmperes standard unit for the amount of an electric current at a given point. ANPINVBBAssociation Nationale pour la Protection contre lincindie BelgiumANSAmerican Nuclear Society. ANSIAmerican National Standards Institute. AOHAluminium oxide hydroxide BoehmiteAPBArson Prevention Bureau. APEAAssociation of Petroleum Explosive Acts Administration. APFSAsian Pacific Fire Safety. APIAmerican Petroleum Institute. APPammonium polyphosphate. APPFSAssociation of Procurement Practitioners in the Fire Service. APPFSGAll Party Parliamentary Fire Safety Group. APSADAssemblee Pleniere des Societes dAssurances Dommages. AR AFFFAlcohol Resistant Aqueous Film Forming Foam. ARGOSzone type fire model at DIFTASStandards Australia. ASCEAmerican Society of Civil Engineers. ASCIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange. ASCOSAnalysis of Smoke Control Systems, fire model. ASDAir sampling detection systems. ASDMAArchitectural Specialist Door Manufacturers Association. ASETAvailable Safe Egress Time, fire model. ASFPAssociation for Specialist Fire Protection. ASFPCMAssociation of Specialist Fire Protection Contractors Manufacturers. ASHRAEAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigeration Air Conditioning. ASKFRScomputer package for fire engineers from FRSASMAmerican Society for Metals. ASMEAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers. ASNTAmerican Society for Non Destructive Testing. ASTAAssociation of Short Circuit Testing Authorities. ASTMAmerican Society for Testing Materials. ATEXAtmospheres Explosibles Directive, of the ECATHAluminium trihydroxide 2. ATMatmospheresATMSautomated teller systems. ATOAntimonytrioxide 1. ATSOAssociation of Trading Standards Officers. AUAutomobile series British StandardsAVCATkerosine fuel for aircraft. AVGASaviation spirit. AVLSAutomatic Vehicle Locking Systems. AVTAGlow octane petrol. AVTURaviation kerosine. AWGAmerican Wire Gage GaugeAWREAtomic Weapons Research Establishment now DERABBAbreathing apparatus. BAABritish Airports Authority. BACOBreathing Apparatus Control Officer. BADP or BPA DPPBisphenol A diphenyl posphate, EINECS 4. BAFEBritish Approvals for Fire Equipment. BAFSABritish Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association Previously BASABAMBundesanstalt fur Materialprufung. BAMABritish Aerosol Manufacturers Association. BAPBickerdike Allen Partners fire consultantsBASABritish Automatic Sprinkler Association. BASECBritish Approvals Service for Electric Cables. BASEEFABritish Approvals Service for Electrical Equipment in Flammable Atmospheres. BASFBritish Automatic Sprinkler Federation. BBABritish Board of Agreement. BCBattalion chief. BCABritish Cement Association. BCBBritish Consultants Bureau. BCFbromochlorodifluoromethane Halon 1. BCGABritish Compressed Gases Association. BCMbromochloromethane. BCSBritish Calibration Service. BCSABritish Constructional Steelwork Association. BCSFBusiness and Community Safety Forum. BDAGBuilding Disaster Assessment Group. BDP or BPA BDPPBisphenol A bis diphenylphosphate 5. BDPBuilding Design Partnership. BEABBritish Electrotechnical Approvals Service. BEAMAFederation of British Electrotechnical Allied Manufacturers Association. BECBritish Electrotechnical Committee. BECBuilding Employers Confederation. BERRBusiness, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. BESABritish Electrical Systems Association. BFCBritish Fire Consortium. BFISSBirmingham Fire Insurance Surveyors Society. BFPCBritish Fire Prevention Committee. BFPSABritish Fire Protection Systems Association now part of the FIABFRBrominated flame retardant. BFRCBritish Flame Research Committee. BFRLBuilding Fire Research Laboratory, NIST, USABFSABritish Fire Services Association. BHPbrake horsepower. BHPBroken Hill Proprietry Co. Melbourne Research Labs. BHRABritish Hydraulics Research Association. BIABritish Insurance Association now ABIBIATBritish Institute of Architectural Technicians. BIBABritish Insurance Brokers Association. BICCInternational Building Classification Committee. BICCBritish Insulated Cable Company. BIFMBritish Institute of Facilities Management. BIIBABritish Insurers International Committee. BIMBritish Institute of Management. BISFBritish Iron Steel Federation. BLABritish Lift Association. BLAZESfire museum in Somerset. BLCBEboiling liquid collapsed bubble explosion. Bldg. Regs. Building Regulations. BLEVEsBoiling Liquid Expanding Vapour ExplosionsBMEGBuilding Materials Export Group. BMFBritish Metals Federation. BMHBBritish Materials Handling Board.