Acronyms and Abbreviations used in HSE - F

Acronym: Description
F & GPC: Finance and General Purposes Committee (sub-committee of NEC)
F&RA: Fire and Rescue Authority
FAC: Food and Agriculture Committee
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAST: Federation against Software Theft
FASTCo: Forestry and Arboriculture Safety and Training Council
FBG: Fluidised bed generator
FCG *: Field Consultant Group
FC(SP)R: Fire Certificate (Special Premises) Regulations 1976
FDA: Food and Drug Administration (USA)
FDA: Association of First Division Civil Servants
FDIS: Final Draft International Standard
FEPA: Food and Environment Protection Act
FER: Fundamental Expenditure Review
FFI: Flexible film isolator
FI *: (HM) Factory Inspectorate
FIAC *: Foundries Industry Advisory Committee
FIC *: Factory Inspectorate (Subject File) Circular
FIM *: Factory Inspectorate Minute
FIN *: Factory Inspectorate Note
FINU *: Finance Unit (part of Resources and Planning Directorate)
FIRA: Furniture Industry Research Association
FIRAC *: Factory Inspectorate Research Advisory Committee
FISM *: Factory Inspectorate Specialist Minute
FISP *: Financial Systems and Payments
Fit3: Fit for work, fit for life, fit for tomorrow
FL: Flexileave
FLP: Flameproof
FLT: Fork lift truck
FM: Factory Mutual (USA)
FMAS: Financial Management Accounting System
FMB: Federation of Master Builders
FMI: Financial Management Initiative
FMU *: Field Management Unit
FOCUS *: Field Operations Computer System
FOD *: Field Operations Directorate
FOD MB: FOD Management Board
FOILE: FOD's iInterventions with large employers
FOM *: Fortnightly Operational Minute (issued by FOD)
FOPS: Falling Object Protective Structure(s)
FOU: For Official Use
FP*: Field Professional
FPA71: Fire Precautions Act 1971
FPO: Fire Prevention Officer
FPSO: Floating production storage and off-loading unit
FPU *: Finance and Planning Unit
FP(W)R: Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997
FRAB: Financial Reporting and Advisory Board
FRS: Financial Reporting Standards
FRS: Fire Research Station (part of BRE)
FSA: Financial Services Authority
FSA: Foreign Service Allowances
FSA: Food Standards Agency
FSAC: Food Safety Advisory Centre
FSBP: Finger systolic blood pressure
FSO: Fire Safety Officer
FSO: Formal Second Opinion
FSR: Filter self-rescuer (mining)
FSSU *: Field Scientific Support Unit now Field Services Unit
FST: Finger skin temperature
FSU *: Field Services Unit
FSU: Floating storage unit
FSV: Free steered vehicle
FWH: Flexible working hours
FWR: Functional work recording system