Acronyms and Abbreviations used in HSE - O

Acronym: Description
OAC: Operational analysis and control model
OB *: Operations Branch. OSD
Obs: Obsolete/Obsolescent
OBST: Operational Business Systems Team
OC: Open crossing
OC *: Operational Circular
OCB: Offshore Certification Bureau
OCD: Occupational cerviobrachial disorder
OCR: Opportunity Cost Rent
OCR 1322 Scheme: Management of health and safety and welfare for small and medium sized businesses in the construction industry
OCT: Overseas Countries and Territories
OD: Organisation(al) Development
ODA: Olympic Delivery Authority
OECD-IGUS: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development - International Group of Experts on the Explosion Risks of Unstable Substances
OEL: Occupational exposure limit
OES *: Occupational exposure standard
OfGAS: Office of Gas Supply
OFGEM: Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
OFTEL: Office of Telecommunications
OFWAT: Office of Water Services
OG: Operations Group
OGC: Office of Government Commerce
OGD: Other Government Departments
OGU: Open Government Unit
OH: Occupational health
OHAC *: Occupational Health Advisory Committee
OHASP: Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner
OHEU *: Occupational Health and Environment Unit
OHP: Overhead projector
OHS: (Civil Service) Occupational Health Service
OHSLB: Occupational Health and Safety Lead Body
OIAC *: Oil Industry Advisory Committee
OIE: Office International des Epizooties
OILM: International Organization of Legal Metrology
OIML: International Organization of Legal Metrology
OIM: Offshore Installations Manager
OITAF: International Organization for Transportation by Rope
OJ: Official Journal (of the European Communities)
OJEC: Official Journal of the European Communities
OLC: Occupation level crossing
OLC: Open level crossing
OLE: Object linking and embedding
OM: Operations Manager
OM *: Operational Minute
OMCS: Office of the Minister for the Civil Service
OME: Ontario Ministry of Environment
OMF *: Operations Managers Forum
OMHL *: Occupational Medicine and Hygiene Laboratory
OMT: Operations management team
OOPEC: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
OP: Occasional Paper
OP: Organophosphate/Organophosphorus
OPA *: Output and Performance Analysis
OPIP: Operational Process Improvement Project
OPM: Output and Performance Measures
OPO: One Person Operated
OPSD: Operational Support and Policy Division
OPSS: Office of Public Service and Science
ORR: Office of the Rail Regulator
OSC: Off-Site Centre
OSC: Operational Safety Case
OSD *: Offshore Safety Division
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USA)
OSHCD: Occupational Safety and Health Compact Disc
OSHIG: Occupational Safety and Health Information Group
OSHLB: Occupational Safety and Health Lead Body
OSHRC: Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (USA)
OSHROM: Occupational Safety and Health (Compact Disc) Read Only Memory. Contains NIOSHTIC, CISDOC, HSELINE, MHIDAS databases
OSIRIS: Optical scattering instantaneous respirable dust indication system
OSRP Act: Offices Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963
OSRPA: Offices Shops and Railway Premises Act
OST: Office of Science and Technology
OSU PIGI: Operational Support Unit's Procedures, Instructions, Guidance, Information
OSZHD: Organisation for the Collaboration of Railways (E. Europe)
OTAR: Overseas Tariffs and Regulations
OTSB: Offshore Safety and Technology Board
OTSU: Open Tech Support Unit
OU: Operations Unit
OVC: Occupational Violent Crime
OZ: Outer Zone