There are plenty of HR and health and safety acronyms! The list below shows what each acronym stands for, and covers software, accreditations, industry bodies, job titles, legal terms, expressions from the workplace and more!
Acronyms
- ATS – Applicant Tracking System
- CBOSH – Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
- CFO – Chief Financial Officer
- CHAS – Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme
- CIPP – Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
- CIPD – Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- CMS – Content Management System
- CPD – Continuing Professional Development
- COSHH – Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
- DSE – Display Screen Equipment
- DWP – Department for Work and Pensions
- EAP – Employee Assistance Program
- EE – Employee Engagement
- ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning
- FCA – Financial Conduct Authority
- FT – Full Time
- FTE – Full Time Equivalent
- FRA – Fire Risk Assessment
- GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation
- HACCAP – Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
- HSE – Health and Safety Executive
- HMRC – His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
- ICO – Information Commissioner’s Office
- IPT – Insurance Premium Tax
- IR35 – Intermediaries Legislation
- IOSH – Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
- ISO – International Organization for Standardization
- JD – Job Description
- KPI – Key Performance Indicator
- LLP – Limited Liability Partnership
- LTD – Limited Company
- NIC – National Insurance Contributions
- Nebosh – National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health
- OOO – Out of Office
- OT – Overtime
- PAT – Portable Appliance Testing
- PAYE – Pay As You Earn
- PDF – Portable Document Format
- PLC – Public Limited Company
- PPE – Personal Protective Equipment
- RIDDOR – Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
- RP – Redundancy Pay
- ROSPA – Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
- RTW – Return to Work
- SFBB – Safer Food Better Business
- SME – Small and Medium-sized Enterprise
- SMAS – Safety Management Advisory Services
- SSP – Statutory Sick Pay
- TMV – Thermostatic Mixing Valve
- VAT – Value Added Tax
- VDU – Visual Display Unit
- WFH – Work From Home
If you come across any HR or health and safety acronyms that you can’t find out what it stands for, get in touch and we’ll get it added to the list above!