|
ABARE
|
Australian Bureau
of Agriculture and Resource Economics
|
|
ABS
|
Acrylonitrile-Butadiene
Styrene or Australian Bureau of Statistics
|
|
ACC
|
American Chemistry
Council
|
|
ACCI
|
Australian Chamber
of Commerce and Industry
|
|
ACF
|
Australian
Conservation Foundation
|
|
ACCORD
|
Industry
Association - consumer, cosmetic, hygiene and secialty products
|
|
ACTDG
|
Advisory Committee
on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
|
|
AFGC
|
Australian Food
and Grocery Council
|
|
AGO
|
Australian
Greenhouse Office
|
|
AiG
|
Australian
Industry Group
|
|
AIGN
|
Australian
Industry Greenhouse Network
|
|
AIME
|
Asia Pacific
Incentives Meetings Expo
|
|
ANZECC
|
Australian and New
Zealand Environment Conservation Council
|
|
ANZFA
|
Australian NewNew
Zealand Food Authority
|
|
ANZIGA
|
Australian &
New Zealand Industrial Gas Association
|
|
APMF
|
Australian Paint
Manufacturers Federation
|
|
AS
|
Australian
Standard
|
|
ASCC
|
Office of
Australian Safety and Compensation Council (Previously NOHSC)
|
|
ASMI
|
Australian Self
Medication Industries
|
|
ATO
|
Australian
Taxation Office
|
|
AusLCI
|
Australian
Life-Cycle Inventory Inititative
|
|
AWT
|
Alternative Waste
Treatment
|
|
BCA
|
Business Council
of Australia
|
|
BMC
|
Benchmark
Concentration
|
|
BMD
|
Benchmark Dose
|
|
CDL
|
Container Deposit
Legislation
|
|
CEC/CCE
|
Commission of the
European Communities
|
|
CEFIC
|
European Chemical
Industry Council
|
|
CFC
|
Chlorofluorocarbon
|
|
CICAD
|
Concise
International Chemical Assessment Documents
|
|
CIS/ILO
|
International Occupational
Safety and Health Information Centre
|
|
CoAG
|
Council of
Australian Governments
|
|
C o P
|
Code of Practice
|
|
CPLG
|
Chemicals and
Plastics Leadership Group
|
|
CSD
|
Commission on
Sustainable Development
|
|
CSIRO
|
Commonwealth
Science and Industrial Research Organisation
|
|
CNTs
|
Carbon Nanotubes
|
|
COP
|
Conference of
Parties (eg COP5 - Greenhouse)
|
|
CSTEE
|
European Union
Scientific Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment
|
|
DFAT
|
Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
|
|
DG
|
Dangerous Good
|
|
ECETOC
|
European Centre
for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals
|
|
EIA
|
Economic Impact
Assessment
|
|
EP
|
Epoxy Resins
|
|
EPA
|
EPA (Aus) Environmental Protection Authority
EPA (USA) Environmental Protection Agency
|
|
FAO
|
Food and
Agriculture Organisation (part of OCED)
|
|
FTA
|
Free Trade
Agreement
|
|
GHS
|
Globally
Harmonised System for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
|
|
GINC
|
Global
Information Network on Chemicals
|
|
GPS
|
Global
Product Strategy
|
|
GRUB
|
Generally
Representative Upper Bound
|
|
GST
|
Goods
and Services Tax
|
|
HDPE
|
High Density
Polyethylene
|
|
HHW
|
Household
Hazardous Waste
|
|
HIPS
|
High Impact
Polystyrene
|
|
HNS -
|
International Convention
on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with Convention the
Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea
|
|
HS
|
Hazardous
Substance
|
|
HSE
|
Health, Safety and
Environment
|
|
IARC
|
International
Agency for Research on Cancer
|
|
ICA
|
Insurance Council
of Australia
|
|
ICCA
|
International
Council of Chemical Associations
|
|
ICCS
|
International
Conference on Chemical Safety
|
|
ICEF
|
International
Federation of Chemical, Energy and General Workers Union
|
|
ICEM
|
International
Federation of Chemical, Energy Mining and General Workers Union
|
|
ICFTU
|
International
Confederation of Free Trade Unions
|
|
ICON
|
International
Council on Nanotechnology
|
|
ICSC
|
International
Chemical Safety Cards
|
|
IDAS
|
Importers,
Distributers and Sealants
|
|
IFCS
|
Intergovernmental
Forum on Chemical Safety
|
|
IGAE
|
Intergovernmental
Agreement on the Environment
|
|
IGCC
|
Intergovernmental
Counsultative Committee
|
|
IGO
|
Intergovernmental
Organisation
|
|
IPCS
|
International
Programme on Chemical Safety
|
|
IRPTC
|
International
Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals
|
|
ISO
|
International
Standards Organisation
|
|
IUTOX
|
International
Union of Toxicology
|
|
JECFA
|
Joint Expert
Committee on Food Additives
|
|
JMPR
|
Joint Meeting on
Pesticide Residurs
|
|
JSRC
|
Joint Safety
Review Committee
|
|
LCA
|
Life-Cycle
Assessment
|
|
LCI
|
Life-Cycle
Inventory
|
|
LDPE
|
Low Density
Polyethylene
|
|
LRTAP
|
Long-Range
Transboundary Air Pollution
|
|
MEFP
|
Managing Energy
for Profits
|
|
MF
|
Melamine
Formaldehyde
|
|
MHF
|
Major Hazard
Facility
|
|
MPPI
|
Mobile Phone
Partnership Initiative
|
|
MRL
|
Maximum Residue
Limits
|
|
MSDS
|
Material Safety
Data Sheet
|
|
MTIA
|
Metal Trades
Industry Association
|
|
NAPL
|
Non-Aqueous Phase
Liquids
|
|
NBTA
|
National Bulk
Tankers Association
|
|
NBFI
|
Non-Bank Financial
Institution
|
|
NDS
|
National Data Set
for Compensation-Based Studies
|
|
NEPM
|
National
Environmental Protection Measure
|
|
NFA
|
National Food
Authority
|
|
NFSA
|
National Food
Sandards Council
|
|
NGO
|
Nongovernmental
Organization
|
|
NHMRC
|
National Health
and Medical Research Council
|
|
NICNAS
|
National
Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme
|
|
NIOHS
|
National Institute
of Occupational Health and Safety
|
|
NOEL
|
No Observable
Effect Level
|
|
NOHSC
|
National Occupational
Health and Safety Commission
|
|
NPI
|
National Pollutant
Inventory
|
|
NRA
|
National
Registration Authority
|
|
NRTC
|
National Road
Transport Commission
|
|
NTP
|
National
Toxicology Program
|
|
NEW
|
Normal Weekly
Earnings
|
|
OECD
|
Organisation for
Economic Cooperation and Development
|
|
OEH
|
Occupational and
Environmental Health (WHO)
|
|
OHS
|
Occupational
Health and Safety
|
|
ORR
|
Office of
Regulation Review
|
|
PA11
|
Nylon 11
|
|
PA12
|
Nylon 12
|
|
PACIA
|
Plastics and
Chemicals Industries Association
|
|
PBTs
|
Persistant
Bioaccumlative and Toxic Substances
|
|
PC
|
Polycarbonate
|
|
PCAS
|
PACIA Carrier
Accreditation Scheme
|
|
PCB
|
Polychlorinated
Biphenyls
|
|
PEC
|
Priority Existing
Chemical
|
|
PET
|
Polyethylene
Terephthalate
|
|
PF
|
Phenol
Formaldehyde
|
|
PFTE
|
Polytetrafluoroethylene
|
|
PHE
|
Protection of
Human Environment (WHO)
|
|
PIC
|
Prior Informed
Consent
|
|
PIIP
|
Plastics Industry
Improvement Project
|
|
PM&C
|
Prime Minister and
Cabinet
|
|
PMFOF
|
Plastics -
Materials For Our Future
|
|
PMMA
|
Polymethylmethacrylate
(acrylic)
|
|
PMP
|
Polymethylpentene
|
|
PMSEIC
|
Prime Ministers
Science, Engineering and Innovation Council
|
|
POM
|
Polyoxymethylene
(Polyacetal)
|
|
POPs
|
Persistant
Orgainic Pollutants
|
|
PP
|
Polypropylene
|
|
PPE
|
Polyphenylene
Ether or Personal Protective Equipment
|
|
PPVC
|
Plasticised
Polyvinyl Chloride
|
|
PRTRs
|
Pollutant Release
Transfer Registers
|
|
PS
|
Polystyrene
|
|
PURD
|
Polyurethanes
Division
|
|
PVC
|
Polyvinyl Chloride
|
|
RC
|
Responsible Care
|
|
RCLG
|
Responsible Care
Leadership Group
|
|
REACH
|
Registration,
Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals
|
|
REPSA
|
Recycling Expanded
Polystyrene Australia
|
|
REWaRDS
|
Resouce Efficiency
and Waste Reduction Delivering Savings
|
|
R&D
|
Research and
Development
|
|
RIS
|
Regulatory Impact
Statement
|
|
RoHS
|
Restriction of the
use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical & electronic equipment
|
|
SAICM
|
Strategic Approach
to International Chemicals Management
|
|
SAN
|
Styrene
Acrylonitrile
|
|
SCARM
|
Standing Committee
on Agriculture and Resource Management
|
|
SEPP
|
State Environment
Protection Policy
|
|
SHE
|
Safety, Health and
Environment
|
|
SI
|
Silicone Resins
|
|
SMS
|
Safety Management
System
|
|
SSAN
|
Security Sensitve
Amonium Nitrate
|
|
TAC
|
Transport Accident
Commission (Victoria)
|
|
TGA
|
Therapeutic Goods
Administration
|
|
UF
|
Urea Formaldehyde
|
|
UNCED
|
United Nations
Conference on Environment and Development
|
|
UNEP
|
United Nations
Environment Program
|
|
UNFCCC
|
United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change
|
|
UNIDO
|
United Nations
Industrial Development Organisation
|
|
UPVC
|
Unplasticised
Polyvinyl Chloride
|
|
VECCI
|
Victorian Chamber
of Commerce and Industry
|
|
VIOSH
|
Victorian
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
|
|
VLAA
|
Victorian Litter
Action Alliance
|
|
VRTA
|
Victorian Road
Transport Association
|
|
waterMAP
|
Water Management
Action Plan (Vic)
|
|
WAWE
|
Workers Average
Weekly Earnings
|
|
WBCSD
|
World Business
Council for Sustainable Development
|
|
WEEE
|
Waste from
Electronic and Electrical Equipment
|
|
WHA
|
World Health
Assembly (WHO)
|
|
WHO
|
World Health
Organisation
|
|
WHS
|
Work Health Safety
|
|
WWF
|
World Wildlife
Fund/World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wrestling Federation
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