Health and Safety, Environment and Quality Audits
By Peter Ashwell

Glossary

A

ACM
Asbestos-containing material
AFWP
Audit finding working paper

B

BCAM
Business controls assessment matrix
BCF
Business control framework

C

CFC
Chlorofluorocarbon
CoCo
Criteria of Control Board
COSO
Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission
CSR
Corporate social responsibility

E

ERIC
Eliminate, Reduce, Isolate, Control
EU
European Union

F

FDA
Food and Drug Administration

G

G8
Group of 8
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GDP
Gross domestic product

I

IMF
International Monetary Fund
IPPC
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
ISO
International Standards Organisation

K

KPI
Key performance indicator

M

MSA
Management self-assessment

O

OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

P

PCAOB
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
PDCA
Plan, Do, Check, Act
PEST
Political, Economic, Social, Technical
PML
Possible maximum loss
PPE
Personal protective equipment

R

RPI
Retail price index

S

SCBA
Self-contained breathing apparatus
SMART
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Right, Timely
SWOT
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

T

ToR
Terms of reference

U

US/USA
United States/United States of America
UK
United Kingdom

W

WTO
World Trade Organisation
Copyright Stephen Asbury and Peter Ashwell 2007 under license agreement with Books24x7
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