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AA - nothing to do with alcohol or cars—the Arboricultural Association HSE - Health & Safety Executive— you’ll meet them if you get it wrong! AFAG - Arboriculture & Forestry Advisory Group– safety guidance leaflets CE - Conformité Européene; the European standards which ensure equipment sold is safe and fit for purpose BS - British Standard; the UK’s authority on quality control standards for all safety critical equipment and guidance documents for best practice WLL- Working Load Limit; the maximum working capacity of an item of equipment can safely carry or hold in the correct configuration SWL - Safe Working Load; the older version of WLL—applied more often to engineering
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MBS - Minimum Breaking Strength; the minimum applied force or load at which the item can be expected to fail MBL - Minimum Breaking Load; the minimum applied load or weight which will cause the item to fail SF - Safety Factor;
HaSaWA - Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 PPE - Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992 LOLER - Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 PUWER - Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 RIDDOR - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 WaHR - Work at Height Regulations 2005 |