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GLOSSARY OF INTERNATIONAL ACRONYMS
 

ADR/RID European Road/Rail Conventions (govern transport of dangerous goods throughout Europe)
CEN Committee on European Normalization
COHMED Cooperative Hazardous Materials Enforcement Development
EC European Commission  
DG V Public Health & Safety At Work Directorate
DG VII Transport Directorate
DG XI Environment, Nuclear Safety & Civil Protection Directorate
GESAMP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environment Protection
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
IATA International Air Transport Association
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
DGP Dangerous Goods Panel
TI Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air
IFCS   Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety
IG Intersessional Group
ILO International Labour Office
IMO International Maritime Organization
BLG Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids & Gases
DSC Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes, Containers
E&T Group Editorial & Technical Group
MEPC Marine Environmental Protection Committee
MSC Marine Safety Committee
IMDG Code International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
IOMC InterOrganization Program for Sound Management of Chemicals
CG/HCCS Coordinating Group for Harmonization of Chemical Classification Systems
ILO Comms WG Working Group on Chemical Hazard Communication
NAFTA LTSS NAFTA Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
UN United Nations
UNCED UN Conference on Environment & Development
UNCETDG&GHS United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
UN ECOSOC UN Economic and Social Council
UNEP UN Environmental Programme
WHO World Health Organization
WSO World Safety Organization

If you know of any other acronyms that should be listed here, please email to lmaloney@dgac.org.


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