Glossary
AHAC Airborne Hazard Advisory Cell
AHVA Animal Health & Veterinary Laboratories Agency
AWE Atomic Weapons Establishment
CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological and/or Nuclear
CBRNE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives
CHEMET Chemical Meterology
CMO Chief Medical Officer
CPHM Consultant in Public Health Medicine CRIP Common Recognised Information Picture CSA Chief Scientific Adviser
CT Counter Terrorism
CVO Chief Veterinary Officer
Defra Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
DPH Director of Public Health
DSG (Scottish Government’s) Disease Strategy Group Dstl Defence Science and Technology Laboratory ECOSA Emergency Coordination of Scientific Advice
FSA Food Standards Agency
GDS Government Decontamination Service
HAG Health Advisory Group
HAZMAT Hazardous materials
HPA Health Protection Agency
HPA CRCE Health Protection Agency Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards
HPS Health Protection Scotland HSE Health and Safety Executive JHAC Joint Health Advisory Cell
LDCC Local Disease Control Centre MCA Maritime and Coastguard Agency MOU Memorandum of Understanding
NAIR National Arrangements for Incidents Involving Radioactivity
NEG National Experts Group
NEPLG Nuclear Emergency Planning Liaison Group
NDCC National Disease Control Centre
NDPB Non-departmental Public Body
NPIS National Poisons Information Service
PCG Public Communications Group
PICT Pandemic Influenza Coordination Team
PIMT Pandemic Influenza Management Team
PN CBRN C Police National Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centre
REPPIR Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001
RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds SAGE Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies SCC Strategic Coordination Centre
SCG Strategic Coordinating Group
SEPA Scottish Environment Protection Agency SGoRR Scottish Government Resilience Room SGoR Scottish Government Resilience
SNH Scottish Natural Heritage
SSPCA Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
STAC Scientific and Technical Advice Cell
SWT Scottish Wildlife Trust
SWHP Scottish Waterborne Hazard Plan
