Definition for HSE
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HSE

The Health and Safety Executive. The HSE web site can be reached through www.hse.gov.uk/.

The HSE is responsible for proposing and enforcing safety regulations throughout UK industry and academia.

Publications are available on a wide variety of safety-related issues.

Other definitions in the glossary:
Accelerator  Acrylic Resins  Activation  Additive  Adherend  
Adhere  Adhesion, Mechanical  Adhesion  Adhesive Failure  Adhesive strength  
Adhesive, Engineering  Adhesive, Gap-filling   Adhesive  Aerosol  Antioxidants  
Batch  CHIP  CNS  COSHH  Carcinogen  
Catalyst  Cohesive Failure  Compressive Strength  Condensation  Contaminant  
Cross link  Cure  Curing agent  Curing temperature  Curing time  
Debond  Degrease  Dermatitis  Dessicant  Diffusion  
Dispersion  EINECS  EVA  Elastic limit  Elasticity  
Elastomer  Elongation  Encapsulating/Potting  Epichlorohydrin  Epoxide  
Epoxy resin  Exothermic  Explosive Limit  Exudation  FDA  
Filler  Flame resistance  Flame retardance  Flash Point  Glue  
Green strength  Hardener  Hardness  Heat Resistance  Highly Toxic  
Hot Tack  Hydrolysis  Hygroscopic  IMDG  IOSH  
Immiscible  Impact strength  Infrared (IR)  Insoluble  Irritant  
Isomer  Joint  LC50  LD50  Load  
MEL  Miscible  Moisture content  Molecular Weight  Monomer  
Mutagen  NIOSH  Narcotic  Non-flammable  Non-sparking tools  
OEL  OES  OSHA  Occupational Hygiene  Open assembly time  
Oxidation  Packing Group  Paste  Peel strength  Penetration  
Permeability  Plasticiser  Polyester Resin  Polymerization  Polymer  
Polymide Resin  Polyurethanes  Porosity  Pot life  Primer  
RID  Relative humidity  Release agent  Rheology  Sealant  
Sensitiser  Setting time  Shear strength  Shelf life  Shore hardness  
Silicones  Solids content  Specific Gravity  Substrate  Tack  
Tensile Strength  Thermoplastic  Thermoset  UV curing adhesive  Ultraviolet (UV)  
Viscosity  Volatile content  Wet strength  

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