| AP/AT |
Anti Personnel/Anti Tank |
| CDM |
Construction Design Management |
| DUXOP |
Australian Government UXO Panel |
| DFID |
Department for International Development |
| EM |
Electro Magnetic |
| EOD |
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Current term for “bomb” disposal) |
| EC |
European Community |
| IED |
Improvised Explosive Device |
| IEDD |
Improvised Explosive Device Disposal |
| ISO |
International Standards Organisation |
| IMAS |
International Mine Action Standards |
| IMSMA |
Information Management System for Mine Action |
| LRQA |
Lloyds Register Quality Assurance |
| MCT |
Manual Clearance Teams |
| MDD |
Mine Detection Dog Teams |
| MECH |
Mechanical Systems |
| MoD |
Ministry of Defence |
| OH&S |
Office of Health and Safety |
| QA |
Quality Assurance |
| QC |
Quality Control |
| SOPs |
Standard Operational Procedures |
| TSG |
Technical and Safety Guidelines |
| UNMACC |
United Nations Mine Action Co ordination Centre |
| UXB |
Unexploded Bomb |
| UXO |
Unexploded Ordnance |
| WWI |
First World War 1914 -18 |
| WWII |
Second World War 1939 - 1945 |