Abbreviations

EH&S	EH&S Environment, Health & Safety EH&S means operational environmental protection, Health protection and occupational safety.
COCIR	European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry COCIR is a non-profit organization founded in 1959 that represents the medical devices industry in Europe.
IEC	International Electronic Commission The International Electronic Commission has its Headquarters in Geneva, and develops and issues international standards in electrical engineering and electronics. Some standards are developed together with ISO.
IPP	Integrated Product Policy The Integrated Product Policy (IPP) aims to track and record the environmental effects of a product across all lifecycles - beginning at development through to disposal in order to minimize them.
ISO 14001	International Organization for Standards This is an international commercial standard for environmental management systems.
PREP	Product Related Environmental Protection Contains all aspects of product-related environmental protection, across all product life cycles.
ZVEI	Central association of electrical engineering and electronic industry ZVEI is a registered association and member of the federal association for German Industry. It represents political and technological interests on a national and international level and supports the undertaking of international standardizations.