HACCP - Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point. A protection program that emphasizes the prevention of potential food safety problems by identifying and minimizing food safety hazards. 危害分析和关键控制点

HAR - CLC Harmonization Agreement for Electrical Cables and Cords (EU)

HAR - HAR is an abbreviation of HARmonisation. The agreement covers plastic or rubber insulated cables or cords complying with the CENELEC harmonized standards. The HAR mark, applied together with the mark of one of the bodies participating in the HAR agreement attests the conformance of the low voltage cables to the harmonised European standards. This mark is issued to

Hazard - Any characteristic of a product that presents an unreasonable risk of injury or illness during normal use or as a result of reasonable foreseeable abuse.

Hazardous Edge - An accessible edge that presents an unreasonable risk of injury during the normal use and reasonably foreseeable abuse of a toy.

Hazardous Point - An accessible point that presents an unreasonable risk or injury during normal use or reasonably foreseeable abuse.

Hazardous Projection - A projection that, because of it material or configuration, or both, may present a puncture hazard if a child should fall onto it. Excluded from this definition are puncture hazards to the eyes or mouth, or both, because of the impossiblity of eliminating puncture hazards to those areas of the body by a product design.

HC - Homologation Certificate (Mexico)

HCTP - Health Care Technology Program (CSA)

HD - Harmonized Document or Harmonization Document (CEN/CENELEC)

HDLC - High-level Data Link Control

HDSL - High-bite-rate Digital Subscriber Line

HEI - Heat Exchange Institute

HEMP - High-altitude Electromagnetic Pulse

HEPA - High Efficiency Particulate Air (Filter)

HERS - Home Energy Rating System Council (USA)

HEW - Department of Health, Education & Welfare (USA)

HFC's - Hydrofluorocarbons

HHW - Household Hazardous Waste

HID - High Intensity Discharge

HIMA - Health Industry Manufacturers Association

HIPOT - High Potential Test (Dielectric Test)

HKSTC - Hong Kong Standard Testing Center

HMI - Human-Machine Interface

HMO - Health Maintenance Organization

HO - Head Office

HOKLAS - HOKLAS accreditation provides national recognition of STR (Hong Kong)'s technical competence as an independent testing laboratory. The scope of accreditation covers a wide range if international standards including ASTM, CFR, AS, AATCC, BC, ISO, and JIS in the fields of textiles and garments, and toys and children's products. STR (Hong Kong) Ltd. Has been HOKLAS accredited since 1991.

HOKLAS - Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation Scheme

Hollowware - Ceramic articles which have an internal depth, as measured from the lowest point to the horizontal plane passing through the upper rim, greater than 1 inch (25 millimeters).

HOTL - A committee of European Testing Laboratories (EU)

HPA - Hearth Products Association

HPB - Health Protection Branch (of HWC)

HPLC - High Performance Liquid Chromatography

HPMA - Hardwood Plywood Manufacturer's Association

HPN - Heater Parallel-Neoprene (electrical flexible cord)

HPT - See HIPOT

HQ - Hydro-Québec

HR - Human Resources

HRAI - Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada

HTD - Homologation Technical Documents (Mexico)

HTI - Hand Tools Institute

HUD - Housing and Urban Development

HUDAC - Housing and Urban Development Association of Canada (now CHBA)

HVAC - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

HVAC - High Vacuum

HVAC/R - Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration

HVI - Home Ventilating Institute

HWC - Health and Welfare Canada