The German Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area It is responsible for setting MAK values (Maximale Arbeitsplatz-Konzentration : maximum workplace concentration - equivalent to an OEL) for chemicals
a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world; enlisted and transported thousands of men to Afghanistan to fights the Russians; a split in the group led bin Laden and the extremist faction of MAK to form al-Qaeda