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Important EHS/HES/HSE/SHE mnemonics:

1 - HSE - Health, Safety & Environment


2 - PPE - Personal Protective Equipment
3 - ANSI - American National Standards Institute
4 - NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
5 - OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
6 - IOSH - Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
7 - NEBOSH - National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health
8 - ISO - International Organisation for Standardisation.
9 - PM - Particulate Matter
10 - AIES - All Institute of Engineering and Safety
11 - AISE - Advance Institute of Safety Engineering
12 - OHSAS - Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series
13 - OH & SMS - Occupational Health and Safety Management System
14 - CFR - Code of Federal Regulation
15 - APR - Air Purifying Respirator
16 - ASR - Air Supplying Respirator
17 - SCBA - Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
18 - SCUBA - Self Contained UnderWater Breathing Apparatus
19 - PFAS - Personal Fall Arrest System
20 - P - Pull the Pin
A - Aim Base of the Fire
S - Square the Trigger
S - Swipe Side by Side
21 - R - Rescue
A - Alarm
C - Confined
E - Extinguished
22 - DCP - Dry Chemical Powder
23 - GD- Gas Detector
24 - LPG - Liquified Petroleum Gas
25 - LNG - Liquified Natural Gas
26 - FFE - Fire Fighting Equipment
27 - WSC - World Safety Council
28 - FEE - Fire Extinguisher Equipment
29 - CNG - Compressed Natural Gas
30 - AFFF - Aqueous Film Forming Foams
31 - GFCI - Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter
32 - CS - Confined Space
33 - ELCB - Earth leakage Circuit Breaker
34 - MCB - Miniature Circuit Breaker
35 - NSC - National Safety Council
36 - NACO - National AIDS Control Organization
37 - SOP - Standard/Safe Operating Procedure
38 - HAZCOM - Hazard Communication
39 - RPE - Respiratory Protective Equipment
40 - HAZOP - Hazard & Operability Study
41 - FSC - Fire Safety Co-ordination
42 - RIR - Recordable Incident Rate
43 - LOPA - Layer of Protection Analysis
44 - IDLH - Immediately Danger to Life or Health
45 - STEL - Short Term Exposure Limit
46 - LEL - Lower Explosive Limit
47 - PEL - Permissible Explosive Limit
48 - UEL - Upper Explosive Limit
49 - OEL - Occupational Exposure Limit
50 - HAZWOPER - Hazardous Waste Operability and Emergency Response
51 - CPR - Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
52 - PPM - Parts Per Million
53 - TLV - Threshold Limit Value
54 - SWP - Safety Work Permit
55 - PTW - Permit to Work
56 - PSI- Process Safety Information
57 - PHA- Process Hazard Analysis
58 - ALARP - As Low As Reasonably Practicable
59 - HWP - Hot Work Permit
60 - CWP - Cold Work Permit
61 - VEWP - Vehicle Entry Work Permit
62 - EIWP - Electrical Isolation Work Permit
63 - BP - Blanket Permit
64 - EMS - Environmental/Emergency Management System
65 - EP - Excavation Permit
66 - LWP - Lifting Work Permit
67 - SWP - Safe Work Procedure
68 - SWL - Safe Working Load
69 - EHO - Environment Health Officer
70 - FPS - Fall protection System
71 - NWL - Normal Working Load
72 - WRS - Wire Rope Sling
73 - SWS - Synthetic Web Sling
74 - SLC - Sling Load Capacity
75 - SLI - Safe Load Indicator
76 - LOTO - Lock Out and Tag Out
77 - HIRA - Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
78 - JSA - Job Safety Analysis
79 - JHA - Job Hazard Analysis
80 - JRA - Job Risk Analysis
81 - WPA - Work Permit Authorization
82 - WPC - Work Permit Control
83 - GK - Gas Kit
84 - GM - Gas Monitor
85 - PH - Potential Hazard
86 - TPI - Third Party Inspection
87 - ACB - Air Circuit Breaker
88 - ZAP - Zero Accident Promotion/Performance
89 - WMITAB - Waste Management Industry Training Advisory Board
90 - MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet
91 - AEP - Authorized Electrical Person
92 - STP - Sewage Treatment Plant
93 - WPA - Work Permit Application
94 - SIF - Safety instrumented Function
95 - SIS - Safety Instrumented System
96 - BLEVE - Boiling Liquid Expending Vapour Explosion
97 - COSHH - Control of Substance Hazardous to Health
98 - LTIFR - Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate
99 - LMRA - Last Minute Risk Assessment
100 - CAZ - Controlled Access Zone
101 - WPV - Work Permit Validity
102 - EWO - Engineering Work Order
103 - HAZID- Hazard Identification
104 - LOAC - Limitation of Excess Certificate
105 - ERP - Emergency Response/Rescue Plan
106 - FAC - First Aid Case
107 - TBT - Tool Box Talk
108 - ABC - Airway, Breathing & Circulation
109 - AED - Automated External Defibrillator
110 - MOC - Management/Mode of Change
111 - AGT - Authorized Gas Tester
112 - LTA - Lost Time Accident
113 - AC - Alternating Current
114 - DC - Direct Current
115 - APW - Air Pressurized Water
116 - UA - Unsafe Act
117 - UC - Unsafe Condition
118 - UG - Under Ground
119 - HML - High Medium Low
120 - IGC - International General Certificate
121 - SSP - Site Safety Plan
122 - STA - Safety Task Assignment
123 - TSTI - Total Safety Task Instruction
124- UB - Unsafe Behaviour.
125 -BBS - Behaviour Based Safety.
126 -NM- Near Miss
127 - SSoW- Safe System of Work.
128-HA- Hazard Analysis.
129-SIL- Safety Integrity Level.
130-BoS- Basis of Safety.

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