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SAFETY ABBREVIATIONS

1. HSE - Health Safety Environment


2. PPE - Personal Protective Equipment
3. ANSI - American National Standard Institute
4. NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
5. OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
6. IOSH - International Occupational Safety and Health
7. NEBOSH - National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health
8. ISO - International Standard Organization
9. PM - Particulate Matter
10. AIES - All Institute of Engineering and Safety
11. AISE - Advance Institute of Safety Engineering
12. OSHAS - Occupational Safety and Health 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 Under Water Breathing the Apparatus
19. PFAS - Personal Fall Arrest System
20. P - Pull the Pin
21. A - Aim Base of the Fire
22. S - Square the Trigger
23. S - Swipe Side by Side
24. R - Rescue
25. A - Alarm
26. C - Confined
27. E - Extinguished
28. DCP - Dry Chemical Powder
29. CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
30. LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas
31. LNG - Liquidfied Natural Gas
32. FFE - Fire Fighting Equipment
33. WSC - World Safety Council
34. FEE - Fire Extinguisher Equipment
35. CNG - Compressed Natural Gas
36. AFFF - Aqueous Film Forming Foam
37. GFCI - Ground Fault Circuit Instructor
38. CS - Confined Space
39. ELCB - Earth Licase Circuit Breaker
40. MCB - Minimise Circuit Breaker
41. NSC - National Safety Council
42. NACO - National AIDS Control Organization
43. SOP - Safe Operating Procedure
44. HAZCOM - Hazardous Communication
45. RPE - Respiratory Protective Equipment
46. HAZOP - Hazardous Operability
47. FSC - Fire Safety Co-ordination
48. H2S - Hydrogen Sulphide
49. SO2 - Sulphur Dioxide
50. IDLH - Immediately Danger to Life and Health
51. STEL - Short Term Exposure Limit
52. LEL - Lower Explosive Limit
53. PEL - Permissible Explosive Limit
54. UEL - Upper Explosive Limit
55. OEL - Occupational Explosive Limit
56. HAZWOPER - Hazardous Waste Operability and Emergency Recovery
57. CPR - Cardio Pulmonary Respiration
58. PPM - Part Per Million
59. TLV - Threshold Limit Value
60. SWP - Safety Work Permit
61. PTW - Permit to Work
62. ECO - Echo Control Officer
63. WDO - Waste Disposal Officer
64. ALARP - As Low As Reasonably Practical
65. HWP - Hard Work Permit
66. CWP - Cold Work Permit
67. VEWP - Vehicle Entry Work Permit
68. EIWP - Electrical Isolation Work Permit
69. BP - Blancket Permit
70. EMS - Emergency Management System
71. EP - Excavation Permit
72. LWP - Lifting Work Permit
73. SWP - Safety Working Process
74. SWL - Safe Working Load
75. EHO - Environment Health Officer
76. FPS - Fall protection System
77. FPR - Fall Protection Required
78. WRS - Wire Rope Sling
79. SWS - Synthetic Web Sling
80. SLC - Sling Load Capacity
81. SLI - Safe Load Indicator
82. LOTO - Lock Out and Tag Out
83. HIRA - Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
84. JSA - Job Safety Analysis
85. JHA - Job Hazard Analysis
86. JRA - Job Risk Analysis
87. WPA - Work Permit Authorization
88. WPC - Work Permit Control
89. GK - Gas Kit
90. GM - Gas Monitor
91. PH - Potential Hazard
92. TPI - Third Party Inspection
93. ACB - Air Circuit Breaker
94. ZAP - Zero Accident Performance
95. WMITAB - Waste Management Industry Training Advisory Board
96. MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet
97. AEP - Authorized Electrical Person
98. STP - Sewage Treatment Plant
99. WPA - Work Permit Application
100. NBC - National Building Code
101. PRC - Preparation Reinstatement Certificate
102. BLEVE - Boiling Liquid Expending Vapour Explosion
103. COSHH - Control of Substance Hazardous to Heat
104. LTFR - Lost Time Frequency Rate
105. LMRA - Last Minute Risk Assessment
106. CAZ - Control Access Zone

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