SAFETY ACRONYMS

1 - HSE -  Health Safety Environment

2 - PPE - Personal Protective Equipment

3 - ANST - 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

       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 - CO2 - Carbon Dioxide

24 - LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas

25 - LNG - Liquidfied 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 Foam

31 - GFCI - Ground Fault Circuit Instructor

32 - CS - Confined Space

33 - ELCB - Earth Licase Circuit Breaker

34 - MCB - Minimise Circuit Breaker

35 - NSC - National Safety Council

36 - NACO - National AIDS Control Organization

37 - SOP - Safe Operating Procedure

38 - HAZCOM - Hazardous Communication

39 - RPE - Respiratory Protective Equipment

40 - HAZOP - Hazardous Operability

41 - FSC - Fire Safety Co-ordination

42 - H2S - Hydrogen Sulphide

43 - SO2 - Sulphur Dioxide

44 - IDLH - Immediately Danger to Life and 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 Explosive Limit

50 - HAZWOPER - Hazardous Waste Operability and Emergency Recovery

51 - CPR - Cardio Pulmonary Respiration

52 - PPM - Part Per Million

53 - TLV - Threshold Limit Value

54 - SWP - Safety Work Permit

55 - PTW - Permit to Work

56 - ECO - Echo Control Officer

57 - WDO - Waste Disposal Officer

58 - ALARP - As Low As Reasonably Practical

59 - HWP - Hard Work Permit

60 - CWP - Cold Work Permit

61 - VEWP - Vehicle Entry Work Permit 

62 - EIWP - Electrical Isolation Work Permit

63 - BP - Blancket Permit

64 - EMS - Emergency Management System

65 - EP - Excavation Permit

66 - LWP - Lifting Work Permit

67 - SWP - Safety Working Process

68 - SWL - Safe Working Load

69 - EHO - Environment Health Officer

70 - FPS - Fall protection System

71 - FPR - Fall Protection Required

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 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 - NBC - National Building Code

95 - PRC - Preparation Reinstatement Certificate

96 - BLEVE - Boiling Liquid Expending Vapour Explosion

97 - COSHH - Control of Substance Hazardous to Heat

98 - LTFR - Lost Time Frequency Rate

99 - LMRA - Last Minute Risk Assessment

100 - CAZ - Control Access Zone

101 - WPV - Work Permit Validity

102 - EWO - Engineering Work  Order

103 - PPD - Partial Permanent De escalation

104 - LOAC - Limitation of Excess Certificate

105 - ERP -  Emergency Rescue Plan

106 - FAC - First Aid Case

107 - TBT - Tool Box Talk

108 - ABC - Airways Breathing Circulation

109 - AED - Automated External Defibrillator

110 - MOC - Mode of Change

111 - AGT - Authorized Gas Tester

112 - LTA - Lost Time Accident

113 - AC - Actual 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 Certification

121 - SSP - Side Safety Plan

122 - STA - Safety Task Assignment

123 - TSTI - Total Safety Task Instruction

ALARA – As Low As Reasonably Achievable

ALARP – As Low As Reasonably Practicable

ASSE – American Society of Safety Engineers

BBS – Behavioural Based Safety

COP – Code of Practice

CBT – Competency Based Training

CIAED – Course In Automated External Defibrillation

DGHS – Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Substances

DIFR – Disabling Injury Frequency Rate

DoL – Department of Labour NZ

EHSR – Elected Health and Safety Representative

ELCB – Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker

EMP – Emergency Management Plan

ERT – Emergency Response Team

FAI – First Aid Incident

FIFR – Fatal Injury Frequency Rate

HAZOP – Hazard and Operability

HFA – Hazard Factor Assessment

HIRA – Hazard Identification Risk Assessment

HSE – Health & Safety Executive UK

HSR – Health and Safety Representative

HSSE – Health, Safety, Security & Environment

ISHR – Industry Safety & Health Representative

JSA – Job Safety Analysis (risk assessment before starting work)

JSEA – as for JSA but includes Environmental risks

L2RA – Level Two Risk Assessment

LOTO – lock out tag out

LTFR – Lost Time Frequency Rate

LTI – Lost Time Injury

MSDS – Material Safety Data Sheet

MTI – Medically Treated Incident

NLTPHRW – National Licence To Perform High Risk Work

NMI – Near Miss Incident

NSCA – National Safety Council of Australia

NSFW – Not Safe For Work

OFA – Occupational First Aid

OHS – Occupational Health and Safety

OHSC– Occupational Health and Safety Committee

OSHA – Occupational Safety & Health Administration

OHSMS – Occupational Health and Safety Management System

PCBU – Person conducting a business or undertaking

PHP – Personal Hearing Protection

POCL – Pre Operation Check List

PPE – Personal Protective Equipment

PTW – Permit to Work

RA – Risk Assessment

RACE – Rescue, Activate alarm, Confine the fire, Evacuate/Extinguish

RCA – Root Cause Analysis

RCD – Residual Current Device

SFA – Senior First Aid

SHE – Safety, Health and Environment

SHIT – Special High Intensity Training

SHMP – Safety & Health Management Plan (action plan to implement the SHMS)

SHMS – Safety & Health Management System

SIA – Safety Institute of Australia

SIFR – Serious Injury Frequency Rate

SINA – Safety Is No Accident

SIT – Safety Improvement Team

SMP – Safety management Plan

SOP – Standard Operating Procedure

SSOP Safe Standard Operating Procedure

SSHR – Site Safety & Health Representative

SWI – Safe (or Standard) Work Instruction – short summary of the SOP

SWL – Safe Working Load

SWMS – safe work method statement

SWP – Safe Work Procedures, Safe Work Platform

TRI – Total Recordable Injuries

VRDs – Voltage Reduction Devices

W@H – Work at Heights

WAH – Work at Heights

WHS – Workplace Health and Safety

WHSO – Workplace Health and Safety Officer

WICS – Work In Confined Space

WMS – Work Method Statement