Safety Abbreviation

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SUM∆IN SAFETY 

​ ◾​ ​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​ - Institute of 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 Health and 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 Under Water Breathing Apparatus

19. PFAS​ - Personal Fall Arrest System

20. PASS
​P​ - Pull the Pin

​A​ - Aim the hose to the Base of the Fire

​S​ - Squeez the Trigger

​S​ - Sweep Side by Side

21. RACE
​R​ - Rescue ​A​ – Alarm ​C​ – Confine ​E​ – Extinguish

22. DCP​ - Dry Chemical Powder

23. LNG​ - Liquidfied Natural Gas

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24. FFE​ - Fire Fighting Equipment

25. WSC​ - World Safety Council


26. FEE​ - Fire Extinguisher Equipment

27. AFFF​ - Aqueous Film Forming Foam

28. GFCI​ - Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter

29. CS​ - Confined Space


30. MLCB​ - Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker

31. MCB​ - Miniature Circuit Breaker

32. NSC​ - National Safety Council

33. NACO​ - National AIDS Control Organization


34. SOP​ - Safe Operating Procedure

35. HAZCOM​ - Hazard Communication

36. RPE​ - Respiratory Protective Equipment

37. AZOP​ - Hazard and Operability


38. FSC​ - Fire Safety Co-ordination

39. H2S​ - Hydrogen Sulphide

40. SO2​ - Sulphur Dioxide

41. IDLH​ - Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health

42. STEL​ - Short Term Exposure Limit


43. LEL​ - Lower Explosive Limit

44. PEL​ - Permissible Explosive Limit

45. UEL​ - Upper Explosive Limit

46. OEL​ - Occupational Exposure Limit


47. HAZWOPER​ - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

48. CPR​ - Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation

49. PPM​ - Part Per Million

50. TLV​ - Threshold Limit Value


51. SWP​ - Safety Work Permit

52. PTW​ - Permit to Work

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53. ECO​ - Echo Control Officer

54. WDO​ - Waste Disposal Officer


55. ALARP​ - As Low As Reasonably Practicable

56. HWP​ - Hot Work Permit

57. CWP​ - Cold Work Permit

58. VEWP​ - Vehicle Entry Work Permit


59. EIWP​ - Electrical Isolation Work Permit

60. BP​ - Blancket Permit

61. EMS​ - Emergency Management System

62. EP​ - Excavation Permit


63. LWP​ - Lifting Work Permit

64. SWP​ - Safety Working Process

65. SWL​ - Safe Working Load

66. EHO​ - Environment Health Officer


67. FPS​ - Fall protection System

68. FPR​ - Fall Protection Required

69. WRS​ - Wire Rope Sling

70. SWS​ - Synthetic Web Sling

71. SLC​ - Sling Load Capacity


72. SLI​ - Safe Load Indicator

73. LOTO​ - Lock Out/Tag Out

74. HIRA​ - Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

75. JSA​ - Job Safety Analysis


76. JHA​ - Job Hazard Analysis

77. JRA​ - Job Risk Analysis

78. WPA​ - Work Permit Authorization

79. WPC​ - Work Permit Control


80. GK​ - Gas Kit

81. GM​ - Gas Monitor

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82. PH​ - Potential Hazard

83. TPI​ - Third Party Inspection


84. ACB​ - Air Circuit Breaker

85. ZAP​ - Zero Accident Performance

86. WMITAB​ - Waste Management Industry Training Advisory Board

87. SDS​ - Safety Data Sheet


88. AEP​ - Authorized Electrical Person

89. STP​ - Sewage Treatment Plant

90. WPA​ - Work Permit Application

91. NBC​ - National Building Code


92. PRC​ - Preparation Reinstatement Certificate

93. BLEVE​ - Boiling Liquid Expending Vapour Explosion

94. COSHH​ - Control of Substance Hazardous to Health

95. LTFR​ - Lost Time Frequency Rate


96. LMRA​ - Last Minute Risk Assessment

97. CAZ ​- Control Access Zone

98. WPV​ - Work Permit Validity

99. EWO​ - Engineering Work Order

100. PD​ - Partial Permanent De escalation


101. LOAC​ - Limitation of Excess Certificate

102. ERP​ - Emergency Rescue/Response Plan

103. FAC​ - First Aid Case

104. TBT​ - Tool Box Talk


105. ABC​ - Airways Breathing Circulation

106. AED​ - Automated External Defibrillator

107. MOC​ - Management of Change

108. AGT​ - Authorized Gas Tester


109. LTA​ - Lost Time Accident

110. APW​ - Air Pressurized Water

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111. UA​ - Unsafe Act

112. UC​ - Unsafe Condition


113. UG​ - Under Ground

114. HML​ - High Medium Low

115. IGC​ - International General Certification

116. SSP​ - Site Safety Plan


117. STA​ - Safety Task Assignment

118. TSTI​ - Total Safety Task Instruction

119. PTW​- Permit To Work

120. LAP​- Limited Access Permit


121. LAZ​- Limited Access Zone

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