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    This document lists 103 common safety acronyms used in occupational safety and health. It includes acronyms for organizations like OSHA, standards like NFPA, hazards like H2S, safety equipment like PPE, permits like SWP, and safety concepts like LOTO and JSA.

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    (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 - Squeeze 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 Interrupted

    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 - 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

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