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Safety Abbreviation



TOPIC - ABBREVIATION

1)      ISO                       -           International Standard Organization
2)      OHSMS                -           Occupational Health & Safety Management System.
3)      OSHAS                 -           Occupational Safety Health Assessment Series.
4)      HSWA                   -          Health & safety work Act.
5)      CFR                      -           Code of Federal Regulation.
6)      ILO                        -         International Labour Organization.
7)      A N S I                  -           American National Standard Institute
8)      N F P A                 -           National Fire Protection Association
9)      OSHA                   -           Occupational Safety & Health Administration (U.S.)
10)  IOSH                    -           International Occupational Safety and Health (U.K.)
11)  NEBOSH  -           National Examination Board In     Occupational Safety And  Health (U.K.)
12)  P P E                     -           Personal Protective Equipment
13)  APR                      -           Air Purifying Respirator
14)  ASR                      -           Air Supplying Respirator
15)  SCBA                   -           Self contained Breathing Apparatus
16)  SCUBA                -           Self contained breathing underwater Apparatus.
17)  PFAS                    -           Personal Fall Arrest System                           
18)  PASS                    -           P = Pull the pin
                                                A = Aim at the bottom of Fire.
                                                S = Square the trigger
                                                S = Sweep it from side by side          
19)  RACE                   -           R = Rescuer
                                                A = Alarm
                                                C = Confined
                                                E = Extinguished
20)  DCP                      -           Dry Chemical Powder
21)  CO2                       -           Carbon Dioxide.
22)  LPG                      -           Liquefied petroleum Gas
23)  LNG                      -           Liquefied Natural Gas
24)  CNG                     -           Compressed Natural Gas
25)  AFFF                    -           Aqueous film forming foam.
26)  CS                         -           Confined Space.
27)  GFCI                     -           Ground Fault Circuit Breaker.
28)  ELCB                    -           Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker.
29)  MCB                     -           Minimize circuit Breaker.
30)  CSEWP                 -           Confined Space Entry Work Permit.
31)  ERICPD                -           E = Elimination
                                                R = Reduce
                                                I = Isolation
                                                C = Control
                                                P = Personal Protective Equipment
                                                D = Discipline
32)  SOP                       -           Safe Operating Procedure.
33)  CABA                   -           Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus
34)  HAZCOM            -           Hazardous Communication
35)  HAZOP    -           Hazardous Operability
36)  RPE                       -           Respiratory Protective Equipment.
37)  FSC                       -           Fire Safety Co-Ordination
38)  NSC                      -           National Safety Council
39)  NFPA                    -           National Fire Protective Association
40)  H2S                        -           Hydrogen Sulphide
41)  SO2                        -           Sulpher dioxide
42)  IDLH                    -           Immediately Danger to Life and Health.
43)  STEL                     -           Short Term Exposure Limit
44)  LEL                       -           Lower Explosive Limit
45)  PEL                       -           Permissible Explosive Limit.
46)  UEL                      -           Upper Explosive Limit.
47)  OEL                      -           Occupational Explosive Limit.
48)  HAZWOPER       -           Hazardous Waste Operability & Emergency Recovery.
49)  CPR                      -           Cardio Pulmonary Respiration
50)  PPM                      -           Part Per Million
51)  TLU                      -           Threshold Limit Value.
52)  SWP                      -           Safety Work Permit
53)  PTW                      -           Permit to Work
54)  ECO                      -           Echo Control Officer
55)  WDO                    -           Waste Disposal Officer
56)  HSE                      -           Health and Safety executive UK.
57)  ALARP                  -           As Low As Reasonably Practical
58)  HWP                     -           Hot Work Permit
59)  CWP                     -           Cold Work Permit
60)  VEWP                   -           Vehicle Entry Work Permit
61)  EIWP                    -           Electrical Isolation Work Permit
62)  CSEWP                -           Confined Space Entry Work Permit
63)  BP                         -           Blanket 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)  PFAS                    -           Personal Fall Arrest System
70)  EHO                      -           Environmental Health Officer.                      
71)  FPS                       -           Fall Protection System
72)  FPR                       -           Fall Protection Required.
73)  WRS                     -           Wire Rope Sling
74)  SWS                      -           Synthetic Web Sling.
75)  SLC                       -           Sling Load Capacity.
76)  LOTO                   -           Lock Out & Tag Out.
77)  GFCI                     -           Ground Fault Circuit Breaker.
78)  ELCB                    -           Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker.
79)  MCB                     -           Minimize Circuit Breaker.
80)  HIRA                    -           Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment.
81)  JSA                       -           Job Safety Analysis
82)  JHA                       -           Job Hazard Analysis
83)  WPA                     -           Work Permit Authorization
84)  WPC                     -           Work Permit Control
85)  GK                        -           Gas Kit.
86)  GM                        -           Gas Monitor
87)  PH                          -           Potential Hazards
88)  TPI                        -           Third Party Inspection.
89)  ACB                      -           Air Circuit Breaker.
90)   ZAP                     -           Zero Accident Performance.
91)  WMITAB              -           Waste Management Industry Training Advisory Board.
92)  TBOSIET             -           Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction Emergency
                                                Training.
93)  MSDS                   -           Material Safety Data Sheet.
94)  AEP                      -           Authorized Electrical Person.
95)  STP                       -           Sewage Treatment Plant.
96)  WPA                     -           Work Permit Application.
97)  NBC                      -           National Building Code.
98)  PRC                      -           Preparation Reinstatement Certificate.                      
99)  BLEVE                -           Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
100)    COSHH            -           Control of Substance Hazardous to Health.
101)    LTFR                 -           Lost Time Frequency Rate.
102)    LMRA               -           Last Minute Risk Assessment.
103)    CAZ                   -           Control Access Zone.
104)    FFE                    -           Fire Fighting Equipment
105)    WPV                  -           Work Permit Validity.
106)    EPV                   -           Engineering Work Order.
107)    PPD                    -           Partial Permanent De-Isolation
108)    LOAC                -           Limitation of Access Certificate        
109)    ERP                    -           Emergency Rescue Plan
110)    FAC                   -           First Aid Case.
111)    TBT                    -           Tool Box Talk
112)    ABC                   -           Airways Breathing Circulation
113)    AED                   -           Automated External Defibrillator
114)    MDC                  -           Mode of Change.
115)    AGT                   -           Authorized Gas Tester.
116)    LTA                   -           Lost Time Accident
117)    AC                     -           Actual Current
118)    DC                     -           Direct Current
119)    AWP                  -           Authorized Work Permit.
120)    APW                  -           Air Pressurized Water.
121)    MDC                  -           Management of Change.
122)    UA                     -           Unsafe Acts
123)    UC                     -           Unsafe Conditions
124)    HML                  -           High Medium Low.
125)    IGC                    -           International General Certification
126)    SSP                    -           Site Safety Plan
127)    ATHE                -           Apply Advanced Resuscitation Techniques.
128)    AFARP              -           As Far As Reasonably Practical.
129)    ALARA              -           As Low As Reasonably Achievable.
130)    ASSE                 -           American Society Of Safety Engineers.
131)    BBS                   -           Behavioral Based Safety.
132)    COP                   -           Code of Practice.
133)    CBT                   -           Competency Based Training.
134)    CIAED              -           Course in Automated External Defibrillation.
135)    DGHS                -           Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Substances.
136)    DIFR                  -           Disabling Injury Frequency Rate.
137)    DOL                   -           Department of Labour NZ.
138)    EHSR                 -           Elected Health and Safety Representative.
139)    EMP                   -           Emergency Management Team.
140)     ERT                   -           Emergency Response Team.
141)     FAI                   -           First Aid Incident.
142)     FIFR                 -           Fatal Injury Frequency Rate.
143)     HFA                  -           Hazard Identification Risk Assessment.
144)     HSR                  -           Health and Safety Representative.
145)     HSSE                -           Health, Safety, Security and Environment.
146)     ISHR                 -           Industry Safety and Health Representative.
147)     JSEA                 -           As For JSA But Includes Environment Risks.
148)     L2RA                -           Level Two Risk Assessment.
149)     LTI                    -           Lost Time Injury.
150)     MTI                   -           Medically Treated Incident.
151)    NLTPHRW        -           National Safety Council of Australia.
152)    NMI                   -           Near Miss Incident.
153)    NSCA                -           Not Safe For Work.
154)    NSFW                -           Not Safe For Work.
155)     OFA                  -           Occupational First Aid.
156)     OHS                  -           Occupational health and safety committee.
157)     PCBU               -           Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking.
158)     PHMP               -           Principal Hazard Management Plan.
159)     PHP                   -           Personal Hearing Protection.
160)     POCL                -           Pre Operation Check List.
161)     RA                    -           Risk Assessment.
162)     RCA                  -           Root Cause Analysis.
163)     RCD                  -           Residual Current Device.
164)     SFA                   -           Senior First Aid.
165)     SHE                  -           Safety Health and Environment.
166)     SHIT                 -           Special High Intensity Training.
167)     SHMP               -           Safety and Health Management Plan.
168)     SHMS               -           Safety and Health Management System.
169)     SIA                   -           Safety Institute of Australia.
170)     SIFR                 -           Serious Injury Frequency Rate.
171)     SINA                -           Safety Is No Accident.
172)     SIT                    -           Safety Improvement Team.
173)     SMP                  -           Safety Management Plan.
174)     SSHR                -           Site Safety and Health Representative.
175)     SWI                   -           Safety Work Instruction.
176)     SWMS              -           Safe Work Method Statement.
177)     TRI                    -           Total Record able Injuries.
178)     VRDs                -           Voltage Reduction Devices.
179)     WAH                -           Work at Heights.
180)     WHS                 -           Workplace Health and Safety.
181)     WHSO              -           Workplace Health and Safety Officer.
182)     WICS                -           Work In Confined Space.
183)     WMS                 -           Work Method Statement.




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