Here is the list of commonly used 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 – PASS : P – Pull the Pin. A – Aim Base of the Fire. S – Square the Trigger. S – Swipe Side by Side. |
21 – RACE : R – Rescue. A – Alarm. C – Confined. E – Extinguished. |
22 – DCP – Dry Chemical Powder. |
23 – CO2 – Carbon Dioxide. |
24 – LPG – Liquid Petroleum Gas. |
25 – LNG – Liquefied 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 Leakage Circuit Breaker. |
34 – MCB – Minimize 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 Resuscitation. |
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 – Hot 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. |
SAFETY ABBREVIATIONS ‼️
SAFETY ABBREVIATIONS ‼️