0% found this document useful (0 votes)
2K views4 pages

Safety Acronyms)

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.

Uploaded by

MD Abdullah
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
0% found this document useful (0 votes)
2K views4 pages

Safety Acronyms)

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.

Uploaded by

MD Abdullah
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

(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

You might also like