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*126 Safety abbreviations for all Professionals.

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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 - P - Pull the Pin

A - Aim Base of the Fire

S - Square 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 Instructor

32 - CS - Confined Space

33 - ELCB - Earth Licase Circuit Breaker

34 - MCB - Minimise 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

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

124- PTW- Permit To Work

125- LAP- Limited Access Permit

• 126- LAZ- Limited Access Zone

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