Full forms in Fire & Safety
A
ABC – Airways Breathing Circulation
AC – Actual Current
ACB – Air Circuit Breaker
AED – Automated External Defibrillator
AEP – Authorized Electrical Person
AFFF – Aqueous Film Forming Foam
AGT – Authorized Gas Tester
AIES – All Institute of Engineering and Safety
AISE – Advance Institute of Safety Engineering
ALARP – As Low As Reasonably Practical
ANST – American National Standard Institute
APR – Air Purifying Respirator
APW – Air Pressurized Water
ASR – Air Supplying Respirator
B
BLEVE – Boiling Liquid Expending Vapour Explosion
BP -Blanket Permit
C
CAZ Control Access Zone
CFR – Code of Federal Regulation
CNG – Compressed Natural Gas
CO2 – Carbon Dioxide
COSHH – Control of Substance Hazardous to Heat
CPR – Cardio Pulmonary Respiration
CS – Confined Space
CWP – Cold Work Permit
D
DC – Direct Current
DCP – Dry Chemical Powder
E
ECO – Echo Control Officer
EHO – Environment Health Officer
EIWP – Electrical Isolation Work Permit
ELCB – Earth leakage Circuit Breaker
EMS – Emergency Management System
EP – Excavation Permit
ERP – Emergency Rescue Plan
EWO – Engineering Work Order
F
FAC – First Aid Case
FEE – Fire Extinguisher Equipment
FFE – Fire Fighting Equipment
FPR – Fall Protection Required
FPS – Fall protection System
FSC – Fire Safety Co ordination
G
GFCI – Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
GK – Gas Kit
GM – Gas Monitor
H
H2S – Hydrogen Sulfide
HAZCOM – Hazardous Communication
HAZOP – Hazardous Operability
HAZWOPER – Hazardous Waste Operatability and Emergency Recovery
HIRA – Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
HML – High Medium Low
HSE – Health Safety Environment
HWP – Hard Work Permit
I
IDLH – Immediately Danger to Life and Health
IGC – International General Certification
IOSH – International Occupational Safety and Health
ISO – International Standard Organization
J
JHA – Job Hazard Analysis
JRA – Job Risk Analysis
JSA – Job Safety Analysis
L
LEL – Lower Explosive Limit
LMRA – Last Minute Risk Assessment
LNG – Liquidfied Natural Gas
LOAC – Limitation of Excess Certificate
LOTO – Log Out Tag Out
LOTO – Lock Out and Tag Out
LPG – Liquid Petroleum Gas
LTA – Lost Time Accident
LTFR – Lost Time Frequency Rate
LWP – Lifting Work Permit
M
MCB – Minimise Circuit Breaker
MOC – Mode of Change
MSDS – Material Safety Data Sheet
N
NACO – National AIDS Control Organization
NBC – National Building Code
NEBOSH – National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health
NFPA – National Fire Protection Association
NSC – National Safety Council
O
OEL – Occupational Explosive Limit
OH & SMS – Occupational Health and Safety Management System
OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHAS – Occupational Safety and Health Assessment Series
P
PASS – Pull the Pin – Aim Base of the Fire – Square the Trigger – Swipe Side by Side
PEL – Permissible Explosive Limit
PFAS – Personal Fall Arrest System
PH – Potential Hazard
PHP – Personal Hearing Protection
PM – Particulate Matter
POCL – Pre Operation Check List
PPD – Partial Permanent De escalation
PPE – Personal Protective Equipment
PPE – Personal Protective Equipment
PPM – Part Per Million
PRC – Preparation Reinstatement Certificate
PTW – Permit to Work
PTW – Permit to Work
R
RA – Risk Assessment
RACE – Rescue Alarm Confined Extinguished
RCA – Root Cause Analysis
RCD – Residual Current Device
RPE – Respiratory Protective Equipment
S
SCBA – Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
SCUBA – Self Contained Under Water Breathing the Apparatus
SFA – Senior First Aid
SHE – Safety Health and Environment
SHIT – Special High Intensity Training, Safety & Health Improvement Team
SHMP – Safety & Health Management Plan (action plan to implement the SHMS)
SHMS – Safety & Health Management System
SIA – Safety Institute of Australia
SIFR – Serious Injury Frequency Rate
SINA – Safety Is No Accident
SIT – Safety Improvement Team
SLC – Sling Load Capacity
SLI – Safe Load Indicator
SMP – Safety management Plan
SO2 – Sulfur Dioxide
SOP – Standard Operating Procedure (defined in Queensland mining legislation)
SOP – Safe Operating Procedure
SSHR – Site Safety & Health Representative
SSOP – Safe Standard Operating Procedure
SSP – Side Safety Plan
STA – Safety Task Assignment
STP – Sewage Treatment Plant
SWI – Safe (or Standard) Work Instruction – short summary of the SOP, usually one page, listing risks and risk controls.
SWL – Safe Working Load
SWL – Safe Working Load
SWMS – safe work method statement
SWP – Safe Work Procedures, Safe Work Platform
SWP – Safety Work Permit
SWP – Safety Working Process
SWS – Synthetic Web Sling
T
TBT – Tool Box Talk
TLV – Threshold Limit Value
TPI – Third Party Inspection
TRI – Total Recordable Injuries, Total Reportable Injuries
TRIFR – Total Reportable Injury Frequency Rate
TSTI – Total Safety Task Instruction
U
UA – Unsafe Act
UC – Unsafe Condition
UEL – Upper Explosive Limit
UG – Under Ground
V
VEWP – Vehicle Entry Work Permit
VRDs – Voltage Reduction Devices
W
W@H – Work at Heights
WAH – Work at Heights
WDO – Waste Disposal Officer
WHS – Workplace Health and Safety
WHSO – Workplace Health and Safety Officer
WICS – Work In Confined Space
WMITAB – Waste Management Industry Training Advisory Board
WMS – Work Method Statement
WPA – Work Permit Application
WPA – Work Permit Authorization
WPC – Work Permit Control
WPV – Work Permit Validity
WRS – Wire Rope Sling
WSC – World Safety Council
Z
ZAP – Zero Accident Performance
