Safety full form as a safety professional, from my point of view, is “S: Search the hazard, A-Analyse the risk, F-Find the cause, E-Eliminate the cause, T-Tell to others, Y-You are safe”. Another full form of Safety is “Stay Alert For Every Task You Do”.
In this article, we will learn safety abbreviations. Safety abbreviations are most important not only for safety professionals but also for other professionals who work in industries or power plants.
Safety abbreviation is most important nowadays because everybody uses a short form instead of full forms like, everybody says “PPE” instead of “PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT”.
Another Example “First-Aid” is used instead of “First Investigation Relief Symptom Treatment Arrangement Immediately Disposal”. Let’s learn and discover new things about industrial safety.
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Full forms and abbreviations of safety:
1. Full form of HSE:
Health, Safety, and Environment.
2. Full form of SOP:
Safe operating procedure or Standard operating procedure.
3. Full form of PPE:
Personal Protective Equipment.
4. Full form of LTI:
Lost Time Injury.
5. Full form of RLTI:
Reportable Lost Time Injury.
6. Full form of HHP:
High Hazard Process.
7. Full form of MIC:
Methyl Iso-Cyanate.
8. Full form of PSM:
Process Safety Management.
9. Full form of FAFR:
Fatal Accident Frequency Rate.
10. Full form of TLV:
Threshold Limit Values.
11. Full form of SWL:
Safe Working Load.
12. Full form of HSI:
Heat Stress Index.
13. Full form of 5S:
- S: Sort
- S: Set in Order
- S: Shine
- S: Standardize
- S: Sustain
14. Full form of IOD:
Injured On Duty.
15. Full form of TBT:
Tool Box Talk.
16. Full form of TBM:
Tool Box Meeting.
17. Full form of LOTO:
Lock Out Tag Out.
18. Full form of PPM:
Parts Per Million.
19. Full form of dB:
Decibel
20. Full form of CO gas:
Coke Oven gas.
21. Full form of LD gas:
Linz Donawitz (LD) gas.
22. Full form of CSM:
Contractor Safety Management.
23. Full form of CSMS:
Contractor Safety Management System.
24. Full form of EOT crane:
Electric Overhead Travelling Crane.
25. Full form of PHA:
Process Hazard Analysis. PHA formula is:
PHA= HI+CIM+PHR+CA+FS+HF+ISP+FT+STO+D+MR+FU.
- HI-Hazard Identification.
- CIM-Chemical interaction Matrix.
- PHR- Process Hazard Analysis.
- CA- Consequence Analysis.
- FS- Facility Sitting Analysis.
- HF-Human Factor Analysis.
- ISP-Inherently Safer Process Analysis.
- FT- Field Tour.
- STO- Safe to Operate.
- D- Documentation.
- MR- Management Review.
- FU- Follow-Up Recommendations.
26. Full form of WPS:
Workplace Safety. Another full form of WPS is: Work permit system.
27. Full form of HIRA:
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment.
28. Full form of HAZOP:
Hazard Operability.
29. Full form of BMW:
Bio-Medical Waste.
30. Full form of FFE:
Fire Fighting Equipment.
31. Full form of MPWP:
Maximum Permissible Working Pressure.
32. Full form of FTA:
Fault Tree Analysis.
33. Full form of ETA:
Event Tree Analysis.
34. Full form of FMEA:
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis.
35. Full form of LOC:
Level of Concern.
36. Full form of THERP:
Technique for Human Error Rate Prediction.
37. Full form of DCP:
Dry Chemical Powder.
38. Full form of BSS:
Belt Safety Switch or Belt Sway Switch. (Used in Conveyor System).
39. Full form of ZSS:
Zero Speed Switch. (Used in Conveyor System).
40. Full form of RIK:
Replace In Kind.
41. Full form of RFC:
Request For Change.
42. Full form of BDs:
Block Diagrams.
43. Full form of PFDs:
Process Flow Diagrams.
44. Full form of ECC:
Emergency Control System.
45. Full form of MSDS:
Material Safety Data Sheet.
46. Full form of SDS:
Safety Datasheet.
47. Full form of PDS:
Product Data Sheet.
48. Full form of HAZCHEM code:
Hazardous Chemical Code.
49. Full form of TREM Card:
Transport Emergency Card.
50. Full form of RPE:
Respiratory Protective Equipment.
51. Full form of RL:
Retractable Lifeline.
52. Full form of BBS:
Behavior-based Safety.
53. Full form of MAH:
Major Accident Hazard.
54. Full form of CO:
Carbon monoxide.
55. Full form of JSA:
Job Safety Analysis.
56. Full form of JCC.
Job Cycle Check.
57. Full form of MCA:
Maximum Credible Accident.
58. Full form of MCAA:
Maximum Credible Accident Assessment.
59. Full form of IH:
Industrial Hygiene.
60. Full form of MINAS:
Minimum National Standard.
61. Full form of NAAQS:
National Ambient Air Quality Standard.
62. Full form of PHA:
Preliminary Hazard Analysis.
63. Full form of HAZAN:
Hazard Analysis.
64. Full form of TLC:
Total Loss Control.
65. Full form of WCI:
Wind Chill Index.
66. Full form of ELCB:
Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker.
67. Full form of SPL:
Sound Pressure Level.
68. Full form of WBV:
Whole Body Vibration.
69. Full form of VWF:
Vibration-Induced White Finger.
70. Full form of HVAS:
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome.
71. Full form of VCE:
Vapour Cloud Explosion.
72. Full form of UVCE:
Unconfined Vapour Cloud Explosion.
73. Full form of CVCE:
Confined Vapour Cloud Explosion.
74. Full form of BLEVE:
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion.
75. Full form of ZMS:
Zero Mechanical State.
76. Full form of UV:
Ultra Violet.
77. Full form of TPM:
Total Productive Maintenance.
78. Full form of MTL:
Maximum Tolerance Level.
79. Full form of IS:
Indian Standards.
80. Full form of CFC:
Chloro Fluro Carbon.
81. Full form of DMP:
Disaster Management Plan.
82. Full form of EMP:
Environment Management Plan.
83. Full form of EIA:
Environment Impact Analysis.
84. Full form of HSMD:
Hazardous Substance Management Division.
85. Full form of AC:
Accidental cost.
86. Full form of DC:
Direct Cost.
87. Full form of LEV:
Local Exhaust Ventilation.
88. Full form of LRV:
Light Reflectance Value.
89. Full form of ET:
Effective Temperature.
90. Full form of CET:
Corrective Effective Temperature.
91. Full form of ELF:
Extremely Low Frequency.
92. Full form of PEL:
Permissible Exposure Limit.
93. Full form of “C”:
Ceiling Limit.
94. Full form of STEL:
Short-Term Exposure Limit.
95. Full form of TWA:
Time Weighted Average.
96. Full form of TLVs:
Threshold Limit Values.
97. Full form of RELs:
Recommended Exposure Limit.
98. Full form of IDLH:
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health.
99. Full form of LD:
Lethal Dose.
100. Full form of LC:
Lethal Concentration.
101. Full form of STP:
Standard Temperature and Pressure.
102. Full form of MRV:
Minimum Required Volume.
103. Full form of HF:
Human Factors.
104. Full form of OHC:
Occupational Health Centre.
105. Full form of SR:
Severity Rate
106. Full form of FR:
Frequency Rate.
107. Full form of CMA:
Consequence Model Analysis.
108. Full form of LPG:
Liquid Petroleum Gas.
109. Full form of CNG:
Compressed Natural Gas.
110. Full form of CBM:
Coal Bed Methane.
111. Full form of PH:
Phosphine Gas.
112. Full form of EIP:
Emergency Information Panel.
113. Full form of ITS:
Intelligent Transport System.
114. Full form of IEA:
International Ergonomics Association.
115. Full form of First-Aid:
First Investigation Relief Symptom Treatment Arrangement Immediately Disposal.
116. Full form of CPR:
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation.
117. Full form of EAR:
Expired Air Resuscitation.
118. Full form of ECC:
External Cardiac Compression.
119. Full form of AED:
Automated External Compression.
120. Full form of BLS:
Basic Life Support.
121. Full form of MSD:
Major Shut Down.
122. Full form of SWP:
Safe Working Procedure.
123. Full form of SPC:
Steel Processing Center.
124. Full form of SEJ:
Safety Excellence Journey.
125. Full form of FAC.
First aid case.
126. Full form of ILO.
International labor organization.
127. Full form of ISO.
International organization for standardization.
128. Full form of WAH.
Working at heights.
129. Full form of PTW.
Permit to work.
130. Full form of BS
British Standard.
131. Full form of FR.
Flame Resistant.
132. Full form of GFCI.
Ground fault circuit interrupter.
133. Full form of IR.
Infrared.
134. Full form of mg/m3.
Milligrams per meter cubed.
135. Full form of MSA.
Mining safety appliances.
136. Full form of NFC.
National fire code.
137. Full form of NFPA.
National fire protection Association.
138. Full form of NFR.
National fire Rating.
139. Full form of NIOSH.
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
140. Full form of NRC.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
141. Full form of NSC.
National Safety Council.
142. Full form of OSHA.
Occupational safety and health administration.
143. Full form of PFAS.
Personal Fall Arrest System.
144. Full form of PPB.
Parts Per Billion.
145. Full form of PVC.
Polyvinyl Chloride.
146. Full form of RFI.
Radio Frequency Interference.
147. Full form of SRL.
Self-Retracting Lifeline.
148. Full form of TSCA.
Toxic Substance Control Act.
149. Full form of UEL.
Upper Explosive Limit.
150. Full form of IAQ.
Indore Air Quality.
151. Full form of HMTA.
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.
152. Full form of HEMP.
Hazard And Effect Management Process.
153. Full form of FAT.
Fatality.
154. Full form of HSEMS.
Health And Safety Management System.
155. Full form of AFI.
Area For Improvement.
156. Full form of ALARP.
As Low as Reasonable Practicable.
157. Full form of RR.
Risk Reduction.
158. Full form of ALARA.
As Low As Reasonable Achievable.
159. Full form of LTIFR.
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate.
160. Full form of HAZID.
Hazard Identification.
161. Full form of SSoW.
Safe System of Work.
162. Full form of RIDDOR.
Reporting Of Injuries, Disease And Dangerous Occurrences Regulations.
163. Full form of EPA.
Environmental Protection Agency.
164. Full form of FDA.
Food And Drug Administration.
165. Full form of HZWOPER.
Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response.
166. Full form of FAI.
First Aid Incident.
167. Full form of HSR.
Health And Safety Representative.
167. Full form of ISHR.
Industrial Safety And Health Representative.
168. Full form of MTI.
Medically Treated Incident.
169. Full form of NMI.
Near Miss Incident.
170. Full form of NSFW.
Not Safe For Work.
171. Full form of PHP.
Personal Hearing Protection.
172. Full form of POCL.
Pre-Operation Check List.
173. Full form of RCA.
Root Cause Analysis.
174. Full form of WHS.
Work Place Health and Safety.
Faq’s for Safety full form:
What is the Full form of safety?
S-Search the hazard, A- Analyse the risk, F- Find the cause, E- Eliminate the cause, T- Tell to others, Y- You are safe. Another full form of safety is “STAY ALERT FOR TASK YOU DO”.
What is the full form of First aid?
First Investigation Relief Symptom Treatment Arrangement Immediately Disposal.
What is the full form of HSE?
Health, safety, and environment
What is the full form of HIRA?
Hazard identification and risk assessment (HIRA)