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Course
Handout
No: 8
Safety Management Acronyms
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Safety Management Acronyms
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Safety Management Acronyms
In many countries and even within specific industries sectors there are distinct acronyms connected and
adopted within safety management. However from an international perspective, there is a tendency to use
common acronyms in order to align safety terminology and management approach. The following list of 75
safety management acronyms has been collated from organisations who work internationally.
Safety Management Acronyms
1. APP Accident Prevention Programme
2. ACOP Approved Code Of Practice
3. AFARP As Far As Reasonable Practical
4. ALARP As Low As Reasonably Practicable
5. ALARA As Low As Reasonably Achievable6. BBS Behavioural Based Safety
7. BRM Behavioural Risk Management
8. BSO Basic Safety Objective
9. CAR Corrective Action Request
10. COP Code Of Practice
11. CP Competent Person
12. CPR Competent Persons Register
13. CRA Cumulative Risk Assessment
14. CRMP Corporate Risk Management Plan
15. CHSP Construction Health & Safety Plan16. CSR Corporate Social Responsibility
17. EHS Environment Health & Safety
18. EHSM Environment Health Safety Manual
19. EHSP Environment Health Safety Plan
20. EHSP Environment Health Safety Programme
21. EMP Emergency Management Plan
22. EMP Environment Management Plan
23. FRA Fire Risk Assessment
24. GN Guidance Note
25. H&S Health & Safety26. HAZAN Hazard Analysis
27. HAZOP Hazard And Operability
28. HIA Hazard Impact Assessment
29. HIRA Hazard Identification Risk Assessment
30. HRA Hazard Risk Assessment
31. HSE Health Safety Environment
32. HSEM Health Safety Environment Manual
33. HSP Health & Safety Plan
34. HSEP Health Safety Environment Plan
35. HSEP Health Safety Environment Programme
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The above list is not exhaustive as new management acronyms will continue to be developed due toprogress and changes within the safety industry.
Safety Management Acronyms
36. HSG Health & Safety Guidance
37. HSQE Health Safety Quality Environment38. HST Health & Safety Training
39. IMS Integrated Management System
40. IP Inspection Programme
41. ISO International Standards Organizations
42. JSA Job Safety Analysis
43. KPI Key Performance Indicator
44. OHS Occupational Health and Safety
45. OHSE Occupational Health Safety Environment
46. OHSMS Occupational Health And Safety Management System
47. OSP Operational Safety Procedure48. PPE Personal Protective Equipment
49. PTW Permit To Work
50. QRA Quantified Risk Assessment
51. RA Risk Assessment
52. RA Risk Analysis
53. RCA Root Cause Analysis
54. RMP Risk Management Plan
55. RSA Risk Safety Analysis
56. SA Safety Analysis
57. SDS Safety Data Sheet
58. SHE Safety Health & Environment
59. SHEM Safety Health Environmental Management
60. SHEQ Safety Health Environment Quality
61. SHEQM Safety Health Environment Quality Manual
62. SI Safety Inspection
63. SI Safety Instruction
64. SIB Safety Information Bulletin
65. SIP Safety Improvement Programme
66. SMP Safety Management Plan
67. SMS Safety Management System
68. SOP Standard Operating Procedure
69. SP Safety Procedure
70. SPI Safety Performance Indicator
71. SWMS Safe Work Method Statement
72. TBT Tool Box Talk
73. TOR Tolerability Of Risk
74. WRA Workplace Risk Assessment
75. WSP Workplace Safety Procedure
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Accident / Incident Data Statistical Acronyms
The following list contains 48 acronyms that are commonly used in collating accident and incident data, or
statistics with general industry. It does not include specific industry related acronyms such as maritime
aviation railway, or oil and gas etc.
Accident / Incident Acronyms
1. AR Accident Rate
2. AFR Accident Frequency Rate
3. ASR Accident Severity Rate
4. DI Disabling Injury
5. DIFR Disabling Injury Frequency Rate6. EI Environmental Incidents
7. FAFR Fatal Accident Frequency Rate
8. FAC First Aid Case
9. FEI Fire or Explosion Incident
10. FAI First Aid incident
11. HPI High Potential Incident
12. IP Injured Party
13. IP Injured Person
14. IR Incident Rate
15.
IR Injury Rate16. ISR Injury Severity Rate
17. LTA Lost Time Accident
18. LTAR Lost Time Accident Rate
19. LTFR Lost Time Frequency Rate
20. LTI Lost Time Incident
21. LTI Lost Time Injury
22. LTIFR Lost Time Incident Frequency Rate
23. LTIFR Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate
24. LTIR Lost Time Incident Rate
25. LTIR Lost Time Injury Rate26. LTISR Lost Time Injury Severity Rate
27. RMI Reportable Medical Incident
28. MTC Medical Treatment Case
29. MTFR Medical Treatment Frequency Rate
30. MTIFR Medical Treatment Injury Frequency Rate
31. NM Near Miss
32. NMI Near Miss Incident
33. NRA Non-Reportable Accident
34. NRI Non-Reportable Incident
35.
NRI Non-Reportable Injury36. NWRI Non-work related Incident
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Conclusion:
As we can see from the above tables there are numerous acronyms that can be used, many of which can
also cause confusion with both safety and no-safety practitioners. So in order to communicate effectively it
is vital that you keep the use of acronyms to a minimum within any company.
Nether go down the path of creating acronyms for the sake of it, all it will do is confuse and devalue what
you are trying to communicate. From an operational point of view it is always advisable to keep to yourindustry norms.
Remember sometimes the meaning of an acronym can change due to societal usage for example; BFF used
to be well known as standing for “Business Financial Forecast” nowadays it’s more commonly associated
with the term “Best Friends Forever” due to the world of mobile texting. So beware any acronym you use
today maybe turnout to have a totally different meaning in the future.
Accident / Incident Acronyms
37. PMI Plan & Machinery Incident
38. RAFR Reportable Accident Frequency Rate
39. RA Reportable Accident
40. RI Reportable Incident
41. RTA Road Traffic Accidents
42. RTI Road Traffic Incident
43. RWC Restricted Work Case
44. SRI Statutory Reportable Incident
45. TA Traffic Accident
46. TCIR Total Case Incident Rate
47. TRI Total Recordable Injuries
48. TRIFR Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate