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Handout

No: 8

Safety Management Acronyms




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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.


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





The above list is not exhaustive as new management acronyms will continue to be developed due toprogress and changes within the safety industry.


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





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





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

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