A

• ABC – Airways Breathing Circulation

• AC – Alternating Current

• ACB – Air Circuit Breaker

• ACOP – Approved Code of Practice

• AED – Automated External Defibrillator

• AEP – Authorized Electrical Person

• AFARP – As far as reasonably practical

• AFFF – Aqueous Film Forming Foam

• AGT – Authorized Gas Tester

• ALARP – As Low As Reasonably Practicable

• ALARA – As Low As Reasonably Achievable

• ANSI – American National Standard Institute

• APF – Assigned Protection Factor

• APR – Air Purifying Respirator

• APW – Air Pressurized Water

• ASR – Air Supplying Respirator

• ASSE – American Society of Safety Engineers

B​

• BBS – Behavioural Based Safety

• BLEVE – Boiling Liquid Expending Vapour Explosion

• BP – Blanket Permit

• BSC – British Safety Council

C

• CAZ – Control Access Zone

• CBT – Competency Based Training

• CEV – Ceiling Exposure Value

• CHIP – Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging) Regulations

• CNG – Compressed Natural Gas

• CO2 – Carbon Dioxide

• COP – Code of Practice

• COSHH – Control of Substance Hazardous to Health

• CPR – Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation

• CS – Confined Space

• CWP – Cold Work Permit

D

• dB – decibels

• dB(A) decibels, a-weighting

• dB(C) decibels, c-weighting

• DC – Direct Current

• DCP – Dry Chemical Powder

• DGHS – Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Substances

• DIFR – Disabling Injury Frequency Rate

• DoL – Department of Labour NZ

• DSE – Display Screen Equipment

• EBA – Escape Breathing Apparatus

E

• ECGs – Electrocardiograms

• EHO – Environment Health Officer

• EHSR – Essential Health and Safety Requirements

• EIWP – Electrical Isolation Work Permit

• ELCB – Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker

• ELSI – end-of-service-life indicator

• EMP – Emergency Management Plan

• EMS – Emergency Management System

• EP – Excavation Permit

• ERP – Emergency Response Plan

• ERT – Emergency Response Team

• ESEW – Emergency Showers and Eyewashes

F

• FAC – First Aid Case

• FAI – First Aid Incident

• FEE – Fire Extinguisher Equipment

• FF – Fit Factor

• FFE – Fire Fighting Equipment

• FIFR – Fatal Injury Frequency Rate

• FPR – Fall Protection Required

• FPS – Fall protection System

• FR – Fire Resistant/Retardant

G

• GFCI – Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter

• GHS – Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals

• GK – Gas Kit

• GM – Gas Monitor

H

• H2S – Hydrogen Sulphide

• HACCP – Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point

• HASAWA- Health and Safety at Work Act

• HAZCOM – Hazard Communication

• HAZOP – Hazard and Operability

• HAZWOPER – Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

• HEPA – High-Efficiency Particulate Air (Filter)

• HFA – Hazard Factor Assessment

• HHR – Highest Hazard Ratio

• HIRA – Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

• HML – High Medium Low

• HSE – Health & Safety Executive UK

• HSR – Health and Safety Representative

• HSSE – Health, Safety, Security & Environment

• HWP – Hot Work Permit

I

• IAQ – Indoor Air Quality

• IDLH – Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health

• IGC – International General Certification

• IOSH – Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

• IRM – Institute of Risk Management

• IRSM – International Institute of Risk and Safety Management

• ISHR – Industry Safety & Health Representative

• ISO – International Organization for Standardization

J

• JHA – Job Hazard Analysis

• JSA – Job Safety Analysis

• JSEA – as for JSA but includes Environmental risks

L

• L2RA – Level Two Risk Assessment

• LAP- Limited Access Permit

• LAZ- Limited Access Zone

• LEL – Lower Explosive Limit

• LNG – Liquidfied Natural Gas

• LOLER – Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations

• LOTO – Lock Out, Tag Out

• LPG – Liquidified Petroleum Gas

• LTI – Lost Time Injury

• LTIFR – Lost Time InjuryFrequency Rate

• LWP – Lifting Work Permit