- Abbreviations and Acronyms

ABC Antecedents, Behavior and Consequences

ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
AICHE American Institute of Chemical Engineers
API American Petroleum Institute
BBS Behavior Based Safety
CAS Circadian Alertness Simulator
CCPS Center for Chemical Process Safety
CCTV Closed-Circuit Television
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CRO Control Room Operator
DCS Distributed Control System
DMQ Dutch Musculoskeletal Questionnaire
EIEIPE Electrical, Electronic and Programmable Electronic
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPSC European Process Safety Centre
FAID Fatigue Audit Interdyne
FFD Fitness for Duty
FI Fatigue Index
FO Field Operator
HAZID Hazard Identification
HAZOP Hazards & Operability Study
HCI Human Computer Interface
HEART Human Error Assessment and Reduction Technique
HF Human Factors
HFAM Human Factors Assessment Model
HFTD Human Factors Tracking Database
HMI HumadMachhe Interface
HOF Human and Organizational Factors
HRA Human Reliability Analysis
HSE Heath & Safety Executive (UK)
HVAC Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
IDEAS Influence Diagram Evaluation and Assessment System
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IRIS Incident Reporting Information System
IS0 International Organization for Standardization
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KPI Key Performance Indicator

KSA Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
LOPA Layer of Protection Analysis
MAC Manual Handling Assessment Charts
MI Mechanical Integrity
MOC Management of Change
MORT Management Oversight and Risk Tree
NASA TLX NASA Task Load Index
NC Noise Criterion
NPD Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
OGP International Association of Oil and Gas Producers
OSHA U. S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OWL Operator Workload
PHA Process Hazards Analysis
P&ID Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
PM Preventative Maintenance
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
PROCRU Procedure Oriented Crew Model
PSF Performance Shaping Factor
PSM Process Safety Management
PTW Permit to Work
QEC Quick Exposure Check
RAM Reliability, Availability and Maintainability
REBA Rapid Entire Body Assessment
RCM Reliability Centered Maintenance
RMP EPA Risk Management Program
RULA Rapid Upper Limb Assessment
SAFE System for Aircrew Fatigue Evaluation
SAFTE Sleep Activity Fatigue and Task Effectiveness
SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SCBA Self-contained Breathing Apparatus
SCMM Safety Culture Maturity Model
SHE Safety, Health and Environment
SLIM Success Likelihood Index Methodology
SPL Sound Power Level
SWAT Subjective Workload Assessment Task
SWP Safe Work Practice
SWORD Subjective Workload Dominance
TAWL Task Analysis/Workload
THERP Technique for Human Error Rate Prediction
TLAP Time-Line Analysis and Prediction
VDUiVDT Visual/Video Display Unit/Terminal
WANDEX Workload Index
WRMSD Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder
3DSSPP 3D Static Strength Prediction Tool