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COMMON INDUSTRY TERMS: AN EHS GLOSSARY

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 * Morgan Yi
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The field of environmental health and safety (EHS) is filled with abbreviations,
terms, and industry jargon. It can feel overwhelming, especially if you’re new
to the world of EHS! To truly understand the benefits, nuances, and depth of the
field of EHS, you have to understand what EHS professionals are talking about.

Instead of relying on explanations from more seasoned EHS professionals–or quiet
Googleing during meetings–this post will arm you with the information you need
to build a foundation of EHS acumen. While this list is not exhaustive, it’s a
great place to start.

APQS – Advanced Product Quality Planning

Advanced product quality planning is a framework of procedures and techniques
used to develop products in an industry.

CAPA – Corrective and Preventive Action Procedure

CAPA or Corrective And Preventive Action is a methodological strategy for
mitigating risks and improving processes, identifying the sources of actual or
potential issues and their root causes, planning solutions for those problems,
and documenting the solution so that similar issues don’t occur in the future.

CBI – Critical Business Issues

Critical Business Issues are the most important items on an organization’s
agenda and are directly connected to its success.

CEM – Continuous Emission Monitoring System

Continuous emission monitoring systems are used as a tool to monitor the
effluent gas streams resulting from combustion in industrial processes. CEMS can
measure gas for oxygen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide to provide
information for combustion control in industrial settings.

COSHH – Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

The Control of Substances Hazardous To Health (COSHH) regulations were first
issued in 2002 and are administered by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) of
the United Kingdom. The regulations require employers to control exposure to
hazardous substances in the workplace to prevent ill health.

CPQ – Cost of Product Quality

CPQ is defined as a methodology that allows an organization to determine the
extent to which its resources are used for activities that prevent poor quality,
that appraise the quality of the organization’s products or services, and that
result from internal and external failures.

EHS&Q –  Environmental, Health, Safety, and Quality

EHS&Q is a general term used to refer to laws, rules, regulations, professions,
programs, and workplace efforts to protect the health and safety of employees
and the public as well as the environment from hazards associated with the
workplace.

EIS – Environmental Impact Statement

An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is a document prepared to describe the
effects of proposed activities on the environment.

EMS – Environmental Management System

An environmental management system is a system and database which integrates
procedures and processes for training personnel, monitoring, summarizing, and
reporting of specialized environmental performance information to internal and
external stakeholders of a firm.

EPCS – Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances
Electronic prescribing for controlled substances (EPCS) is the process of
electronically transmitting prescriptions using an electronic format.
Practitioners issuing electronic prescriptions for controlled substances must
use a software application that meets all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
requirements.

ESA – Environmental Site Assessment
An environmental site assessment is a report prepared for a real estate holding
that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.
The analysis, often called an ESA, typically addresses both the underlying land
as well as physical improvements to the property.

ESG – Environmental, Social, and Governance
ESG is a framework designed to be integrated into an organization’s strategy to
create enterprise value by expanding the organizational objectives to include
the identification, assessment, and management of sustainability-related risks
and opportunities in respect to all organizational stakeholders (including but
not limited to customers, suppliers and employees) and the environment

FMEA – Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a systematic, proactive method for
evaluating a process to identify where and how it might fail and to assess the
relative impact of different failures in order to identify the parts of the
process that are most in need of change.

GHG – Greenhouse Gas
A greenhouse gas is a gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the
thermal infrared range, causing the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse
gases in Earth’s atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous
oxide, and ozone.

GSA – General Services Administration (US Government Department)
The General Services Administration manages federal property and provides
contracting options for government agencies.

HAP – Hazardous Air Pollutant
HAPs, also known as toxic air pollutants or air toxics, are those pollutants
that cause or may cause cancer or other serious health effects.

HIPPA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPAA is a federal law that requires the creation of national standards to
protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed.

 IH – Industrial Hygiene
Industrial hygiene is the science of protecting the health and safety of people
in the workplace.

IHM – Industrial Hygiene Management
Completing or overseeing a variety of investigative, inspection, and
consultative assignments to prevent occupational diseases and protect and
improve the industrial health and work environment of the state labor force.

IM – Incident Management
Incident management (IM) is the practice of restoring services as quickly as
possible after an incident.

ISO – International Organization for Standardization
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation
of national standards bodies. ISO is a nongovernmental organization that
comprises standards bodies from more than 160 countries, with one standards body
representing each member country.

JHA – Job Hazard Analysis
Job hazard analysis (JHA) identifies and analyzes hazards associated with the
performance of various individual job tasks to make each worker as safe as
possible.

JSA – Job Safety Analysis
A Job Safety Analysis is a procedure which helps integrate accepted safety and
health principles and practices into a particular task or job operation. In a
JSA, each basic step of the job is to identify potential hazards and to
recommend the safest way to do the job

MOC – Management of Change
Management of change (MOC) is a policy companies use to manage any health,
safety, or environmental risks that arise when facilities, employees, or
operations are updated, added, or otherwise modified.

NCM – Nonconforming materials
Non-Conforming Material means any Products that, upon delivery to Buyer, an
Authorized Third Party or Buyer’s Customer fails to conform with any
requirements of the Agreement.

NCM – Notice of commencement of manufacturing
The date of commencement is the date of completion of the non-exempt manufacture
of the first amount (batch, drum, etc.) of a new chemical substance identified
in the submitter’s PMN.

OH – Occupational Health
Occupational health is an area of work in public health to promote and maintain
highest degree of physical, mental, and social well-being of workers in all
occupations.

OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a large regulatory agency
of the United States Department of Labor that originally had federal visitorial
powers to inspect and examine workplaces.

PFT – Pulmonary Function Testing
Pulmonary function tests (PFT’s) are breathing tests to find out how well you
move air in and out of your lungs and how well oxygen enters your bloodstream.

PII – Personally Identifiable Information
Any representation of information that permits the identity of an individual to
whom the information applies to be reasonably inferred by either direct or
indirect means.

PPAP – Production Part Approval Process
The Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) is a standardized process in the
automotive and aerospace industries that helps manufacturers and suppliers
communicate and approve production designs and processes before, during, and
after manufacturing.

PPE – Personal Protective Equipment
Personal protective equipment, commonly referred to as “PPE”, is equipment worn
to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries and
illnesses.

QA – Quality Assurance
Quality assurance is the term used in both manufacturing and service industries
to describe the systematic efforts taken to insure that the product delivered to
the customer meets with the contractual and other agreed-upon performance,
design, reliability, and maintainability expectations of that customer.

QC – Quality Control
Quality control (QC) is a process through which a business seeks to ensure that
product quality is maintained or improved. Quality control requires the company
to create an environment where management and employees strive for perfection.

QMS – Quality Management Solution
A quality management system (QMS) is defined as a formalized system that
documents processes, procedures, and responsibilities for achieving quality
policies and objectives. A QMS helps coordinate and direct an organization’s
activities to meet customer and regulatory requirements and improve its
effectiveness and efficiency on a continuous basis.

RCA – Root Cause Analysis
Root cause analysis (RCA) is the process of discovering the root causes of
problems in order to identify appropriate solutions. RCA assumes that it is much
more effective to systematically prevent and solve for underlying issues rather
than just treating ad hoc symptoms and putting out fires.

RFT – Respirator Fit Test
A respirator fit test checks whether a respirator properly fits the face of
someone who wears it. The fitting characteristic of a respirator is the ability
of the mask to separate a worker’s respiratory system from ambient air.

RPN – Risk Priority Number
The RPN can be used to prioritize high-risk issues and determine the requirement
for corrective action.

RSI – Repetitive Strain Injuries
A repetitive strain injury is damage to your muscles, tendons or nerves caused
by repetitive motions and constant use.

SCI – Safety Culture Index
The Safety Culture Index (SCI) is a multi-category survey instrument designed to
categorise individual perceptions, beliefs, experiences and behavioursconcerning
safety within an organisation. Survey information is then assessed against
internal and external safety culture norms.

SDS – Safety Data Sheet
A Safety Data Sheet (formerly called Material Safety Data Sheet) is a detailed
informational document prepared by the manufacturer or importer of a hazardous
chemical. It describes the physical and chemical properties of the product.

SEG – Similar Exposure Group
A Similar Exposure Group (SEG) is a group of workers who have common risks and
similar exposure profiles

SPC – Statistical Process Control
Statistical process control is a method of quality control which employs
statistical methods to monitor and control a process. This helps to ensure that
the process operates efficiently, producing more specification-conforming
products with less waste.

The more you know about these common EHS terms, the better equipped you’ll feel
for implementing, managing, and impacting your organization’s EHS initiatives.
While there are plenty more terms to learn in the world of EHS, this list gives
you a great foundation across many industries. To understand the deeper context
of many of these terms, explore Cority blogs, eBooks, and customer stories.



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MORGAN YI

Morgan Yi is Cority’s Content Marketing Manager. In her role, she supports
Cority's digital marketing programs with a focus on creating new content to
increase brand awareness, accelerate quality lead generation, and positively
impact digital marketing KPIs.



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