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HSE

Meaning in oil, gas & mining, with examples

abbreviationCore term

In oil, gas & mining, HSE means: Short for health, safety and environment: the rules, people and systems a company uses to protect workers, the public and nature from harm.

In Turkish: sağlık, emniyet ve çevre, İSG ve çevre, HSE

How it is used

Said as letters (H-S-E). Used in job titles (HSE manager, HSE advisor), documents (HSE plan, HSE policy) and meetings (HSE briefing). Variants include EHS, SHE and HSSE, which adds security. People say 'it's an HSE issue'.

Example sentences

  1. Every visitor gets an HSE induction before going on site.

  2. The HSE team stopped the job because the scaffold had not been inspected.

Common collocations

  • HSE manager
  • HSE induction
  • HSE plan
  • HSE performance
  • HSE briefing
  • PPEShort for personal protective equipment: the hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, boots, high-visibility clothing and other gear workers wear to protect themselves on site.
  • near missAn unplanned event that could have caused injury or damage but did not, for example a dropped tool that lands next to a worker.
  • permit to workA written approval that must be issued before high-risk work such as hot work, work at height or work on live equipment, listing the hazards and the agreed controls.
  • environmental impact assessment (EIA)A formal study of how a planned project such as a mine, pipeline or refinery will affect air, water, land, wildlife and local communities, and how those effects will be reduced.

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