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    "license": "CC BY 4.0",
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    "cite_as": "SmartQHSE Ltd (2026). SmartQHSE HSE Glossary v1 [dataset]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20010227",
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      "slug": "trir",
      "term": "TRIR",
      "aliases": [
        "Total Recordable Incident Rate",
        "OSHA TRIR",
        "Total Case Incident Rate"
      ],
      "short_definition": "Total Recordable Incident Rate — the OSHA-required metric measuring all recordable injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time-equivalent workers. Calculated as (Recordable Incidents × 200,000) ÷ Total Hours Worked.",
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      "slug": "ltifr",
      "term": "LTIFR",
      "aliases": [
        "Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate",
        "Lost Time Injury Rate",
        "LTI rate"
      ],
      "short_definition": "Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate — the ILO / ISO 45001 / IOGP international measure of lost-time injuries per 1,000,000 hours worked. The world's default safety frequency metric outside the United States.",
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      "slug": "near-miss",
      "term": "Near Miss",
      "aliases": [
        "Near-miss",
        "Close call",
        "Almost accident",
        "Unsafe incident"
      ],
      "short_definition": "An unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage — but had the potential to. Near-miss reporting is the single most important leading indicator of safety performance.",
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      "slug": "risk-assessment",
      "term": "Risk Assessment",
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        "Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment",
        "HIRA",
        "RA",
        "Risk analysis"
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      "short_definition": "The systematic process of identifying workplace hazards, evaluating their likelihood and severity, and deciding on controls. Required by ISO 45001, UK Management of H&S at Work Regulations, OSHA General Duty Clause, and all major OSH legislation worldwide.",
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      "slug": "permit-to-work",
      "term": "Permit-to-Work (PTW)",
      "aliases": [
        "PTW",
        "work permit",
        "safe work permit",
        "permit system"
      ],
      "short_definition": "A formal documented safety system used to control high-risk non-routine work — hot work, confined space entry, work at height, excavation, electrical isolation, line-breaking — by requiring written authorisation, hazard assessment, isolation verification, and sign-off from trained issuers before work begins.",
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      "slug": "hierarchy-of-controls",
      "term": "Hierarchy of Controls",
      "aliases": [
        "HoC",
        "control hierarchy",
        "ISO 45001 hierarchy of controls",
        "NIOSH hierarchy"
      ],
      "short_definition": "The preferred-order framework for selecting risk controls: Elimination → Substitution → Engineering controls → Administrative controls → Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Controls at the top are most effective; PPE is always the last line of defence.",
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      "slug": "alarp",
      "term": "ALARP",
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        "As Low As Reasonably Practicable",
        "SFAIRP",
        "so far as is reasonably practicable"
      ],
      "short_definition": "As Low As Reasonably Practicable — the legal test used in UK, EU, Australian, and Gulf jurisdictions requiring employers to reduce risk until the cost, time, or effort of further reduction becomes grossly disproportionate to the risk-reduction benefit. It is not a number — it is a judgement, documented in an ALARP demonstration.",
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      "slug": "osha",
      "term": "OSHA",
      "aliases": [
        "Occupational Safety and Health Administration",
        "US OSHA",
        "OSHA USA"
      ],
      "short_definition": "The Occupational Safety and Health Administration — the US federal agency (under the Department of Labor) responsible for setting and enforcing workplace safety standards under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Covers ~130 million workers at ~8 million worksites.",
      "category": "regulations",
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      "slug": "hazard-identification",
      "term": "Hazard Identification (HAZID / HIRA)",
      "aliases": [
        "HAZID",
        "HIRA",
        "hazard ID",
        "hazard spotting",
        "Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment"
      ],
      "short_definition": "The systematic process of finding, listing, and characterising all hazards in a workplace, process, or activity — the essential first step before any risk assessment. Common techniques include HAZID workshops, HAZOP, What-If, FMEA, Bowtie, checklist reviews, and task-based JSA.",
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        "RCA",
        "causal analysis",
        "5 whys",
        "Ishikawa analysis",
        "TapRooT",
        "Apollo RCA"
      ],
      "short_definition": "A structured investigation method used to identify the underlying system, management, and human-factor causes of an incident — beyond the immediate cause — so that controls can prevent recurrence. Common techniques: 5 Whys, Ishikawa (fishbone), Fault Tree Analysis, TapRooT, Apollo, and CAST.",
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