Mnemonics for NEBOSH

Elements of HSG65
 POPIMAR
o Policy

o Organizing
o Planning & Implementing
o Measuring Performance
o Audit
o Reviewing Performance

Elements of OHSAS18001
 PPICCMC
o Policy

o Planning and Implementation

o Checking and Corrective Action
o Management Review
o Continual Improvement

Causes of Accidents 1
 NECTRE
o Noise & Vibration

o Electricity
o Chemical
o Temperature
o Radiation
o Explosion

Causes of Accidents 2
 CENTIPEDE
o Contact

o Entanglement
o Nips & Traps
o Impact & Projections
 o Ejections
o Discharge & Environmental

Used for the Risk Assessment process DIPER

 Define what’s being assessed

o Identify Hazards
o People Affected
o Evaluate Risks
o Review & Monitor

Reasons to Review Safety Policy

 PEARRLS
o Premises, Change/

o Enforcements Notices/
o Arrangements, change/
o Regualr Reviews/
o Risk Assessments/
o Legislation, Change/
o Structure (Personnel), change

Safety Culture Indicators

 CIA CAT
o Compliance

o Indicators (Reactive or Proactive)

o Accidents Complaints, Staff
o Absenteeism
o Turnover, Staff

External Influences on H & S

 SLITS
o Stakeholders

o Legislation
o Insurance Unions
o Society
 Injuries to Pedestrians
 CASE
o Collisions

o Airborne
o Slips, Trips, Falls,
o Environment

Load Risk Assessment

 HIBUG
o Heaviness

o Intrinsic Danger
o Bulk
o Unstable
o Grip

PUWER ‘98
 Work MUSIC
o Work Equipment

o Maintenance
o Use
o Suitability
o Information, instruction and training
o Conformity with EU Requirements

Guards
 FIATT
o Fixed,

o Interlock,
o Automatic,
o Trip,
o Two Handed

Hierarchy of Control
 PIGSRISE (Reverse)
 Eliminate, Substitute, Isolate, Reduce, Safe Systems of Work, Good
Housekeeping, IITS, PPE
 Management of HSW Regs
 POCMAR
 Planning Organization, Control Monitoring And Review

Management Systems
 POPIMAR
 Policy, Organization, Planning, Implementation, Monitor, Audit, Review

Mechanical Hazards
 FISHDECCS
o Friction,

o Impact,
o Shearing,
o High Pressure Injection,
o Drawing In,
o Entanglement,
o Cutting, Crushing, Stabbing

Non Mechanical Hazards

 NEVER FIBS
o Noise,

o Electrical,
o Vibration,
o Ergonomics,
o Radiation,
o Fire and Explosion,
o ‘I’ (high) Temperature and Low,
o Biological,
o Substances

Job Safety Analysis

 SREDIM
o Select

o Record
o Examine
 o Develop
o Install
o Maintain

Man Handling
 TILE
o Task Individual Load Environment or LITE

IITS –
 Information

 Instruction
 Training
 Supervision
 Almost a guaranteed point in answer to any exam question !

POP MR A
 Policy, Organising, Planning (and Implementation)
 Monitor, Review and
 Audit

ERIC PD (Prevents Death)

 Eliminate

 Reduce
 Isolate
 Control
 PPE and
 Discipline